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tention Deficit Disorder), will be presented. Researchers will discuss recommended acoustic criteria for architects to help them design classrooms with intelligible speech . Finally, they will offer practical solutions to the administrative, financial and political obstacles to implementing good classroom acoustics.

Registration for the workshop is $100 and includes lunch on Saturday. For registration information, contact Elaine Moran of ASA at 516-576-2360. Reporters who wish to cover the workshop may get complimentary registration by contacting John Erdreich at 973-731-7002.

With nearly 7000 members, the Acoustical Society of America is the largest scientific organization in the United States devoted to acoustics. The National Council of Acoustical Consultants is a worldwide professional organization, based in New Jersey, whose members consult on sound, noise, vibration, and hearing to architects, engineers, and attorneys. The City University of New York Speech and Hearing Department conducts research in the hearing sciences, and trains clinicians in the practice of audiology and speech and language pathology.

WORKSHOP INFORMATION ON THE WEB: Soon to be posted on the ASA Web Page (http://asa.aip.org ); for specific URL contact Elaine Moran of ASA at For further information, please contact John Erdreich, Ostergaard Acoustical Associates 973-731-7002,

Elaine Moran, Acoustical Society of America 516-576-2360, elaine@aip.org

SOME NEWS ARTICLES ON CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS
"Acoustical Society Sounds a Warning on Air Conditioners,"
by Doug Smith, LA Times, December 3, 1997
"In Classroom Dronings, Johnny Can't Hear, Either,"
by Jeffrey Chuang, Dallas Morning News, June 30, 1997
"Gym Noise Could Pose Harm to P.E. Teachers,"
by Stephen Strauss, Toronto Globe & Mail, June 26, 1997

SOME WRITEUPS ON CL
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Contact: John Erdreich, Ostergaard Acoustical Associates
acoustic@I-2000.com
973-731-7002
American Institute of Physics
2-Nov-1998


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