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We are grateful to all who contributed so generously of their time and thoughtful attention. One thing that stood out most from these conversations is the unusual degree of warmth, respect, and affection ASA members have for the Society. This is perhaps our greatest strength of all, and an important leverage point as we consider our collective future.
Next Steps
At the start of 2015, we convened an in-person meeting of about 60 individuals, again representing a broad cross-sec- tion of the Society, to the “Strategic Leadership for the Fu- ture Summit” held January 12-14, 2015. This meeting, based on the “Future Search” methodology was facilitated by Cate Bower and Marybeth Fidler.
Day 1 - We focussed on setting the stage. We reviewed our past, where we have been, and what this means to us as we move forward. We focussed on the present, what our world looks like now, and trends for the future.
Day 2 - We discussed what we are doing to address the trends identified on Day 1 and to envision what kind of future we want to create.
Day 3 - We confirmed our common ground and developed an agreement on what will be needed to achieve our future vision.
Our next step will be for the Executive Council to meet in Melville for two days, scheduled 30-31 March 2015, to take the results of the Summit and create the first draft of the Strategic Plan. In late April or early May this draft will be put out to members and all interested parties for comment. Those comments will help inform drafting of the final plan that will ultimately help us focus our invaluable time, at- tention, budget, and efforts toward these clearly articulated goals. To learn more about the ASA Summit visit: http://wp.me/P4zu0b-LT
The process is designed to be as inclusive as possible. I am always interested in hearing from you and especially hearing your thoughts about ASA and the future of the profession and the Society. Please feel free to contact me at any time. You can reach me at sfox@acousticalsociety.org or via my direct line 516-576-2215.
Susan E. Fox
Executive Director, Acoustical Society of America
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end of their year, and they get free registration at meet- ings they attend while they are in the position. AT Interns also have their name on our masthead and are invited to attend, and participate in, AT Advisory Committee meet- ings. Interns are advanced graduate students or early ca- reer people within three years of their terminal degrees, but we are most willing to be a bit flexible in requirements if the opportunity would benefit ASA and the person. If you are interested in exploring being an intern drop me a note and we can discuss ideas. And, you can find out more about being an AT intern, and see the application, at http://wp.me/P4zu0b-lH.
This Issue
I hope that everyone will enjoy the articles in this issue of AT. Without specific planning, three of the articles deal with underwater sound in various ways. These include a very interesting piece on underwater noise standards by Michael Ainslie, and Michael also considers how one might do a sonar study of a distant moon. Underwater ambient noise, a topic of particular interest to me, is dis- cussed by David L. Bradley (former ASA president) and Stephen M. Nichols. Their article provides insight into measuring low frequency ambient noise in the oceans, a project that grew out of approaches to detecting nuclear tests. David Burnett does the third underwater paper with a discussion of how one can use acoustic scattering to find objects at the bottom of the ocean. Coincidently, this issue's Technical Committee report is on acoustical oceanography.
The fourth paper in this issue is on acoustic cloaking by Andrew Norris. When I first read the article I was not sure what was meant by acoustic cloaking, but then I real- ized that cloaking is what the Romulans used to hide their space ships in Star Trek, and so I started to see the fasci- nating implications of the work discussed in this article.
Finally, I was very pleased that Leo Beranek, the honoree of our fall issue (on his 100th birthday) agreed to write a short article for this issue. It was an honor for me to meet Dr. Beranek at the Indianapolis meeting, and I was delighted to hear him speak about his work and to learn more about his amazing career.
Arthur N. Popper
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