ASA Washington DC Regional Chapter Geographical Distribution

Acoustical Society of America

Washington DC Regional Chapter Geographical Distribution

Objectives:

To Adapt Future DC Regional Meetings To Focus On Topics In Dominant Fields Of Interest To Local Members
To Select Convenient Meeting Locations In An Effort To Maximize Member Attendance
To Develop The Core Algorithm Required To Process The Survey Data Collected During February 2003

Approach:

Requested List Of All ASA Members In Washington, Maryland & Virginia From ASA Headquarters
ASA Membership List Contains Member Fields Of Interest & Full Mailing Address
Downloaded USA Zip Code Database For Geographic Distribution Displays
Generated Code To Read DC Regional Member List And Extract Primary Field And Mailing Addresses
Generated Primary Field Distribution Histogram And Pie Chart
Generated Geographical Distribution Of Total Regional Members And By Primary Field Of Interest


	The Acoustical Society Of America Has A Total Of 526 Members In Washington DC, Maryland, And Virginia With A Rich Diversity Of Interests. The Dominant Primary Acoustics Field Of Interest Is Underwater Acoustics With More Than 28% Of The Total Members Followed By Structural Acoustics, Physical Acoustics, and Noise Control. Click On The Bars Above Or The Wedges Below To Show The Geographic Distribution For Each Acoustics Field Including Total Number Of Members (Upper-LHS Corner) That Selected Them As Their Primary Field Of Interest And The Percentage (Upper-RHS Corner) Of The Entire Regional Community.


	The Geographic Cluster Plot Of Members' ASA Mailing Addresses Indicate That Silver Spring Or Bethesda Appear To Be Convenient Areas For The Primary Cluster Of Members.

Colesville Or Laurel Appear To Be Convenient Locations If Need To Accommodate Secondary Clusters Of Members In Baltimore And Annapolis In Addition To Washington DC.

Processed Survey Data Will Provide More Detailed Information Of Member's Preferences And What Factors Would Motivate Them To Attend Future ASA Chapter Meetings. All Processed Survey Data Will Be Presented At The Next ASA Conference And Will Be Posted Here.

Next DC Regional Chapter Meeting Will Be Broadcasted To All Regional Members And Will Take Survey Results Into Account.

Thank You For Participating In The Survey. The Survey Will Remain Available For Continued Communication Of Member Preferences. Feel Free To Fill And Submit The Survey. We Look Forward To Meeting And Talking To You.

Juan Arvelo (ASAchapterDC@yahoo.com) February 2003