The 50th National Conference of the Acoustical Society of Italy (AIA) was held from 29 to 31 June at Hotel Villa Diodoro di Taormina. The conference was organized by AIA in collaboration with the Department of Engineering of the University of Catania and with the CNR-IPCF headquarters in Pisa. This article presents a report of the scientific and social activities that took place during the three days of the Conference.