Research Symposia in Communication Sciences and Disorders

描述(由申请者提供)：本申请寻求支持一系列五个为期一天的以专题为导向的研究研讨会，旨在刺激和指导对传播科学和障碍(CSD)新兴主题的研究。自1991年以来，美国演讲-语言-听力协会(AHSA)已经成功协调了16次研讨会。这些会议代表了ASHA、NIDCD和NICHD之间的全面或合作筹资努力。这些会议将在美国言语-语言-听力协会(AHSA)的年度大会范围内举行，将提出对沟通过程和障碍的研究具有重要临床意义的研究。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互动的连续性。此外，这些会议将有助于促进惩教署新调查员的发展。为此目的，请拨出资金，为这一系列研究专题讨论会和20名旅行获奖者(10对导师-学员)再提供5年期(2007-2011年)支助。本申请书将说明系列会议的内容和形式(包括专题和潜在发言者)、宣传和传播会议材料的程序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职员工的旅行奖励计划的完整描述。 本申请寻求对一系列为期一天的五次年度研究研讨会的支持，该研讨会旨在刺激和指导与传播科学和障碍(CSD)相关主题的研究。自1991年以来，美国演讲语言听力协会(ASHA)每年都会举办一次研究研讨会。除1991年和1993年举行的专题讨论会外，这些会议都得到了国家耳聋和其他沟通障碍研究所的大量财政支助。阿莎正在寻求财政支持，以便在下一个5年期间(2007-2011年)继续提供这一系列研究专题讨论会。研究研讨会的目标受众是科学家、临床医生和学生，他们寻求关于最先进的研究成果和这些发现在该学科中的应用的信息。研讨会的主要目标是为专业人士提供神经科学和遗传学最新发展的前沿信息，并促进将研究成果转化为临床实践和CSD领域进一步的基础研究活动。研讨会还提供了在可持续发展委员会寻找有前途的新研究人员的途径，并促进建立可行的指导关系，这将有助于可持续发展委员会未来研究人员的发展。本申请中描述的系列研讨会将在阿莎的年度大会期间提供。这一选择有利于(A)增加出席率，(B)取消额外的注册费和住宿费，(C)减少离开工作和家庭的天数，以及(D)增加指导和与活跃的科学家建立联系的机会。目前的一系列专题讨论会的结构将尽量减少与类似主题的其他相互竞争的科学会议的冲突，并不会影响与专题讨论会发言者和与会者进行深入讨论的机会。AHA成员可能会代表研讨会与会者的很大一部分；然而，研究研讨会也旨在吸引(并将被设计为吸引)广泛的跨学科科学和临床受众，包括例如生物医学专家、心理学家和神经科学家。

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.