Special Sessions
(Note:  Please see ASA website for additional special sessions sponsored by Acoustical Oceanography, Signal Processing in Acoustics, and Animal Bioacoustics, that are co-sponsored by Underwater Acoustics)
Special Sessions Sponsored or Co-sponsored by Underwater Acoustics
for the Providence, RI Meeting (June 2006):

Title:  High-Frequency Ambient Noise
Measurements and modeled comparisons of ambient noise anisotropy at mid- to high-frequencies (>1kHz).
Sponsoring TC:  UW and AO
POC & Organizer:  Juan Arvelo
Title:  Scattering of Sound at the Sea Surface
This session will focus on quantifying the interaction of sound waves with a time-varying sea surface on all scales of roughness. Contributions involving modeling and or measurements (field or laboratory) are encouraged.
Sponsoring TC:  UW
POC & Organizer:  Duncan Williams
Title:  High Frequency Acoustic Propagation and Applications
The impacts of ocean processes on high frequency underwater acoustic propagation and their application to tomography and acoustic communications.
Sponsoring TC:  UW
POC & Organizer:  Jim Preisig
Title:  Joe Blue Memorial Session Part 2:  Shallow Water and Animal Acoustics
Will cover propagation, marine animal acoustics, noise and masking.
Sponsoring TC:  AO, UW and AB
POC & Organizer:  Tom Muir
Special Sessions Sponsored or Co-sponsored by Underwater Acoustics
for the Honolulu, HI Meeting, (Fall 2006):

Title:  Quantifying the Effects of Sediment Properties on Dispersion, Attenuation, Reflection, Scattering, and Buried Target Detection
Topics will include recent results on sound speed dispersion and attenuation in marine sediments, acoustics of the surficial transition layer (e.g., bottom reflection and depth dependence of compressional and shear wave velocities), bottom scattering, and buried target detection.
Sponsoring TC:  UW and AO
POC & Organizer:  Eric Thorsos (APL-UW) and Masao Kimura (Tokai University)
Title:  Session in Honor of Leonid Brekhovskikh
(special named session with invited talks)
This session honors the many contributions of Leonid Brekhovskikh to the understanding of wave propagation in layered media.
Sponsoring TC:  UW
POC & Organizer:  Oleg Godin and Bill Kuperman
Title:  Session in Honor of Fred Fisher
(special named session without invited talks)
This session honors the many contributions of of Fred Fisher to underwater acoustics and acoustical oceanography.
Sponsoring TC:  UW
POC & Organizer:  Bill Kuperman