Ecoacoustics 2016 - Ecoacoustics Congress 2016

The aims of the society can grouped into six main activities:
GENERAL
To promote a scientific approach to the study of ecoacoustics
To create a network between scientists and students to facilitate the exchange of information about theories, methods and tools in ecoacoustics
DISSEMINATION OF IDEAS AND RESEARCH
To facilitate regular meetings, workshops and seminars
To promote publications (proceedings, book series and journals)
To support collaboration with other scientific disciplines with links to acoustics, ecology and conservation biology
CONSERVATION
To work with other organizations to use ecoacoustics to help achieve ecological integrity in the world’s disappearing ecosystems
To encourage acoustic research projects on endangered species and threatened ecosystems and to promote the conservation of acoustic diversity and natural soundscapes
ENGINEERING
To promote interdisciplinary approaches in the development of data acquisition and analysis tools by bringing together competences in microelectronics, signal processing, and information technology
To promote new approaches to data analysis by bringing together competences in “big data” and “data mining
ARCHIVING
To promote the collection and archiving of natural sounds
EDUCATION
To promote ecoacoustics public outreach through new educational formats and science-based sound art across the widest possible range of disciplines