Acoustical Society of India (ASI)
The Acoustical Society of India was established and registered
at Visakhapatnam on 31 July, 1971 with the major objective of
―the advancement of science and technology of all branches of
acoustics and the maintenance of high standards in such science and technology ; to increase and diffuse the knowledge of
acoustics and promote its practical applications.‖ The ASI
conducts a National Symposium on Acoustics every year with a
special theme. The ASI brings out the Journal of Acoustical
Society of India to disseminate the latest trends in Acoustics
among the professionals in the country. To encourage Indian
scientists and technologists, the society has constituted various
awards / honors. It is an active member of the International
Commission on Acoustics (ICA). The society is having more
than 30 local chapters and a combined membership of about
1100 members representing a wide spectrum of acoustical
specializations. It has 26 institutional members representing
Indian industry and 15 leading experts as honorary fellows of
the society.
CSIR– National Institute of Oceanography
Mission: To continuously improve our understanding of the seas around us and to translate
this knowledge to benefit all.
NSA-2015 Goa
National Symposium on Acoustics
―Acoustics for Ocean Environment‖
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM
The objective of the symposium is to have a deep insight on the acoustic
activities in the country and to trigger future research activities in the field.
The symposium would be attended by more than 150 Indian ASI /USI members and a few other participants who are researchers, acoustical experts,
students and practising specialists.
SPECIAL FEATURES
NSA—2015 Goa
National Symposium on Acoustics
―Acoustics for Ocean Environment‖
 M.S. Narayanan Memorial Lecture
Renowned Indian Acoustician in Transducers & Electro-acoustics,
ASI Vice-President (1990-92)
 Prof. Rais Ahmed Memorial Lecture
Educationist and Speech Scientist, ASI President (1979-80)
CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) with its
headquarters at Dona Paula, Goa, and regional centers at Kochi,
Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, is one of the 37 constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
(CSIR). NIO was established on 1 January 1966 following the
International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE) between 1962
and 1965.
The major research areas include the four traditional branches
of oceanography - biology, chemistry, physics and geology and
geophysics, besides ocean engineering, marine instrumentation
and archaeology. The institute has grown today into a large
oceanographic laboratory of international repute. The institute
has well equipped laboratories to conduct research in these and
multidisciplinary areas. The institute also operates research
vessels RV Sindhu Sadhana and RV Sindhu Sankalp equipped
with multidisciplinary oceanographic facilities. In addition to
basic research, the institute also carries out applied research
sponsored by the industry. The institute also provides consultancy on a number of issues including marine environmental
protection and coastal zone regulations. The institute has a
library with 15,000 books and 20,000 back volumes of research
journals, making it the best collection of printed literature on
ocean sciences in the country.
 Plenary and Invited Talks
 Exhibition of Acoustical Products & Equipment
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts
7 – 9 October, 2015
6 June 2015
CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography
Acceptance and Invitation to Submit
Manuscripts
26 June 2015
Dona Paula, Goa
Deadline for Receipt of Manuscripts
1 August 2015
Organised by
End of Early Bird Registration
1 August 2015
Acoustical Society of India (ASI)
&
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
NSA—2015 Goa
7 -9 October 2015
For further details, please contact:
Dr Bishwajit Chakraborty, Convenor,
email: bishwajit@nio.org
Shri A.K.Saran, Co-convenor,
email: saran@nio.org
http://www.nio.org
Ph: 91-832 2450318 Fax: 91-832 2450602
Venue:
CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography,
Dona Paula, Goa — 403004
COMMITTEES
EXHIBITION
CALL FOR PAPERS
Advisory Committee
Dr. S.W.A. Naqvi, Director, NIO, & Chairman NSA-2015
Dr. M.O. Garg, DG CSIR
Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, MoES
Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST
Dr.V.M.Katoch, DG ICMR & Secretary, DHR
Dr. Avinash Pant, Chairman, AICTE
Prof. R. Gadagkar, President , INSA
Dr. D.M.Salunke, INSA, Member Secretary
Shri Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, MNRES
Shri T.S. Jawahar, IAS, Sr. DDG, ICMR
Dr. B.N. Suresh, President, INAE
Shri Ashok Lavasa, Secretary, MoEF & CC
Dr. S. Rajan, Director, NCAOR
Dr. M Atamanand, Director, NIOT, Chennai
Dr. D. Sreenivasan, Past President, ASI
Dr. V.K.Attre, Past President, ASI
Prof. S.S. Agarwal, Past President, ASI
Prof. E.S.R. Gopal, Past President, ASI
Prof. M.L.Munjal, Past President, ASI
Dr. V Bhujang Rao, Past President, ASI
Prof. B.V.A. Rao, Past President, ASI
Dr. S.P.Singal, Past President, ASI
Prof. S.Narayanan, Past President, ASI
Dr. V.Mohanan, Past Chief Editor, ASI
Dr. V Rajendran, Past President, ASI
Prof. V.R.Singh, President, ASI
Technical Committee
Dr. G. V. Anand, Professor, IISc., Bangalore
Dr. R. Bahl, Professor, IIT Delhi
Dr. S.R. Savithri, Director AIISH, Mysore
Dr. R.N. Jindal, MoEF, New Delhi
Dr. A.K. Gupta, NIOS, NOIDA
Shri Brij Mohan, DRDO, New Delhi
Cdr. Vijay Singh, DRDO, New Delhi
Dr. D.D. Ebenezer, NPOL
Dr. S.K.Shrivastava, BU, Jhansi
Dr. T Ramprasad, Chief Scientist, NIO
Dr. G.Latha, NIOT, Chennai
Shri P.V.S. Ganesh Kumar, Vice-President ,ASI
Dr. Mahavir Singh, Secretary, ASI
Dr. I. Johnson, Jt. Secretary, ASI
Dr. Y.K.Yadav, Treasurer, ASI
Dr. B Chakraborty, Chief Editor, ASI & Convenor, NIO
Shri A.K. Saran, Co-Convenor, NIO
Local Organising Committee
Chairperson
Vice Chairperson
Convenor
Co-convenor
Members
Dr. SWA Naqvi
Dr. Rajiv Nigam
Dr. Bishwajit Chakraborty
Shri A.K.Saran
Dr. P.S. Rao
Dr. R. Mukhopadhyay
Dr. Rahul Sharma
Dr. A.K. Chaubey
Shri Sanjeev Afzalpurkar
Shri Vasudev Mahale
Shri Andrew Menezes
Shri Desmond Gracias
Shri William Fernandes
Director, NIO, Goa
Dy. Director, NIO, Goa
NIO, Goa
NIO, Goa
NIO, Goa
NIO, Goa
NIO, Goa
NIO, Goa
NIO, Goa
NIO, Goa
NIO, Goa
NIO, Goa
NIO, Goa
Guidelines for Submission of Papers
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Any original contribution / constructive review, not published
elsewhere
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Experimental investigation with definite conclusion
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Case studies of national importance
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Simulation studies with practical demonstration / results
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Design of instruments / system / software for acoustic
analysis & synthesis of signals
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Commercialism / Promotion Lectures should be avoided.
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The pages must be of A4 size and the full article should not
exceed 6 pages.
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All contributed submissions are welcome in all branches of
acoustics.
All communications with authors will be made through the
conference site of NIO website (www.nio.org). Submissions
through mail, fax or email would not be entertained.
Registration Fees
Category
Indian Participants
(INR)
Upto 1st August 2015
Non-ASI Members*
ASI Members*
Students*
Accompanying Person**
After 1st August 2015
5,000
4,000
2,000
2,000
5,500
4,500
2,500
2,500
Registration Fees Cover:
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Proceedings, book of abstracts, conference materials, lunch
and refreshments, cultural program, transport from venue to
place of accommodation and conference banquet.
**
Lunch and refreshments, Cultural program, transport from
venue to hotel and conference banquet.
Students must provide valid student ID card. For Registration
details, visit http://www.nio.org
Registration Fees do not cover accommodation charges.
Accomodation
Goa is a peak tourist destination during October season. The names of the
Hotels / Guest houses close to venue are listed below and advisories are
issued to reserve the rooms at an early date through hotel websites.
5 Star hotels Hotel Cidade-de-Goa
Hotel Grand Hyatt
Bambolim Beach resort
3 star hotels Sandalwood Hotel & Retreat
Prainha Resort by the Sea
L’ Hotel Eden
Chances resort
Medium Hotels
Near by Dona paula
Economy Hotels Taleigao, Dona paula
A/C double room
A/c double room
A/c double room
A/C double room
A/c Double room
A/c Double room
A/c Double room
A/c Double room
A/c Double room
INR 19000 / night
INR 18700 / night
INR 12,000 / night
INR 4600 / night
INR 7285 / night
INR 4689 /night
INR 5500 / night
INR 3500- 4500 / day
INR 2500—3500 /day
Dormitory rooms in NIO Science center / University Guest house will preferably be given to students.
For booking, please visit the hotel websites or Goa tourism websites
www.goatourism.gov.in
NSA-2015 Goa will gather more than 150 Indian and a few
international participants. An exhibition will be organized
covering ALL AREAS OF ACOUSTICS (Instruments, equipment,
software, services etc.) during the event days. In order to improve
the contact between the participants and exhibitors, the morning
and afternoon coffee breaks as well as the opening reception will
be organized within the exhibition areas. The booths will be
assigned on first – come, first serve basis.
Technical Details about the exhibition will be
available on the conference website.
A 5% discount will be given to Companies / Institutions that
have members of ASI on their staff.
SPONSORING
Warm welcome to the
companies and institutions wishing to sponsor the NSA-2015
Goa. Sponsor’s support will be mainly utilised to support
student participation in the conference. In order to have
common rules, the following grades have been established for
sponsors. For all sponsors, the general advantages are the
following:

The logo of the sponsor will be present on all printed
matters.
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A sponsor list will be included in the conference program
and abstract book (souvenir).

The sponsor presentation will be a part of conference CD:
for each sponsor, it will include a short description (1
page provided by the sponsor) with a link to sponsor’s
website.
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Standard Sponsor: Sponsoring Amount: r30,000
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Advantages: General advantages
Silver Sponsor: Sponsoring Amount:
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All Standard Sponsor advantages
In addition, a leaflet (less than 8 pages) will be included
in the bag of all the participants. Leaflets will be printed
by the sponsors and delivered on time for inclusion in the
bags.
Gold Sponsor: Sponsoring Amount:
r80,000
All Silver Sponsor advantages
In addition: together with Conference logo (or name), the
Sponsor logo (or name) will be printed on one conference
item (paid by Conference): pen, notepad, bag, etc.
The sponsor will be announced and clearly displayed.
Platinum Sponsor: Sponsoring Amount: r1,00000
All Gold Sponsor advantages
Other advantages to be discussed with the Organizing
Committee.
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r
50,000
ADVERTISEMENTS
Souvenir (abstract book) consists of highlights of technical
programme, delegates list and abstracts. It will be distributed to
all participants. Advertisements in this book provides a golden
opportunity for industries and others to advertise their
products and services for future business and growth.
Advertisements rates and technical details will be
available on the conference page of NIO website
( www.nio.org)