March/April 2026 A A A The March/April 2026 issue has several particularly important articles including a report on the extensive programme of work undertaken by the IOA to ensure that the professional response to the draft BS 8233: 2025 consultation was as comprehensive as possible (page 20). This issue also includes Adam Hill’s report of the 41st annual Reproduced Sound conference, ‘Passion, Processing and Perception’ organised by the IOA’s Electro-Acoustics Group in Harrogate last November (page 8). On page 24, Mary-Jane Newton’s article recognises that as the acoustics profession evolves – driven by technological innovation, shifting learner expectations and, increasingly international labour markets – so, too, must the IOA education strategy. There’s a lot going on here and it leads neatly into the article on page 26 from the IOA CPD Committee about the new scheme to encourage all members to beef-up their CPD records to develop their professional standards. The sustainability article in this issue (page 30) notes that on one hand, there is widespread awareness and strong willingness among practitioners to change specifications in favour of greener alternatives, whilst on the other hand, practical application in project trials behind. On page 34, we have a very worrying article that describes one member’s experience where AI was used to produce a credible-looking technical report for a planning application purporting to come from his organisation. Our technical article on page 53 explains how building base isolation systems are employed to decouple buildings from the surrounding ground and/or adjacent structures, effectively reducing the transmission of vibrations and noise, all amply demonstrated by some fascinating case studies. There’s plenty more, but if you feel there are gaps in Acoustics Bulletin and you’d like to see articles on other subjects please contact the editor, Nicky Rogers, at nickyr@warnersgroup.co.uk Just to remind you about our technical articles. Although they are not peer reviewed, they all go through a rigorous internal checking process via the IOA Publications Committee and their panel of volunteer experts. This is intended to highlight any discrepancies in the articles, or areas that may need clarification, which are then referred back to authors for amends. The deadline for the next issue (May/June 2026) issue is Tuesday 7 April 2026 at the very latest please and we very much look forward to hearing from you. If you have a technical article that you’d like to submit for consideration, please email the editor atnickyr@warnersgroup.co.uk this might be of particular interest to those who presented at Acoustics 2025; who will be half-way there with their article already. If you know someone who might like to take part in the ‘Day in the life’ series of articles, please use the same contact details.