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SUMMARY:ARO 2026 MidWinter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:February 7-11\, 2026\nSan Juan\, Puerto Rico\nPuerto Rico Convention Center \nLearn more and register to attend here: https://aro.societyconference.com/v2/ \n 
URL:https://aro.org/event/aro-2026-midwinter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:ARO Event,MidWinter Meeting Events
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SUMMARY:ARO Seminar Series - Auditory Nerve - The Coding of Acoustic Information in Normal and Damaged Ears Presented by Dr. Charles Liberman
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Join ARO and the ARO Education Committee for our newest Seminar Series exploring the Auditory Nerve. \nWe’re thrilled to kick off this enlightening series with the first featured talk: \n“Auditory-Nerve Response - The Coding of Acoustic Information in Normal and Damaged Ears” \nPresented by Dr. Charles Liberman \nThe session will be moderated by Dr. Kirupa Suthakar. \n📅 Date: Wednesday\, April 8\, 2026 \n🕛 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET USA \nRegistration Required to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fVgFUsCJTditl3wbDgfDLA \nCharles Liberman\, PhD \nEaton-Peabody Laboratories\, \nMass Eye and Ear \nDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery\, Harvard Medical School \nDr. Liberman is the Harold F. Schuknecht Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Harvard Medical School and the former Director of the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear (1997 – 2022). He received his B.A. in Biology from Harvard College in 1972 and his Ph.D. in Physiology from Harvard Medical School in 1976\, working with Nelson Kiang on the responses of single auditory-nerve fibers in normal and noise-damaged ears. Following his thesis work\, he did a post-doctoral stint with Sanford Palay in the Anatomy Department at Harvard performing a serial-section ultrastructural analysis of the normal synaptic connections between auditory-nerve terminals and inner hair cells. He has published over 215 papers on a variety of topics in auditory neuroscience and has received a number of awards including the Award of Merit from the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (2009)\, the Bekesy Silver Medal from the Acoustical Society of America (2012) and the Grand Prix Scientifique from the Fondation pour l’Audition (2022). His research interests include 1) the coding of acoustic stimuli as neural responses in the auditory nerve\, 2) efferent feedback control of the auditory periphery\, 3) the mechanisms underlying noise-induced and age-related hearing loss\, 4) the signaling pathways mediating nerve survival in the inner ear and 5) the application of viral- and drug-based therapies to the repair of a damaged inner ear.
URL:https://aro.org/event/aro-seminar-series-auditory-nerve-response-the-coding-of-acoustic-information-in-normal-and-damaged-ears-presented-by-dr-charles-liberman/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ARO Event,Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260422T130000
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SUMMARY:ARO Coffee Hour - Career Paths in Science Policy and Advocacy for Ph.D.-Trained Scientists
DESCRIPTION:Join ARO and the Education Committee for Coffee Hour \nTopic: Career Paths in Science Policy and Advocacy for Ph.D.-Trained Scientists \nDate: Wednesday\, April 22\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00-1:00 PM ET USA \nAbout the Session: \nSpeakers for this session will share details about their careers and provide insights on the current science policy and advocacy environment. They will also discuss how PhD-trained scientists can contribute to science policy\, the role they can play in shaping research priorities\, and why this work is especially impactful for the future of scientific research. \nSpeakers: \nYvette Seger\, Ph.D.\, Chief Science Policy and Development Officer\, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) \nJennifer Zeitzeer\, Director\, Office of Public Affairs\, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) \nRegistration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/aFwG6jHkTf2YM8F6ELp3dA
URL:https://aro.org/event/aro-coffee-hour-career-paths-in-science-policy-and-advocacy-for-ph-d-trained-scientists/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ARO Event,Education Coffee Hour
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SUMMARY:ARO Seminar Series - Auditory Nerve - Beyond Mammals: Auditory-nerve Responses Across Different Species Presented by Dr. Christine Köppl
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Join ARO and the ARO Education Committee for our newest Seminar Series exploring the Auditory Nerve. \nWe’re thrilled to kick off this enlightening series with the first featured talk: \n"Beyond Mammals: Auditory-nerve Responses Across Different Species" Presented by Dr. Christine Köppl \nDate: Wednesday\, April 29\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00-1:00 PM ET USA \nRegistration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vVdShmZtQA-0HzNfNFApvg \nDr. Christine Köppl \nDept. of Neuroscience\, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg\, Germany \n Dr. Köppl has a background in zoology and neuroscience. Her long-standing broad interest is the evolution of the auditory system\, with comparative work on mammals\, birds and reptiles\, from the cochlea to the midbrain. She has published 115 peer-reviewed papers\, including 31 reviews.\nChristine received her Biology diploma (equivalent to a Master) in 1985\, from the Technical University of Munich. She did her PhD work at the same university\, with Geoff Manley\, on inner-ear anatomy and physiology of lizards. She remained based at the TU Munich\, interrupted by multiple research phases in Australia\, working on lizards\, and in the USA\, working on barn owl sound localization. After a prestigious Heisenberg fellowship by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (the major granting body in Germany)\, Christine moved to a faculty position at the Dept. of Physiology\, University of Sydney\, Australia\, in 2006. In 2009\, she returned to Germany\, as full professor at the Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität in Oldenburg. There\, she was part of the large Cluster of Excellence “Hearing4all” and her research under this umbrella focused on age-related hearing loss and cochlear ageing\, using the Mongolian gerbil as the predominant animal model. Most recently\, she added novel data from ageing birds that\, in contrast to mammals\, are able to regenerate sensory hair cells. Now retired\, Christine is still working to wrap up and publish her latest projects.
URL:https://aro.org/event/aro-seminar-series-auditory-nerve-beyond-mammals-auditory-nerve-responses-across-different-species-presented-by-dr-christine-koppl/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260805
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260810
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SUMMARY:International Hearing-Aid Research Conference (IHCON 2026)
DESCRIPTION:International Hearing-Aid Research Conference (IHCON 2026)\nDate: August 5–9\, 2026 (Wednesday to Sunday)\nVenue: The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff\, Alberta\, Canada.\nWebsite: ihcon.org \nWe are very pleased to announce that the next International Hearing-Aid Research Conference (IHCON 2026) will be taking place August 5–9\, 2026 (Wednesday to Sunday) at an exciting and beautiful new venue: The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff\, Alberta\, Canada. \nThe purpose of IHCON is to advance knowledge and facilitate progress in hearing-aid research and development through the exchange of current research findings and technical advances related to the treatment of hearing impairment with hearing aids and other technologies. \nThe organization of IHCON 2026\, as with the previous IHCON meetings\, will emphasize the international and multidisciplinary nature of the field and the rapid pace of developments occurring throughout the world. Both invited and contributed presentations will address topics relevant to hearing-aid research. \nThe members of the Technical Program Committee (Dr. Graham Naylor\, Dr. Jason Galster\, and Dr. Sarah Verhulst) have been working hard to develop the scientific program and are currently in the process of finalizing the list of invited speakers. The topic areas for IHCON 2026 are available to view here. Once the invited speakers are finalized\, we will post updated information about the technical program in the “Conference Info” tile of the ihcon.org website. \nTo foster research by junior investigators (e.g.\, advanced graduate students\, postdocs\, and junior scientists) in industry and academia\, the International Hearing-Aid Seminar (IHAS 2026) will be held August 3–5\, 2026 (Monday to Wednesday)\, also at the Banff Centre. \nWe will begin accepting abstract submissions for IHCON and IHAS in early 2026 (the specific starting date for submissions will be announced in a subsequent email). The final date for submitting abstracts will be April 1\, 2026\, and acceptance/rejection emails will be sent by early June 2026. \nUpdates and additional details about the meeting will be posted to the various tabs within the “Conference Info” section of the IHCON website (ihcon.org). \nPlease share this with any of your colleagues who you think would benefit from participating in IHCON 2026. We believe the change of venue this year will bring many wonderful advantages to the IHCON community. \nIf you have not done so already\, please create a free account at ihcon.org to ensure that you receive all future email announcements about the meeting. The same account will also allow you to submit abstracts and register for the conference when the time comes.
URL:https://aro.org/event/international-hearing-aid-research-conference-ihcon-2026/
CATEGORIES:Other Organization
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260825
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SUMMARY:OMAI 2026: 12th International Symposium on Objective Measures in Auditory Implants (OMAI) in Zurich\, Switzerland | August 2026
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the 12th International Symposium on Objective Measures in Auditory Implants (OMAI)\nDear colleagues\, \nWe are looking forward to seeing you at the 12th International Symposium on Objective Measures in Auditory Implants (OMAI) on August 22-24\, 2026 in Zurich\, Switzerland. \nIt’s with great enthusiasm that we would like to welcome you to the 12th OMAI in 2026 in Zurich. The beautiful and historical city of Zurich is located on a lake and is easily accessible by train or from the airport. The symposium will be held at the historic main building of the University of Zurich in the center of the city. \nThe symposium will provide a forum for clinical and scientific experts from around the world to present their most recent research and clinical experiences relating to objective measures in auditory implants. The main topics comprise ECoCh\, bone conduction\, active middle ear implants\, passive middle ear prosthesis\, objective measures and outcomes in CI\, Imaging such as OCT and cortical function. \nWe are looking forward to an interesting scientific program with keynote lectures\, presentations\, discussions and personal exchange. \nWe look forward to a fruitful symposium in Zurich \nChristof Röösli and Flurin Pfiffner - Conference presidents
URL:https://aro.org/event/omai-2026-12th-international-symposium-on-objective-measures-in-auditory-implants-omai-in-zurich-switzerland-august-2026/
LOCATION:University of Zurich\, Rämistrasse 71\, Zürich\, 8006\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Other Organization
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261126
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SUMMARY:5th International Conference on Otorhinolaryngology | France
DESCRIPTION:We are enthusiastic to present the 5th International Conference on Otorhinolaryngology — where breakthroughs are born and global expertise meets\, this November 24–25\, 2025\, in Paris\, France. \nThis prestigious event brings together ENT experts and innovators. As technology advances\, your participation helps drive progress in ENT solutions and clinical outcomes. \nExpect dynamic keynote sessions\, forward-thinking panel discussions\, and valuable opportunities to explore the latest in ENT devices\, tools\, and innovations. \nBeyond the sessions\, the conference presents an excellent platform for industry collaboration and strategic networking with thought leaders and decision-makers from around the globe. \nIf you have any questions or require further assistance\, kindly visit:\nhttps://www.otorhinolaryngology.scientexconference.com/brochure
URL:https://aro.org/event/tinnitus-research-initiative-confernce-berline/
CATEGORIES:Other Organization
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270717
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SUMMARY:Mechanics of Hearing 2027
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date – Mechanics of Hearing 2027 – July 10-16\, 2027 \nWe are pleased to announce the upcoming Mechanics of Hearing Workshop 2027\, a meeting dedicated to advancing our understanding of the physical and biological mechanisms underlying peripheral auditory function. \nThis Workshop will bring together researchers from across disciplines—including biophysics\, auditory neuroscience\, biomechanics\, and engineering—to share the latest experimental\, theoretical\, and computational insights into auditory mechanics and hearing science. The meeting will feature invited keynote lectures\, contributed talks\,  poster sessions\, and opportunities for discussion and collaboration within the international hearing research community. \nThe conference venue\, Villa Tuscolana\, a XVI-XVIII century villa in Frascati\, near Rome\, will include conference hall\, accommodation\, and meals\, to \nPromote intensive interaction among the attendees. \nDates: July 10-16\, 2027 \nLocation: Frascati (Rome)\, Italy \nWebsite: moh2027.mechanicsofhearing.org \nPlease sign up: https://forms.gle/vaCsemSjUYB2arfi9 to receive information regarding registration\, abstract submission\, and the scientific program as it is announced. \nAnd please distribute this information to everyone you believe might be interested. Generous travel awards will be available to support the attendance of graduate students and postdocs. \nWe look forward to welcoming you. \nThe MoH 2027 Organizing Committee \nRenata Sisto\, Arturo Moleti\, Sumitrajit Dhar\, Christopher Shera
URL:https://aro.org/event/mechanics-of-hearing-2027/
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