2000 INTERNATIONAL HEARING AID RESEARCH CONFERENCE

2000年国际助听器研究会议将是新的两年一次的研究会议的第一次会议，该会议由以前的两次助听器研究会议组成，分别是湖箭头湖会议、高级助听器研究的问题，由众议院耳朵研究所(HEI)在1990-1998年每两年主办一次，以及助听器研究和开发会议(由国家失聪和其他沟通障碍研究所(NIDCD)和退伍军人事务部(DVA)在1995-1997年每两年共同主办一次。前两次会议的目的都是通过交流目前与助听器治疗听力障碍有关的研究成果和技术进步，增进我们的知识，促进研究和开发方面的进步。这两个会议的一个标志是他们有能力将助听器研究的关键学科和专业结合在一起。然而，这一领域的科学研究和进步的速度如此之快，以至于两次两年期会议的年度会议过于频繁，无法在每次会议之间取得重大进展。每一次会议都有与另一次会议互补的独特优势。IHear大会的一个主要目标是结合两个大会的互补优势，创建一个更好地满足助听器研发领域需求的两年一次的研究会议。

The 2000 International Hearing Aid Research (IHEAR) Conference will be the first meeting of a new biennial research conference formed by combination of two previous hearing aid research conferences, the Lake Arrowhead Conference, Issues in Advanced Hearing Aid Research, sponsored biennially by House Ear Institute (HEI) from 1990-1998 and the Hearing Aid Research and Development Conference co-sponsored biennially by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) from 1995-1997. The purpose of both previous conferences has been to advance our knowledge and to facilitate progress in research and development through the exchange of current research findings and technical advancements related to the treatment of hearing impairment with hearing aids. A hallmark of both conferences has been their ability to draw together the disciplines and specialties essential to the advancement of hearing aid research. However, the pace of scientific research and advancements in the field is such that annual meetings of two biennial conferences are too frequent for significant progress to have occurred between each meeting. Each conference also has particular strengths that complement those of the other conference. A primary goal of the IHEAR Conference is to combine the complementary strengths of the two conferences to create a single biennial research conference that will better meet the needs of the hearing aid research and development field.