2006 Global noise policy workshop III

A fourth Global Noise Policy Workshop was held during INTER-NOISE 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Monday, December 4. The theme of the workshop was “Implementation and Enforcement of Noise Control Policies.” William W. Lang and Tjeert ten Wolde were co-chairs of the workshop. The workshop featured morning and afternoon sessions with presentations by experienced engineers from countries around the world. Summaries of the panel presentations and discussion for the first and second sessions of the workshop were published in the June and September issues of this magazine. This issue contains similar information on the third and final session. Panelists spoke on the development, implementation, and enforcement of noise control regulations in their country at local, state, and national levels. Presentations were made during the third session of the Global Noise Policy Workshop. A discussion session followed. Summaries of the presentations as well as a summary of the final discussion are included in this article.