Low Frequency 2004
Maastricht, The Netherlands
30th August 2004 - 1st September 2004
The 11th International Conference on Low Frequency Noise and Vibration and its Control will be held in Maastricht, The Netherlands, from 30th August to 1st September 2004.
Organisation
Organised by Geoff Leventhall and Bill Tempest in conjunction with Members of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control, published by MultiScience Publishing Company Ltd.
Local Organiser: Carel Ostendorf, Cauberg-Huygen RIBV, Maastricht.
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Accommodation
Hotel Van der Valk, Maastricht The conference will be held in the Hotel Van der Valk in Maastricht. You should book either via a booking agency http://www.bookings.nl/valkmaastricht.nl.en.html telephone +31 43 350 8500 or directly with the Van der Valk hotel chain telephone +31 43 38 73 500
By email contact Ms Cecile Huntjes and quote our group number: G03070033
Two rates are available: 75 Euro per night for standard rooms and 86 Euro for larger and quieter rooms
Look for alternative accomodation on http://www.vvvmaastricht.nl
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Internoise
The date has been chosen to be a few days after Internoise 2004 in Prague, to enable delegates travelling from outside Europe to attend both conferences on the same trip.
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Who should attend
Engineers, Scientists and Practitioners concerned with Low Frequency Noise and Vibration in Industry and the Environment and those who wish to extend their knowledge in these areas. Also Public Servants from health and environmental services.
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Subject Areas
The conference covers all topics in low frequency noise and vibration, its effects and control. The areas include:
* Source of infrasound, low frequency noise and vibration, detection measurement and analysis
* Propagation of infrasound and low frequency noise in the atmosphere and in buildings
* Propagation of vibration in the ground and in structures
* Perception of low frequency noise and vibration by man and animals.
* Effects on man and animals. Hand-arm vibration, Whole-body vibration. Vibroacoustic disease (VAD)
* Interaction of low frequency noise and vibration. Vibrations caused by noise. Radiation of noise from vibrating surfaces
* Problems and solutions
* Control of low frequency noise and vibration by passive and active methods
* Technical applications of low frequency noise and vibration
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Register for Conference
Pre-registration is now closed
If you wish to come you must register and pay the fee at the conference, By cash, credit card (Mastercard or Visa only) or a cheque on a British bank.
To help our arrangements, please e-mail the organiser to let us know to expect you.
The delegate registration fee is ￡350 GBP (500 Euro) and the accompanying person registration fe is ￡80 GBP (120 Euro)Please register before 30 June 2004
Registration form is now available as a Microsoft? Word document. This can be printed and sent by post or Faxed.Part registration - including the full Conference Proceedings.
Any one day: ￡150 GBP
Any two days: ￡250 GBP
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Join the mailing list for Low Frequency 2006 for further informationNew or updated item
To receive further information send your email address to the organiser (Geoff Leventhall)And let us know if you wish to present a paper. Further details and new web site available later.
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Offer a paper
To provisionally offer a paper for this conference please email the subject area and/or title and Authors. Use this form or submit an abstract or idea directly by email to the organiser. Attachments as Microsoft Word files preferred.
Instructions to Authors
Conference Papers submitted for the proceedings may be emailed and also sent as a printed copy. They should be sent by e-mail to organizer@lowfrequency2004.org.uk as a Microsoft Word attachment (preferred) or as a PDF file.
Download the full author instructions as a PDF file here
Sale of Proceedings
Please refer to the Blog for latest information. New or updated item
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For Your Noticeboard
This link allows you to download an A4 notice as a PDF file which you may print out and put on a noticeboard to publicise this conference PDF Poster. Alternatively a word document Word Poster can be downloaded
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About Maastricht
Maastricht city home page and tourist information
Maastricht is an ancient City, established by the Romans over 2000 years ago and has been the setting for sieges and battles. It retains some of its medieval buildings and city walls and is a beautiful town to visit. Delegates to the 10th Conference held in York in September 2002 (link) will be able to compare both towns.
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Travel to Maastricht
Maastricht airport connects to international destinations via Amsterdam, although there are direct flights to some European destinations. See airport web pages
Many airlines fly to Amsterdam or Brussels from which there are train connections to Maastricht, about one an hour from each airport with a journey time of 2-21/2 hours. It may be necessary to change trains during the journey.
It is also possible to fly to Dusseldorf or Ko"ln (Cologne) and travel by train to Maastricht, via Lie`ge.
There is an airport shuttle bus service from Brussels to Maastricht which collects a number of passengers for each journey. You must reserve your place on the shuttle bus
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Social Programme and Accompanying Persons
The social programme for both registered delegates and registered accompanying persons includes:
Sunday 29th August
In the Evening, a welcome buffet
Tuesday 31st August
In the afternoon, an excursion on to De Keyzer brewery incuding beer tasting. (duration:2.5 hours)
In the evening there is a moonlight cruise on the River Maas, including the conference banquet. (duration 4 hours)
For accompanying persons the following additional events are included:
Monday 30th August
Morning: City tour with a tour to the caves of Sint Pieter. (duration 2.5-3 hours). It is possible to walk around the city too.
Afternoon: free
Tuesday 31st August
Morning: Visit the treasures of St Servatius Basilica and/or OLV Basilica and/or visit to the Museum of Art Bonnefanten
Afternoon: free
Latest Information
Refer back to this web page at a later date for developments of LowFrequency 2004. We are also keeping a BLOG (weB LOG for instant web publishing) of current information prior to updating this page so for the latest details see: click her for our conference BLOG for the latest information
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In Association with The Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control, INCE/EUROPE and the European Acoustics Association