Welcome to the June 2023 issue of Noise News International

We’re just a couple of months away from INTER-NOISE 2023 in Chiba. It promises to be a great conference, with a whole lot to look forward to (as outlined in this issue of NNI). As it turns out it will be the fourth time an INTER-NOISE Congress has been organised in Japan (Sendai in 1975, Yokohama in 1994, and Osaka in 2011). As such, in this months ‘From the Archives’ feature we present the conference report from Yokohoma in 1994, almost 30 years ago. Back then the conference theme was “Noise – Quantity and Quality”, and attention was paid not only to the level of noise, but those other attributes which affect listener’s reactions, broadly defined as sound quality – probably equally important as today as it ever was!

Also in this issue we feature two articles from our regular ‘What is all the Noise About?’ contributor, and NCEJ Editor, Dr. Jim Thompson. With the theme of INTER-NOISE 2023 being “A Quieter Society with Diversity and Inclusion”, Jim looks at INCE-USA and the noise control industry relative to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). As Jim notes ‘this is not politics – it is the future of our profession’.

Finally we have a feature on a new noise measuring App, called Silencio, as well as our usual Noise/Notes feature, which reports on noise control developments all around the world. If you would ever like to contribute to NNI, please feel free to get in touch. We are always interested to hear from our readers!

I hope you enjoy this issue of NNI, and I hope to see you in Chiba, Japan in August!

Eoin A. King Ph.D.