Acoustics Hong Kong 2012 Conference
ALTA Integra acoustic consultant Herwin Gunawan attended Acoustics Hong Kong 2012, an international acoustics research conference and trade fair.
In May 2012, ALTA Integra acoustic consultant Herwin Gunawan attended Acoustics Hong Kong 2012, an international scientific forum and trade fair in the field of acoustics, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from Monday 14 May to Friday 18 May 2012.
About Acoustics Hong Kong 2012
Acoustics Hong Kong 2012 was organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Acoustics and supported by the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), the Acoustical Society of China (ASC) and the Western Pacific Acoustics Conference (WESPAC). The five-day event brought together practitioners and academics from around the world, including architects, consultants and acoustic contractors, alongside professors, lecturers and postgraduate students working in acoustics and related fields.
Conference Scope and Scale
The event was structured across more than 10 technical session tracks, including Architectural Acoustics, Structural Acoustics, Physio Acoustics, Bio Acoustics and Noise Control, among others. In total, it ran 131 sessions and presented 1,307 papers, making it one of the larger international gatherings in the acoustics field that year. Participants attended to both present their own research and to hear the latest work being published across these tracks.
That scale matters for what a delegate can actually take back to practice. A conference running 131 sessions in five days does not let one attendee absorb every paper — it means choosing which tracks to follow closely and which to sample, then carrying the strongest findings back into live project work rather than treating attendance as a box-ticking exercise. Architectural acoustics and noise control were the two tracks most directly relevant to ALTA Integra's own project mix at the time.
Why ALTA Integra Attends International Acoustics Conferences
ALTA Integra sent acoustic consultant Herwin Gunawan to attend from start to finish, with the goal of deepening the firm's knowledge of current acoustics research. Participating in international conferences like this one is one way ALTA Integra's acoustic consultants stay current with global research and practice, with the expectation that this knowledge translates into added value for clients on future acoustic, lighting and thermal design projects.
The technical tracks covered — architectural acoustics, structural acoustics and noise control among them — map directly onto the disciplines ALTA Integra applies on live projects today, from room acoustics and reverberation control to structure-borne noise diagnosis. Conference attendance of this kind is one input into that practice, alongside project-specific measurement and modelling, through ALTA Integra's acoustic engineering and design practice — the same practice this Acoustics Hong Kong 2012 attendance was meant to strengthen.
FAQ
What was Acoustics Hong Kong 2012?
Acoustics Hong Kong 2012 was an international scientific conference and trade fair in acoustics, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 14–18 May 2012, organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Acoustics with support from the ASA, ASC and WESPAC.
Who represented ALTA Integra at Acoustics Hong Kong 2012?
Acoustic consultant Herwin Gunawan attended Acoustics Hong Kong 2012 on behalf of ALTA Integra for its full five-day duration.
What topics were covered at Acoustics Hong Kong 2012?
More than 10 technical tracks were covered, including Architectural Acoustics, Structural Acoustics, Physio Acoustics, Bio Acoustics and Noise Control, across 131 sessions and 1,307 papers.
Who organized Acoustics Hong Kong 2012?
The Hong Kong Institute of Acoustics organized the conference, with support from the Acoustical Society of America, the Acoustical Society of China and the Western Pacific Acoustics Conference.
Why does ALTA Integra attend international acoustics conferences?
To keep its acoustic consultants current with global research and practice, so that knowledge from events like Acoustics Hong Kong 2012 translates into added value on future acoustic, lighting and thermal design projects.
