Activities

• The I-INCE Board will consider requests for sponsorship of an international symposium on a specialized noise control engineering topic with an anticipated small attendance (typically no more than 100).
• Symposium can include workshop or other types of meeting on topics that are central to the I-INCE mission [i-ince.org].
• Symposium organization should not conflict with or, adversely affect the success of INTER-NOISE Congresses.
• Symposium organizers can apply for a grant from 1500 to 5000 Euros.
• Examples of previously sponsored symposia can be found at the end of this I-INCE Technical Activity page: I-INCE Sponsored Symposia

How to Apply:

• Download the application form, that also contains rules and instructions:
  • Application in PDF
  • Application in MS Word
• When completing the application, which should be a maximum of 2 pages long, carefully follow instructions and make sure your application does not violate any of the I-INCE rules for Symposia.
• Application (PDF or WORD file) must be sent to the I-INCE VP of Technical Activities Patricia Davies: daviesp@purdue.edu
• Deadline for 2023 Symposium Proposal: 2022, April 30

Deadline for Proposals April 30, 2022

The following TSG reports have been published, and are available on the I-INCE web site:

• Tony F. W. Embleton
  Technical Assessment of Upper Limits on Noise in the Workplace,
  I-INCE publication no. 97-1, 1997.
• Gilles A Daigle
  Assessment of the Effectiveness of Noise Walls,
  I-INCE publication no. 99-1, 1999.
• Ulf Sandberg
  Noise Emissions of Road Vehicles: Effects of Regulations,
  I-INCE publication number 01-1, 2001.
• William W. Lang and Tjeert ten Wolde
  A Global Approach to Noise Control Policy,
  Noise Control Eng. J. 54(5), 2006 Sept-Oct, I-INCE publication no. 06-1, 2006.
• Hideki Tachibana and William W. Lang
  Survey of Legislation, Regulations, and Guidelines for Control of Community Noise,
  I-INCE publication no. 09-1, 2009.
• Lawrence S. Finegold
  Guidelines for Community Noise Impact Assessment and Mitigation,
  I-INCE publication no. 11-1, 2011.
• Philip J. Dickinson
  Outdoor Recreational Noise, Volume 1: A Review of Noise in National Parks and Motor Sport Activities,
  I-INCE publication no. 12-1, 2012.
• Andre Fiebig and Paul Schomer
  Supplemental Metrics for Day/Night Average Sound Level and Day/Evening/Night Average Sound Level,
  I-INCE publication no. 2015-1, 2015.
• Marco Beltman, Robert Hellweg, Patrick Kurtz, Jean Tourret and Jean Jacques
  Buy Quiet,
  I-INCE publication no. 2019-1, 2021.
• Adnan Akay, Gregg G. Fleming, Robert D. Hellweg, George C. Maling, Jr., and Eric W. Wood
  Aerial Mobility Noise Issues and Technology,
  Aerial Mobility Noise Issues and Technology, 2020.

TSG 10: Buy Quiet Programs
Marco Beltman and Robert Hellweg, Co-conveners
The objective of I-INCE Technical Study Group 10 (TSG-10) is to make “Buy-Quiet” programs known to purchasers of equipment to which workers are exposed (such as for the construction industry) and to professional buyers. Related programs for industry and consumers such as labeling, declarations, and noise ratings will not be covered by TSG-10. TSG-10 held a one-day symposium on “Buy Quiet” right after the INTER-NOISE 2016 Congress on August 25, 2016 in Hamburg, Germany. The TSG 10 final report is in review, final report should be posted early 2019.

The Future Congress Technical Planners (FCTP) meeting includes the I-INCE Vice President for Technical Activities, general and technical chairs for future approved congresses, people interested in organizing sessions or a group of sessions at the next congress, the FCTP Advisory Committee, as well as recent past congress general and technical chairs. The goal is to offer advice on all aspects of congress technical planning including the maximum number of parallel sessions, the type of Structured Sessions, the need for Poster Sessions, etc. The FCTP may recommend new concepts for future INTER-NOISE Congresses. The concepts may involve items that are specific to a particular Congress and which depend upon local circumstances and local ideas. The FCTP holds two meetings at the INTER-NOISE Congress, a Pre-FCTP meeting on Sunday and the full FCTP meeting on Wednesday. The Pre-FCTP meeting is an informal meeting wherein the minutes of the previous FCTP meeting are discussed, and the technical plans for the next congress are explained. The full FCTP meeting discusses the technical plan for the next two congresses and the experience of the congress that has just ended. The principal task is to assist the Organizing Committees of future INTER-NOISE Congresses with planning for Structured (or Special) Sessions as well as Poster Sessions. The primary efforts focus on the next Congress, but ideas may be considered for the next + 1 or even the next + 2 Congress.

(Patricia Davies and Antonio Perez-Lopez, Co-Chairs

There was a pre-FCTP meeting on Sunday, 2018, August 26 where the technical programs for INTER-NOISE 2018 (Chicago) and 2019 (Madrid) were discussed. An advanced preview of the INTER-NOISE 2020 (Seoul) technical program was also given. Suggestions for each program were made. The formal FCTP meeting on 2018, August 29 was well attended and many useful suggestions and comments were received for the technical programs for INTER-NOISE 2019 and 2020. Minutes of these meetings have been circulated to those attending, INTER-NOISE congress organizers, and I-INCE leaders.

I-INCE started the distinguished I-INCE lecture series in 2017. This involves selection of a plenary speaker at an INTER-NOISE or an I-INCE Symposium (in consultation with the congress and symposium organizers) and then to disseminate the lecture video on a topic that may appeal to a wider audience.

1. I-INCE Distinguished Lecture (2018) on Integration of Sound Quality into Product Design
   Dr. Patricia provides an overview of the processes required to integrate sound quality assessments into product design. This lecture is recommended for both technical and non-technical audience. This lecture is recommended for both noise control engineering professionals, engineering designers and students.
2. I-INCE Distinguished Lecture (2017) on Tire Noise and Quiet Roads
   Dr. Paul Donavan provides a comprehensive review of the tire noise issues and the role of payment, and suggests measurement methods and noise control solutions. Comparative sound files illustrate the concepts. This lecture is recommended for both technical and non-technical audience.
3. Lecture on Flow Induced Noise & Vibration (2017)
   This lecture presents a report on the 2017 I-INCE Symposium in April 2017 at Penn State University (USA). Dr. Stephen Hambric highlights some of the work presented at the Second Flow Induced Noise and Vibration – Issues and Aspects (FLINOVIA II) Symposium. This lecture is recommended for both noise control engineering professionals and students.
4. Lecture on Soundscapes
   Dr. Andre Fiebig, plenary speaker at INTER-NOISE 2019 is being planned.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GRANT PROGRAM

In 2010, I-INCE initiated a grant program for noise control engineering students and young professionals who were within the first ten years of their careers. The goals of the grant is to expose students and young acousticians to senior professionals, give them experience in public presentation and paper writing, and assist them in the development of networking abilities. In the beginning, I-INCE allocated 12 to 18 grants, with 500 Euros per recipient, to pay for conference registration and some travel expenses. This grant enabled these young professionals and students to attend the INTER-NOISE Congress and network with senior engineers. The Board approved an increase in the grant from 500 EUR to 600 EUR from 2014 (up to 20 grants per year). Particulars of the grants awarded in 2018 are:

• 19 YPs selected for INTER-NOISE 2018
• YP Coordinator (2017 – 2019): Dr. O. Taha Sen of ITU (Turkey)
• INTER-NOISE 2019: Allocated 13000 EUR (12000 EUR for 20 Grants + 1000 EUR for YP Workshop).
• INTER-NOISE 2020: Allocated 13500 EUR (12000 EUR for 20 Grants + 1500 EUR for YP Workshop)

History is as follows.

• 139 I-INCE grants (61 of 500 EUR each and 98 of 600 EUR each) awarded in 9 years (2010-2018) – out of over 300 applications.
• 40 more to be awarded in the next 2 years
• Local congress organizers are expected to enhance these. For example, Melbourne provided funding for 11 grants from developing countries in 2014.
• Countries Represented = 39
• Total Allocation for travel awards by I-INCE in 11 years (2010-2020) = about 113300 EUR

More detailed information, including rules and history, can be found at this link.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MENTORING WORKSHOP

The goals of the Young Professionals workshop are to provide mentorship via case studies and professional issues presented by world-renowned experts and to hold informal discussions between young professionals and I-INCE leaders and senior noise control engineers. Once the winners of the Young Professionals Grant have been determined, all of the participants are invited to this workshop to gain valuable contacts and view presentations by noise control professionals. Information about the history of the workshop and a summary of the presentations made at some previous workshops can be found at this link.

The Symposium was held on 2011 July 5-6 on the subject of “Inducing “Buy-Quiet” Purchasing Attitudes through Simplified Product Noise Ratings”. This was the first I-INCE sponsored symposium. Presentation PDFs can be found at the symposium website here.

The Symposium was held on 2012 October 24 on the subject of “Noisy Motorcycles – An Environmental Quality-of-Life Issue” at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington DC. The report is available on the INCE/USA website at this link.

The purpose of the I-INCE Seminar in 2013 in Innsbruck, Austria (“Lessening the severe health effects of traffic noise in cities by emission reductions”) was to clarify the effectiveness of present methods and policies used to investigate the possibilities to achieve a substantial reduction in road traffic noise, the major noise source in cities around the world. For more information, please visit www.ta.chalmers.se.
Under the heading “Quieter Cities of the Future” are two links.

• The report includes the main findings, conclusions and recommendations.
• The Source Book includes all presentations and discussions.

The symposium “Cost-Benefit Analysis-Noise Barriers and Quieter Pavements” was held 2014 January 16 at National Academies’ Keck Center in Washington, DC. The I-INCE Board authorized 5000 Euros. This is the fifth symposium of the I-INCE symposium series. The report can be found here.

The symposium on “Engineering a Quieter America: Progress on Consumer and Industrial Product Noise Reduction”, a follow-up to the 2010 National Academy of Engineering workshop on Technology for a Quieter America report , was held over 2015 October 6-7 at the National Academies’ Keck Center in Washington, DC. This symposium was organized by the INCE Foundation, Technology for a Quieter America Follow-up Team, and INCE/USA. The I-INCE VP of Technical Activities attended this symposium and made a presentation on I-INCE mission and activities. The final report on this symposium is available here.

The “Buy-Quiet” was organized by TSG 10, and held in conjunction with INTER-NOISE 2016. The I-INCE Board authorized 5000 Euros for this 1-day symposium. Information about the Symposium may be found at the following web address: http://www.bruit.fr/buyquiet/.

Second Workshop on Flow Induced Noise and Vibration – Issues and Aspects (FLINOVIA II) was organized by Stephen Hambric and Amanda Hanford, and held (April 27-27, 2017) at the Penn State University, USA.30 presentations by internationally known researchers were given, half from speakers outside the USA, on topics ranging from fluid dynamics of turbulent flow, to structural excitation and response, to radiated sound. The I-INCE report (Inter-Noise 2017 paper) summarizes the current state-of-the-art in flow-induced noise and vibration, drawing examples from the presentations at the FLINOVIA. Computational and experimental methods are discussed, along with recent applications of methodologies to aerospace and marine vehicles and turbomachinery. A video-taped/recorded version of the Inter-Noise 2017 paper is available here. See this link for more details on the Symposium: http://www.flinovia.org/ftp.flinovia.org/Penn_State,_2017.html

1. I-INCE REPORT ON NOISE CONTROL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Three workshops were held during 2007 and 2008 on noise control engineering education:

1. U.S. Education in Noise Control Engineering,
   held during NOISE-CON 2007 in Reno, Nevada, 2007 October 23.
2. European Education in Noise Control Engineering,
   held during ICA2007 MADRID in Madrid, Spain, 2007 September 4.
3. Asia-Pacific Education in Noise Control Engineering,
   held during INTER-NOISE 2008 in, Shanghai, China, 2008 October 27

Following each of these workshops a source book was written and distributed to panelists, attendees, and other interested individuals. The three articles then underwent additional copy editing, and were published in three issues of Noise/News International (NNI). This single PDF file contains the three articles as extracted from the issues of NNI. Further, readers may be interested in Chapter 9 (“Education Supply and Industry Demand for Noise Control Specialists”, pp. 121-130) of the book entitled, Technology for a Quieter America, National Academies Press (2010), available online here.

2. I-INCE WEBSITE AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

I-INCE Site

• Updates on I-INCE Technical Activities, TSG and I-INCE symposium reports are (and will be) posted and updated annually.
• A separate link on “Young Professionals” developed on the I-INCE site and updated annually.
• You can find the announcement and applications for the INTER-NOISE 2019 Young Professionals Grant here.

Editorial on the Technical Activities in the NNI (2012 June issue)

• Description of Technical Study Group Activities
• Purpose of Future Congress Technical Planning Sessions
• Young Professionals Grant and Workshop Program
• I-INCE Symposia

Feature article on the Young Professionals programs in the NNI (2012 September issue)

• Goals of the YP Program
• Workshops
• Summary of Mentoring Presentations
• Noise/News International published an editorial by I-INCE Vice President of Technical Activities (Rajendra Singh) entitled “Expanding Horizons of I-INCE Technical Activities” in its 2012 June issue. The editorial can be found on the NNI website or by selecting this link. The article is on page 47.
• Noise/News International published a feature article by Vice President of Technical Activities (Rajendra Singh) entitled “I-INCE Young Professionals Program Offers Grants, Advice and Opportunity” in its 2012 September issue. The feature article can be found at NNI website or by selecting this link. The article is on page 95.

• Board allocated 13,500 EUR for INTER-NOISE 2019 competition (20 awards, 600 EUR per person plus 1500 EUR for the Young Professionals Workshop)
• ” Plan the 2019 Young Professionals Workshop, Awards Ceremony and Networking Social on Monday of INTER-NOISE 2019
• VP will seek proposals for I-INCE Symposia in 2020 (with April 30, 2019 deadline for proposals) with a total allocation of 5000 EUR and approve one or more
• VP to select candidates for Distinguished I-INCE Lectures for IN2019 in consultation with the 2019 congress organizers.
• Upload 2018 I-INCE Lecture videos for wider dissemination
• Circulate the Buy Quiet report for review.
• Plan the Noise Control Practice School for Young Professionals in coordination with VP of Development and Communication. Attendance is by invitation only. The I-INCE board allocated funds for the School on Sunday of INTER-NOISE 2019 in Madrid.