“Modern lines of Acoustics: Prospects and applications”—Session of the Scientific Council on Acoustics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The article reflects on the Session of the Scientific Council on Acoustics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, held at the Krylov Central Research Institute last October 4-5, 2005. The session presented papers on musical and architectural acoustics, psychoacoustics, applications of acoustics diagnostics in research and nondestructive testing, laser acoustics, acoustic oceanology and underwater acoustics, and acoustic environmental problems.