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THIS IS AN OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATION AND CAN BE ACCESSED BY ANYONE IN THE WORLD WITH ACCESS TO THE INTERNET; (C) PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS ON ACOUSTICS IN ONLINE FORMAT. THIS IS AN OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATION AND CAN BE ACCESSED BY ANYONE IN THE WORLD WITH ACCESS TO THE INTERNET; (D) ACOUSTICS TODAY MAGAZINE IN PRINT AND ONLINE, AN OPEN ACCESS FORMAT. CIRCULATION 6900 MEMBERS AND APPROXIMATELY 870 INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE; (E) STANDARDS ON ACOUSTICS IN PRINT AND ONLINE FORMATS. ASA MEMBERS MAY DOWNLOAD 5/YEAR FOR FREE ONLINE; (F) BOOKS IN PRINT AND ONLINE FORMAT - 529 INDIVIDUAL BOOK ITEMS IN 2015; (G) A DEMONSTRATION CD, 3 CD PAPER COLLECTIONS, A DVD AND TWO VIDEOTAPES - 3 INDIVIDUAL ITEMS SOLD IN 2015; (I) ONLINE ARCHIVAL PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING ECHOES, ACOUSTICS RESEARCH LETTERS ONLINE, NOISE ITS USES AND CONTROL MAGAZINE AND SOUND MAGAZINE. 472489 258611 STANDARDS: FROM THE SOCIETY'S INCEPTION, ITS MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACOUSTICAL STANDARDS CONCERNED WITH TERMINOLOGY, MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES, AND CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF NOISE AND VIBRATION. IN 1932, THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI), THEN CALLED THE AMERICAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION, APPOINTED THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY AS SPONSOR OF A COMMITTEE, DESIGNATED AS Z-24, TO STANDARDIZE ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY AND MEASUREMENTS. THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE EXPANDED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT IT WAS REPLACED IN 1957 BY THREE COMMITTEES, S1 ON ACOUSTICS, S2 ON MECHANICAL SHOCK AND VIBRATION, S3 ON BIOACOUSTICS, S12 ON NOISE, ADDED IN 1981 AND A FIFTH, S3, SC1 ANIMAL BIOACOUSTICS ADDED IN 2007. THESE COMMITTEES ARE EACH RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING A CONSENSUS FOR, AND ADOPTING STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES APPROVED BY ANSI. SOME OF THESE STANDARDS ARE REFERENCED IN LEGISLATION E.G ANSI S3.22 - HEARING AID SPECIFICATIONS IN US FEDERAL REGISTER TITLE 21, PART 801.420. ALTHOUGH THESE COMMITTEES ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY, THE SOCIETY PROVIDES THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARIAT TO FACILITATE THEIR WORK. MORE THAN 100 ACOUSTICAL STANDARDS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THIS WAY. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEES AND ACTS AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARIAT (ON BEHALF OF ANSI) FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON VIBRATION AND SHOCK ISO(TC-108) AND THE INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS (ISO TC43, SUBCOMMITTEES). SCOPE OF ASC S1: STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND TEST, AND TERMINOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS, ELECTROACOUSTICS, SONICS AND ULTRASONICS, AND UNDERWATER SOUND, BUT EXCLUDING THOSE ASPECTS WHICH PERTAIN TO BIOLOGICAL SAFETY, TOLERANCES AND COMFORT. SCOPE OF ASC S2: STANDARDS, SPECIFICATION, METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND TEST, AND TERMINOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF MECHANICAL VIBRATION AND SHOCK, AND CONDITION MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS OF MACHINES, INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO MECHANICAL VIBRATION AND SHOCK ON HUMANS, INCLUDING THOSE ASPECTS WHICH PERTAIN TO BIOLOGICAL SAFETY, TOLERANCE AND COMFORT. SCOPE OF ASC S3: STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND TEST, AND TERMINOLOGY IN THE FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS, INCLUDING ASPECTS OF GENERAL ACOUSTICS, WHICH PERTAIN TO BIOLOGICAL SAFETY, TOLERANCE AND COMFORT. SCOPE OF ASC S3/SC 1: STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND TEST, INSTRUMENTATION AND TERMINOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS, INCLUDING ASPECTS OF GENERAL ACOUSTICS, WHICH PERTAIN TO BIOLOGICAL SAFETY, TOLERANCE AND COMFORT OF NON-HUMAN ANIMALS, INCLUDING BOTH RISK TO INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS AND TO THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF POPULATIONS. ANIMALS TO BE COVERED MAY POTENTIALLY INCLUDE COMMERCIALLY-GROWN FOOD ANIMALS; ANIMALS HARVESTED FOR FOOD IN THE WILD; PETS; LABORATORY ANIMALS; EXOTIC SPECIES IN ZOOS, OCEANARIA OR AQUARIUMS; OR FREE-RANGING WILD ANIMALS. SCOPE OF ASC S12: STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND TERMINOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF ACOUSTICAL NOISE PERTAINING TO METHODS OF MEASUREMENT, EVALUATION, AND CONTROL; INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL SAFETY, TOLERANCE AND COMFORT, AND PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS AS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL NOISE. 805077 658035 MEETINGS: THE ASA HOLDS 2 MEETINGS EACH YEAR TYPICALLY ATTRACTING ABOUT 1000 ATTENDEES EACH. MEETINGS PROVIDE THE VENUE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION AMONG SCIENTISTS WORLDWIDE. MEETINGS INCLUDE TECHNICAL SESSIONS WITH 800 TO 1300 INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS, TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS, STANDARDS COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND EVENTS FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING. 1413329 384470 579824 MEMBER SERVICES: THE ASA PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO ITS 6900 MEMBERS: JASA ONLINE FROM VOLUME 1 (1929) TO PRESENT JASA IN PRINT AND/OR ON CD ROM AT DISCOUNTED RATESACOUSTICS TODAY MAGAZINE PRINT PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS ON ACOUSTICS ONLINE ACOUSTICS RESEARCH LETTERS ONLINE NOISE CONTROL AND SOUND MAGAZINES ONLINE PROGRAMS OF MEETINGS ONLINE AND PRINTMEETING CALLS FOR PAPERS ONLINEREDUCED MEETING REGISTRATION FEES 5 FREE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS PER YEAR AND STANDARDS DISCOUNTSBOOKS, VIDEOS, AND CD'S DISCOUNTSMEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY ONLINEPHYSICS TODAY MAGAZINEECHOES NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES ONLINE OUTREACH: THE ASA CONDUCTS A PROGRAM OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO K-12, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN TECHNICAL AREAS RELATED TO ACOUSTICS, AND TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: (A) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION ABOUT ACOUSTICS AND CAREERS IN ACOUSTICS VIA POSTERS AND WEBPAGES; (B) SUPPORT OF GRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; (C) TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND MEETINGS OF THE ASA AND OTHER WORKSHOPS; (D) EXHIBITS AT RELATED-SOCIETY MEETINGS; (E) WORKSHOPS FOR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS; (F) SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF TV STORIES ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF ACOUSTICS; (G) OPERATION OF A WEBSITE FOR LAYPERSONS AND MEMBERS OF THE PRESS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT ACOUSTICS; (H) AWARDS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT SCIENCE FAIRS; (I) SUPPORT OF THE US PHYSICS OLYMPIAD TEAM; (J) WEBSITE FOR K-12 CHILDREN. 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THESE FUNDS ARE DESIGNATED FOR SPECIFIC GOALS, AND NOT FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE SOCIETY. PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOCIETY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2012. 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTS 14965 EUROPE 0 0 GRANTS 77494 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS 15899 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS 4021 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 0 GRANTS 7500 CENTRAL AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS 1202 SUB - SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS 300 MIDDLE EAST 0 0 GRANTS 750 0 0 0 0 0 0 122131 0 122131 ASA MEETING TRAVEL GRANT EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 5000 WIRE AND CHECK ASA MEETING TRAVEL GRANT EUROPE 8 6985 WIRE AND CHECK ASA MEETING TRAVEL GRANT SOUTH AMERICA 1 571 WIRE ASA MEETING TRAVEL GRANT CENTRAL AMERICA 2 1202 WIRE AND CHECK ASA MEETING TRAVEL GRANT NORTH AMERICA 3 1586 CHECK NEWMAN AWARD EUROPE 5 1500 CHECK 563 BOOKS FMV NEWMAN AWARD NORTH AMERICA 2 600 CHECK 225 BOOKS FMV STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT EUROPE 4 3000 WIRE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT RUSSIA 10 7500 WIRE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT SOUTH AMERICA 2 1500 WIRE WOMEN YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD EUROPE 1 450 CHECK DEPENDENT CARE GRANT NORTH AMERICA 1 500 CHECK UNDERGRADUATE PAPER AWARD SOUTH AMERICA 2 800 CHECK BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD EUROPE 2 500 WIRE AND CHECK STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT MIDDLE EAST 1 750 BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD NORTH AMERICA 1 200 CHECK BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2 500 CHECK BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD SUB - SAHARAN AFRICA 1 300 CHECK STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY SOUTH AMERICA 6 1150 CHECK STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY NORTH AMERICA 9 1428 CHECK STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY EUROPE 8 1737 CHECK STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 11 4465 CHECK HUNT FELLOWSHIP EUROPE 1 53809 WIRE SCIENCE WRITING AWARD EUROPE 1 2000 CHECK STETSON SCHOLARSHIP NORTH AMERICA 1 11360 CHECK ROSSING PRIZE EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 5000 CHECK STUDENT DESIGN AWARDS EUROPE 5 1950 CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: A. NEWMAN FUND AWARDS - THE RECIPIENTS' PROFESSORS OR MENTORS SUBMIT NOMINATIONS DESCRIBING THE RECIPIENTS' WORK IN ACOUSTICS. THE NEWMAN AWARD FUND APPROVES THE AWARD. B. STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS - THE STUDENTS SEND AN EMAIL DESCRIBING THEIR TRANSPORTATION COSTS. THE GRANTS ARE APPROVED BY THE ASA TREASURER. STUDENTS MUST PICK UP THE GRANT CHECKS WHEN THEY ATTEND THE MEETING FOR WHICH THE TRAVEL FUNDS ARE BEING PROVIDED. IF THEY DO NOT ATTEND THE MEETING, THEY DO NOT RECEIVE THE GRANT. C. BEST PAPER AWARDS - THE ENTRANTS MUST SUBMIT ABSTRACTS FOR PRESENTATION AT MEETINGS OF THE ASA. THEIR PRESENTATIONS ARE JUDGED AT THE MEETING. WINNERS MUST ATTEND THE MEETING AND PRESENT THE PAPER, OTHERWISE THEY DO NOT RECEIVE THE AWARDS. D. YOUNG INVESTIGATOR GRANT - THEY MUST SUBMIT APPLICATIONS WITH GRANT RECIPIENTS SELECTED BY A COMMITTEE. THE GRANTS ARE PAID AT MEETINGS. THEY DO NOT RECEIVE THE FUNDS UNLESS THEY ATTEND THE MEETING FOR WHICH THE GRANT WAS DESIGNATED. E. STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION - ENTRANTS MUST SUBMIT POSTER ENTRIES WHICH ARE JUDGED AT THE MEETING. THE ENTRANTS DO NOT NEED TO ATTEND THE MEETING. THE POSTERS ARE PROFESSIONALLY JUDGED AND THE WINNERS ARE SENT AWARDS BY CHECK OR ELECTRONIC TRANSFER. F. RESEARCH IN EDUCATION GRANTS - GRANT RECIPIENTS MUST SUBMIT APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE STUDIED BY A COMMITTEE. APPROVED GRANTS ARE SENT TO THE STUDENTS BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER. G. GALLERY OF ACOUSTICS - INDIVIDUALS MUST SUBMIT ENTRIES FOR THE GALLERY OF ACOUSTICS COMPETITION IN THE FORM OF VIDEOS OR AUDIO FILES. THESE ARE BROADCAST AT A MEETING OF THE SOCIETY AND THE ENTRIES ARE JUDGED BY MEETING ATTENDEES AND THE ENTRANT WITH THE HIGHEST-RANKED ENTRY IS SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE AWARD. ENTRANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE MEETING. AWARDS ARE PAID BY CHECK OR ELECTRONIC TRANSFER. H. YOUNG UNDERGRADUATE AWARD - INDIVIDUALS MUST SUBMIT APPLICATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SCIENCE PROJECTS THAT THEY PLAN TO WORK ON IF SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE GRANTS. THE GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REPORTS WHEN THEIR PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. AWARDS ARE PAID BY CHECK TO THE UNIVERSITY AT WHICH THE PROJECT IS CONDUCTED. I. MEDWIN PRIZE - INDIVIDUALS ARE NOMINATED FOR THIS AWARD. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY A SELECTION COMMITTEE OF AN ASA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE. THE RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO PRESENT A ORAL PRESENTATION AT A MEETING OF THE SOCIETY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE AWARD. J. R. BRUCE LINDSAY AWARD - INDIVIDUALS ARE NOMINATED FOR THIS AWARD. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY THE ASA MEDALS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE. SELECTIONS ARE BASED UPON THE HIGH-ACHIEVEMENT OF THE NOMINEES IN THE FIELD OF ACOUSTICS. K. SCIENCE FAIR AWARDS - THESE ARE AWARDED AT THE INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR HELD ANNUALLY IN THE U.S. RECIPIENTS MUST SUBMIT AND DISPLAY PROJECTS ON AN ACOUSTICALLY-RELATED TOPIC. ENTRIES ARE EVALUATED BY THREE ASA JUDGES WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR OF THE ASA EDUCATION COMMITTEE. THE HIGHEST-RATED PROJECTS ARE GRANTED AWARDS. L. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD - THE 2015 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPOSITION IS A FORUM FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH PERTAINING TO ANY AREA OF ACOUSTICS AND CAN ALSO INCLUDE OVERVIEW PAPERS ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS, DESIGNED TO INSPIRE AND FOSTER GROWTH OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH THROUGHOUT THE SOCIETY. IT IS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE UNDERGRADUATES TO EXPRESS THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN ACOUSTICS AND FOSTER THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE SOCIETY. THE EXPOSITION IS A SPECIAL POSTER SESSION SPONSORED BY EDUCATION IN ACOUSTICS. STUDENTS MUST ATTEND THE MEETING TO RECEIVE THE AWARD. M. ASA SCHOOL - ASA SCHOOL IS AN EVENT WHERE GRADUATE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER ACOUSTICIANS IN ALL AREAS OF ACOUSTICS CAN LEARN ABOUT AND DISCUSS A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS RELATED TO THE INTERDISCIPLINARY ACOUSTICAL THEME LIVING IN THE ACOUSTICS ENVIRONMENT. ASA PROVIDES HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEALS TO THE PARTICIPANTS. PART I, LINE 3: THE METHOD USED TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES IS THE ACCRUAL METHOD. 1 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE COLLEGE PARK MD 20740 131667053 501(C)(3) 83500 SUPPORT CREATION OF SCIENTIFIC VIDEOS FOR THE PUBLIC & SUPPORT FOR A CONGRESSIONAL SCIENCE PHYSICS OLYMPIAD 1 STETSON SCHOLARSHIP 3 32891 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR GRANTS 3 1800 NEWMAN FUND: THE NEWMAN FUND SUPPORTS AWARDS TO STUDENTS IN ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS. 7 2100 788 FMV BOOKS BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARDS 32 8800 STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS 153 19695 GALLERY OF ACOUSTICS AWARD 1 500 YOUNG UNDERGRADUATE AWARD 2 715 UNDERGRADUATE POSTER AWARD 2 400 STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION AWARD 5 2100 INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR 3 2100 MEDWIN PRIZE IN ACOUSTICAL OCEANOGRAPHY 1 2000 KLATT TRAVEL AWARD 1 459 R BRUCE LINDSAY AWARD 1 3000 MINORITY FELLOWSHIP 1 20000 SCIENCE FAIR HONORARIA 3 900 STUDENT CHALLENGE AWARD 3 1500 ASA MEETING SPEAKER HONORARIA 2 625 ASA MEETING TRAVEL GRANT 17 10228 STANDARDS YOUNG TRAVEL AWARD 3 1875 HUNT FELLOWSHIP 2 53369 SCIENCE WRITING AWARDS 1 2494 HARTMANN PRIZE 1 4000 DEPENDENT CARE SUBSIDY 1 500 ROYSTER AWARD 2 5000 NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER AWARD 3 1000 PART I, LINE 2: FOR ASA-FUNDED FELLOWSHIPS, THE ASA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SETS A BUDGET FOR THE FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS EACH YEAR UPON ADVICE FROM THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION BOARD. THE SOCIETY HAS ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES FOR THE SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS THAT INCLUDES APPLICATION FORMS WHICH APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT FOR EACH GRANT. FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS, THE APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, A DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK THEY PLAN TO DO IF THEY ARE SELECTED, AND THE LOCATION WHERE THE WORK IS TO BE CONDUCTED. APPLICANTS ARE FURTHER REQUIRED TO ARRANGE FOR SUBMISSION OF LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THEIR PROFESSORS AND/OR COLLEAGUES IN THE FIELD. THE APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF THE FELLOWSHIP AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS SUBMITTED TO THE ASA PRIZES AND SPECIAL FELLOWSHIPS COMMITTEE WHICH IN TURN RECOMMENDS THE RECIPIENT TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVES THE SELECTION OF ALL GRANT, SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS. RECIPIENTS OF SOME ASA GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS ARE FURTHER REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS OF THEIR WORK UNDER THE GRANT, SCHOLARSHIP, OR FELLOWSHIP. PAYMENT OF SOME GRANT FUNDS ARE MADE IN INSTALLMENTS TO THE RECIPIENTS EITHER DIRECTLY FROM ASA OR THROUGH THE RECIPIENTS' INSTITUTIONS. ASA HAS ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES FOR THE SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS OF PRIZES THAT INCLUDES FORMS WHICH APPLICANTS AND OR NOMINEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT FOR EACH PRIZE. THE APPLICANTS OR NOMINEES ARE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, EVIDENCE OF THE APPLICANT'S/NOMINEE'S WORK IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE PRIZE, AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND OR SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION/NOMINATION. THE APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF THE PRIZE AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS SUBMITTED TO THE ASA PRIZES AND SPECIAL FELLOWSHIPS COMMITTEE WHICH IN TURN RECOMMENDS THE RECIPIENT TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVES THE SELECTION OF ALL GRANT, SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS. THE ASA PRIZES ARE AWARDED AT A MEETING OF THE SOCIETY WHICH THE RECIPIENT MUST ATTEND AND PRESENT A PRIZE LECTURE. FOR TRAVEL GRANTS, APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR PLANS FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE EVENT FOR WHICH ASA SUPPORT IS OFFERED. TO RECEIVE THE TRAVEL FUNDS, RECIPIENTS MUST PICK UP THEIR CHECKS AT THE EVENT ITSELF OR MUST SUBMIT TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS WITH RECEIPTS AFTER THE EVENT. FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART II, COLUMN(H) PURPOSE OF GRANT: SUPPORT CREATION OF SCIENTIFIC VIDEOS FOR THE PUBLIC & SUPPORT FOR A CONGRESSIONAL SCIENCE PHYSICS OLYMPIAD X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUSAN E FOX EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 224349 0 0 0 3158 0 22435 0 11325 0 261267 0 0 0 ELAINE MORAN OFFICE MANAGER 161656 0 0 0 4156 0 16157 0 11090 0 193059 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ASA PROVIDES THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHAIRS OF THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL EACH WITH AN ANNUAL DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT OF $5,000. THESE FUNDS ARE TO BE SPENT ON UNBUDGETED ITEMS THAT ARE DEEMED TO BE ASA MISSION WORTHY ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. X 1 155608 COST 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ASA HAS ABOUT 6,900 MEMBERS CLASSIFIED EITHER AS FELLOWS, MEMBERS, ASSOCIATES OR STUDENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ASA HAS ABOUT 6,900 MEMBERS CLASSIFIED EITHER AS FELLOWS, MEMBERS, ASSOCIATES OR STUDENTS. FELLOWS AND MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN ASA ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT, VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. THEY ALSO ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON BYLAWS CHANGES AND TO APPROVE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. MEMBERS DO NOT RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFITS OR EXCESS DUES OR A SHARE OF THE ASA'S NET ASSETS UPON THE ASA'S DISSOLUTION. ELECTION BALLOTS ARE MAILED ANNUALLY TO FELLOWS AND MEMBERS OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. 3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS 3.1 EVERY YEAR, A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICERS AND NEW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE ELECTED SHALL BE PREPARED BY A NOMINATING COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE IX, SECTION 2 OF THE BYLAWS AND 33 OF THE ASA RULES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL PUBLISH AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ELECTION, ALONG WITH THE CANDIDATES' NAMES AND PHOTOGRAPHS, IN AN ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA DISTRIBUTED AT LEAST 90 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION DATE (SEE 3.4 BELOW), ORDINARILY IN THE DECEMBER ISSUE. 3.2 ANY FULL MEMBER OR FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY IN GOOD STANDING MAY, BY LETTER RECEIVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NOT LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION DATE, PROPOSE ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITIONS TO BE FILLED. THE NAME OF ANY ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE SO PROPOSED BY FIFTY FULL MEMBERS OR FELLOWS SHALL BE ENTERED ON THE BALLOT AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE IX, SECTION 2 OF THE BYLAWS. 3.3 THE ELECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IX, SECTION 3 OF THE BYLAWS AND 3.4 TO 3.14 BELOW. 3.4 THE ELECTION DATE SHALL BE TEN DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF THE REGULAR SPRING MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 3.5 THE ELECTION SHALL BE BY MAIL BALLOT WHICH THE SOCIETY'S OFFICE SHALL MAIL TO EVERY FULL MEMBER AND FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY IN GOOD STANDING AT LEAST 30 DAYS, BUT NOT MORE THAN 50 DAYS, PRIOR TO THE ELECTION DATE. THE BALLOTS SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENTS ABOUT EACH CANDIDATE, PREPARED BY THE CANDIDATES THEMSELVES, AND ALSO BY STATEMENTS OF OBJECTIVES FOR THE SOCIETY PREPARED BY EACH CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICES OF PRESIDENT-ELECT AND VICE-PRESIDENT ELECT, SEE 33.4 3.6 WHEN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE FOR AN OFFICE, THE ORDER OF LISTING THE CANDIDATES SHALL BE VARIED ON DIFFERENT BALLOTS SO THAT EACH CANDIDATE'S NAME OCCUPIES EVERY POSITION ON THE BALLOT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME NUMBER OF TIMES. 3.7 EACH VOTER SHALL RETURN THE BALLOT BY MAIL TO THE SOCIETY'S OFFICE, ENCLOSED IN AN INNER SEALED ENVELOPE IMPRINTED WITH THE WORD "BALLOT", WHICH SHALL IN TURN BE ENCLOSED IN AN OUTER PREADDRESSED AND SEALED ENVELOPE ON WHICH THE VOTER SHALL PRINT HIS/HER NAME. WHEN RECEIVED, THE OUTER ENVELOPE SHALL BE REMOVED AFTER CHECKING THE IMPRINTED NAME WITH THE SOCIETY'S MEMBERSHIP LIST TO DETERMINE THAT THE VOTER IS A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING. THE INNER SEALED ENVELOPES SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE TELLERS, OR THEY MAY BE OPENED BY THE OFFICE STAFF IF SO INSTRUCTED BY THE TELLERS. 3.8 THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF BALLOTS SHALL BE TEN CALENDAR DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION DATE. THE DEADLINE DATE SHALL BE CLEARLY INDICATED ON THE BALLOTS. 3.9 TELLERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE FALL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY PRECEDING THE ELECTION. THE PRESIDENT MAY AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPOINT TELLERS. THE TELLERS SHALL PERFORM THE VOTE COUNT SO IT IS COMPLETED ON OR BEFORE THE ELECTION DATE. 3.10 IF A BALLOT INDICATES VOTES FOR MORE THAN TWO CANDIDATES FOR MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, OR FOR MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE FOR ANY OTHER OFFICE, THE PORTION OF THE BALLOT RELATING TO THAT OFFICE SHALL BE DECLARED INVALID. HOWEVER, VOTES INDICATED ON THE BALLOT FOR OTHER OFFICES SHALL BE CONSIDERED VALID AND SHALL BE COUNTED. 3.11 THE TWO CANDIDATES FOR MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RECEIVING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED. 3.12 IN THE EVENT OF A TIE VOTE FOR ANY OFFICE, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE WHICH OF THE TIED CANDIDATES SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED, BY MAJORITY VOTE ON THE FIRST DAY OF ITS REGULAR SPRING MEETING. 3.13 THE PRESIDENT, OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IF REQUESTED BY THE PRESIDENT, SHALL INFORM EACH CANDIDATE OF THE NAMES OF THE ELECTED CANDIDATES PROMPTLY UPON COMPLETION OF THE VOTE COUNT AND VERIFICATION BY THE TELLERS AND, IF REQUESTED BY ANY CANDIDATE, MAY PROVIDE THE NUMERICAL VOTE COUNT AND THE CANDIDATE'S POSITION IN THE VOTE COUNT FOR THE OFFICE FOR WHICH THE CANDIDATE HAD BEEN NOMINATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS ARE CLASSIFIED EITHER AS FELLOWS, MEMBERS, ASSOCIATES OR STUDENTS. FELLOWS AND MEMBERS ARE THE ONLY CLASS OF MEMBERS ELIGIBLE AND ALLOWED ONE VOTE ON BYLAW CHANGES AND THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 MEETINGS OF THE ASA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OCCUR MONTHS BEFORE AND AFTER THE FORM 990 IS FILED. THEREFORE, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ELECTRONICALLY FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION THE ASA AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF 3 MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE ASA TREASURER AND THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION BOARD CHAIR, IS ASSIGNED TO REVIEW THE 990 AND TO REPORT ON ITS REVIEW TO THE FULL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT ITS NEXT MEETING. THE 990 REVIEW BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS ALSO CONDUCTED ELECTRONICALLY. EACH MEMBER OF THE ASA AUDIT COMMITTEE IS SENT A COPY OF THE 990 FOLLOWED, IF DEEMED NECESSARY, BY A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE ASA AUDITORS. THE EXTENT OF THE REVIEW AND DISCUSSIONS LAST APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ASA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DISTRIBUTES A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" FORM TO EACH MEMBER (DIRECTORS) OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, ANNUALLY, AT MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. THE FORMS ARE COLLECTED AND RETAINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE POLICY CURRENTLY MANDATES THAT ALL MEMBERS ANNUALLY SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST. THE SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO REVIEWS THE SIGNED ATTESTATIONS FOR POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS. IF A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL NOTIFY MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT OR THE GOVERNING BODY ABOUT SUCH CONFLICT AND INVESTIGATE THE CONFLICT. THE RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE SUMMARIZED AND DOCUMENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BE REPORTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY. IF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ESTABLISHES THAT AN ACTUAL CONFLICT EXISTS, THE MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT OR THE GOVERNING BODY WILL BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE OR BE A PART OF ANY DECISIONS ABOUT ANY SUCH TRANSACTIONS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE CONFLICT UNTIL SUCH TIME THERE IS NO LONGER A CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ASA COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION AND CONTRACTS MEETS ANNUALLY AT THE FALL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY TO REVIEW EACH PAID OFFICER'S SALARY AND THE SALARIES OF EACH EMPLOYEE. SUPERVISORS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT EVALUATIONS FOR EACH EMPLOYEE FOR REVIEW AT THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE THEN MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SALARIES AND COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES TO THE FULL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WHICH VOTES TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR AMEND THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND TO AUTHORIZE THEIR COMPENSATION. THE 2015 SALARIES REFLECTED IN THIS RETURN WERE APPROVED AT THE OCTOBER 2014 MEETING. IN THE PAST, ASA USED COMPENSATION STUDIES OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. THE COMPENSATION AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDS AMOUNTS PAID TO CONTRACTOR POSITIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. NOTES ARE TAKEN AT THE COMPENSATION AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE MEETING. THE SALARY INFORMATION IS SENT TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER, NO OFFICIAL NOTES OR MINUTES ARE KEPT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BY HAVING THE 990 AVAILABLE ON WEBSITES SUCH AS GUIDESTAR.ORG. IN ADDITION, FORM 990 AS WELL AS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BY-LAWS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY AT 1305 WALT WHITMAN ROAD, SUITE 300, MELVILLE, NY 11747-4300 OR BY CALLING THE SOCIETY DIRECTLY AT (516) 576-2360. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION B, LINE 1 THE COMPENSATION PAID TO AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS DURING 2015 INCLUDED SALARIES AND BENEFITS PAID TO ASA EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN REMAINDER TRUST -4,771. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1929 WITH THE PURPOSE TO INCREASE AND DIFFUSE THE KNOWLEDGE OF ACOUSTICS AND TO PROMOTE ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION. DURING THE 85 YEARS SINCE THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY WAS FORMED, IT HAS ENJOYED A HEALTHY GROWTH IN MEMBERSHIP AND IN STATURE. THE PRESENT MEMBERSHIP OF APPROXIMATELY 7200 INCLUDES LEADERS IN ACOUSTICS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND OTHER COUNTRIES. THE SOCIETY HAS ATTRACTED MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS RELATED TO SOUND INCLUDING PHYSICS, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, OCEANOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, SPEECH, NOISE AND NOISE CONTROL, AND MUSIC. TWO MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY HAVE BEEN HELD EACH YEAR, EXCEPT BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945. PAPERS ARE PRESENTED CONCERNED WITH ACOUSTICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, ANIMAL BIOACOUSTICS, ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS, BIOMEDICAL ACOUSTICS, ENGINEERING ACOUSTICS, MUSICAL ACOUSTICS, NOISE, PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS, SIGNAL PROCESSING IN ACOUSTICS, SPEECH COMMUNICATION, STRUCTURAL ACOUSTICS AND VIBRATION, AND UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS. TO ASSURE ADEQUATE ATTENTION TO THESE SEPARATE FIELDS AND TO NEW ONES THAT MAY DEVELOP, THE SOCIETY ESTABLISHES TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND TECHNICAL GROUPS CHARGED WITH KEEPING ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENTS AND NEEDS OF THE MEMBERSHIP IN THEIR SPECIALIZED FIELDS. AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE PROGRESS OF THE SOCIETY HAS BEEN THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (JASA). THE JOURNAL BEGAN AS A QUARTERLY IN 1929, CHANGED TO A BIMONTHLY IN 1947, AND TO A MONTHLY BEGINNING IN JANUARY 1957. ITS APPROXIMATELY 7000 PAGES PER YEAR CONTAIN MANY OF THE PAPERS PRESENTED AT MEETINGS, OTHER CONTRIBUTED PAPERS, PATENT REVIEWS, AND MEETING PROGRAMS. THE JOURNAL IS AVAILABLE IN PRINT, ON CD ROM AND ONLINE. THE ONLINE VERSION INCLUDES TECHNICAL ARTICLES, MEETING ABSTRACTS, AND PATENT REVIEWS BEGINNING WITH VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 (1929). IN ADDITION TO ITS JOURNAL, THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES ACOUSTICS TODAY MAGAZINE, REPRINTS OF OUT-OF-PRINT CLASSIC TEXTS IN ACOUSTICS, TRANSLATED BOOKS, AND HAS ALSO PRODUCED AN AUDITORY CD, THREE CD PAPER COLLECTIONS, TWO VIDEOS ON SPEECH COMMUNICATION AND VARIOUS OTHER PUBLICATIONS. FROM THE SOCIETY'S INCEPTION, ITS MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACOUSTICAL STANDARDS CONCERNED WITH TERMINOLOGY, MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES, AND CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF NOISE AND VIBRATION. IN 1932, THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI), THEN CALLED THE AMERICAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION, APPOINTED THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY AS SPONSOR OF A COMMITTEE, DESIGNATED AS Z-24, TO STANDARDIZE ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY AND MEASUREMENTS. THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE EXPANDED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT IT WAS REPLACED IN 1957 BY THREE COMMITTEES, S1 ON ACOUSTICS, S2 ON MECHANICAL SHOCK AND VIBRATION, AND S3 ON BIOACOUSTICS, WITH A FOURTH, S12 ON NOISE, ADDED IN 1981 AND A FIFTH, S3, SC1 ON ANIMAL BIOACOUSTICS ADDED IN 2007. THESE FOUR COMMITTEES ARE EACH RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING, DEVELOPING A CONSENSUS FOR, AND ADOPTING STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES APPROVED BY ANSI. ALTHOUGH THESE COMMITTEES ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY, THE SOCIETY PROVIDES THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARIAT TO FACILITATE THEIR WORK. MORE THAN 100 ACOUSTICAL STANDARDS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THIS WAY. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEES AND ACTS AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARIAT (ON BEHALF OF ANSI) FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON VIBRATION AND SHOCK (TC-108). MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY HAVE FOR MANY YEARS BEEN INVOLVED IN STUDIES OF NOISE, ITS MEASUREMENT, ITS EFFECTS, AND WAYS OF REDUCING NOISE TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. PAPERS ON THESE SUBJECTS ARE PRESENTED REGULARLY AT SOCIETY MEETINGS AND PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY. THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY THE SOCIETY HAS BEEN FORTUNATE IN ATTRACTING THE INTEREST AND COMMITMENT OF A LARGE GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED DILIGENTLY IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES. THE UNSELFISH ACTIVITY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IN THE FORMATION, GUIDANCE, ADMINISTRATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS GROWTH AND PRESENT STANDING.