Hear Our Voices: New Mechanisms in Auditory Discrimination and Speech in Deafness

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案旨在为2008年6月29日在威斯康星州的密尔沃基举行的两年一度的国际AG贝尔大会上举行的研究研讨会“倾听我们的声音：听觉歧视和耳聋患者言语的新机制”寻求资金。AG Bell在NIH和NIDCD的资助下举办了五次研究专题讨论会：生物技术与皮质神经元（2000年）、人类基因组计划与听力损失（2001年）、听力在口语发展中的作用（2002年）、从皮质神经元到皮质理解听觉功能障碍（2004年）和听力损失和耳聋的改善康复（2006年）。每次研讨会的组织都是为了吸引对听力损失感兴趣的消费者和专业人士，但不一定有专业的科学背景。2004年和2006年的研讨会每次都吸引了1700多名与会者，其中包括家长、从事听障儿童工作的专业人员（特别是教师）和听力损失的成年人，是两年一次的大会中评价最高和出席人数最多的两次教育会议。根据我们会员的信息请求，并与Peter Steyger博士合作，我们相信，“倾听我们的声音：听觉辨别和耳聋言语的新机制”的拟议主题将是另一个成功的主题，并进一步促进生物医学研究人员与受益于他们努力的个人之间的沟通的最终目标。与以往的研讨会一样，演讲者将分别介绍并回答大约2000人的观众提出的问题。在结束发言后，将举行一个有主持人的问答会议，所有发言者都参加一个小组，以回应以前研究研讨会问答会议的流行。与研讨会相关的产品将包括一份双语小册子，宣布研讨会将在AG Bell的成员之外传播（会议将在所有AG Bell期刊上得到高度宣传），一份双语会议记录文件，其中包括每位发言者的发言摘要，带字幕的视频和演示文稿的实时字幕。具体目标：根据我们会员的信息请求，并与Peter Steyger博士合作，我们相信，“倾听我们的声音：听觉辨别和耳聋言语的新机制”的拟议主题将是另一个成功的主题，并进一步促进生物医学研究人员与受益于他们努力的个人之间的沟通的最终目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal seeks funding for a Research Symposium, "Hear Our Voices: New Mechanisms in Auditory Discrimination and Speech in Deafness", at the Biennial International AG Bell convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 29, 2008. AG Bell has presented five research symposia funded with support from NIH and NIDCD: Biotechnology and the Cochlea (2000), Human Genome Project and Hearing Loss (2001), The Role of Audition in Spoken Language Development (2002), From Cochlea to Cortex Understanding Auditory Dysfunction (2004) and, Improved Rehabilitation of Hearing Loss and Deafness (2006). Each symposium was organized to appeal to an audience of consumers and professionals with an interest in hearing loss but not necessarily a professionally based scientific background. Drawing over 1700 participants including parents, professionals who work with hearing impaired children (particularly teachers) and adults with hearing loss on each occasion, the 2004 and 2006 symposia were two of the most highly-rated and attended education sessions at the biennial conventions. Based upon informational requests from our membership and working in conjunction with Dr. Peter Steyger we believe the proposed theme of Hear Our Voices: New Mechanisms in Auditory Discrimination and Speech in Deafness will be another successful topic, and one that further facilitates the ultimate goal of improving communication between biomedical researchers and individuals who benefit from their efforts. As in past symposia, speakers will each present and individually answer questions from the audience of approximately 2000 people. After the concluding speaker has presented, a moderated question and answer session with all the speakers on a panel will be conducted, in response to the popularity of previous research symposia's question and answer sessions. Products associated with the Research Symposium will include a bi-lingual brochure announcing the symposium for dissemination beyond AG Bell's members (the conference will be highly publicized in all AG Bell periodicals), a bilingual proceedings document with summaries of each speaker's remarks, captioned videos and real-time captioning of the presentations. Specific Aim: Based upon informational requests from our membership and working in conjunction with Dr. Peter Steyger we believe the proposed theme of Hear Our Voices: New Mechanisms in Auditory Discrimination and Speech in Deafness will be another successful topic, and one that further facilitates the ultimate goal of improving communication between biomedical researchers and individuals who benefit from their efforts.