Proposal for International Year of Sound 2019 - by Prof Jean-Dominique Polack - World Health ...

Proposal for
International Year of Sound
           2019

  by Prof Jean-Dominique Polack

The International Year will use Sound to develop
Education and Outreach for Society and the World

     For Sound features in all aspects of life:
Culture – Creativity – Nature – Health – Science –
Technology – Development – Education – History

Culture   Environment   Health   Education

Motivation for International Year of Sound
To encourage worldwide awareness and education based
on the role sound and vibration plays in all aspects of our
life, in nature, and in cultural heritage:
• using sound for the benefit of man and society
• controlling noise and protecting hearing
An International Year of Sound will contribute
significantly to fulfilling the missions of UNESCO in
building peace and understanding around the world,
sustainable development and intercultural dialogue
through education, science, culture and communication.

Mission
 Global initiative to highlight the importance of sound in
all aspects of life.
Will consist of coordinated activities on regional,
 national and international levels.
    Activities to educate on the role of sound and hearing
     in all aspects of our society.
    Activities to stimulate interest in STEM : science,
     technology and engineering.

Themes and Activities
An International Year of Sound will focus the world on
how sound is an integral part of society and has inspired
art, music, literature and philosophy across the centuries.
The year will also promote the applications of science and
technology in dealing with sound and vibration and using
it for the benefit of mankind.

Some examples
Song to unify the world                        International Noise Awareness Day
                                               World Hearing Day
..groups and choirs around the world will sing ..will highlight living with a hearing loss and
it in their regional style and interpretation. achievements such as cochlear implants PLUS
This could be synchronised around the world an emphasis on the importance of controlling
with the aim to achieve a world record.        and reducing noise at work and in recreation.

Major achievements in Sound                       Listening to our world
…for each month of the International Year of      ….guided “sound walks” for community to
Sound - information on each achievement will      listen to the sounds that are around them, to
provide a focus for exhibitions, museums and      appreciate what they represent and to
education in schools.                             understand how they are created.

Sound Science and Technology and Education        Sound that you don’t hear
…educational kits using the principles of sound   ….the varied uses of ultrasound and infrasound
for a range of levels of education using modern   including medical and industry and geophysics
technology to assist and stimulate education      will be one of the promotions during the year.

Why 2019?
50 years since:
      first verbal communication from space: from the Apollo 11 mission;
      the first Woodstock Music Festival, a pivotal moment in popular music.
100 years since the births, deaths and achievements of key pioneers in sound:
      Lord Rayleigh - the father of the study of sound and wave motion;
      Wallace Clement Sabine - first to study of ideal acoustic properties for concert rooms;
      Lamar Worzel - discovered the existence of shadow zones in the water;
      Henry Higginson - the philanthropy led to foundation of the Boston Symphony
      Orchestra;
      Johannes Stark - awarded the Nobel prize for his discovery of the Doppler effect.
120 years since:
      Birth of Georg von Békésy - Nobel Prize for his work on the cochlea and hearing.
200 years since:
      the publication on the invention of the stethoscope by Laennec.
500 years since:
        death of Leonardo da Vinci – first descriptions of sound waves.

Contributions to STEM
Sound and music - a basis for stimulating STEM interest at all
levels of education.
Education kits - for teachers at primary, secondary and
tertiary.
Students encouraged to express their feelings about sound,
music and soundscapes.
Modern technology – the laptop, sound card and the internet -
will be utilized to create sound demonstrations.
Community engagement via citizen science projects such as
monitoring/reporting wildlife sounds.

Outreach and Capacity Building
Sound will impact and excite all communities - similar to
the International Year of Light.
Projects on sound from simple low cost through to
sophisticated high technology.
Special sessions from international conferences in 2019
beamed live to Africa and Asia - encourage capacity
building and involvement with STEM.
The legacy of the year will be a greater involvement of
those in Africa and Asia in the establishment of National
Acoustics Organisations

Enhance Current Projects
The universal involvement of sound in all aspects of our life means that
sound can be applied to enhance current UNESCO projects including:
• Education for the 21st Century
• Fostering freedom of expression
• Protecting heritage and fostering creativity
• Learning to live together
• Building knowledge societies
• One planet, one ocean
• Science for sustainable future
As well it can contribute to other major projects such as :
European Union project PERFORM (Participatory Engagement with
Scientific and Technological Research through Performance) and the
IOP for Africa which provides training for teachers in Africa – projects on
sound can contribute

Initiative of the International Commission for Acoustics
       Over 50 member societies around the world

International Steering Committee
•   Marion Burgess (Australia) – President of the International
      Institute Noise Control Engineering
•   Michael Taroudakis (Greece) – President of the International
      Commission for Acoustics
•   Michael Vorländer (Germany) – Chairman for Acoustics 2019
      Aachen
•   Michael Stinson (Canada) – President Acoustical Society of
      America
•   Jean-Dominique Polack (France) - Institut Jean le Rond
      d'Alembert, Université Pierre et Marie Curie

Wide range of supporting organisations
                   International Council for Science (ICSU)
                   International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
                   International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM)
European Acoustics Association                         Iberoamerican Federation of Acoustics
International Institute Noise Control Engineering      International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration
Audio Engineering Society                              European Physical Society
International Congress on Ultrasonics                  International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise
Western Pacific Acoustics Commission                   American Otological Society
Institute of Physics (UK)                              American Institute of Physics
ASME Noise Control Acoustics Division (NCAD)           International Audiological Society
Association for Research in Otolaryngology             International Phononics Society
American Academy Audiology                             American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Canadian Academy of Audiology                          Speech-Language & Audiology Canada

The ICA and all the partner organisations
seek your support for the declaration of
the International Year of Sound 2019

INTERNATIONAL NOISE AWARENESS DAY
              INAD Wednesday, 26th April 2017
The International Noise Awareness Day (INAD)
aims at raising awareness of noise on the welfare
and health of people worldwide. It was established
by the Center of Hearing and Communications
(CHC) in 1996 , and since then the day is
commemorated each year on the last Wednesday
of April.

The European Acoustics Association (EAA)
participates in the celebration every year by a series of
events addressed to the whole society, with special
emphasis to young people who are among the most
sensitive persons of our society. For INAD 2017, the
EAA decided to coordinate a wider campaign in order to
raise the interest of the European citizens towards noise
and its effects on the quality of life and health.

EAA is collaborating with the DG-Environment of the
European Commission and the European Environment
Agency for promoting and coordinating specialized
activities during this year, among the EAA members
Societies, and the European and national authorities, the
noise associations, the schools, museums, etc., in order
that a wider public will receive the most accurate and
scientifically correct information on noise effects.

EAA main programme of INAD 2017
- “Sounds of my place” a Pan-European
competition for primary and secondary schools

- Conference "Noise in Europe", Brussels,
  24th April 2017

“Sounds of my place” a Pan-European competition
for primary and secondary schools
Competition open to students of all schools of European
Countries aiming at raising awareness on sounds and
noise characterizing landscapes and soundscapes all
along Europe. These sounds are either the everyday
sounds that surround us and make up the background
noise in our lives, or the peculiar sounds of some places
that must be known and preserved.

Conference "Noise in Europe", Brussels
24th April 2017
In the Keynote speeches, the World Health
Organisation (WHO) will outline the latest findings
on the health implications of noise, the European
Environment Agency will detail the exposure that
European citizens face to harmful levels of noise,
and the European Commission will present the
findings of the evaluation of activities aimed at

Keynote speeches
- Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director for
Europe World Health Organisation (WHO)
- Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director
European Environment Agency (EEA)
- Joanna Drake, Deputy Director General
European Commission - DG Environment