Second Announcement Call for Papers. Organized in the name of ISA

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1 Organized in the name of ISA Second Announcement Call for Papers

2 Invitation Dear Colleagues, The Organizers of the XXVIIIth International Congress of Audiology (ICAud2006) have the pleasure to invite you to take part in this important event. ICAud2006 is the official biannual congress of the International Society of Audiology (ISA) and will be held in Innsbruck, Austria, from September 3 to 7, We are proud to announce that several renowned experts have already agreed to take over the keynote lectures and participate in roundtable discussions. With their contributions, as well as with those of numerous other researchers and professionals from all over the world, ICAud2006 will be a not-to-miss opportunity to learn the latest developments in audiological theory, technology and practice, and to exchange ideas and experience with colleagues and friends. The commercial exhibition accompanying the Congress will give an informative overview on the industry's newest products and technologies. In addition, a number of social events will bring delegates together in a casual atmosphere. Innsbruck with its exceptional Eastern Alpine backdrop and its pleasant late-summer climate will provide an ideal setting for this Congress. We cordially invite you to reserve the time from Sept. 3 to 7, 2006 in your calendar for participating in the ICAud2006 and to contribute an oral or poster presentation to the Congress. Patrick Zorowka, MD Congress Chairman Kurt Stephan, PhD Congress Secretary 2

3 Congress Information at a Glance Congress Dates: September 3 to 7, 2006 (Sunday to Thursday) Congress Venue: Congress Innsbruck Rennweg 3, Innsbruck, Austria. Official Language: English Website: Deadlines: Abstract submission: April 30, 2006 Early registration: May 15, 2006 Late registration: August 15, 2006 Tentative Congress Schedule: Sunday, Sept. 3rd Monday, Sept. 4th Keynote & Roundtable: Implantable Hearing Devices Opening of Industrial Exhibition / Poster Session Lunch Break Tuesday, Sept. 5th Keynote & Roundtable: Role of the Efferent Auditory System Free Lectures / Poster session Lunch Break Excursion Wednesday, Sept. 6th Keynote & Roundtable: Electronic Communication in Audiology Free Lectures / Poster Session Lunch Break Thursday, Sept. 7th Grand Round Free Lectures/ Poster Session Closing Ceremony Registration Opening Ceremony Welcome Reception Free Lectures Free Lectures Concert Free Lectures ISA GA Meeting Banquet 3

4 Scientific Program Main Topics & Speakers Implantable Hearing Devices Keynote speaker: H.P. Zenner (Tübingen) Roundtable chair: T. Lenarz (Hanover) The Role of the Efferent Auditory System Keynote speaker: J. Guinan (Boston) Roundtable chair: L.J. Hood (Nashville) Electronic Communication in Audiology Keynote speaker: N. Dillier (Zürich) Roundtable chair: N. Dillier (Zürich) Call for Abstracts The Organizing Committee welcomes the contribution of oral and poster presentations at the conference. Contributions may deal with any subject relevant to audiology. As a requirement for acceptance, an abstract of the proposed content must be submitted, which will be subject to peer review. The abstract must be in English, 250 words or less, and should be structured as follows: Title Authors and Affiliations Aim/Background Methods Results Conclusions. Online submission of the abstract via the Congress website is preferred. If this is not possible, the abstract can be sent to the Congress Secretariat as an attachment. Deadline for abstract submission: April 30, 2006 Notification of acceptance of the abstract will be given to the corresponding author by early June Abstracts of accepted presentations will be published in a booklet distributed to all delegates on registration in Innsbruck. Please note: for organisational reasons the presenting author must be the first author. Abstracts will only be considered for acceptance, if the presenting author has registered and paid the registration fee by April 30,

5 Registration Participants are encouraged to register online at the website For offline registration, please complete the attached Registration Form and mail/fax it to the Congress Secretariat by August 15, Thereafter, only on site registration in Innsbruck will be possible. Fees Early Registration Late Registration On site Registration Registration Deadline May 15, 2006 August in Innsbruck ISA Members Non-members Students* Accomp. Persons *Only persons up to 27 years of age. A student ID will be required on site. Registration as a delegate includes: admission to all scientific sessions, poster sessions and to the industrial exhibition admission to the Opening Ceremony & Get Together and to the Closing Ceremony coffee breaks (6) and lunches (3) a bag with conference materials and badge excursion on Tuesday. Tickets for the concert ( 30.-) and the banquet ( 50.-) are not included and must be paid for separately. Registration as an accompanying person includes: admission to the Opening Ceremony & Get Together and to the Closing Ceremony a guided tour through Innsbruck's Old Town on Monday excursion on Tuesday a visit to Ambras Castle on Wednesday an Innsbruck Card entitling the holder to a variety of benefits and discounts including free public transportation throughout Innsbruck and free admission to many sights and attractions (valid three days). Tickets for the concert ( 30.-) and the banquet ( 50.-) are not included and must be paid for separately. 5

6 Cancellation Policy Cancellation of registration must be made in writing to the Congress Secretariat. A full refund minus a 50.- administrative fee will be granted for cancellations received before/on 15th August After this date, no refunds will be made for cancellations. Registration may be transferred to another person at any time (at no extra charge). In this case a letter of confirmation, mentioning the name of the substitute delegate, must be provided by the original registrant before the starting date of the Congress. Refunds will be credited to the registrant's account after the conference. Please allow 3-4 weeks to process the refund. Social Events Opening Ceremony & Get Together The Opening Ceremony will begin at 6 pm on Sunday in Innsbruck Hall of the Congress Innsbruck. After the ceremony delegates and accompanying persons are invited to a Get Together, where refreshments and snacks (sponsored by MED-EL) will be served. (Included in registration fee) Excursion to Wattens and Hall Wattens, a village near Innsbruck, hosts the fascinating exhibition "Crystal Worlds", a dream of crystal, light and color. Hall, a nearby city, is famous for its picturesque Old Town with historic buildings and medieval appearance. (Included in registration fee) Concert in the Hofkirche The Hofkirche (Court Church) offers a distinguished ambiance for music events, especially for performances on historic instruments. The Hofkirche houses the "Ebert Organ", one of the most famous organs in the world, preserved nearly intact since Organ and trumpet play will fascinate the visitors on this evening, as will the impressive interior of the Court Church. (Additional: 30.-) Banquet The traditional congress banquet will be held on Wednesday evening, bringing together delegates and accompanying persons for an excellent meal in an exquisite ambiente. (Additional: 50.-) 6

7 Information on oral or poster presentations All presentations must be in English. Oral presentations are limited to a maximum length of 10 minutes (plus an additional 2 to 3 minutes for discussion). They should be in MS PowerPoint format and must be brought on CD or memory stick to the Registration Desk at least three hours before the scheduled presentation. If additional technical facilities like slide, overhead or video projection are needed, the Congress Secretariat must be contacted in time. No personal laptops may be used for presentation. Posters should preferably have ISO A0 format (about 85cm x 120cm; portrait format only). They must be brought by the author(s) in person and mounted on a poster board in the Congress foyer on Monday morning (latest 10 am). Poster representatives will be asked to stand by their posters for a 1 1/2 hour poster session on a specified day to interact with attendees. Traveling to Innsbruck By plane: Innsbruck Airport is served from Vienna and Frankfurt by several daily flights. Intercontinental travelers are advised to connect via Frankfurt or Vienna. On certain days direct flights are available between Innsbruck and major European cities (London, Amsterdam, Paris). Information about international flights from and to Innsbruck can be found on the Innsbruck Airport website or may be requested from your local airport information center. Munich is an alternative airport serving Innsbruck. Transfer from Munich to Innsbruck is convenient by airport shuttle service or train or by renting a car at Munich and driving to Innsbruck (approx. 2 hrs). By train: Several European Inter-City trains serve Innsbruck daily from all over Europe. By car: Innsbruck lies at the crossroads of major European highways from the North (Germany), South (Italy), West (Switzerland) and East (Hungary). Hence, Innsbruck can be reached by car within a couple of hours from almost anywhere in Central Europe. 7

8 Accommodations All hotels are within easy reach of the Congress. Room reservations are available on a first-come first-served basis. Hotel Category Single Room * Double Room * Category A to to Category B 80.- to to Category C 58.- to to Category D** 49.- to to 80.- * Rates are per night, incl. breakfast, service and all taxes ** Limited availability. Room reservations can may be made online through the website or offline using the Registration Form enclosed with the Second Announcement. All rooms have private bath or shower. To guarantee a hotel reservation, provision of credit card details is required. Hotel reservations can be changed or cancelled free of charge up to August 1, For cancellations after this date or no-shows a cancellation fee of minimum one night will be charged. For students, low-budget accommodations are available at the Youth Hostel Innsbruck. For information and reservations, please refer to the website or contact the hostel via phone: (workdays, 8 11 am) fax: office@youth-hostel-innsbruck.at 8

9 General Information Austria Entry Requirements Nationals of Schengen countries 1 can enter Austria freely. For non- Schengen nationals a passport is required. Visa are not required for a tourist stay of up to 90 days. Currency The official Austrian currency is the euro (1 = 100 cent). Banks are open between 8.30 am and 4.00 pm (Monday to Friday). Credit cards are widely accepted. Climate & Dress In late summer the weather in Innsbruck is usually pleasant with daytime temperatures around Celsius (68-77 Fahrenheit). Showers may occur, and evening temperatures may fall below 20 Celsius. Dress at the Congress will be informal. Language The official language of the Congress will be English. On site Registration On site registration in Innsbruck will be available on Sunday Sept. 3, 4.00 pm 7.00 pm, and from Monday Sept. 4 to Wednesday, Sept. 6, 7.45 am am. Badges & Congress Materials On registration each participant will receive a bag including all relevant congress materials and a badge. For security reasons participants are requested to wear their badge at all Congress activities and social events. CME/CEU An application for recognition of Continuing Education Credit for the ICAud2006 has been submitted to international institutions, such that it will presumably be possible to earn CME and CEU credits for congress attendance. Meals Coffee breaks and lunches are included in the registration fee and will be served daily during the Congress. Alternatively, the in-house restaurant offers lunch menus at a moderate price. A number of restaurants, pizzerias and pubs are in the close vicinity of the Congress. 1 The Schengen countries are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. 9

10 Industrial Exhibition and Sponsoring We are pleased to invite all companies and organizations involved in audiology and associated disciplines to be present at the ICAud2006 as a sponsor or an exhibitor. About 500 persons from all over the world are expected to attend the Congress. A large number of them will presumably come from Eastern European countries. ICAud2006 will thus be of special interest to organizations wishing to expand their activities into this prospective market. The Industrial Exhibition will form an integral part of the Congress and will be located in the Congress foyer (where coffee breaks and lunches will also be served). A total of 300 m² have been reserved for industrial stands, at the extremely low price of /m². Sponsoring is another excellent opportunity for organizations to be recognized as supporters of this important event. Sponsoring items still available are: Company logo on the Congress website Lunch breaks Coffee breaks Cybernet Café Advertisements in the final program Lunch Symposia. Special sponsor packages may also be offered. More information on sponsoring and exhibiting is included in the Exhibitor's Prospectus, which can be downloaded from the Congress website or ordered as hardprint from med.ex - Medizinische Ausstellungsgesellschaft Mr. Ralph Kerschbaumer Rennweg 3 A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria Phone: Fax: office@medex.co.at 10

11 ICAud2006 Congress Committee Congress Chairman: Patrick Zorowka Congress Secretary: Kurt Stephan ISA Board Bill Noble (President) Sharon Fujikawa (past President) George Tavartkiladze (President elect) Hans Verschuure (Secretary-General, Auditor) George Mencher (Treasurer) Jürgen Kießling (Auditor) The Innsbruck Organizing Committee Patrick Zorowka (Congress Chairman) Kurt Stephan (Congress Secretary) Doris Nekahm-Heis (Treasurer) Viktor Weichbold (Assistant to the Congress Secretary) PCO Congress Secretariat PCO Tyrol Congress ICAud2006 c/o Ms. I. Kähler, Mr. C. Prassl Rennweg 3 A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria icaud2006@come-innsbruck.at phone: fax: Exhibition & Sponsoring med.ex Medizinische Ausstellungsgesellschaft Mr. R. Kerschbaumer Rennweg 3 A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria office@medex.co.at phone: fax:

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