THE AUTHORS ARE INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE WITH THE ORIGINAL UNPUBLISHED PAPERS ON THEORETICAL RESULTS OR INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS. MAJOR TOPICS OF INTEREST WILL BE FOCUSED ON, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:  

General acoustics 
and vibration 

Physical mechanisms of sound and vibration generation 
Sound and vibration propagation 
Noise and vibration sources 
Vibrating surfaces and structures 
Non-linear acoustics and vibration

Noise control 

Noise barriers, screens and source enclosures 
Sound insulating and absorptive elements 
Noise control in ducts 
Environmental noise control Industrial noise control

Environmental and Occupational noise 

Noise surveys 
Environmental noise management 
Occupational noise management 
Environmental noise mapping


Vibration control

Balancing of rotating and reciprocating machine 
Reduction of impact forces 
Vibration isolators and attenuators 
Vibration-damping materials and structures 
Diagnostics and condition monitoring of machine systems

Effects of noise and vibrations

Perception of noise and vibration 
Physiological effects 
Psychological effects 
Sociological effects 
Economic effects 



Analysis of noise and vibration

Instruments for noise and vibration measurement 
Measurement techniques 
Signal processing 
Analytical methods 
Numerical methods 
Modeling, identification, prediction and simulations

Legal aspects of noise and vibration management

Standards 
Regulations 
Criteria and rating of noise and vibration 
Quality system in ISO 9000 and ISO 14000