ICBEN is the International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise. Its goal is to promote a high level of scientific research concerning all the aspects of noise-induced effects on human beings including preventive regulatory measures and to keep alive a vivid communication among the scientists working in that field. ICBEN is an affiliate member of the International Commission for Acoustics (ICA). The main activity of ICBEN evolves around its congresses that are organized every 3 years and regularly attract between 200 and 300 researchers and policy makers from across the globe.