On Dec. 3, 2009, Institute of Acoustics, CAS (IACAS) held the Seminar for Strategic Planning. Leaders of the institute, Members of Academic Committee and Directors of Administration Departments attended the seminar. Academician ZHANG Renhe, Academician LI Qihu and Academician WANG Chenghao were invited to attend the meeting.

The seminar was chaired by Prof. LI Xiaodong, Deputy Director of the Academic Committee. On behalf of the four research groups, Prof. LI Fenghua, Prof. WANG Xiuming, Prof. YANG Jun and Prof. WANG Jinlin made strategic planning reports on underwater acoustics, ultrasonic acoustics, audio frequency acoustics and signal and DSP, respectively. They reported the developing strategies in their respective fields of research orientation, study contents, developing plan, status quo at home and abroad, etc. A warm discussion between the speakers and the audience followed.

Director WANG Xiaomin summarized the seminar. He once again emphasized the goal of the institute, that is to provide scientific evidence for national strategic planning and be headed in the international acoustic studies field. Then he arranged the work for next stage and pointed out that the strategic planning not only includes science and technology, but also consists of culture, talents cultivating, mechanism innovation and so on.