AES hearing health conference set for Chicago
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The conference will focus on strategies and technologies for safer long-term hearing outcomes in the music industry and includes two days of papers and presentations augmented by lively panel discussions. Registration is now open, with Early Bird pricing through 15 April.
The Conference on Music Induced Hearing Disorders will feature presentations by a roster of notable audiologists and researchers. The keynote speech, Music for Brain Health will be delivered by esteemed scientist, inventor, and musician Nina Kraus, PhD, of Northwestern University.
Other notable presenters include Sharon Kujawa of Harvard, Dr. Marshall Chasin from Toronto, research psychologist Elizabeth Beach of Australia’s National Acoustic Laboratories, and Dr. Cory Portnuff of University of Colorado. Opening and closing remarks will be delivered by conference co-chairs, Bob Schulein of ImmersAV Technology and Dr. Michael Santucci, AuD, of Sensaphonics.
Panel discussions promise to bring key issues into sharp focus for conference attendees. Benj Kanters of HearTomorrow.org will moderate an audiology panel on teaching strategies for hearing awareness and conservation. Another panel will feature touring audio engineer Mark Frink, addressing safe and effective mixing of in-ear monitors.
Overlooking Grant Park on Michigan Avenue in the heart of downtown Chicago, Columbia College offers a convenient setting for this event. The conference kicks off Wednesday evening, 20 June, with a networking open house and tour of the school’s Audio Arts & Acoustics facilities. Research papers and panel discussions will be presented Thursday and Friday.
Online registration for the Conference on Music Induced Hearing Disorders is now open at www.aes.org/conferences/2018/hearing.
(Jim Evans)
