January 23, 2012

Dear Colleagues:

We are pleased to announce that the 19th International Symposium on Nonlinear Acoustics postponed is rescheduled to be held from May 21 to 24, 2012 in Tokyo. The venue is unchanged. Except for the dates, there are no other changes.

Acceptance of the abstract has been notified to the corresponding author．We cordially request all participants in the symposium to make registration. In particular, we urge the corresponding author of your presentation to do so until February 20, 2012. Please check Dates for other important dates.

We are looking forward to your participation.

With best regards

T. Kamakura: Member of International Organizing Committee
N. Sugimoto: President of Nonlinear Acoustics Society of Japan
Co-chairmen of the International Scientific Committee of the 19th ISNA

It is our great pleasure to announce that the forthcoming 19^th International Symposium on Nonlinear Acoustics (ISNA) will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from August 1 to 4*, 2011, at the International Conference Center of Waseda University. This venue was decided at the last (18th) ISNA held in 2008 at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, in response to the invitation by the Nonlinear Acoustics Society of Japan (NASJ). The ISNA, which was first held in 1968 at New London, Connecticut, USA, was held annually or every two years up to 1978, and since then has been held every three years. It has thus now been taking place for more than 40 years. This fact owes not only to the zeal of the former organizers and participants but also to their excellent foresight; the ISNA is a forerunner of many symposia focusing on the importance of nonlinearity and its target is oriented just along the right direction in creating a new nonlinear science. At the same time, the outcomes of the symposia have contributed greatly to solving real problems in various fields such as energy, environments, medicine, and so forth, and ultimately to enhancing the quality of life. The topics covered at the symposia have recently become very diverse and also highly interdisciplinary. Inheriting such a good tradition to display its raison d’etre in new age to come, the scope of the symposium is set with the aims of exploring new subjects and new directions of research. In 1984, the 10th ISNA was held in Kobe, Japan, and after a quarter of a century, it will return to Japan in 2011. In 1981, prior to the Kobe symposium, the NASJ was established and has since been active in promoting the advancement of nonlinear acoustics. All members of the society cordially invite you to participate in this symposium by providing a forum for eminent scientists and engineers to discuss problems and exchange ideas in an academic atmosphere. The program will consist of invited lectures and oral and poster presentations. All papers presented at the symposium will be published by the American Institute of Physics in one volume of the Conference Proceedings series. As Tokyo is one of the busiest capitals in the world and the conference site is located just in the heart of the metropolitan area, you will be able to observe and experience both modern and traditional aspects of Japanese life. You may also discover beautiful scenery and many features of interest in the countryside. We hope that you may partake in some sightseeing or travel by yourself and enjoy your stay in Japan in addition to participating in the symposium. If you are interested in contributing to the symposium, we would like to encourage you to submit abstract of your paper until the end of January, 2011 until February 14, 2011. We are very much looking forward to meeting you in Tokyo. Sincerely, Tomoo Kamakura: Member of International Organizing Committee
Nobumasa Sugimoto: President of NASJ
Co-chairmen of the 19^th ISNA *Please notice that the dates announced previously have been delayed by one week to the ones indicated above and the dates from August 1 to 4, 2011 are fixed.