Acoustical Society of America Tutorial Lecture Program
1. A program on Tutorial Lectures and a Committee on Tutorial Lectures Short Courses and Hot Topics is established.
2. The subjects of the Tutorial Lectures are to be selected by the Committee on Tutorials Short Courses and Hot Topics from topics of current general interest to acousticians; the lectures are not be addressed to experts in the fields of the selected subject.
3. There shall be only one Tutorial Lecture at each regular meeting of the Society. The tutorial shall have a duration of about two hours and should be held on the evening of the first day of the meeting.
4. The Committee on Tutorial Lectures Short Courses and Hot Topics shall plan and organize the Tutorial Lecture and select the subjects and the speakers. The committee shall consist of six members of the Society appointed by the President with the approval of the Executive Council.
5. The Committee on Tutorial Lectures Short Courses and Hot Topics will report on its activities to the Executive Council at each regular meeting of the Society.
6. The Society will provide an all-inclusive honorarium of $1000 and up to maximum of $1,000 for travel expenses for each Tutorial Lecture, to be shared equally among the lecturers if there is more than one. The lecturers are expected to provide the Society with a set of notes on the Lecture suitable for duplication by the Society and distribution to attendees before the lecture. These notes may include the text or outline of the lecture, copies of the projected visual aids, and reprints of relevant published papers, at the lecturer's discretion.
7. The subject of the Tutorial Lecture will be listed in the Call for Papers of each regular Society meeting. There will be a registration fee for attendance at the Tutorial.
8. The Editor-in-Chief will determine the suitability of each Tutorial for publication in the Journal and will make arrangements with the authors if publication is considered desirable.
9. Deviation from the procedures described above requires approval of the Executive Council at least one Society meeting prior to the meeting at which the Tutorial is to be presented.
Acoustical Society of America Distinguished Lecture Program
1. On the recommendation of the Technical Council, an expert in a technical field relevant to acoustics may be invited to a present a “Distinguished Lecture” at a regular meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. The Distinguished Lecture will be scheduled as part of the regular technical program of a sponsoring Technical Committee, and will not be titled to honor any specific person by name. The Distinguished Lecture will be directed to an audience of people in the specific field of the Technical Committee which is sponsoring the event. Goals of the Distinguished Lecture are to attract non-ASA members who would have an interest in the specific topic, and to provide an opportunity to bring non-ASA experts to the meeting as lecturers.
2. Technical Committee Chairs will be expected to prepare proposals for Distinguished Lectures for consideration by the Technical Council. The Technical Council will rank order the proposal according to the need and quality of the proposals and will choose the one or two Distinguished Lecturers for the next meeting. Only two Distinguished Lectures per year will be authorized, normally one for each meeting. Remaining proposals may be resubmitted to be considered along with new proposals at a later meeting. The Technical Council Chair will report to the Executive Council at each meeting on arrangements for future Distinguished Lectures.
3. The relevant Technical Committee Chair is responsible for making all arrangements with the Distinguished Lecturer and, in cooperation with the local committee, in placing the Distinguished Lecture on the program.
4. Each Distinguished Lecturer will receive an all-inclusive honorarium of $1000, plus travel expenses up to $1250.
5. The Distinguished Lecturer is expected to present the lecture in person. If he or she is not able to do so, the lecture will be cancelled and no honorarium will be given.
6. Any deviation from these guidelines must be approved by the Executive Council at least one meeting prior to the scheduled time for the Distinguished Lecture or by the President subsequent to that time if unusual circumstances require it.