143rd
Meeting of the ASA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tuesday, June 4, 2002
Present at the Women in Acoustics committee meeting were: Mardi
Hastings, Jennifer Watson (for Lisa Zurk), Lily Wang, David T. Bradley,
Peggy Nelson, Laurel Reilly-Raska, Rebecca Nadel, Ilene Busch-Vishniac,
Martha Larson, Chi-Fang Chen, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, and Nancy
Timmerman. After introductions, the minutes of the Fort Lauderdale
meeting were approved. They had been previously distributed for
comment.
The Young Investigator Travel award was discussed. Five awardees
were recognized and checks distributed at the luncheon. Because
of the increasing number of applicants, it was decided to ask for
a paragraph from applicants describing their financial need. This
is in addition to the curriculum vitae and scholarly record. It
was also decided to set the application date two to three weeks
before the hotel registration deadline, starting with Nashville.
The award will be coordinated by Ellen Livingston and Lisa Zurk
for Cancun and by Lisa Zurk and Lily Wang for Nashville.
The WIA web site was discussed. Ellen Livingston and David Bradley
have been working on updating the member list, the Young Investigator
Award list, and other awards (such as Ilene's Silver Medal). Links
are to be added to member information. In addition, a list of fellows
of the ASA is to be assembled and included on the web site.
The Women in Acoustics Luncheon was discussed. Fees are to increase
to $15 in advance/$20 at the door for Cancun, but revert to $10
in advance and $15 at the door for Nashville. The student rate remains
at $5 at the door. The luncheon had 74 attendees with pre-paid tickets.
Again, membership forms, a sign-in sheet and recognition of women
officers and technical committee affiliations occurred. The luncheon
went smoothly thanks to Courtney Burroughs and ASA staffers.
A survey had been done on the proposal to have "double blind"
reviews for JASA. Six of 23 people solicited returned comments.
The views were evenly split for and against the idea. One European
member was strongly for having a double blind review process. One
was strongly against, pointing out that, in most cases, one can
tell who the author is by other clues. It was voted to request statistics
of the Publication Policy Board on the number of male and female
authors submitting and accepted over a two-year period. At the June
5 Publication Policy meeting, it was agreed to assemble the requested
data for July 1, 2001 to December 2002, and to report the results
at Cancun.
Advancement was discussed and ideas came up for mentoring or one-on-ones
to assist newer members.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy S. Timmerman, P.E.
Chair, WIA Committee
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