ASA Virtual Fall 2024

Morning sessions will be held 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. Afternoon sessions will be held 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. There will be a 3-hour break between morning and afternoon sessions.

Session formats include Traditional Sessions, Lightning Round Sessions, Panels, Activity Sessions, and Webinars. There will be no Poster Sessions scheduled.

The opening session will be held Monday, 18 November, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.

A Keynote Lecture followed by the ASA Plenary Session will be held Wednesday, 20 November, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.

ASA administrative committee meetings will be held Monday, 18 November, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon EST and Friday, 22 November, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST.

Abstract Limitations

The condensed meeting format necessitates a limit of one abstract per presenting author. Although the number of abstracts accepted for this meeting will be limited, the intent is for the meeting to be a highly rewarding experience for attendees who do not submit an abstract.

Some sessions are not accepting submissions including Panels, Webinars, and other sessions as noted in the session chart. Please do not enter submissions for these sessions unless you have been invited by the session organizers.

Some sessions are exclusively for students and/or early career acousticians and some will give preference to submissions from these categories of submitters as noted on the session chart. Please read the session descriptions carefully and submit only to those sessions in which you are eligible to participate.

The limited number and duration of technical sessions will require the Technical Program Organizers to be highly selective in accepting abstracts.

Technical sessions may also prioritize opportunities for attracting attendees who, for any reason, do not usually attend ASA meetings.

Technical Program and Technical Sessions

Technical Sessions

The sessions described below are planned for the meeting. Some sessions are open for invited submissions only. Please do not submit abstracts for presentation in these sessions unless you have been invited by the organizers. Authors of all other abstracts must select a specific session in which to participate.

The limited number and duration of sessions will require the Technical Program Organizers to be highly selective. Abstracts will be rejected if they do not comply with the abstract submission guidelines and submission instructions.

Technical Sessions (PDF)

Abstract Submission Guidelines

An abstract of not more than 200 words is required for each submission. All abstracts must be submitted on the Scholar One site by 22 July 2024. This deadline will be strictly enforced. Abstracts will be rejected if they do not comply with the instructions.

Permission to Broadcast and Record

Corresponding authors (submitting authors) are required to grant permission to ASA to broadcast and record presentations at the time of abstract submission.

Abstract Disclosure Statements

Authors will be asked to answer the following questions during the submission process:

Compliance with the ASA Ethical Principles
All contributing authors of this abstract concur with the submission of this abstract, with their names being included and with the order in which the names are listed
The author list is complete-no name has been omitted of any person who has contributed substantially to the intellectual and creative aspects of the work. Enter all authors’ names in the correct order as it will not be possible to make changes or add authors later.
Permission to broadcast the presentation over the internet and to record the presentation for posting and later viewing after the meeting.
Author status as a student or early career presenter.

Best Paper Awards for Students and Young Presenters

See below for the ASA Technical Committees will offer Best Paper Awards to students or young presenters at the 187th meeting and entry qualifications. Authors need not be members of ASA to qualify. If you want your paper to be considered for an award, you must indicate this when you submit your abstract. Please read the entry qualifications below to be sure that you are eligible.

Instructions for Submitting Abstracts Online

Complete instructions for the preparation and submission of abstracts are provided online.

Acknowledgment that your abstract has been received will be sent by e-mail. Please note that if you do not receive an email message your abstract has not been entered into the database.

Online Abstract Submission site is accessed at https://asa2024fall.abstractcentral.com/
You must first create an account and set up a username and password if you have not already done that in connection with submission of abstracts for prior ASA meetings.
After logging into the submission site, click the “Submission” tab.
To enter a new abstract click “Create a New Submission” in the sidebar located on the left-hand side of the screen.
If at any time during the submission process you need technical support click the “Get Help Now” button at the top of the screen.
Abstracts are limited to 200 words (approximately 1500 characters).
The body of the abstract can be cut and pasted into the submission site. Note that LaTex coding must be entered using the Special Character palette which appears on the Title/Body Screen.
Enter all authors and their affiliations in the order they should appear in the abstract. Note: Only one affiliation may be included for each author.
Carefully check the proof of your abstract. Make sure all special characters and formatting are displaying properly and that the authors and affiliations are listed in the proper order.
When all the required information for your submission is entered, the “Submit Abstract” button will appear at the Proof and Submit stage. Click the “Submit Abstract” button to submit the abstract.
Upon submission of your abstract, you will receive an e-mail confirmation.
To view or edit an existing submission click “View Submissions” in the sidebar located on the left-hand side of the screen.
To edit an existing submission you must select “Return to Draft” and then select “Edit.” All abstracts that are returned to draft must be resubmitted to be entered into the system. If not, the submission will remain in the Drafts table.

Acknowledgment of Abstract Submission

Corresponding authors only will receive an e-mail message confirming that their abstracts have been received. Acceptance notices will be sent to authors in mid-September.

Best Paper Awards Eligibility and Entry Instructions

ASA Technical Committees offer Best Paper Awards to students and young presenters who present papers at Society meetings. If you want your abstract to be considered for an award, you must indicate this when you submit your abstract. Follow the instructions for the appropriate technical area that appear below.

Note that the Technical Committees on Biomedical Acoustics, and Psychological and Physiological Acoustics offer best paper awards at spring meetings only.

Best Student Paper Awards

Committees Offering These Awards: Acoustical Oceanography, Animal Bioacoustics, Architectural Acoustics, Engineering Acoustics, Musical Acoustics, Signal Processing in Acoustics, Speech Communication, Structural Acoustics and Vibration, and Underwater Acoustics.

Award Amounts: Each Technical Committee will present up to two awards for presentations in sessions organized by the specific Technical Committee: USD $300 for first prize and USD $200 for second prize.

Qualifications:
To qualify for each of these awards, an author must:

be enrolled as a student at least half-time (graduates are eligible if the work being presented was performed as a student within one year of the meeting). Note that membership in ASA is not required to qualify.
be listed as the first author on the submitted abstract
present the paper at the meeting

Selection: The award winners will be selected by a subcommittee of each of the Technical Committees granting awards, based upon the quality of both the content of the paper and its presentation. The awards will be announced either at the meeting of the Technical Committee or after the close of the meeting.

Application: All those who wish to participate in the competition for these awards must indicate their intention to enter the competition during the abstract submission process by clicking the entry box on the online submission form.

Student or Early Career Award

Committees Offering These Awards: Noise

Award Amounts: Up to three awards of USD $250 each will be given for outstanding papers presented in sessions organized by the Technical Committee on Noise

Qualifications:
To qualify for an award, the paper author must:

be a current student or an early career professional who has completed their final degree within the past 5 years
be listed as the first author of the paper and actually present the paper

Selection: Selection of the award winners will be based on the quality of the presented paper, comprising both the content and its delivery. The award winners will be chosen by a subcommittee of the Technical Committee and will be announced after the close of the meeting.

Application: The Award Subcommittee would like to consider papers by all authors who meet the eligibility criteria. Neither membership in the Acoustical Society, nor previous experience in the ASA, is required.

Outstanding Paper by an Early Career Presenter Award

Note that you need not be a student to qualify for this award.

Committee Offering These Awards: Computational Acoustics

Award Amounts: Up to three awards of USD $250 each will be given for outstanding papers presented in sessions organized by the Technical Committee on Computational Acoustics.

Qualifications:
To qualify for an award, the paper author must:

be a student or within 5 years of completing their final degree
be listed as the first author of the paper and actually present the paper

POMA Student Paper Competition

POMA is holding a society-wide student paper competition for a POMA submission based on a presentation from the 187th meeting.

Award Amounts: Up to five student papers will receive an award of USD $300. Additionally, the student paper winners will be noted on the POMA cover page and their article will be promoted in email and social media campaigns.

Qualifications:
To qualify for the award, an author must:

be enrolled as a student at least half-time (graduates are eligible if the presented work was performed as a student within one year of the meeting). Note that the student author does not need to be a member of the ASA to qualify.
be listed as the first author on the submitted abstract and POMA manuscript and present the paper at the meeting.
submit the POMA manuscript by the competition deadline, which is 30 days after the conclusion of the meeting. For this meeting, manuscripts must be submitted on or before Deadline: 23 December 2024.

To enter: Indicate your paper is part of the POMA Student Paper Competition by selecting this option during the POMA submission process.

Selection: The papers will be rated by the POMA Associate Editor corresponding the technical area in which the paper was presented. The top related papers will be evaluated by the POMA Editor, POMA Assistant Editor, and POMA Manuscript Manager and up to five winning papers will be selected. Note that the paper judging will take place concurrently with the ordinary editorial review of a POMA submission; each judged paper will be returned with comments and a publication decision.

Additional Instructions

To ensure the article passes the initial quality check, please use either the MS Word or LaTeX manuscript templates and follow all manuscript preparation and submission instructions (https://asa.scitation.org/pma/authors/manuscript). Articles that do not pass the initial quality check are ineligible for the competition. See the submission checklist at the POMA Author Resources page.
The competition deadline is 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time, 23 December 2024. Any manuscripts received after this will be considered for publication in POMA but will be ineligible for the competition.
Regardless of the competition outcome, the opportunity to publish an editor-reviewed proceedings paper will enhance your CV/resume and help you take an important intermediate step toward a full refereed publication.

Other Technical Events and Information

Open Meetings of Technical Committees

Technical Committees will hold open meetings on a schedule to be announced. These are working, collegial meetings. Much of the work of the ASA is accomplished by actions that originate and are taken in these meetings including proposals for special sessions, workshops, and technical initiatives. All meeting participants are cordially invited to attend these meetings and to participate actively in the discussions.

Itinerary Planner, Mobile App, and Meeting Program

An itinerary planner and mobile app will be available for the meeting. A PDF program will be posted on the meeting webpage in advance of the meeting.

Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA)

The 187th meeting will have a published proceedings, and submission is optional. The proceedings will be a separate volume of the online journal Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA). This is an open access journal, so that its articles are available in pdf format for downloading without charge to anyone in the world. All authors who are scheduled to present papers at the meeting are encouraged to prepare a suitable version in pdf format that will appear in POMA. It is not necessary to wait until after the meeting to submit one’s paper to POMA. Further information regarding POMA, including MS Word and LaTeX templates, can be found at the site https://pubs.aip.org/asa/poma.

Funding Opportunities

Dependent Care Subsidies – 4 October 2024

The Committee on Women in Acoustics (WIA) sponsors Dependent Care Subsidies to help offset dependent care costs associated with attending the 187th meeting. Meeting attendees are eligible to apply if they plan to present a paper at the 187th meeting or hold a leadership position in ASA. Each subsidy will be approximately $500 with four awards anticipated. Both men and women may apply. Applicants should submit a single PDF file (named <last name>_ <first name>_DepCare.pdf) that contains the following: name, contact information/affiliation, title of presentation or leadership role and main technical committee(s), a paragraph describing current and past involvement with ASA and a paragraph describing how subsidy would offset dependent care expenses while attending the ASA (including other sources of available funding). The pdf file should be uploaded to https://womeninacoustics.org/funding-opportunities/ . Deadline for receipt of applications is 4 October 2024.

Keynote Lecture and Plenary Session

A Keynote Lecture will be held Wednesday afternoon, 20 November, followed by the Plenary Session.

Watch Parties

A $25 fee can be added to any registration category for hosting group viewing.

The person who serves as the main registrant for the Watch Party is the only person who can interact online during the meeting either to present a paper in a session and respond to Q&A, participate in a panel, ask questions during the Q&A period, or any other interaction with the meeting events.

Watch Party participants are eligible only to view the meeting events with the main registrant.

Registration Information

Registration will open in August

Preregistration Deadline: 21 October 2024

Registration Policies

Registration fees are posted in US dollars

Cancellation fee: A USD $75 fee ($25 for students) will be charged for cancellations after 21 October 2024.

Who must register: Anyone participating in the meeting in any program format (attending only, presenting traditional, lightening round, panel, activity, webinar) must register to receive access to the meeting platform.

Watch Parties: A $25 fee can be added to any registration category for hosting group viewing.

Students: To qualify for Student registration status, a student must be currently enrolled at a college or university for the 2024 year. Undergraduates must not yet have received their undergraduate degrees.

Early Career: To qualify for Early Career registration status, a registrant must be no more than 5 years from their terminal degree.

Emeritus Members: Only ASA members who hold emeritus status prior to the meeting are eligible for this rate. It is not possible to transfer to emeritus status at the meeting.

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