Exhibitions and Sponsoring Key Dates First announcement

Companies are invited to take part in the ICSV16

exhibition. All refreshment breaks, including morning and Proposals for Structured
afternoon tea and lunch, will be held within the exhibition Sessions and Workshops: 1 November 2008
area. In addition, the exhibition area is located near to the Submission of Abstracts (300 words): 1 December 2008
scientific program lecture halls, thus guaranteeing a high Notification of Acceptance: 28 February 2009
level of delegate visitation. All exhibitors are also invited
Submission of Full-Length
to present a scientific paper.
Papers (8 pages): 31 March 2009
Many attractive possibilities for sponsorship are also Deadline for Early Registration: 31 March 2009
available, allowing for choice of best-suited option to
present company or product.
Congress Secretariat Congress Management KRAKÓW
The exhibition and sponsorship prospectus, giving
ICSV16 Secretariat Symposium Cracoviense, Ltd.
5-9 JULY 2009
complete detailed information as well as relevant
application forms and contact details is ready for ul. Akademicka 16 ul. Krupnicza 3
downloading at the Congress website: www.icsv16.org. 44-100 Gliwice, Poland 31-123 Kraków, Poland
Tel: +48 32 2372767 Tel: +48 12 4227600
Fax: +48 32 2372127 Fax: +48 12 4213857
Registration E-mail: icsv16@icsv16.org E-mail: info@symposium.pl
Registration will be available via the Congress website.
The Sixteenth International
The fees are given in EUR. The full registration fee
includes Book of Abstracts, Proceedings (on CD-ROM), Further Information Congress on Sound and Vibration
attendance of all scientific sessions and the Exhibition, Further information about the 16th International Congress on
coffee breaks, lunches, Welcome Reception, Banquet, Sound and Vibration is accessible on the Congress website:
Under the Auspices of:
Kraków Sightseeing tour. Student registration fee does • International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV)
• Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Acoustics
not include Banquet. Accompanying person fee does not www.icsv16.org • Polish Acoustical Society (PTA)
include Book of Abstracts and Proceedings. • AGH University of Science and Technology,
Registration fees for different categories are summarised Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics
in the following table: • Silesian University of Technology,
Institute of Automatic Control

Category Early Late In Cooperation with:

(paid by 31 March) (paid by 31 May)
• International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
IIAV Member 470 530 (IUTAM)
Non-IIAV Member 530 590 • American Society of Mechanical Engineers International
Student 270 300 (ASME International)
Accompanying person 140 170 • Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

The registration fee entitles only to one paper International Organising Committee:
presentation. Additional presentations are each charged Chair: Malcolm J. Crocker, USA
an ‘extra paper fee’ of EUR 100. Extra Banquet ticket Luis Bento Coelho, Portugal
costs EUR 60. Samir Gerges, Brazil
Barry M. Gibbs, UK
Colin H. Hansen, Australia
Accommodation Nickolay I. Ivanov, Russia
Finn Jacobsen, Denmark
A variety of hotel rooms in the close vicinity to the David E. Newland, UK
Congress venue in all categories, including cheap student Jan W. Verheij, Netherlands
dormitories and exclusive five star hotels are already
reserved at reasonable prices. Detailed information on Local Organising Committee:
accommodation can be found on the Congress website. Chair: Marek Pawe∏czyk, Gliwice, Poland
Vice-Chair: Jacek CieÊlik, Krakow, Poland
Secretary: Dariusz Bismor, Gliwice, Poland
 Invitation
We are pleased to welcome you to the 16th International
Congress on Sound and Vibration ICSV16 to be held in
Kraków, Poland, from 5 to 9 July 2009. ICSV16 is one of the
largest congresses in the world in the fields of acoustics,
noise and vibration, and therefore is a major opportunity for
you to present your latest results and learn about the most
advanced theories, technologies and applications. It is the
annual premier world event organised by the International
Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV). The Congress will
be held under the honorary patronage of the Major of the
City of Kraków, Jacek Majchrowski.
Congress Venue
The venue of ICSV16 is the AGH University of Science and
Technology, Kraków, Poland.
Krakow has traditionally been one of the leading centres of
Polish scientific, cultural and artistic life. The intellectual
environment of Krakow is created by 22 universities, nearly
20,000 academic lecturers and 190,000 students. As the
former capital of Poland with a history encompassing over a
thousand years, the city remains the spiritual heart of
Poland. It is a major attraction for local and international
tourists and welcomes seven million visitors annually. In
1978, UNESCO added Krakow's historic centre to the list of
World Heritage Sites.
To learn more about Kraków visit www.krakow.pl/en.
Social Programme
The social programme prepared for the enjoyment of both
the participants of ICSV16 and accompanying persons
includes Welcome Reception, Banquet (except the student
registration fee), Farewell Cocktail and a tour of Kraków. A
rich and attractive optional social programme includes:
Kraków Old Town Tour, Royal Wawel Castle Tour,
Jagiellonian University Tour, Wieliczka Salt Mine Tour,
Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum of Martyrdom Tour, Kraków
Jewish Trail, Dunajec River Gorge and Niedzica Castle
Tour, John Paul II Route (including Wadowice), Pieskowa
Skala and the Ojcowski National Park Tour, Wooden
Architecture Trail, and Zakopane & Tatra Mountains Tour.
All tours are served by English-speaking guides.
Scientific Programme
The main topics of the 16th International Congress on
Sound and Vibration include, but are not limited to the
following (in alphabetical order):
• Acoustical Holography
• Acoustics and Vibration Theory
• Active and Semi-active Vibration Control
• Active Noise Control
• Active Structural Acoustic Control
• Aero-Acoustics and Aviation Noise
• Architectural and Building Vibro-Acoustics
• Audiology, Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants
• Bioacoustics
• Boundary Element Method
• Combustion Noise and Thermo-Acoustics
• Community and Environmental Noise
• Condition Monitoring and Vibration Testing
• Damping Technology and Materials
• Duct Acoustics
• Education in Acoustics, Noise and Vibration
• Engineering Acoustics
• Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis
• Finite Element Method
• Flow Induced Noise
• Fluid-Structure Interaction
• Hardware and Software Platforms
• Hearing Protection
• Human Response to Noise and Vibration
• Hydroacoustics
• Industrial Noise
• Infrasound
• Machinery Health Monitoring
• Measurement Techniques and Sensors
• Modal Analysis
• Molecular and Quantum Acoustics
• Musical Acoustics
• Noise and Vibration in Ships and Vehicles
• Noise Impact Assessment
• Noise Modelling and Mapping
• Noise Source Identification
• Nonlinear Acoustics and Vibration
• Numerical Methods for Acoustics and Vibration
• Outdoor Sound Propagation
• Passive Noise and Vibration Control
• Pattern Recognition in Acoustics and Vibration
• Physical Acoustics
• Psychological / Physiological Acoustics
• Railway Noise and Vibration
• Signal Processing in Acoustics and Vibration
• Sound and Speech Synthesis
• Sound Intensity
• Sound Quality
• Speech and Speaker Recognition
• Speech Impediments and Treatment
• Speech Intelligibility and Communication
• Standards in Acoustics, Noise and Vibration
• Structural Acoustics and Vibration
• Transportation and Urban Noise
• Ultrasound and Ultrasonic Measurements
• Urban Sound Design
• Vibration of Smart and Composite Material Systems
• Wave Propagation in Fluids, Solids and Structures
Submission of Abstracts & Full Papers
All authors are kindly requested to submit an abstract (300
words maximum) related to the topics of the Congress
through the Congress website www.icsv16.org.
In case of any questions please do not hesitate to contact
the Congress secretariat by e-mail icsv16@icsv16.org.