The Ohio State University

Hyatt Regency Dearborn, Michigan,
USA August 19-21, 2002

INTER-NOISE 02, the 31st International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering will be held at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn hotel in Dearborn, Michigan, USA on 2002 August 19-21. It will be sponsored by the International Institute of Noise Control Engineering, and will be organized by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA (INCE/USA) and the Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research (CAR) in cooperation with the Canadian Acoustical Association. Professors Rajendra Singh and Ahmet Selamet of the Ohio State University will be the Congress’ President and Technical Program Chair, respectively. The theme of INTER-NOISE 02 is Transportation Noise as it relates to automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, trains, subways, aircraft, helicopters, ships, and recreational vehicles. However, technical papers in all areas of noise control engineering are welcome, including: noise sources, airborne and structure-borne noise paths, noise and vibration control devices, active control techniques, modeling and simulation software, mid-frequency range analysis problems, measurements techniques and test facilities, characterization of materials, vehicle noise standards, building and community noise, legislation and regulations, effects of noise and urban planning policies, etc.

A major technical exposition will be held at INTER-NOISE 02. The exhibits will include computer-based instrumentation, multi-channel analyzers, sound quality systems, software for noise & vibration control analyses, acoustic materials, passive noise control devices, active control systems, and other products. Richard Peppin of Scantek, Inc. will serve as the Exposition Manager. The INTER-NOISE secretariat will be at the Ohio State University. Other INCE seminars and short courses are also being planned for just before and after INTER-NOISE 02.

Hyatt Regency Dearborn,
Michigan, USA August 22, 2002

A Sound Quality Symposium (SQS 02) will be held on the day after INTER-NOISE 2002 ends. The General and Technical Program Co-Chairs are Gordon Ebbitt of Lear Corporation and Patricia Davies of Purdue University. Papers on all topics related to sound quality are welcome and, in particular, papers on appliance and automotive sound quality; the integration of sound quality, acoustic modeling and optimization; perceptions of sounds with (multiple) modulations; spectral balance issues and response to low frequency noise; influence of tones; and quantification of binaural effects. An exhibition of sound quality software and hardware vendors is also planned, along with a poster area for sample projects and case studies. The SQS 02 secretariat will be at the Ray W. Herrick Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.

The Hyatt Regency Dearborn hotel is in a suburban location and is easily accessible from the Detroit Metro Airport (about 20 minutes by limousine). Northwest Airlines and KLM maintain a major hub at this airport, with direct service to European and Pacific-rim countries, as well as to all major cities within North America. Dearborn is in the Detroit (Michigan) metropolitan area that is well recognized for its automotive industry. In fact, this industry has become a world leader in contemporary noise control engineering work and some unmatched experimental facilities are now located in the Detroit area. Therefore, this congress should provide business opportunities and contacts.