InterNoise 2001

The International Institute of Noise Control Engineering (I-INCE) founded in 1974 is a worldwide consortium of organizations concerned with noise control, acoustics and vibration. The primary focus of the Institute is on unwanted sounds and on vibrations producing such sounds when transduced. I-INCE is the sponsor of the INTER-NOISE Series of International Congresses on Noise Control Engineering held annually in leading cities of the world. I-INCE co-sponsors symposia on specialized topics within the 1INCE field of interest. The quarterly magazine NoiselNews International, reaching more than five thousand specialists within the I-INCE field of interest around the world, is jointly published by I-INCE and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA (INCE/USA). In 1992, I-INCE instituted a program to undertake technical initiatives on critically-important issues of international concern within the I-INCE field of interest. This is the second Program Summary of the activities of I-INCE. It is planned that this material will be updated and elaborated every other year prior to publication in NoiselNews International. Much of the material from this Program Summary will be posted on the I-INCE home page. The purpose of this Program Summary is to provide a ready reference on the I-INCE programs for the I-INCE Member Societies and their members.