The Institute of Acoustics (IOA) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) convened 2014 work conference in Beijing, Feb. 20 and 21, 2014. 
IOA Director WANG Xiaomin delivered 2013 IOA work report on behalf of the leadership on the opening ceremony. Nearly one hundred IOA members attended this conference, including IOA leadership, discipline leaders, laboratory directors, administrative office directors, institute division leaders, technology transformation center leaders and other representatives for IOA members. 
IOA Associate Director and Associate Party Committee Secretary NI Hong presided over the opening ceremony. The work report pointed out that the year of 2013 was a key year for comprehensively continuing promoting the “12th Five-Year Plan” and the CAS “Innovation 2020”. During this period, IOA thoroughly applied the spirit of the 18th National Congress of the CPC, seriously implemented the "mass line" campaign and attentively carried out the “One, Three and Five” strategic planning, which had been appraised “The first tier in the world and the highest level in the nation”. In 2014, it is important to fully implement the “Four Priorities” urged towards CAS by XI Jinping. “Priorities Action Plan” and “Innovation Center for Excellence” are started in the meantime this year. IOA will reform and endeavor to make solid and steady progress according to the “Four Priorities”. After the opening ceremony, according to the work conference agenda, the participants studied the spirit of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the third plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee, learnt the important speech delivered by XI Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, when XI Jinping inspected the CAS in 2013, studied the work conference spirit from the CAS and the CAS, Beijing Branch and reviewed the work and achievements as well as the difficulties and challenges facing IOA in 2013. As well, key tasks in the year of 2014 were deployed, “Priorities Action Plan” was mobilized and the “One, Three and Five” strategic planning was called for further efforts. 
On Feb. 21, the leaders and representatives made panel discussion concerning that “2014 work theme, work main points and institute reform and development suggestions”. After the discussion, WANG Xiaomin concluded the conference on the closing ceremony. His speech emphasized the importance of implementing all the contents of this conference and the theme of “Reform and Endeavor” should be kept in mind always and put into practice indeed. The two days’ IOA work conference completed all the agenda fully and successfully with simple but strict manner. 
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