Breaking the Silence: Overcoming Barriers for People with Hearing Loss
2025-02-11 - 2025-02-12
Breaking the Silence: Overcoming Barriers for People with Hearing Loss
February 11-12, 2025, Scottsdale, AZ
Chaired by Dr. Gabrielle Saunders, Ph.D.
Population Hearing Health Care is pleased to announce Late-Breaking Abstract Submissions for our upcoming 2025 Conference, themed "Breaking the Silence: Overcoming Barriers for People with Hearing Loss." The conference will take place on February 11th and 12th, 2025, and we invite you to contribute your latest research and findings.
Abstract Submissions accepted through Monday January 6th, 2025.
Presentation Topics Include:

Hearing-friendly health care systems
Hearing loss and their care partners
Aging and hearing impacts on quality of life in older adults
Cultural differences in hearing-related stigma
Sensory changes and cognition

Highlights of the Conference:

Podium Presentations: Chair Dr. Gabrielle Saunders, Keynote Dr. Michael McKee, Speaker Dr. Danielle Powell, Speaker Dr. Margaret Wallhagen, and more!
Methods Workshop: Exploredata democratization through sharing.
Networking Opportunities: Breakout activities designed to foster connections and collaboration.
Poster Presentations:Opportunities to share current and future research.

To submit your abstracts, please visit our website:
https://pophearing.org/2025-conference
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Abstract Submission."

ARO MidWinter Meeting
2025-02-22 08:00 - 2025-02-26 12:00 UTC | The Renaissance Seaworld

Call for Abstracts - Virtual Conference on Computational Audiology VCCA2025
2025-03-26 - 2025-04-25
We are excited to announce the Call for Abstracts for this year’s edition of the Virtual Conference on Computational Audiology (VCCA2025), which will take place on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th June 2025.
As in previous years, we welcome abstract submissions for both invited and contributed presentations. Submissions must be received no later than Friday, 25th April 2025. We will continue using the Microsoft CMT system for abstract submission and review.

Topics for VCCA2025 include (but are not limited to):

Modelling hearing and hearing loss
Field-related measurement and validation, e.g., teleaudiology or remote care
Cognitive and neuro-audiology
Cochlear, brainstem and vestibular implants and post-implant rehabilitation
Speech enhancement for hearing aid wearers, speech source separation and enhancement
Digital tools and big data in hearing care
Accessibility and inclusive design in hearing and audiology
Translating academic research results into clinical practice
Over the counter devices (OTCs) and hearables
Other novel research related to AI and hearing
Other research concerning the clinical impact of the changing landscape of Audiology

Important Dates

Friday 25th April, abstract deadline
Wednesday 14th May, decisions communicated (acceptance/rejection)
Thursday 5th June, deadline for submission of video recordings and slides
Thursday 26th and Friday 27th June, conference

Target Audience

Hearing, Audiology, AI, and Computational researchers all over the world
People working on speech and communication and/or assistive technology
Young scientists are especially encouraged to take part
No participation fee
Several time zones

For more details and to submit your abstract, please visit the Call for Abstracts section on our website. Feel free to share this announcement with colleagues or communities who may not be on this list.
We look forward to your submissions and to another exciting edition of VCCA!

ARO Seminar Serier: Auditory Cortex and Thalamus
2025-03-26 12:00 - 13:00
Presented by the ARO Education Committee
Presenters: Dr. Johnathan Simon
Moderator: Dr. Maria Chait
Title: “Neural Representations of Same-Species Vocalizations in a Human Primate Model”
This session is FREE to all. However, you must register to attend the webinar. Don't miss this opportunity to engage and ask questions!
Click Here to Register!

Global Conference on Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
2025-04-03 - 2025-04-04
Date: April 03-04, 2025 in Vienna, Austria.
Theme: “Echoes of Innovation, Journey into ORL Excellence”
For more information: https://www.timesscientificgroup.com/events/otology-rhinology-laryngology/sponsorship-brochures

33rd Annual Meeting of New England Sequencing and Timing (NEST)
2025-04-05
We are happy to announce that the 33rd annual meeting of New England Sequencing and Timing (NEST) will take place on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the University of Connecticut. This year’s theme is Music and Brain Health. Related topics include but are not limited to:

Music-based intervention
Music therapy
Neurodegenerative disorders
Music and aging
Rhythm, movement and the brain

We welcome abstract submissions for talks (either 20 min or 45 min). While the above topics will be highlighted by this year’s theme, as always, any submissions related to rhythm, sequencing, and timing in the behavior of living systems will be considered.
NEST is traditionally a local workshop, but we accept submissions from outside the New England area. However, only in-person presentations will be accepted. The deadline for submission is February 21st. Please visit the conference website (link below) for information on abstract submission, registration, lodging and transportation.
Conference website: https://musicdynamicslab.uconn.edu/home/nest/
Important dates:

Deadline for abstract submission: February 21st
Notification to accepted authors: March 3rd
Registration deadline: March 31st (RSVP here)

Please contact us at musicdynamicslab@gmail.com with any questions. We look forward to having you join us here in April and learning about your latest work!

The Mind’s Ear and Inner Voice 2025
2025-04-14 - 2025-04-16
The Mind's Ear and Inner Voice 2025 | Conference | Anauralia Lab
Auckland, New Zealand
14th - 16th of April 2025
The Mind’s Ear and Inner Voice 2025 is a unique transdisciplinary conference focused on the experience of imagining sounds and the role this plays in our inner lives. Most people can imagine hearing sounds that are not physically present, such as a favourite piece of music, the voice of a loved one, or other sounds such as an ambulance siren in their mind’s ear. We can also imagine making sounds, especially speech with the inner voice in our head.
These familiar dimensions of everyday experience are a source of fascination for scientists who seek to understand their psychological significance and their basis in processes and structures of the brain. At the same time, they are important for the creative arts and often play a key role in the work of writers, musicians, poets and other artists. Moreover, recent research has highlighted the existence of dramatic variation between people (including scientists and artists!) in their experiences of auditory imagery and an inner voice.
The aim of The Mind’s Ear and the Inner Voice 2025 is to forge new insights and improved understanding of auditory imagery and its role in thinking, memory and creativity by providing a forum for transdisciplinary exchange of ideas, theories and research findings. We invite submissions to The Mind’s Ear and Inner Voice 2025 from scientists, philosophers, scholars in the humanities and from artists, especially musicians, poets and writers who share a fascination with the question of how we experience the sounds in our head.

ISIET 2025 : 4th International Symposium on Inner Ear Therapeutics
2025-04-25 - 2025-04-27
The aim of the symposium is to bring together leading scientists, clinicians, and experts to discuss and share knowledge about the latest findings in inner ear therapies.
A major focus will be on how these therapies can be applied to inner ear defects, as well as the current translational challenges and opportunities in the field.
Location: KENZI MENARA PALACE MARRAKECH
Date: 4/25/25-4/27/25
Registration Period: December 2, 2024 - 8:00 AM until April 27, 2025 - 12:00 PM
Link: ISIET 2025 : 4th International Symposium on Inner Ear Therapeutics

Campbell Callier Prize - Nomination Request
2025-04-25 - 2025-04-30
Campbell Callier Prize- Nomination Request
Nomination Request for the Campbell Callier Prize
Dear Colleague,
We invite you and your faculty to submit nominations for the 2026 Campbell Callier Prize in Communication Disorders. The Campbell Callier Prize is a biennial international award given by the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at The University of Texas at Dallas to honor an outstanding individual for their leadership in fostering scientific advances in the diagnosis and treatment of speech, language or hearing disorders. Please navigate to this webpage to learn more about the award and past recipients.
Historically, the Callier Prize has alternated between the disciplines of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. As you will note below, the past recipients have been highly regarded for the years of dedicated work in their specific domains:
• 2024. Dr. Rebecca J. Landa, Founder and Executive Director, Center for Autism Services, Science, and Innovation (CASSI), Vice President, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
• 2022. Dr. Karl White, Director, National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management, Emma Eccles Jones Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education, Professor, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
• 2019. Dr. Steven M. Barlow, Corwin Moore Professor, Associate Director, Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior, Director, Communication Neuroscience Laboratories, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
• 2017. Dr. Sharon G. Kujawa, Director of Audiology Research, Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• 2015. Dr. Laurence B. Leonard, Rachel E. Stark Distinguished Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
• 2013. Dr. Harvey Dillon, Director of Research, National Acoustics Laboratories, Sydney, AUS
• 2011. Dr. Bruce J. Tomblin, Spriestersbach Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
• 2009. Dr. Hugh J. McDermott, Professor of Auditory Communication and Signal Processing, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, AUS
We are pleased to have the opportunity in 2026 to honor an individual in the field of Audiology and/or Hearing Sciences, with preference given to a scholar who has made advances in auditory perception and mechanisms, especially related to suprathreshold processing disorders (e.g., hyperacusis, tinnitus, listening in noise).
The recipient will provide a keynote lecture at a special one-day conference in their honor and receive a prize of $10,000 as part of the annual Callier Cares Luncheon. The Campbell Callier Prize and conference are made possible by the Foundation for the Callier Center and the David J. Bruton Jr. Charitable Trust.
We would greatly appreciate your nominations for outstanding candidates for this award, with nominations due by April 30, 2025. The nomination process is simple – please email the nominee’s name, affiliation, vita (if possible), and a one-page letter of support to Tiffani Kreybig at tiffani.kreybig@utdallas.edu. Thank you in advance for your nominations for the 2026 honoree. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

ARO Seminar Series: Auditory Cortex and Thalamus
2025-04-30 12:00 - 13:00
Presented by the ARO Education Committee
Presenter:
Lori L. Holt
Univerity of Texas at Austin
Title: "Foraging for Regularities That Shape How We Listen"
April 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM EST
This session is FREE to all. However, you must register to attend the webinar. Don't miss this opportunity to engage and ask questions!
Click HERE to register NOW!

Fifth Annual Future of Hearing Healthcare Conference
2025-05-14 | Virtual
Fifth Annual Future of Hearing Healthcare Conference to Take Place May 14, 21, and 28, 2025
Registration is now open for this 3-day virtual event packed with expert insights, CEUs, and the latest in hearing care innovation.
The fifth annual Future of Hearing Healthcare Conference (FHH) will be held virtually on May 14, 21, and 28, continuing its mission to highlight the ideas, innovations, and individuals shaping the future of hearing care.
Organized by Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM), the three-day event will feature expert-led sessions and live panel discussions addressing clinical best practices, new technologies, evolving professional roles, research and policy developments impacting providers and patients alike.
"The fifth annual Future of Hearing Healthcare Virtual Conference delivers timely insights into advancements in professional services, scope of practice modernization and harmonization, regulatory and legislative updates, and emerging technologies,” said Dr. Amyn Amlani, ADA President and event chair. “This year’s event is closely aligned with the conference’s mission, intentionally highlighting perspectives on consumer engagement, clinical practice evolution, and the expansion of professional roles.”
Among the topics being addressed during the 2025 conference:
· Impact of AI on clinical care and technology development
· Advances in hearing aid technology
· Tools for patient engagement and communication access
· Tinnitus management
· Hearing research
· Wireless audio and consumer tech integration
· Business and regulatory strategy for hearing professionals
· And more
In keeping with its future-facing approach, FHH brings together voices from across the hearing health landscape—from clinicians and researchers to technologists and advocates. “FHH isn’t just about what’s next in audiology — it’s where cutting-edge science and innovation meets clinical practice,” said Dr. Brian Taylor. “Attendees aren’t just witnessing the future; they’re playing an active role in shaping it.”
The event’s virtual format allows broad participation from hearing professionals, students, and industry stakeholders worldwide. “Few conferences offer the breadth of learning opportunities in such an accessible format as the Future of Hearing Healthcare,” noted Andrew Bellavia, founder of AuraFuturity. “It is a must-attend virtual conference for both hearing care providers and industry professionals.”
Each conference day concludes with a live panel session bringing together diverse experts to reflect on the day’s discussions and examine cross-cutting themes.
Registration and Early Bird Discount Registration is now open at: https://www.accelevents.com/e/fhh-2025
An early bird rate of $78—more than 50% off the general admission price—is available through April 30. In addition to earning CEUs and accessing on-demand sessions, attendees will also be entered to win prizes valued in the thousands of dollars throughout the event.
About HHTM
Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) provides timely information and lively insights for everyone who cares about hearing health. Our readership and contributors span the full spectrum of the field—including clinicians, researchers, educators, industry professionals, and, importantly, individuals with hearing loss and their families. By bringing these communities together, HHTM aims to bridge knowledge gaps, foster understanding, and support collaboration across professional and consumer audiences alike.
HHTM is also home to This Week in Hearing, a smart, insightful, and engaging weekly podcast that explores the latest trends, technologies, and developments shaping the world of hearing. To learn more, visit HearingHealthMatters.org.

Tri 2025 Seoul - Tinnitus Research Initiative Conference
2025-05-15 - 2025-05-18
Abstract submission is now available!
The TRI 2025 Seoul Scientific Committee invites you to submit your abstract(s) at this unique opportunity to exchange ideas and share research and clinical innovations in the field of tinnitus.
The online abstract submission of free papers is open. The abstract submission for invited talks will open in due course.

ARO Seminar Series: Auditory Cortex and Thalamus
2025-05-28 12:00 - 13:00
Presented by the ARO Education Committee
Presenter:
Dr. Ross Williamson
University of Pittsburgh
Title: TBD
May 28, 2025 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM EST
This session is FREE to all. However, you must register to attend the webinar. Don't miss this opportunity to engage and ask questions!
Click HERE to register NOW!

International Symposium on Hearing (ISH) in Vienna
2025-06-01 - 2025-06-06
ISH 2025 will take place from June 1 to June 6, 2025, in Vienna, Austria. It will take place at Hotel Schloss Wilhelminenberg, a former grand imperial retreat with a spectacular view over Vienna. Participants will be accommodated on site in order to create an intimate atmosphere and stimulate close exchange of ideas.
The topic of ISH2025 will be: Advances in Auditory Physiology, Perception, and Cognition.
ISH meetings have a long tradition of bringing together researchers from different areas of hearing science, including psychophysics, physiology, and auditory modeling. The ISH2025 will be open also to the emerging field of auditory cognitive neuroscience. Consistent with previous format, we invite innovative unpublished contributions from any of these areas. Contributions will be considered for either oral or poster presentation. Besides established researchers, we also encourage contributions from younger researchers (e.g., late PhD phase) for whom a reduced registration fee will be offered by means of studentships.
Decisions on contributions will be based on extended abstracts (400 words). The number of accepted contributions (podium presentations and posters) will be limited to approximately 80. Submit your abstract here:
Authors of accepted presentations will have the opportunity to submit an associated publication in an ISH2025 Special Issue, which will be published in the peer-review open-access journal Trends in Hearing. Full papers can be submitted after the symposium. There will be a 50%-discount on publication fees (publication will be exclusively online). To avoid publication delays, the manuscripts will be published on a rolling basis.
Important dates:

Abstract deadline (FINAL): January 2, 2024
Acceptance decision and opening of registration: January 22, 2025
Registration deadline: February 12, 2025

For further information and updates, see the ISH2025 website.
The ISH2025 Organization Committee:

Bernhard Laback
Piotr Majdak
Robert Baumgartner
Martin Lindenbeck
Katharina Kast

International Steering Committee:

Matthew Goupell, University of Maryland, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
Philip Joris, KU Leuven, Laboratory of Auditory Neurophysiology
Katrin Krumbholz, University of Nottingham, Hearing Sciences
Virginia Best, Boston University, Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Maria Chait, University College London, Ear Institute
Sarah Verhulst, Ghent University, Hearing Technology Lab
Christopher Brown, University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science

20th Rhythm Perception and Production Workshop (RPPW 20)
2025-06-16 - 2025-06-19
The 20th Rhythm Perception and Production Workshop (RPPW 20) will take place at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland from the 16th to the 19th of June 2025. RPPW is an international biannual event that brings researchers from a range of disciplines together to engage in discussions about the scientific study of rhythm. Rhythm is at the core of a wide range of human tasks, from speaking and dancing, to walking and synchronising with others. The workshop itself will host spoken presentations and posters.
Potential topics include (but are not limited to):

Rhythm & Synchronisation
Developmental Rhythm
Social & Interpersonal Rhythm
Cross-species Rhythm
Neural Investigations of Rhythm
Groove
Multimodal/Multisensory Rhythm
(Computational) Models of Rhythm Perception and/or Production
Speech Rhythm
Rhythm in Clinical Populations

Submissions for spoken and poster presentations are now open! We welcome contributions from researchers at any career stage. Submissions relating to either completed research or work-in-progress are encouraged. You can find more information and a link to the submission portal here: https://www.rppw.org/rppw20.html
The submission portal will be open until 23:59 (GMT+2) on the 31st of January, 2025.
Questions / comments? Please email us at rppw2025@gmail.com

CogHear Workshop at the University of Maryland, College Park
2025-06-16 - 2025-06-20
Registration is now open for the next edition of the CogHear Workshop, the week of June 16–20, 2025, at the University of Maryland, College Park, with generous support from NIDCD.
Workshop Website: https://sites.google.com/view/coghear2020/in-person-coghear/coghear-2025
Registration Website: https://app.certain.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x3447342abcd
The workshop is structured around roundtable discussions and this year’s theme will reflect on the current landscape and the future of auditory cognitive decoding, with a focus on translational and clinical applications.
Each day will focus on a specific theme:

Technology: Exploring new frontiers beyond full-cap EEG/MEG—single-channel, in-ear, fNIRS, intracranial, etc.

AI & LLMs: Use deep learning and reasoning models for decoding, inference, and personalization.

Clinical Focus: Objective measures (intelligibility, engagement, and effort), and translating findings to clinical populations.

BCI: Where are we now? Evaluating decoding technologies as closed-loop systems.

Please join a few dozen of your favorite friends interested in neural decoding and auditory cognition. Final schedule will be shared soon here.

International Symposium on Usher Syndrome
2025-06-19 - 2025-06-21
Location: Van der Valk Hotel Nijmegen-Lent, The Netherlands

Date: 6/19/25-6/21/25

Link: USH2025 – International Symposium on Usher Syndrome

2025 Midest Auditory Research Conference (MARC) presented by the Hearing Research Group at NEOMED
2025-06-19 - 2025-06-21
REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION ARE NOW LIVE:
Registration: https://neomed.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3k1XDCgMxi1ArcO
Abstract Submission: https://neomed.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5C5ObT7gtPUqVsW
The Hearing Research Group at Northeast Ohio Medical University is pleased to host the 10th Midwest Auditory Research Conference (MARC) on June 19-21, 2025, in Rootstown OH near Cleveland. The MARC was created as a setting for presenting and discussing cutting-edge auditory and vestibular research and for fostering a high level of interaction among students, postdoctoral fellows, clinicians, and faculty scientists
10th MARC, June 19-21, 2025
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Keynote Speakers:

Catherine Carr

Nace Golding

Lisa Goodrich

Ingrid Johnsrude

Laura Hurley

Charles Liberman

Dan Sanes

Christopher Cunningham

The conference will include additional short talks, posters, and a banquet dinner with a panel of experts discussing successes and challenges in Translational Research.

Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025
2025-06-23 - 2025-06-26
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to Main Theme A13: Physiological Acoustics and Audiology at Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025 (https://www.fa-euronoise2025.org/), which will take place in Málaga, Spain, from June 23rd to 26th, 2025.
Main Theme A13 comprises 7 structured sessions. The organizers of each session are shown in bold:
0.General session:
- Deborah Vickers
-Milagros J. Fumero
-Miriam I. Marrufo-Pérez
1.Spatial Hearing Assessment with Neural Measures
- Katarina Poole
- Lorenzo Picinali
2.Presbycusis and Multilingualism
- Ellie Harding
- Merel Keijzer
3.Asymmetric hearing loss - clinical solutions and functionality
- Ben Williges
- Stefan Zirn
4.Audiology diagnostic techniques
- Jaime Undurraga
- Miguel Temboury Gutierrez
5.Early intervention in deaf infants
- Carlos Benitez Barrera
- Liat Kishon Rabin
6.Advancements and Challenges in Military Acoustics: Physiological and Audiological Perspectives
- Nir Fink
- Marian Weger
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On behalf of the organizing committee of A-19 “Numerical, computational and theoretical acoustics” at Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025 (FA25), the 11th EAA Annual European Conference on Acoustics and Noise Control Engineering, which is organized by the Spanish Acoustical Society and held in Malaga (Spain), from June 23rdto 26th, 2025, I want to highlight the following Special Sessions and their organizers:

A19-01 General topics of numerical and computational acoustics [M. Hornikx (TU/e) and J.-D. Chazot (UTC)]
A19-02 Numerical methods for acoustics and vibration [D. Panagiotopoulos (KU Leuven) and D. Mayrhofer (TUG)]
A19-03 Data-driven methods in acoustics and vibration [M. Maeder (TUM) and E. Zea (KTH)]
A19-04 Uncertainty Quantification in Aero- and Vibro-Acoustics [N. Xiang (RPI) and A. Mohammad-Djafari (CNRS)]
A19-05 Numerical methods for acoustic materials and metamaterials [L. Godinho (UCoimbra) and O. Dazel (CNRS)]
A19-06 Methods for advanced computational aeroacoustics [S. Schoder (TUG), G. Bernardini, and F. Avallone]
A19-07 Validation and Benchmarks in Computational Acoustics [A. Prinn (ISS), L. Aspöck (RWTH Aachen), S. Schoder (TUG), and M. Maeder (TUM)]
A19-08 Numerical methods for wave propagation in complex media [A. Prieto-Aneiros (UCoruna) and P. Amado-Mendes (UCoimbra)]

Papers can be submitted for oral or poster presentation through the Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025 website: https://www.fa-euronoise2025.org. The abstract (200 words) submission deadline is January 19th, 2025. Please note that the full papers must be submitted by March 23rd, 2025, in case of acceptance.
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As organizers of the Main Theme “A21:Product Sound Quality & Sound-driven Design”, let us draw your attention to the set of sessions considered in our theme, which can be found through https://www.fa-euronoise2025.org/structured-sessions-2. Given your expertise in this area, we would like to cordially invite you to submit a paper to any of these sessions. Please, select the General session in case of the other proposed sessions are not adequate for the topic of your paper, but the main theme is appropriate.

Our goal is to establish and spread a design culture on sound and listening. Sound-driven design represents a shift from ‘designing sound’, as an object to be designed, towards ‘designing for listening experience’. We consider listening as a design element that can offer granularity to the design process and that highlights human-centered qualities of the sound-driven design space, as well as the role of the senses in the experience of the sound quality of products and systems. We feel the urgency to fill the gap with the real-world practice, which is consolidating and already tackling the wicked problems of creating or improving our listening experience of products, media, cinema, video games, appliances and environments at large. Our theme focusses on three main areas of interest: Applied sound-driven design (A-21-01); Listening experience in sound-driven design (A-21-02); Methodologies for sound-driven design and education.

Papers can be submitted for oral or poster presentation through the Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025 website: https://www.fa-euronoise2025.org.

Submission deadline for abstracts not longer than 200 words is January 19th, 2025, while papers need to be submitted by March 23rd, 2025, in case of abstract acceptance.
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We are pleased to invite you to contribute to Main Theme A24 - Virtual Acoustics at Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025, the 11th EAA Annual European Conference on Acoustics and Noise Control Engineering, which will take place in Málaga, Spain, from June 23rd to 26th, 2025.

Main Theme A24 encompasses 13 structured sessions, covering a wide range of topics in virtual acoustics:

A24.1 General
A24.2 Audiovisual rendering of virtual acoustic spaces and multimodal evaluation
A24.3 Audio Immersion and Cognition in XR
A24.4 Interactive rendering of virtual acoustic spaces in 6 degrees of freedom
A24.5 Virtual acoustics and binaural AR in hearing research: challenges of a new paradigm (shared with A14)
A24.6 Virtual reconstructions in Archaeoacoustic research (shared with A15)
A24.7 Networked music performances: evaluation and implementation (shared with A11)
A24.8 Real-time audio generation for interactive virtual environments (games and beyond) (shared with A11)
A24.9 Realistic Binaural Auralization of Rooms (shared with A15)
A24.10 Source directivity: capturing, processing, and evaluating its effects (shared with A16)
A24.11 Processing/individualization/interpolation of HRIRs or BRIRs (shared with A16)
A24.12 Capture, analysis, and reproduction methods of virtual acoustic spaces with distributed microphones or microphone arrays (shared with A16)
A24.13 Auralization of environmental noise sources (shared with A05)

We encourage researchers and practitioners to submit their abstracts to any of these sessions through the conference website:
Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025

Key dates:

19/01/2025 - Abstract submission deadline
04/02/2025 - Abstract acceptance announcement
23/03/2025 - Paper submission deadline
06/04/2025 - Paper acceptance announcement
20/04/2025 - Early bird registration deadline

Virtual Conference on Computational Audiology VCCA2025
2025-06-26 - 2025-06-27 | Virtual
We are pleased to announce the sixth Virtual Conference on Computational Audiology, VCCA2025, which will bring together hearing, audiology, AI, and computational researchers from around the world.
About VCCA2025
The 2025 conference will be chaired by Seba Ausili (University of Miami) with the co-chairs Carlos Benítez-Barrera (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Jan-Willem Wasmann (Radboud University Medical Center).
The chair of the Scientific Committee is to be appointed.
VCCA2025 will build on previous conferences to provide an interactive platform for the presentation and discussion of the latest research in Computational Audiology. Key areas of exploration will include the application of computational approaches to audiological interventions and hearing science, AI in audiology and hearing healthcare, auditory neuroscience, and acoustics to facilitate hearing. The program will feature submitted talks, special sessions, and keynote presentations.
Program Highlights
Our comprehensive program features submitted talks, special sessions, and keynote presentations. Check out the VCCA2025 program highlights.
More VCCA2025 updates will follow soon.
Mission and Impact
The VCCA conferences strive to enhance hearing healthcare, improve the efficacy of audiological interventions, and mitigate the global burden of hearing loss through computational approaches. The conferences promote discourse, collaboration, and innovation within our global community of scientists and researchers.
Target audience:

Hearing, Audiology, AI, and Computational researchers all over the world
People working on speech and communication and/or assistive technology
Young scientists are especially encouraged to take part
No participation fee
Several time zones

Abstract submission is open!
Submit your abstract here [Click here to visit our CMT page].
Please read our call for abstracts and submission guidelines for further details.
We will provide a VCCA2025 Young Scientist Award, including $1000, to the best contribution to the conference. For pitch videos there is a $250 award for the best Video Pitch.
CMT Acknowledgment:
The Microsoft CMT service is used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
Important dates

March 17, 2025: Abstract submission system opens
April 25, 2025: Abstract submission deadline
May 14, 2025: Decision notifications (acceptance/rejection)
June 5, 2025: Deadline for submission of video recordings and slides
June 24, 2025: Deadline for registration
June 26-27, 2025: Conference dates

Questions and further information
If you have any questions, email us at VCCA2024@computationalaudiology.com.
VCCA2025 Links

VCCA2025 – Overview
VCCA2025 – Call for abstracts and submission guidelines
VCCA2025 – Program highlights
VCCA2025 – Scientific Committee

More information and VCCA updates will follow soon.

Cutting-Edge Techniques and Models: Applications in Hearing Research | Machine Learning Toolboxes for Hearing Research
2025-07-10 12:00 - 13:00
Join ARO and the Education Committee for a anothe session of “Cutting-Edge Techniques and Models: Applications in Hearing Research.” The goal of this initiative is to educate and assist emerging researchers in understanding the fundamentals of the latest research techniques, enabling them to incorporate these methods into their projects and enhance their scientific endeavors. Additionally, this program will be valuable for researchers who are already utilizing these techniques but may have troubleshooting questions.
We are excited to invite you to the second session:
Title: Machine Learning Toolboxes for Hearing Research
Mentor Panelists: Dr. Uri Manor and Dr. Artur Indzhykulian
Moderators: Afagh Farhadi and Tong Shan
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
About the Session:
Join us for the second session of the Cutting-Edge Techniques & Models panel discussion: Machine Learning Toolboxes for Hearing Research, featuring Dr. Uri Manor (UC San Diego) and Dr. Artur Indzhykulian (Harvard Medical School). This session will explore powerful open-source Machine Learning (ML) tools transforming hearing science—from deep-learning-based analysis tools to advanced image segmentation plugins for cochlear hair cells. Our speakers will share how these toolboxes accelerate data analysis, enhance experimental precision, and support translational breakthroughs in hearing diagnostics and therapies. This will be an interactive discussion—ideal for trainees and researchers looking to integrate ML toolbox workflows into their labs.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/q6L0hn-dT6S2nvtkurwsaQ

Call for Abstracts: 24th Annual Auditory Perception, Cognition, and Action Meeting (APCAM 2025)
2025-07-15 - 2025-09-14
** Call for Abstracts **
-- Opens: July 15, 2025 -- Closes: September 14, 2025 --
The 24th annual Auditory Perception, Cognition, and Action Meeting (APCAM) will occur on Thursday, November 20, 2025. We would like to invite you to contribute your work on any aspect of auditory science to APCAM 2025, which will occur in Denver, Colorado (USA) at the same venue as and immediately before the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society.
The goal of APCAM is to bring together researchers from different perspectives to present focused research on auditory cognition, perception, and aurally guided action. To support this, APCAM’s Organizing Committee welcomes submissions on a wide variety of empirical, theoretical, and methodological topics in auditory science, including but not limited to:
- Auditory memory and imagery
- Auditory scene analysis; object, event, and pattern perception
- Aurally guided action and navigation
- Comparative auditory processing
- Cross-modal correspondences and multisensory integration
- Healthy vs. disordered hearing and hearing loss
- Language learning, processing, and development
- Sound localization, source identification, and motion perception
- Music perception, cognition, and performance
- Pitch, loudness, and timbre perception
- Speech perception and production
- Temporal processing, timing, and attention
Submissions should include an abstract of 300 words or less, the title of the presentation, names and affiliations for all contributing authors as they should appear in the conference program, e-mail contact information for the primary/submitting author, and whether a spoken or poster presentation is preferred. The organizing committee will try to accommodate presentation preferences, though it may not be possible to honor all preferences. If there are more accepted abstracts with a spoken presentation preference than available presentation slots, preference will be given to presentations judged to represent the strongest contributions, as well as to authors who did not deliver a spoken presentation at APCAM 2025.
You may submit only one presentation as first/presenting author, but you can co-author as many presentations as you wish. Please note that submission of the same talk or the same poster to APCAM 2025 and to the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society is not permitted.
Abstract submission opens July 15, 2025. All abstracts should be submitted online by following the “Submit an Abstract” link on the APCAM tab of the Auditory Perception and Cognition Society (APCS) website (https://apcsociety.org/apcam-submit.html). The deadline for abstract submission is September 14, 2025. Authors will be notified about the status of their submission within approximately 3 weeks after the submission deadline.
To support the mission of APCAM, APCS, and the affiliate journal Auditory Perception & Cognition (AP&C), there is a registration fee for 40 USD for PhD professionals and 30 USD for graduate students (the registration fee is waived for undergraduate students). In addition to providing access to APCAM materials, the registration fee includes a one-year membership to APCS, an individual subscription to AP&C, and reduced open-access publication fees for AP&C. For more details about APCS membership, see https://apcsociety.org/membership.html.
Presenters at APCAM 2025 can submit a brief report based on their presentation for consideration for publication in a special issue of AP&C. Such reports are not to be confused with traditional conference proceedings (i.e., they are longer [10-15 APA-formatted pages for the main text] and are peer-reviewed), but like traditional conference proceedings, would not preclude submission of an expanded paper to AP&C or another journal at a later time. For more information on AP&C or the special issue, contact Michael Hall (hallmd@jmu.edu) or Mike Russell (mirussell@bellevue.edu).

18th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition | ICMPC 18 - São Paulo,
2025-07-21 - 2025-07-25
Call for papers | ICMPC 18
'Echos and ecologies: New Landscapes for Music Perception and Cognition'
21-25 July 2025 | São Paulo | Hybrid
We are pleased to invite submissions for the 18th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition jointly organized with the 17th International Conference of the Brazilian Association of Cognition and Musical Arts to be held 21-25 July 2025, in São Paulo.
The conference invites papers focused on the systematic exploration of musical behavior and cognition. Under the theme "Echoes and Ecologies: New Landscapes for Music Perception and Cognition," the event seeks to examine the intricate interactions between auditory experiences and the varied environments in which they occur. It promotes interdisciplinary research, encouraging participants to investigate how progress in psychology, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and related fields is reshaping our comprehension of music perception and cognition within an evolving technological and transcultural context. While this theme serves as a guiding concept, submissions are not required to adhere strictly to it. Researchers in all areas of music cognition are encouraged to pursue their interests within this broad and dynamic field.
The ICMPC 18 will be held in a hybrid format (participation will be possible either in-person or through virtual attendance), with most activities live-streamed and accessible remotely.
Important dates:
31 January 2025 | Deadline for abstract submissions – now extended
March 2025 | Review outcomes
15 April 2025 | Early bird registration deadline
20 April 2025 | Deadline for submitting revised abstracts for the Proceedings and for authors of approved papers to complete their registration
18 July 2025 | Regular registration deadline
21-25 July 2025 | ICMPC18
For details of the conference organization and the guidelines for submissions, please visit the website: https://www.icmpc2025.abcogmus.com

ARO Seminar Series on Auditory Brainstem and Midbrain w/ Speaker Dr. Melissa Caras
2025-07-30 12:00 - 13:00
When: July 30, 2025 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/NRD5T4zBQBmxU_Wpk96Aow
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research (ISAAR 2025)
2025-08-20 - 2025-08-22
Abstract submission for the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research (ISAAR 2025) is now open at: www.isaar.eu. We invite scientific contributions from across the fields of auditory and audiological research.
ISAAR 2025 will take place August 20-22, 2025, in Nyborg, Denmark, and will feature four overarching themes with the following invited speakers:

The auditory brain
Ed Bartlett, Marc Schönwiesner, Anne-Lise Giraud, Giovanni Di Liberto
Multisensory perception and communication in real-world environments
Janina Fels, Stephanie Lovich, Christopher Davis, Ivana Konvalinka
Computational audiology, AI and auditory profiling
Nicholas Lesicka, Mareike Buhl, Jenelle Feather, Tobias Goehring
Novel hearing technologies and compensation strategies
Varsha Rallapalli, Zheng-Hua Tan, Richard Hendriks, Ina Kodrasi

We are also delighted to announce a keynote lecture by Jessica Monaghan.
In addition to the main themes, we welcome contributions on a broad range of topics, including perceptual and physiological measures of auditory function, measures of hearing loss, auditory modeling, hearing-instrument signal processing, aided outcome measures, multi-sensory speech perception, communication in complex environments, advances in neurotechnology, and cognitive auditory neuroscience. Contributions aligned with the symposium themes may be considered for either an oral presentation or a poster. Contributions outside the four main themes will be considered for poster presentations.
Abstract submission
For ISAAR 2025, the conference proceedings will consist only of abstracts. Authors interested in submitting a full written account of their work are encouraged to contribute to the ISAAR special issue series in Trends in Hearing (https://isaar.eu/special-issues/).
Abstract submission deadline: 15. May 2025
Notification of acceptance: 15. June 2025
Scholarships
The ISAAR committee offers a limited number of scholarships for young scientists (e.g., students, postdocs, and others). The scholarship covers the symposium fee, including full participation and accommodation. Travel expenses are not covered.
Conference fee
The participant fee is DKK 6000 (approximately EUR 800) and includes symposium participation, full accommodation (single room, 2 nights: Wed-Thu-Fri), all meals and social activities during the symposium.
ISAAR is generously supported by the William Demant Foundation.
For more information, please visit www.isaar.eu.
We look forward to seeing you at ISAAR 2025!

ARO Seminar Series on Auditory Brainstem and Midbrain w/ Speaker Dr. Michael Roberts
2025-08-27 12:00 - 13:00
When: August 27, 2025 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/dVsI71ZlQBCg-Rz_nI7o1g
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Auditory Science Meeting (ASM) 2025
2025-09-04 - 2025-09-05
September 4-5, 2025. This meeting has previously gone by several other names: ‘Basic Auditory Science (BAS)’, ‘Ear & Hear’, and more.
ASM2025 (meeting website) will take place at Nottingham Trent University (UK) and will be organised by the NTU Hearing Research group and the University of Nottingham Hearing Sciences. Registration will include lunch, refreshments, and a conference dinner. We are currently working to ensure that these costs are kept as low as possible. You will have to organise your own accommodation, but this is plentiful as the meeting is to be held in the heart of the city of Nottingham.
Research topics to include but not be limited by the following:

Hearing loss and hearing-assistive technologies
Physiology of hearing
Auditory cortex
Psychophysics
Spatial hearing and immersive audio
Computational Audiology
Rehabilitation and training for improving hearing
Cognitive aspects of hearing
Development of hearing
Age-related hearing decline
Electrophysiology, neuroimaging and objective measures (M/EEG, fNIRS, fMRI, eCAPs etc.)
Speech perception
Language processing

Abstract submission and registration will open on 28th April, and the deadline for both is 27th June. We expect to be able to give details of both in April.

ARO Education Committee Coffee Hour | Establishing Your Lab as a New PI
2025-09-10 12:00 - 13:00
Join ARO and the Education Committee for a special coffee hour on the topic of "Establishing Your Lab as a New PI"
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern
Mentor Panelists: Dr. Jinkyung Kim and Dr. Taha A. Jan
About the Session:
Join us for the Education Committee’s Coffee Hour session on “Establishing Your Lab as a New PI”, featuring Dr. Taha Jan (Vanderbilt University) and Dr. Jinkyung Kim (Washington University, St. Louis). Starting your own lab as a new PI is challenging, yet a rewarding and exciting opportunity to begin a scientific career as an independent investigator in academia. This session will explore the challenges of starting your own lab (particularly in the first six months), including promoting yourself within the institution to strategic planning for setting up the lab space, negotiating and ordering equipment, and, most importantly, hiring team members, which contributes greatly to the success of a lab group. Our guest speakers will also discuss time management, including distributing one’s time for teaching and research while maintaining a good work-life balance and productivity.
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ARO Seminar Series on Auditory Brainstem and Midbrain w/ Speaker Dr. Daniel Llano
2025-09-24 12:00 - 13:00
When: September 24, 2025 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sCwuK4eRTOK8sjdHeN477w
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ARO Clinician Scientist Webinar | The Global Otologist: Funding, Partnerships, and Innovation Across Borders
2025-09-25 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for a special webinar presented by the ARO Clinician Scientist Committee.
Title: The Global Otologist: Funding, Partnerships, and Innovation Across Borders
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM Eastern
About the Session:
This webinar will explore the evolving landscape of international industry and academic collaborations in otologic research, with insights from leading global clinician-scientists. Attendees will learn about funding opportunities that support cross-border partnerships and how to initiate and sustain successful collaborations with both academic institutions and industry stakeholders. The discussion will highlight examples of translational research projects that benefited from international or industry involvement. Junior clinician-scientists will leave with practical strategies to build collaborative networks that enhance their research impact and career development.
Speaker Panel:
Stephen O’Leary, MD, PhD
Yen-Fu Cheng, MD, PhD
Prof. Dr. med. Hubert Löwenheim
Hinrich Staecker, MD, PhD
Moderator:
Judith Kempfle, MD
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