Arctic Noise Testing

Ambient noise monitoring is conducted on the Arctic ice at –50ºF, with sound measurement instrumentation kept warm inside of an insulated enclosure with a silent propane-powered thermo-electric generator that produces heat and electricity.  This is used to predict the environmental noise impact on native wildlife of a future gas processing plant.  (HFP Acoustical Consultants)

Aircraft acoustic holography

Blue Ridge Research and Consulting and Brigham Young University are developing a Near-Field Acoustic Holography measurement system to better understand noise from the new generation of military jet aircraft, and the resultant exposure to ground maintenance personnel and the community at large. (Michael James, Blue Ridge Research and Consulting.)

Truck Testing

A heavy truck undergoing acoustical testing. (Blachford Acoustics Laboratory)

INCE-USA

The Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA (INCE/USA) is a non-profit professional organization incorporated in Washington, DC. A primary purpose of the Institute is to promote engineering solutions to environmental, product, machinery, industrial and other noise problems. INCE/USA is a Member Society of the International Institute of Noise Control Engineering, an international consortium of organizations with interests in acoustics and noise control.  

For an early history of INCE/USA please click HERE.

INCE News & Events

Noise-Con 2013 and Wind Turbine Noise 2013 Conferences

Registration  and paper upload is now open for people wishing to register for Noise-Con 2013.  The paper upload deadline is May 13, 2013. 

For people attending both conferences, you should register for both on the Noise-Con 2013 website.

Go to http://www.inceusa.org/nc13 and click on the Registration link on the left hand side of the website.  On completion of the Registration, you should make a note of the registration number which you will need if you are also uploading a Noise-Con 2013 paper. 

Note however, you must submit Wind Turbine Noise Papers by following instructions on the Wind Turbine Noise 2013 Conference website. We will communicate the joint registration information to the WTN 2013 organizing committee. 

EnergyOcean International 2013

The 9th Annual Energy Ocean International Conference & Exhibition is headed to Boston! Hundreds of industry stakeholders representing every aspect of the Offshore Renewable Energy Industry will unite for Energy Ocean International’s technical program which is established as the primary educational platform and networking forum for the industry. 

Noise-Con 2013 & Wind Turbine Noise 2013

Noise-Con 2013 & Wind Turbine Noise 2013 will be held together in Denver, Colorado.  

Noise-Con 2013 will take place August 26 - 28, 2013, and Wind Turbine Noise 2013 will begin on the evening of August 27 - 30, 2013.  

Noise-Con 2013 and Wind Turbine Noise 2013 conference hotel is the Marriott Denver City Center downtown, Denver, CO, USA.   

If you would like more information about Noise-Con 2013 please contact the congress secretariat at ibo@inceusa.org.  

If you would like more information about the Wind Turbine Noise 2013 please contact the congress secretariat at cathy@cmmsoffice.demon.co.uk.  

INTER-NOISE 2013

INTER-NOISE 2013, the 42nd International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, will be held in Innsbruck, Austria from 15-18 September 2013 . The Congress is sponsored by the International Institute of Noise Control Engineering (I-INCE), and is being organized by the Austrian Noise Abatement Association (Österreichischer Arbeitsring für Lärmbekämpfung) (ÖAL). 

INCE/USA Announces the Leo Beranek Student Medal for Excellence in the Study of Noise Control

This special Medal was established by the Board of Directors of INCE/USA on 2010 October 24 to recognize excellence in the study of noise-control by undergraduate and graduate students at academic institutions in North America that have courses in, or related to, noise-control engineering including practical applications. Visit the award page for further information.

Contact INCE

INCE Business Office
100 E. Washington St.,
Springfield, Illinois, 62701.
Phone: (217) 528-9945
Fax: (283) 654-6545
E-mail: ibo@inceusa.org