In the early part of December 1928, Wallace Waterfall sent letters to sixteen people inquiring about the possibility of organizing such a society.

The meeting was attended by forty scientists and engineers who started the Acoustical Society of America (ASA).

Temporary officers were elected: Harvey Fletcher as president, V. O. Knudsen as vice-president, Wallace Waterfall as secretary, and Charles Fuller Stoddard (1876–1958) as treasurer.

[8] The committees include: The first meeting was attended by forty scientists and engineers who started the Acoustical Society of America (ASA).

Conference attendance is further promoted by travel subsidies and formal and informal student meetings and social activities.