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About EAA

The European Acoustics Association (EAA) is a non-profit entity established in 1992 that includes in its membership societies predominantly in European countries interested in to promote development and progress of acoustics in its different aspects, its technologies and applications. The EAA gathers 32 societies of acoustics and serves more than 9000 individual members all over Europe.


EAA Objectives

 

  • To promote and spread the science of acoustics, its technologies and applications throughout Europe and the entire world.
  • To interface with associations whose activities are related to acoustics, in order to promote development and progress of acoustics in its different aspects and applications.
  • To establish contacts, across member associations from each country, with public and private organisations and enterprises, with associations, science institutions, universities,  professional organisations, etc.,to assist them in reaching their goals.
  • To promote the formation of national acoustical societies in European countries where these do not exist, and to support and strengthen activities of national associations in those  countries where they do exist, respecting the principle of subsidiarity.
  • To promote acoustic research and application of corresponding technologies. To publish a European journal on acoustics, in printed as well as in electronic format.
  • To organize and promote congresses, to publish books and monographs, and to engage in all those activities that are connected with the diffusion, promotion and development of acoustics.
  • To establish agreements for collaboration with European and international entities in order to better serve the objectives of EAA.
  • To foster the exchange of knowledge, experience and initiatives present in any one of member countries, for a better development of and progress in acoustics.
  • To stimulate education activities and platforms in acoustics at all educational levels, both academic and professional.
  • To promote and divulge the establishment and implementation of norms and recommendations in the various fields of acoustics, especially in the area of environmental acoustics, for a better quality of life.
  • Gathers together 30 acoustical societies of acoustics and serves more thatn 9000 individual Members in the following countries : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Iceland, Latvia, Lituania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom.
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EAA Young researchers and Student program

The European Acoustics Association (EAA) promotes with grants and awards, according to its objectives, the active participation of young researchers and students at the following tri-annual congresses: Forum Acusticum, Euronoise and Euroregio.

A. GRANTS FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS
EAA supports with grants the participation of 10 young researchers and students from East European Countries in the Congress. The grant includes free registration to the congress.

B. EAA BEST PAPER AND PRESENTATION AWARDS FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS
The EAA offers six Best Paper and Presentation Awards to young researchers who will present a paper as first author at the congress.

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EAA Awards

EAA AWARD 2008 For contributions to the promotion of Acoustics in Europe

FASE Federation of Acoustical Societies of Europe 1971-1996 For the establishment, organization and support of new platforms of cooperation, partnership and friendship among European acousticians.


Probably, very few acousticians in Europe know that on August 26, 1968 during the 6th international Congress on Acoustics held in Tokyo, the first move was made towards the creation of the European Acoustics Association EAA. In Tokyo, that day, on initiative of Prof. G. Kurtze and Prof. E. Zwicker, a semi-official meeting of the delegates of the European Acoustical societies was organized in order to discuss the possibilities of founding the Federation of Acoustical Societies of Europe...

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