Organisational Structure for the International Year of Sound 2020

An array of exciting events and activities for the International Year of Sound 2020 will originate with the ICA centrally, the ICA Member Societies, groups involved with acoustics, and with La Semaine du Son. These are described in more detail on the Activities page.

Coordination of events will be an important part of the International Year of Sound, to keep everyone informed about what is being done across the world and to publicize the events. In this regard, several committees have been put in place:

• Coordinating Committee with representation from all ICA Member Societies and International Affiliates
• Liaison Committee to provide coordination between the ICA and the Semaine du Son organisations
• Steering Committee to coordinate all activities of the IYS 2020 which will include events managed by the Coordinating Committee and the Liaison Committee

Additionally, activities organised by other groups (Affiliated Groups) will be publicized.

Coordinating Committee

The IYS Coordinating Committee is comprised of representatives from each ICA Member Society and ICA International Affiliate. Each member organisation/society was asked to designate a coordinator to be the primary contact with the ICA IYS steering committee. The coordinator will discuss with the organization/society the events/activities that can be undertaken during 2020 and will help to promote one or more aspects of acoustics. The list of representatives is presented below. Their email addresses can be made to appear by clicking on the buttons. In turn, clicking these links should launch an email, although how this happens will depend on the settings of your browser and computer; you can always copy and paste the email addresses into your email application.

Liaison Committee

The International Year of Sound is working closely with La Semaine du Son (LSdS) with the goal to expand the opportunities for the activities of LSdS following coordination with more national organisations and will provide the opportunity for the expansion and continuation into the coming decades. The ICA and LSdS have created a Liaison Committee to coordinate the IYS 2020.

Steering Committee

The ICA-IYS 2020 Steering Committee is in place to coordinate all the activities of the IYS 2020, which will include events managed by ICA Member Societies and supporting Organisations. Members of this Committee are representatives from all the ICA Regions.

Affiliated Groups

Does your group, committee, or organisation wish to hold an outreach or educational event during IYS 2020 to help raise awareness of the importance of sound in our lives? Let us know via the Event Form and we can include your events in our Calendar of Events.