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Annual NZAS conference information
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NZ Audiological Society
33rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009
Wairakei Resort
Taupo
Wednesday 1st July to Saturday 4th July 2009
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33rd Annual Conference 2009
Registrations for the 2009 NZAS Conference to be held Bayview Wairakei Resort in Taupo have now opened. After 31st May 2009, a late fee will be charged so get in quick to avoid paying this extra.
Wednesday 1st July will be NZAS business day, the conference will open on Thursday morning and close with lunch on Saturday. A programme can be downloaded herealong with a list of abstracts for the programme.
To register for the conference please use the following link.
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Keynote Speakers
We are pleased to announce that we have Dr Ruth Bentler and Dr. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano as our keynote speakers for our 2009 Conference.
Dr Yoshinaga-Itano
Dr. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano is a Professor of Audiology in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She received her Bachelors degree from the University of Southern California in Psychology, her Masters degree in Education of the Hearing Impaired and Ph.D. in Audiology and Hearing Impairment from Northwestern University. Dr. Yoshinaga-Itano is both a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing and an audiologist. She has conducted research in the areas of language, speech, and social-emotional development of deaf and hard-of-hearing infants and children for over thirty years. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Office of Education, Maternal and Child Health, the Center for Disease Control, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Colorado Department of Education, and the University of Colorado.
Over the last 15-20 years, she has focused on the impact of early-identification and early intervention on the developmental outcomes of children with significant hearing loss. In 1996 she developed the Marion Downs National Center. Since 1996, Dr. Yoshinaga-Itano has assisted many state departments of education and public health agencies, schools for the deaf and blind, and early intervention programs throughout the United States and its territories. In addition, she has served as a consultant for many countries currently developing their early hearing detection and intervention programs, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Korea, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, Philippines, and South Africa.
More detail on Dr Yoshinaga-Itano can be downloaded here
Dr Ruth Bentler
After 15 years practicing as a clinical audiologist, Ruth Bentler obtained her PhD from the University of Iowa, where she is now a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her research interests include evaluating new technologies in an effort to maximize user benefit. At the same time she serves as a liaison between industry and the practicing clinician in transferring efficacy/effectiveness information in both directions.
Dr Jerry Northern
Dr Northern will be delivering a special lecture on Wednesday night. Information on Dr Northern can be downloaded here
Conference Accommodation
The 2009 Conference Venue, Bayview Wairakei Resort in Taupo, is holding a number of rooms for conference delegates at a special rate. If you wish to stay at the venue, we suggest you book as soon as possible. A form with all the information on this can be downloaded here
32nd Annual Conference 2008
A successful conference was held in Christchurch in July 2008. Conference evaluation sheets were sent in by delegates and a summary sheet of the results can be downloaded here
Presentations from the conference also be downloaded
For presentations by Gitte Keidser, from the National Acoustics Laboratory please visit the NAL Website.
Andrea Kelly's talk on protocols can be downloaded here
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