A signature ceremony for cooperation of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing Area) and Beijing Academy of Science and Technology (BAST) was held in Beike Mansion on Dec.19, 2006.

Included in the signature ceremony, agreements to set up two research centers were made by Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IACAS) and Beijing Municipal Institute of Labour Protection as well as Beijing Radiation Applied Research Center, respectively. General Director Tian Jing, along with Deputy Director Ju Qi, Director Liu Ke of noise and vibration laboratory and the staff of science and technology department attended the ceremony.

On behalf of IACAS, Director Tian Jing signed the agreement with Zhang Bin, director of Beijing Municipal Institute of Labour Protection to set up Beijing Environmental Noise and Vibration Control Center; Director Tian signed another agreement with Bao Mao, director of Beijing Radiation Applied Research Center to set up Capital Radiation Technology and New Material Research Center.

For setting up Beijing Environmental Noise and Vibration Control Center, our institute has launched "Beijing environmental noise control technology research project", which aims to solve the traffic and living noise problem and explore a new practical control method; and try to create a sound environment for the 2008 Olympic Games and lay a good foundation for Beijing's future development.

In the cooperation of setting up Capital Radiation Technology and New Material Research Center, IACAS and Beijing Radiation Applied Research Center will cooperate to carry on research on vibration damping material and viscoelastic sound absorption material of the city-railway in Beijing. 　　

　　"Beijing Environmental Noise and Vibration Control Center" signature ceremony 　　

　　"Beijing Radiation Applied Research Center" signature ceremony