Salt Lake City— The list of discussion topics for the Summit at Jackson, a conference for hearing wellness clinicians and researchers, has been finalized. The conference is being held September 3 - 6, 2009 at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Moran, Wyoming.
Sonic Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCI) is a co-sponsor of the Summit at Jackson. Other sponsors include Resound, Knowles, Dynamic Hearing, Medel and Sycle.net.
The program is scheduled to include the following presentations:
"Have digital hearing aids lived up to expectations?" by Harry LevittPresentations will be made available to attendees electronically, and will also be considered for publication in special editions of several professional journals. Seventeen hours of CEUs will be available during the conference.
"Cochlear implants, the past to the present," by Cache Pitt
"Combined electric and acoustic stimulation," by Michael Dorman et al.
"Hearing aid distribution and dispensing, a history and alternatives," by Dave Fabry
"The evolution and case for bilateral amplification," by Helen Simon
"Time compressed speech is back... this time with hearing aids," by Sridhar Krishnamurti
"Nonlinear amplification for severe hearing loss," by Donald Schum
"Open fitting then and now," by Jennifer Groth
"Open ended plumbing: when hearing aids come off the coupler," by Steve Armstrong
"Time after time: review of the advances in hearing aid data log," by Patricia Gaffney
"Signal processing for musicians," by Justin Zakis
"Revisiting an old audio outcast," by Christopher Schweitzer
"Quantitative assessment of speech communication handicap: a 60-year history," by Sigfrid Soli
"Probe microphone measurements: then and now," by Laurel Christensen and Steve Hallenbeck
"What is old is new again," by Michael Nilsson
The theme of the conference is "What is Old is New Again." Sonic Innovations Vice President of Auditory Research and Director of the Center for Amplification and Hearing Research Michael Nilsson helped revive the Summit at Jackson. According to Nilsson, "For 20 years, the conference was held in Jackson with the intent of bringing clinicians and researchers together in a beautiful setting. The theme is perfect for this year's event since the conference's historic site is being refurbished. Plus, as far as hearing goes, many new findings and/or technologies are based on concepts that were tried a couple of decades ago but simply didn't work."
Special activities, including a float trip down the Snake River, a chuck wagon dinner, and golf and spa packages, are available.
For more information or to register for the Summit at Jackson, contact Michael Nilsson at (801)365-2966 or visit the Web site www.summitatjackson.com.
About Sonic Innovations:
Sonic Innovations is a global provider of superior hearing solutions. The company is passionate about quality, technology, and improving lives through enhanced hearing. Sonic Innovations is dedicated to the growth and success of their hearing-healthcare partners.
Sonic Innovations, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, has international offices and manufacturing centers across the globe. In conjunction with their distributor partners, Sonic Innovations has provided hearing care services and solutions in more than 25 countries.
Sonic Innovations is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System (SNCI) and can be found online at www.sonici.com. You can lso learn more about Sonic Innovations on the Sonic Innovations web channel on Audiology Online.
