ASA Press Conference
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ASA Invites Media to Acoustics Meeting in Honolulu, Dec. 1-5
In-person sessions and livestreamed press conferences to highlight the latest advancements in the science of sound #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
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HONOLULU, Nov. 4, 2025 — The Acoustical Society of America and the Acoustical Society of Japan are co-hosting a joint meeting Dec. 1-5, in Honolulu at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. ASA and ASJ will offer in-person sessions throughout the week and host livestreamed press conferences Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 4.
This scientific conference brings together interdisciplinary groups of acoustics professionals to discuss the latest advancements from a variety of fields, including physics, medicine, music, architecture, animal biology, and engineering. While in Honolulu, experts will present work on topics that include new ultrasonic imaging technologies, the use of sound for pest control, the ideal artificial electric vehicle noise, and the calls of elephant seals. Conference highlights can be found on social media by using the #ASA189 and #ASA_ASJ2025 hashtags.
Reporters are invited to attend in-person sessions at no cost (registration details below).
Media are also encouraged to participate in a series of virtual press conferences, featuring a selection of newsworthy sessions, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 4. Times and topics will be announced in the coming weeks. Journalists may pre-register by emailing media@aip.org.
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- 1pAB6 – Remember the titans: Long-term memory of social competitors among male northern elephant seals
- 1pNSb6 – Design of approach informing sound for quiet vehicles and subjective evaluation under laboratory and real vehicle experiments
- 2pMU1- How musicians express intended bodily movement directions through acoustic features
- 3aAA2 – Optimizing typical wall and floor constructions for global warming potential and sound insulation performance
- 4aBAa5 – Active metamaterials for ultrasound imaging through the skull
- 4aABb9 – Wax moths: Ultrasonic hearing and potential pest control
- 5aPA13 – Sound source localization for search and rescue using direct wave extraction based on a unit circle formulation of the moment problem
More information on these and all other meeting sessions is available via ASA’s meeting page and in the technical program.
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Main Meeting Website: https://acousticalsociety.org/honolulu-2025/
Technical Program: https://eppro02.ativ.me/web/planner.php?id=ASAASJ25
ASA PRESS ROOM
In the coming weeks, ASA’s Press Room will be updated with newsworthy stories and the press conference schedule at https://acoustics.org/asa-press-room/.
LAY LANGUAGE PAPERS
ASA will also share dozens of lay language papers about topics covered at the conference. Lay language papers are summaries (300-500 words) of presentations written by scientists for a general audience. They will be accompanied by photos, audio, and video. Learn more at https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/.
PRESS REGISTRATION
ASA will grant free registration to credentialed and professional freelance journalists. If you are a reporter and would like to attend the meeting and/or press conferences, contact AIP Media Services at media@aip.org. For urgent requests, AIP staff can also help with setting up interviews and obtaining images, sound clips, or background information.
ABOUT THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
The Acoustical Society of America is the premier international scientific society in acoustics devoted to the science and technology of sound. Its 7,000 members worldwide represent a broad spectrum of the study of acoustics. ASA publications include The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (the world’s leading journal on acoustics), JASA Express Letters, Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustics Today magazine, books, and standards on acoustics. The society also holds two major scientific meetings each year. See https://acousticalsociety.org/.
ABOUT THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
ASJ publishes a monthly journal in Japanese, the Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan as well as a bimonthly journal in English, Acoustical Science and Technology, which is available online at no cost https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/ast. These journals include technical papers and review papers. Special issues are occasionally organized and published. The Society also publishes textbooks and reference books to promote acoustics associated with various topics. See https://acoustics.jp/en/.