Ecophon Acoustic Bulletin

Colin Campbell spoke with the organisers preparing Inter-noise 2011 in Osaka, Japan. He spoke with Congress President Ichiro Yamada, Head of Aviation Environment Research Centre, Airport Environment Improvement Foundation and Congress Secretary General Yamamoto Kohei, the Managing Director of Kobayasi institute of Physical Research who is also President of the Acoustical Society of Japan .
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Pierre Chigot made an interview with Nicolas Trompette, who is working at INRS. INRS is a French Institute competent in the area of occupational risk prevention.
Nicolas, presented a paper about noise in warehouses and also has a specific interest in sound in open plan solutions.

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Dr. Maria Klatte had a lecture named "Effects of classroom acoustic on performance and well being in elementary school Children: A field Study". She presented the interesting results and had a great response after her lecture.
Holger Brokmann took the chance to talk with her about the results and the importance of acoustic treatments in school buildings for children.

Dr. Maria Klatte

Listen to the Interview in german.
(SOUNDFILE)

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Pauli Pallaskorpi caught up with Valtteri, a Senior Research Scientist, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health during the conference at Inter-noise 2010. Click here for more about Valtteri's work

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Within 1km of the Congress centre the imposing road and rail bridge over the Tagus "Ponte sobre o Tejo"

Listen to the unique soundfile which characterises the popular area surrounding the bridge.

Colin Campbell spoke with Vitor Rosao Director at Doutorando Environmental Acoustics who explained....

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Carsten Svensson caught up with Claus at the Odeon stand to discuss their latest developments.

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One hour before she is expected to chair the session on sound in healthcare envrionments, we catch up with Kerstin Persson Waye, professor in occupational and environmental medicine with Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. We ask her to discuss the upcoming session and her lecture in particular.

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Monday afternoon, a short interview with Ann Charlotte Thysell of Tyrens in Sweden

Ann Charlotte Thysell is a technical doctor in acoustics and works as an acoustic consultant for Tyrens in Sweden.

What brings you to Inter-noise 2010, Ann-Charlotte?
- Most of all, a good mixture of all kinds of acoustic topis and especially within the field of building and room acoustics. And a meeting on Round Robin Tests planned on Thursday this week.

What topic is most interesting sofar and why?
- The session on classroom acoustics and especially Maria klatte's lecture. It is a clear and interesting study on the need to lower reverberation times, since her study showed that it affects the willingness of pupils of coming back to school after a leave.

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The conference is centred around noise and sustainability

Follow us throughout next week to keep up to date with interviews, articles and interesting issues during the conference.

If you want to know more about a specific topic at Inter-noise 2010 or if you want us to interview somebody specific, please contact us at acoustics@ecophon.se

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INTER-NOISE 2010, the 39th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 13-16 June, 2010. The Congress is sponsored by the International Institute of Noise Control Engineering (I-INCE), and is co-organized by the Portuguese Acoustical Society (SPA) and the Spanish Acoustical Society (SEA).

Click here for the conference website

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