Are green schools acoustically sound? How do dolphins and whales hear underwater? How can we protect manatees from getting hit by ships? What secrets will comparing English, German, Hindi, and Arabic languages reveal? Can we detect hidden cars in forests and buried mines underwater? What is the effect of noise in the home? How does the brain deal with sound?

These are a few of the many questions that will be addressed at the 156th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) held November 10-14, 2008 in Miami, FL. Convening at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami, acoustical scientists and engineers will present some 660 talks and posters related to acoustics, a cross-section of diverse disciplines devoted to architecture, underwater research, psychology, physics, animal bioacoustics, medicine, music, noise control, and speech.

WEBSITES OF INTEREST/MORE INFORMATION

• Main meeting web site.

• Downloadable meeting program.

• Hotel and other travel information.