American Association for the Advancement of Science Congressional and Executive Branch Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

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1 American Association for the Advancement of Science Congressional and Executive Branch Science & Technology Policy Fellowships Application for Scientific Society Partnership (Please feel free to attach and refer to program documents) Name of Organization: Acoustical Society of America Address: Contact/s: 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 1NO1 Melville NY Charles Schmid, Executive Director Elaine Moran, Office Manager Telephone/Fax: Charles Schmid, Executive Director Elaine Moran, Office Manager Phone: Fax: Charles Schmid, Executive Director Charles@aip.org Elaine Moran, Headquarters Office Manager Elaine@aip.org URL: NOTE: Organizations that intend to co-sponsor congressional or executive branch fellowships under an affiliation with AAAS must submit separate applications. The applications will be considered together by the AAAS Congressional Fellowship Advisory Committee. Please provide information about your organization -- its mission, history, functions and activities: The purpose of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) as stated in its bylaws is to increase and diffuse the knowledge of acoustics and promote its practical application. A brief history of the Society may be found at: The ASA is the world s premier scientific society devoted to acoustics with 7,500 members in 70 countries. The ASA holds two meetings each year, usually in North America, with attendance varying between 1,000 and 2,000.The Society also has held meetings in China and Europe which are jointly sponsored with other acoustical societies. The ASA supports the development of ANSI, ISO and IEC standards on various topics in acoustics. There are 13 technical committees which cover diverse fields of acoustics ranging from noise and physical acoustics to animal bioacoustics and musical acoustics. The Society also has over 20 administrative committees, three of which are Education in Acoustics (see ExploreSound.org), Public Relations, and Panel on Public Policy. (See articles related to public policy in ASA s magazine Acoustics Today < Which of the following categories best describes your organization: professional association, trade association, foundation, business/industry or other? Scientific organization When was your organization founded? 1929 Does your organization have 501(c)3 status? Yes If not, please indicate other status.

2 AAAS Congressional/Executive Branch Partner Scientific Society Application Page 2 Provide the name, mission, frequency and circulation of any professional journal(s) published by your organization: Name: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Mission: To distribute information on research and practical applications in acoustics Frequency and Circulation: Distributed to about 7,000 of ASA s 7,500 members, and to 900 institutions which include libraries and corporations engaged in acoustical research Size: about 9,000 pages per year What is the total budget for lobbying for your organization, and what is the focus of your lobbying activities? No funds are budgeted for lobbying. ASA members occasionally are asked to participate in Congressional committee hearings on issues related to noise and effects on noise. ASA submits letters on legislation. Does your organization have one or more registered lobbyists? No If yes, how many. Is your organization 1) a membership association or 2) an umbrella organization of scientific societies? If the former, please indicate how many individual members. If the latter, please indicate how many society members. 1) Membership organization. If you answered #1 above, please provide the percentage breakdown of educational degrees of your individual paid members as a percentage of overall membership? Highest Academic Degree 66.2 % - PhD/DrSci/DrEng 18.0 % - Masters 10.6 % - Bachelors 00.9 % - MD 04.0 % - Other 00.3 % - None Based on 5202 Responses If your organization is an individual membership association, what percentage of your membership is involved primarily in: Research and/or education: about 50% (College/University + some Govt. and Industry) Applied professional practice: about 30% Clinical/Medical practice: about 2% Other, please explain: see below Employer Type 40.6 % - College/University 16.5 % - Self Employed Consultant 11.7 % - Industry 11.7 % - Govt./Govt. Funded 7.8 % - Retired 2.1 % - Student 2.4 % - Contractor 2.0 % - Not for Profit 1.4 % - Other Based on 4953 Responses

3 AAAS Congressional/Executive Branch Partner Scientific Society Application Page 3 Does your organization fund scientific/technical research or education initiatives or provide individual research or education grants/scholarships? If yes, please describe. The ASA offers many fellowships, grants, prizes and scholarships ranging from $800 to $50,000 per year. For details, please see: for prizes and for student and international grants. Please detail the source(s) of funding for your organization s Congressional and/or Executive Branch Fellow(s). If the fellowship is named, for example in honor of an individual, please explain the connection and any role of the donor(s) in the fellowship (see the External Funding Policy to ensure compliance). The funding for ASA s share of the AIP/ASA Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship is provided by ASA s operational fund. It should be noted that ASA had its own Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program in the past ( ). In 2009 the Society decided to re-enter the program by partnering with the American Institute of Physics (AIP), providing about half the fellowship. Explain the mission and structure of your fellowships, including the relationship between your organization and the Fellow (see the Ethics Policy to ensure compliance). The AIP-ASA Fellow provides a scientist or engineer who is a member of one or more AIP member Societies (which includes the Acoustical Society of America) an opportunity to serve a one-year term as a congressional fellow, for the purpose of learning firsthand how scientific and technical expertise can contribute to public policy issues. Describe how your organization recruits and selects Fellows. Please include details on the minimum qualifications, components of the application, criteria that will be used to evaluate applicants, and composition of the selection committee. As discussed above, the ASA has partnered with AIP for a Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship. AIP s web site explains the application requirements for candidates. The ASA/AIP Congressional Science Selection Committee consists of 5 members, one ex-officio and one recent Congressional Fellow. AIP employs a staff person to coordinate the program. Applications can be found at: Does your organization ascribe to the free-agent concept for Fellows (allowing Fellows to determine their placement of choice, not directing Fellows to any particular office(s) or committee(s), not mandating an emphasis on any particular issues)? Yes Does your organization have a code of ethics for your Fellows? If so, please attach. AIP uses the AAAS code of ethics. Please attach a copy of your fellowship contract or memorandum of agreement (a draft document is acceptable). See Attachment Is your organization an affiliate (through the Executive Office) of AAAS? Yes

4 AAAS Congressional/Executive Branch Partner Scientific Society Application Page 4 If selected as a partner scientific society, will your association/fellowship program agree to abide by the free agent rule and the ethics policies of the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (see the AAAS Fellowships website at fellowships.aaas.org)? Yes Will any other organization(s) co-sponsor the fellowships? If so, please provide the name of the organization(s) below. Each co-sponsoring organization must submit a separate partnership application, unless you are an umbrella entity consisting of other scientific societies. If the latter, please list your member societies. As described above, ASA partners with the AIP. If you have any questions please contact Julie Zimmerman at jzimmerm@aaas.org or (202)

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