Research Symposia in Communication Sciences and Disorders

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请寻求支持一系列五个，为期一天的以主题为导向的研究专题讨论会，旨在促进和指导通信科学和障碍（CSD）新兴主题的研究。自1991年以来，美国语言听力协会（ASHA）已成功地协调了16次专题讨论会。这些会议代表了ASHA、NIDCD和一次NICHD之间的全面或合作供资努力。这些会议将在美国语言听力协会（ASHA）年度会议期间举行，将展示对交流过程和障碍研究具有重要临床意义的研究成果。会议的目标是：1)为科学家和临床医生提供一个讨论最新研究进展的场所；2)促进CSD和相关学科的科学家和临床医生之间的持续互动。此外，会议将有助于发展新的研究人员在惩教署。为此，要求在另外5年（2007-2011年）期间，为这一系列研究专题讨论会和20名旅行奖获得者（10对导师-学员）提供资金支持。将在本申请中描述会议系列的内容和形式（包括主题和可能的发言者）、宣传和分发会议材料的过程以及评估会议短期和长期成功的机制。此外，还将提供针对学生和教师的旅行奖励计划的完整描述。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks support for a series of five, one-day topically-oriented research symposia designed to stimulate and guide research on emerging topics in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). The American Speech-Language- Hearing Association (ASHA) has successfully coordinated 16 symposia since 1991. The conferences represented full or collaborative funding efforts between ASHA, NIDCD, and on one occasion, NICHD. These conferences, to be held within the annual convention of the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), will present research that has important clinical implications for the study of communication processes and disorders. The goals of the conferences are to 1) provide a venue for discussion among scientists and clinicians about recent research developments; and 2) foster continuity of interactions among scientists and clinicians in CSD and related disciplines. In addition, the conferences will serve to contribute to the development of new investigators in CSD. To that end, funds are requested to support this series of research symposia, and 20 travel award recipients (10 mentor-mentee pairs), for an additional 5-year period (2007-2011). A description of the content and format of the conference series (including topics and potential speakers), processes for advertising and disseminating conference materials, and mechanisms for evaluating the short- and long-term success of the conferences, will be delineated in this application. In addition, a full description of the travel award program for students and faculty will be provided. This application seeks support for a series of five annual 1-day research symposia designed to stimulate and guide research on topics relevant to communication sciences and disorders (CSD). The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has sponsored a research symposium annually since 1991. With the exception of the symposia held in 1991 and 1993, the meetings received substantial financial support from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). ASHA is seeking financial support to continue offering this series of research symposia for another 5-year period (2007-2011). The target audiences for the research symposia are scientists, clinicians, and students who seek information about state-of-the art research findings and applications of these findings within the discipline. The primary goals of the symposia are to provide professionals with cutting-edge information about recent developments in neuroscience and genetics, and to facilitate the translation of research findings to clinical practice and further fundamental research activity in CSD fields. The symposia also provide avenues for identifying promising new investigators in CSD and facilitate the establishment of viable mentoring relationships, which will contribute to the development of future researchers in CSD. The series of symposia described in this application will be offered during ASHA's Annual Convention. This option lends itself well to (a) an increased attendance, (b) elimination of an additional registration fee and hotel costs, (c) a reduction in the number of days away from work and home, and (d) the enhancement of opportunities for mentoring and networking with active scientists. The current series of symposia will be structured in such a way that conflict with other competing scientific sessions of a similar subject matter will be minimized, and opportunities for in-depth discussion with symposium speakers and attendees will not be compromised. ASHA members will likely represent a substantial portion of symposium attendees; however, the research symposia are also intended to appeal to (and will be designed to attract) a broad interdisciplinary scientific and clinical audience, including, for example, biomedical specialists, psychologists, and neuroscientists.