Aims of The International Society of Ecoacoustics

The aims of the International Society of Ecoacoustics include:

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 across the Australasian region.
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.