N2 - In the article a short historical outline of noise control conferences organized in Poland is given. Those conferences with the participation of Polish specialists have been organized since 1964; since 1976 they have been evolved into International Noise Control Conferences. Silhouettes of four Polish scientists, which have made a large contribution to the noise and vibration control in Poland, are presented. Also the current state of threats by noise and vibrations have been briefly mentioned. The significance of such conferences has been emphasized. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/107536/PDF-MASTER/69.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/107536 PY - 2010 IS - No 2 EP - 144 DO - 10.2478/v10168-010-0012-6 KW - noise KW - noise control KW - history of the noise control conference KW - noise threats A1 - Engel, Zbigniew PB - Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Committee on Acoustics VL - vol. 35 DA - 2010 T1 - From the History of the Noise Control Conference SP - 133 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/107536 T2 - Archives of Acoustics