INSTITUTE OF ACOUSTICS UNITED KINGDOM -IOA-
1. SOCIETY LOGO
2. SOCIETY DATA
COUNTRY
1. Country: United Kingdom
SOCIETY DATA
2. Status: Full Member
3. Society name (in English): Institute of Acoustics
4. Original Society name: Institute of Acoustics
5. Society acronyms: IOA
6. Address: 77A St. Peter’s Street
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3BN, United Kingdom
7. Phone: +44 (0) 1727 848 195
8. Fax: +44 (0) 1727 850 553
9. E-mail: ioa@ioa.org.uk
10. Web: www.ioa.org.uk
11. Society Journal (name): Acoustics Bulletin
PRESIDENT
DATA
12. Family name, first name: English, Colin
13. Institution/Company: The English Cogger Partnership – TECP
14. Address:
United Kingdom
15. Phone:
16. Fax:
17. E-mail: ioa@ioa.org.uk
SECRETARY/SECRETARIAT
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18. Family name, first name: Orlowski, Rafal
19. Institution/Company: c/o Institute of Acoustics
20. Address: 77A St. Peter’s Street
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL 1 3BN, United Kingdom
21. Phone: +44 (0) 1727 848 195
22. Fax: +44 (0) 1727 850 553
23. E-mail: ioa@ioa.org.uk
TREASURER
DATA
24. Family name, first name: Broughton, Keith
25. Institution/Company: c/o Institute of Acoustics
26. Address: 77A St. Peter`s Street
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3BN, United Kingdom
27. Phone: +44 (0) 1727 848 195
28. Fax: +44 (0) 1727 850 553
29. E-mail: ioa@ioa.org.uk
3. SOCIETY PROFILE
The Institute of Acoustics is the UK’s professional body for those working in acoustics, noise and vibration. It was formed in 1974 from the amalgamation of the Acoustics Group of the Institute of Physics and the British Acoustical Society (a daughter society of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers). The Institute of Acoustics is a nominated body of the Engineering Council, offering registration at Chartered and Incorporated Engineer levels.
The Institute has some 2500 members from a rich diversity of backgrounds, with engineers, scientists, educators, lawyers, occupational hygienists, architects and environmental health officers among their number. This multidisciplinary culture provides a productive environment for cross-fertilisation of ideas and initiatives. The range of interests of members within the world of acoustics is equally wide, embracing such aspects as aerodynamics, architectural acoustics, building acoustics, electroacoustics, engineering dynamics, noise and vibration, hearing, speech, underwater acoustics, together with a variety of environmental aspects. The lively nature of the Institute is demonstrated by the breadth of its learned society programmes.
There are three corporate grades of membership, namely Honorary Fellow, Fellow, and Member, and three non-corporate grades of Associate Member, Associate, and Student. The Institute is well supported by organisations which have become Sponsor Members and by its Key Sponsors.
A recent employment survey shows that of our 2500 members, some 1200 are employed in industry, commerce and consultancies, 400 in education and research, and nearly 500 in public authorities.
Among the more specialist areas in which acousticians are employed are the audio and hi-fi industry, auditorium and concert hall design, broadcasting, telecommunications, quiet vehicle and product design, sonar system design, human-computer interaction, environmental noise control and health and safety management.
The Institute works closely with other professional bodies in related fields, including CIEH, REHIS and IOSH and the Association of Noise Consultants.
As one of the smaller professional institutions, the Institute of Acoustics has particular strengths in its learned society programmes and its cohesive role for the subject. There is a club atmosphere in its activities and it is possible for members to maintain personal contacts with colleagues engaged in other related areas of acoustics. There is a high participation rate by members in the conference, subject specialist meetings and regional branch activities of the Institute. The Institute offers members a Continuous Professional Development support scheme, a feature which is becoming increasingly recognised as an essential element in ensuring that professionals can keep up-to-date with rapidly changing technological and regulatory issues.
Specialist interests are catered for through specialist groups, and regional activities are promoted by a number of regional branches. The work of the Institute relies heavily, of course, on the voluntary efforts of many members of Council, of its Standing Committees and of the Group and Branch Committees.
The Institute publishes a bi-monthly Acoustics Bulletin, containing articles of professional, academic and technical interest and the Institute’s Proceedings record the two hundred or more papers presented at our formal meetings each year. A Register of Members and a Buyers Guide are also published. An education programme, comprising a postgraduate Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control and several Certificate of Competence courses is offered at a number of Centres throughout the UK. The Diploma is also available by tutored distance learning.
Through specialist Institute of Acoustics working groups, support is given to the development of legislation in these areas, and there is considerable activity by Institute members in UK, European and International Standards development. The Institute is a founding member of the European Acoustics Association.