Current ASA Meeting
Acoustics in Focus
Acoustics in Focus
The 180th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
8-10 June 2021
| Key Dates | |
| 24-hours before sessions | Lightning Round Submission Deadline |
| 10 May | Presentation Recording Upload Deadline |
| 10 May | Early Bird Registration Deadline |
| 4 June (Fri), 3:00 p.m. EDT | Plenary Session and Awards Ceremony |
| 8 June, 9:30 a.m. EDT | Acoustics in Focus Opening Day |
| 8 June, 4:00 p.m. EDT | Keynote Lecture |
Acoustics in Focus (AIF) plans continue to be developed rapidly with many new features to ensure that AIF will be an exciting forum for acoustics researchers, practitioners, educators, and students to learn from each other.
The Technical Program has been scheduled with sessions encompassing the new formats that were created especially for Acoustics in Focus. In addition, Keynote Lectures have been added as special features.
Focused Presentation sessions consist of pre-recorded talks within a specific topic or focus which will be followed by live discussion and interaction.
Tutorial sessions consist of an invited speaker giving a (live) feature-length presentation, answering questions, and live leading discussions.
Panel Discussion sessions feature up to seven invited discussion leaders who may give live short presentations, answer questions, and lead discussions.
Lightning Round sessions that consist of a rapid sequence of brief (5-minute) live presentations. with lively discussions following the talks.
Open Meetings of the Technical Committees will be held on Tuesday, 8 June, Thursday, 10 June after the end of the technical sessions.
The Plenary Session and Awards Ceremony and the Administrative meetings will be held outside of the three-day window of technical sessions.
Additional information about Acoustics in Focus including and registration information will be posted as details become available.