New Statutes were adopted by the International Commission on Acoustics in Antwerp 1996 March 31 and were approved by the IUPAP General Assembly in Uppsala Sweden 1996 September 20.
An information letter explaining the proposed changes to the status of the commission was circulated to acoustical societies 1996 May 10.
The new ICA held its first General Assembly 1998 June 25 during the 16th Congress in Seattle where the By-laws of the new organization were adopted by the Member Societies.
A motion in favor of Affiliation was carried unanimously at the IUTAM General Assembly Meeting held at the University of Stuttgart 1998 August 28–30.
The Award consists of a Certificate with citation, an engraved Medal, and a Cash Prize.