skip to content
3-7 May, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia

Welcome Down Under

Dear Colleagues

On behalf of the International Society of Audiology (ISA), it's our great privilege and pleasure to extend an invitation to you to attend and participate in the XXXII World Congress of Audiology, May 3-7 2014. This is the second occasion that the World Congress has travelled 'down under', and we look forward to welcoming you to Brisbane, the gateway to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, golden beaches and national heritage-listed islands and rainforest.

The XXXII World Congress is being hosted by Audiology Australia, the principal professional organisation representing audiologists in Australia together with the HEARing Cooperative Research Centre, a consortium of twenty-six organisations dedicated to improving the prevention and remediation of hearing loss. The XXXII World Congress is also strongly supported by our industry colleagues, other related professional organisations, and by consumer advocates, ensuring that delegates will have the opportunity to meet with and exchange knowledge with a broad range of the hearing healthcare sector.

A/Professor Bob Cowan
President, International Society of Audiology
Congress President, XXXII World Congress of Audiology

Professor Louise Hickson
President, Audiology Australia

Invitation to Submit an Abstract

The XXII World Congress of Audiology 2014 will include presentations across a wide range of topical areas in audiology. Our Program will kick off with a comprehensive range of Pre-Congress Workshops and Instructional Courses and Sponsor's Symposiums. A special feature of this part of the program are two public lectures, the Libby Harricks Memorial Oration, delivered on behalf of the Deafness Forum, the peak body for hearing healthcare consumer groups in Australia, and the Denis Byrne Memorial Lecture, delivered on behalf of Audiology Australia.

These sessions will provide the perfect lead-in to the Congress Scientific Program, which features invited
Round Table presentations on the topical themes of Living in a Noisy World, Central Auditory Plasticity, and Audiological Services in the Next 10-20 years. In addition, a number of special symposiums on issues such as Global Audiology and Early Intervention are planned. The program will be rounded out with submitted
presentations on a range of themes, covering all aspects of audiology, including basic science, clinical practice, and rehabilitation, technology and professional issues and practice.

The Organising Committee of the XXXII World Congress of Audiology is now inviting submission of abstracts for inclusion in either the Pre-congress Workshops and Instructional Course Program or for the Congress
Scientific Program for 2014.

Details of submission for these two different parts of the Congress Program are noted following.

Pre-Congress Workshop/Instructional Courses Program

Submission Information for Workshop/Instructional Courses:

A workshop is an interactive short course, ninety (90) minutes in duration. In a workshop participants are
to be actively engaged in learning new skills and/or exploring the issues surrounding a specific topic in detail. A description of the format/process you wish to use to ensure the interactive nature of the workshop is required in
your submission.

An instructional session is more instructive and less interactive in nature than a workshop. It is also ninety (90) minutes in duration. An instructional session should focus on providing detailed information about a specific topic (more than could be provided in a short presentation in the congress proper). It is expected that instructional sessions will include a number of presenters who discuss different aspects of the same topic. Although an instructional session is not as interactive as a workshop it should nevertheless include ample time for questions from participants.

All submissions must be made on-line at the WCA website.

Each submission must include:

Authors submitting an abstract for inclusion in the Pre-Congress Workshop and Instructional Session program should clearly note this in their submission.

Important Dates

Congress Scientific Program Details

Submission Information for Oral, Oral Posters and Poster Presentations

Abstracts are invited for inclusion in the Congress Scientific Program. Abstracts for inclusion in the program should describe original scientific or clinical studies. Shorter abstracts presenting interesting clinical cases are also
encouraged. Authors may submit abstracts for inclusion as free papers, oral posters or poster presentations.
All submissions must be made on-line at the WCA website. It is a requirement that all presenters must register and pay to attend the congress.

Authors submitting abstracts are asked to carefully read and follow the instructions for presenting their work. Closing date for submissions for inclusion in the scientific program will be Friday 6 December 2013.
All submissions will be carefully reviewed and authors will be notified of acceptance on: Monday 23 December 2013.

Submission of abstracts for inclusion in the Congress Scientific Program is invited in the following thematic areas and presentation categories:

Each submission must include:

Note - inclusion in a particular presentation format is at the discretion of the Congress.
If submitting a case study, please identify this in the title (ie "A case study of...."

Maximum of 250 words
Please attach a copy of your submission on the upload paper page (Word Format only).

Categories of presentation include:

Oral Presentations:

Submissions for oral presentations should describe original research conducted by the authors. Abstracts should clearly outline the studies aims, methodology, results and conclusions. In general, ten (10) minutes will be allocated for oral presentations with two (2) minutes for questions (the Organising Committee reserves the right to allocate a longer presentation time in certain cases).Papers should be presented using PowerPoint projection. Overheads will not be permitted.

Please bring your presentation PowerPoint slides on a memory stick to the audio visual speaker's preparation room on arrival at the congress so it can be loaded onto the presentation laptop computers. Please also bring a backup of your presentation on a separate memory stick or CD in case your presentation fails.

Case Studies and Clinical Grand Rounds:

Submissions for case studies and clinical grand rounds presentations should describe interesting diagnostic, rehabilitative or management cases. Case study presentations may be submitted for either oral or poster presentation.

Oral Poster Presentations:

Submissions for oral posters should describe original research or clinical studies conducted by the authors. Oral poster presentations will comprise a short oral presentation plus a poster session.

Oral Poster Presentation Details:

Oral poster presentations will be a maximum of five (5) minutes. You should prepare approximately four (4) PowerPoint slides for your oral poster presentation. Please be aware that all delegates will be aware that the
time allocated for each oral poster presentation is short and it will not be necessary for you to state this during your presentation. Posters must be 84cm wide and 119cm high. You will be allocated a poster number closer to the congress so that you know on which board your poster will be displayed.

Poster Presentations:

Submissions for poster presentations should describe original research, clinical studies or other professional or hearing healthcare issues. Posters should be 84cm wide and 119cm high. Authors must attend their posters during the allocated time to answer questions. The poster should include author and co-authors names, a short title, the name of the institution where the work was carried out and the following sections: abstract, introduction, methods, results, conclusions and recommendations.

Posters must be 84cm wide and 119cm high. You will be allocated a poster number closer to the congress so that you know on which board your poster will be displayed.

Exciting News for All Young Audiologists!

Audiology Australia is pleased and excited to announce the Laurie Upfold Award for Young Presenters will again be awarded in Brisbane at the World Congress of Audiology!!

The award has been made available by the generous donation from Laurie Upfold to encourage new and young presenters at our conferences. Laurie has had a long and rewarding career in audiology and is keen to engender enthusiasm, questioning and thoughtfulness in our up and coming clinicians.

So if will you be:
i) 30 years or under at the time of the 2014 Congress?
ii) a first time presenter at an Audiology Australia (or affiliated) Conference?
iii) a member of the ASA
iii) presenting an oral (not poster) presenter?

If you answered yes to the above questions, then please submit a paper and be in the running for the award $1,000!

When submitting a paper, please indicate if you will be under 30 at the time of the presentation and also that you are a first time presenter. You can do this by selecting the Laurie Upfold Award in the Keywords section of the speaker portal.

Important Dates

Please note: In submitting an abstract you confirm that you are the author of the materials or have used third party materials with acknowledgement of source and/or permission. You indemnify the XXXII World Congress of Audiology, Audiological Society of Australia and Consec - Conference Management in respect of any claim made by a third party arising out of a break of copyright by any of the materials presented by you.

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUDIOLOGY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FOR WORLD CONGRESS OF AUDIOLOGY 2014

INSTRUCTIONS AND APPLICATION

The Executive Board of the International Society of Audiology (ISA) is pleased to offer student scholarships for the XXXII World Congress of Audiology to be held May 3-7, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia.

The scholarship is for $1000 to help pay for:

• Registration fees for the WCA, all scholars must register for the Congress. There will be a student registration fee.

• Transportation/airfare to Brisbane.

• Hotel during Congress.

REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must meet the following requirements*:

• A full time student in an institution of higher learning taking courses in audiology and preferably working towards a degree in audiology or hearing science. Graduates who will be completing their degree in 2014 may also apply.

• The student should submit the abstract and a 2 to 3 page description of the original research,
either clinical or basic science.

• A letter of recommendation from the research advisor should be submitted.

SELECTION:

The Scientific Committee of the International Society of Audiology will judge the applications and determine the final scholars. An effort will be made to select scholars representing the worldwide make-up of the Society.

SUBMIT APPLICATION, ABSTRACT AND LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION TO:

Lena L N Wong, PhD, FAAA, CCC-A, FHKSA

Associate Professor

Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences

University of Hong Kong

5th Floor, Prince Philip Dental Hospital

34 Hospital Road

Hong Kong

Fax: (852)25590060

Email: – submissions by e-mail attachment are encouraged.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: December 31, 2013. Scholars will be notified by January15, 2014.

Please click below to download the World Congress of Audiology 2014 International Society of Audiology Student Scholarship Application Form