Organisational Structure for the International Year of Sound 2020
The founder of Geonoise Michel Rosmolen will be pro-active in the promotion of the Year of Sound 2020 as member of the steering committee for Asia Pacific, focussing on South-East Asian countries.
An array of exciting events and activities for the International Year of Sound 2020 will originate with the ICA centrally, the ICA Member Societies, groups involved with acoustics, and with La Semaine du Son. These are described in more detail on the Activities page.
Coordination of events will be an important part of the International Year of Sound, to keep everyone informed about what is being done across the world and to publicize the events. In this regard, several committees have been put in place:
- Coordinating Committee with representation from all ICA Member Societies and International Affiliates
- Liaison Committee to provide coordination between the ICA and the Semaine du Son organisations
- Steering Committee to coordinate all activities of the IYS 2020 which will include events managed by the Coordinating Committee and the Liaison Committee
Additionally, activities organised by other groups (Affiliated Groups) will be publicized.
Coordinating Committee
The IYS Coordinating Committee is comprised of representatives from each ICA Member Society and ICA International Affiliate. Each member organisation/society is asked to nominate a coordinator to be the primary contact with the ICA IYS steering committee The coordinator will discuss with the organization/society the events/activities that can be undertaken during 2020 and will help to promote one or more aspects of acoustics. The list of representatives, so far, is:
| Organisation | Representative |
|---|---|
| Acoustical Society of America (ASA) | Keeta Jones |
| Belgian Acoustical Society (ABAV) | Secretary of ABAV |
| Canadian Acoustical Association (CAA) | Jérémie Voix |
| Acoustical Society of China (ASC) | Li Fenghua |
| Acoustical Society of Croatia (HAD) | Kristian Jambrošić |
| German Acoustical Society (DEGA) | Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp |
| Intl. Commission on Biological Effects of Sound (ICBEN) | Mark Brink |
| Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE-USA) | Patricia Davies |
| Acoustical Society of India (ASI) | V.R. Singh |
| Iranian Society of Acoustics and Vibration (ISAV) | Mahoud Golzari |
| Acoustical Society of Italy (AIA) | Sergio Luzzi |
| Acoustical Society of Japan (ASJ) | Akio Ando |
| Acoustical Society of Korea (ASK) | Sung-Hwan Shin |
| Acoustic Society of the Netherlands (NAG) | Erik Roelofsen |
| Acoustical Society of Singapore (SAS) | Woon Siong Gan |
| Sociedad Espanola de Acústica (SEA) | Antonio Pedrero |
| Turkish Acoustical Society (TAKDER) | Konca Saher |
Liaison Committee
The International Year of Sound is working closely with La Semaine du Son (LSdS) with the goal to expand the opportunities for the activities of LSdS following coordination with more national organisations and will provide the opportunity for the expansion and continuation into the coming decades. The ICA and LSdS have created a Liaison Committee to coordinate the IYS 2020.
ICA: Michael Taroudakis and Marion Burgess
LSdS: Christian Hugonnet, Jean-Dominique Polack and Nicolas Lounis
Steering Committee
An ICA-IYS 2020 Steering Committee will be formed to coordinate all the activities of the IYS 2020, which will include events managed by ICA Member Societies and supporting Organisations. Members of this Committee will be representatives from all the ICA Regions.
Coordinators: Marion Burgess and Michael Taroudakis
Regional responsibility:
Europe/Africa: Michael Vorländer, Antonino di Bella, Antonio Perez-Lopez
Asia/Pacific: Jeong-Guon Ih, Kohei Yamamoto, Michel Rosmolen
Americas: Mike Stinson, Fausto Rodrigues, Julio Cordioli
The next ICA President, Vice President, and Treasurer will join the Committee after their election in September 2019.
Affiliated Groups
Does your group, committee, or organisation wish to hold an outreach or educational event during IYS 2020 to help raise awareness of the importance of sound in our lives? Let us know via the Event Form and we can include your events in our Calendar of Events.
- United Kingdom Acoustics Network (UKAN)
contact: Charlotte Swain
