Organizing Committee: Peter Dahl, Co-Chair University of Washington (206) 543-2667 dahl@apl.washington.edu Ross Chapman, Co-Chair University of Victoria (250) 472-5450 chapman@uvic.ca Charles Schmid Acoustical Society of America (206) 842-6001 charles@aip.org Scientific Program Committee: Whitlow Au University of Hawaii Ross Chapman University of Victoria Peter Dahl University of Washington Stan Dosso University of Victoria John Kelley University of Alaska Fairbanks Fenghua Li Institute of Acoustics, Beijing Jungyul Na Hanyang University Gerald D'Spain Scripps Institution of Oceanography Robert Spindel University of Washington Lisa Zurk Portland State University Sponsored by:   Office of Naval Research   Acoustical Society of America   Canadian Acoustical Association   Acoustical Society of China   Acoustical Society of Korea   Acoustical Society of Japan

Pacific Rim Underwater Acoustics Conference 2007 3–5 October 2007 Vancouver, BC, Canada Overview    |    Registration    |    Proceedings    |    Travel / Accommodations    |    Abstract Submissions   CONFERENCE THEME: Underwater Ambient Noise: Characterization, Applications, and Impacts inversion of noise for environmental parameters and other applications of ambient noise noise sources (including marine organisms), the ambient noise budget environmental impacts of noise on marine life short- and long-term temporal trends in ambient noise noise coherence in time and space vector (combined) sensor noise measurements noise in under-ice environments noise impacts related to sonar signal processing noise generation and propagation modeling noise measurement instrumentation and platforms   FEATURED SPEAKERS: Douglas Cato Defence Science and Technology Organisation and University of Sydney Institute of Science, Australia Valery Gordienko Moscow State University, Russia William Kuperman Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA Qihu Li Institute of Acoustics, Beijing, China   INVITED SPEAKERS: Rex Andrew Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington Mike Buckingham Scripps Institution of Oceanography Francine Desharnais DRDC, Atlantic, CANADA George Frisk Florida Atlantic University Boris Katsnelson Voronezh University, RUSSIA Kevin Heaney Oasis, Inc. Martin Siderius Heat, Light and Sound Research Lisa Zurk Portland State University   CONFERENCE FEE: $250 if received by 9 July 2007 $300 if received after 9 July 2007 Registrants at OCEANS 2007 in Vancouver receive a 25% discount off the cost of registration. $100 for students currently enrolled in a graduate study program Fee includes evening receptions on 3 and 4 October, and a bound volume of extended abstracts to be distributed at the opening of the conference.   FOR STUDENTS: Limited travel expense subsidies are available for students from the Acoustical Society of America. Contact PRUAC@apl.washington.edu for more information.   ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS: 30 April 2007   Preliminary abstracts due — maximum 200 words 9 July 2007   Extended abstracts due — maximum 2 pages including figure(s) and table(s)     QUESTIONS? PRUAC@apl.washington.edu