the Society, a former president of the Institute of Noise Control Engineers (INCE}, and is currently editor of the INCE publication Noise Control Engi- neering Journal

Further information on the Silver Anniversary may be obtained from the Administrative Assistant, Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, Purdue Uni- versity, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Tel.: (317} 494-2129.

Parmly Hearing Institute issues annual report The Parrely Hearing Institute of Loyola University of Chicago has

issued its first annual report. The Institute believes that their growth over the past five years warranted a report at this time on their progress and activities. The 38-page report gives information on the objectives and orga- nization of the Institute, abstracts of current projects, and a list of publica- tions and presentations by the faculty and staff. The director of the Institute is Professor William A. Yost who is on a leave of absence until August 1983. The acting director, Professor Richard R. Fay, has indicated that he would be pleased to receive requests for this report. The Institute would like to make their work more widely known and to develop a mailing list of inter- ested persons. Professor Fay should be addressed at the Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University of Chicago, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chi- cago, IL 60626.

The Parmly Hearing Institute, established at Loyola University in 1961, sponsors a variety of experiments related to the behavioral, physiolo- gical, and clinical aspects of hearing. It sponsors qualified predoctoral stu- dents, postdoctoral fellows, and scientists from other universities, the medi- cad profession, the government, and industry, with funds from the Parmly Foundation and through grants and contracts from various government agencies. Research is carried out in the three laboratories of the Institute: Auditory Perception, Auditory Physiology, and Comparative Auditory Function.

Meeting registration fees to change At the Executive Council meeting on 12 November 1982, the Council

voted to increase the registration fees at meetings from $25 to $30 per mem- ber and from $40 to $50 for nonmembers. The continued increases in costs

of the meeting and in publication of the program make this step necessary. The new registration fees will be in effect at the Cincinnati meeting of the Society.

Preliminary notice: 105th meeting of the Society The one hundred and fifth meeting of the Acoustical Society of Amer-

ica will be held Tuesday through Friday, 10-13 May 1983 at the Stouffer's Cincinnati Towers, Cincinnati, Ohio. There will be a full program of ses- sions, both mornings and afternoons, including Friday.

Technical Program

The technical program will consist primarily of conventional lecture- type sessions, with some poster and precis-poster sessions. Plans have been made for the following special sessions:

Subjects

Development and Testing of Architectural Acoustical Materials (Hale Sabine Tribute Session) Intensity Measurements

Sponsoring Committees

Architectural Acoustics

Architectural Acoustics Noise

Directional Hearing

Industrial Acoustics

Computers in Acoustical Analysis and Testing Acoustically Controlled Robots

The Singing Voice Progress in Aircraft Noise Reduction Use of Data for Heating Conservation Materials for Absorbing Airborne Sound and Structural Vibration

Bounded Beams•Critical Angle Effects Tomography Touch as a Communicative Sense

Machine Tool Vibration

Vibration Instrumentation

Small Amplitude Vibration Temporal Organization in Speech Arctic Acoustics

Inverse Problems in Underwater Acoustics

The Stochastic Ocean

Architectural Acoustics

Psychological and Physiological Acoustics Engineering Acoustics Engineering Acoustics Engineering Acoustics Physical Acoustics Musical Acoustics

Noise

Noise

Noise

Shock and Vibration

Physical Acoustics Physical Acoustics Psychological and Physiological Acoustics Shock and Vibration

Shock and Vibration

Shock and Vibration

Speech Communication Underwater Acoustics

Underwater Acoustics

Underwater Acoustics

Technical Tours

Tours have been arranged to General Electric Aircraft Engine Busi- ness Group Acoustical Facilities, to Structural Dynamics Research Corpo- ration, and to Metcut Research Corporation. Otlier tours may be an- nounced at the meeting.

Awards and Social Events

. The Society's Gold Medal will be presented at a plenary session Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday evening in place of the traditional banquet there will be a sternwheeler riverboat dinner cruise with entertain- ment on the Ohio River. The capacity is limited, necessitating that tickets be purchased by 5:00 PM Tuesday.

A cash bar and reception are planned for Thursday evening.

Visitors Program

A hospitality room will be provided for visitors. Each morning at 9:00 AM, beginning on Tuesday, May 10, there will be an opportunity to get acquainted and to visit points of interest. Information on local activities will be available including concerts, museums, art galleries, and shopping.

Hotel Accommodations

Requests for accommodations at the meeting hotel, should be sent directly to Stouffer's Cincinnati Towers, 141 West Sixth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 [Phone (513) 352-2100], mentioning the Acoustical Society of America.

BETTY H. GOODFRIEND

Administrative Secretary

Regional Chapter news Greater Boston Chapter. The 6 October meeting of this chapter includ-

ed a tour of the General Electric Jet Engine Facility in Lynn, Massachusetts sponsored by Bill Blanton. The guest speaker for the meeting which fol- lowed was Ashraf Jan from the FAA New England Region. Highlights of the tour were several jet engine test cells which participants were allowed to enter to view the test environment, equipment, and unit to be under test. A brief discussion of the test performed gave participants an idea of the exten- sive testing which was performed prior to delivery of the completed unit.

Following dinner the guest speaker Ashraf Jan discussed the nature of the problems related to aircraft noise and addressed them as a challenge to the abilities of those working in this field. His plea for creative approaches which are required to solve the many problems was followed by an admis- sion that there were no easy solutions to these problems. His closing re- marks encouraged more activity in the area of noise control related to the aviation industry.

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