Prosody in Typical and Atypical Populations
3rd-4th September 2012, University of Reading, United Kingdom
The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers and speech and language therapists to share thoughts, ideas, and research findings on issues related to the acquisition of prosody and prosody disorders in children and adults.
Contact us
Email: pcls@reading.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)118 378 8135
Fax: +44 (0)118 378 4693
11th Asia Pacific Congress on Deafness
26th-28th July 2012 Singapore
Target Audience: ENT surgeons, Audiologists, Speech Language Therapists, Deaf Educators.
The 11th Asia Pacific Congress on Deafness 2012 will he held 26-28 July 2012 (www.apcd2012.com) for the first time in Singapore. This 11th APCD 2012 will be held in conjunction with the 6th National University Singapore – National University Hospital ENT Conference.
The theme will be "Changing Perceptions, Increasing Effectiveness, Embracing Advocacy". We are engaging multi-organizational professionals and the community to collectively work towards:
(1) Changing negative perceptions and stereotypes which deter individuals from seeking professional help and integrating more fully into the community (2) Addressing current challenges and setting future directions to increase the effectiveness of medical-surgical, audiological and educational services (3) Engaging policy makers, encouraging advocacy and ensuring community support for the community with hearing impairment.
We are planning for over 600 attendees from the Asia Pacific region mainly and renowned faculty worldwide. We warmly invite participation from all professionals and industry partners with an interest in Deafness and hearing-related disorders. This congress will include focuses that are often under-addressed. The tsunami of elderly hearing loss in our rapidly graying populations worldwide. Noise-induced deafness, Auditory Processing Disorders in both children and adults, Vestibular Balance Disorders and Tinnitus. Whilst celebrating the rapid advances in hearing devices and hearing implants, we want to practice evidence-based and cost-effective medicine. Technology to improve the listening environments in public and private spaces can be improved. Education and rehabilitation therapy must be individualized yet comprehensive, and adapt to advances in treatments and local challenges.
More professionals need to be trained to cope with the burgeoning demand. In collaboration, governmental, non-governmental organizations and individuals can improve the care for families and patients in schools, workplaces and at home. Working closely together with policy makers, we can integrate and improve the overall quality of hearing healthcare.
The congress is intended to be a forum for us all to meet up again, exchange ideas and initiate future collaborations. The social and public awareness events will be fruitful and enjoyable.
Fourteenth International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
ASSETS 2012 will be held in Boulder, Colorado, USA (October 22-24, 2012)
The ASSETS conference explores the design, evaluation, and use of computing and information technologies to benefit people with disabilities and older adults. ASSETS is the premier forum for presenting innovative research on mainstream and specialized assistive technologies, accessible computing, and assistive applications of computer, network, and information technologies. This includes the use of technology by and in support of:
Individuals with hearing, sight and other sensory impairments
Individuals with motor impairments
Individuals with memory, learning and cognitive impairments
Individuals with multiple impairments
Older adults with diverse capabilities
Professionals who work with these populations
Speech and Multimodal Interaction in Assistive Environments (SMIAE 2012)
The workshop will be held on July, 12th at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Association of Computational Linguistics (ACL 2012), Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, July 8-14, 2012
SMIAE is sponsored by the ACL Special Interest Group on Speech and Language Processing for Assistive Technologies (SIG-SLPAT)
In recent years considerable progress has been made in speech processing and interaction as well as in multimodality. However, the application field of Assistive Environments has only recently become a focus for the speech and multimodality research community.
This workshop will focus on issues, applications, and development tools in the field of Speech and Multimodal Interaction in Assistive Environments (SMIAE). It will be concerned with all topics which fit within the purview of speech and multimodal communication in environments suitable for the elderly and people with age-related physical or cognitive disabilities. Assistive environments are an application area of the research field of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL).
This research field is supported through a European technology and innovation funding programme, which promotes intelligent assistant systems for a better, healthier, and safer life in the preferred living environments through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Human-computer and human-robot interaction are key technological tools in the area of Assistive Environments, and as such the workshop will particularly aim to draw together speech and multimodal work in these areas. Moreover, both theoretical and applied computational work regarding multimodal interaction in assistive environments will be welcome at this workshop.
Topics of Interest
Speech-enabled systems in assisted living environments
Speech in interaction with gesture and other modalities in assistive environments
Speech and multimodality in assistive robotics
Control of smart devices through speech and multimodal approaches
Speech/Text-to Speech software in Web applications designed for the elderly
Speech and multimodal interaction in e-Government and e-Health in assistive environments
Communication in assistive environments (e.g. Peer-to-Peer)
Talking agents in assistive environments
Multimodal ICT used in elder care
Invited speaker:
Mikio Nagano: "Robots that can learn new words and their grounded meanings through dialogues"
Contact
For any questions, feedback or comments, feel free to contact the organization committee:
e-mail: smiae2012@informatik.uni-bremen.de
Tel: 0049-163-7435527
2012 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention
November 15–17, 2012 Atlanta, Georgia
The ASHA Convention is the premier annual event for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Join more than 12,000 of your peers for this once-a-year opportunity at the Georgia World Congress Center from November 15–17, 2012 as we celebrate our 2012 theme, Evidence of Excellence: Opportunities and Outcomes!
3rd International Medical Convention on Performing Arts Medicine
2012, December 7th, 8th and 9th Rome, Italy
Language: English
The main topics of interest for this workshop include, but are not limited to, the following ones:
• Gerontology in Performing Arts Medicine
• Pathologies in the artists: from prevention to treatment and to rehabilitation
• Medical Humanities and Performing Arts Medicine
• Fine arts and Performing Arts Medicine
• Construction and collection of cross-language resources
• Guidelines and evaluation
• Methods to adapt existing resources to new domains and styles
Info: congress08@ceimars.it
Assistive Technology Industry Association 2013 Orlando Conference
January 30 – February 2, 2013 Orlando, Florida
Save the date for next year's conference, ATIA 2013 Orlando!
15th International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference
8-10 October 2012 with Registration and Welcome on 7th October Melbourne, Australia
13th International Fragile X Conference
July 25-29, 2012 Miami, Florida
The National Fragile X Foundation’s biennial international conference is highly regarded and well-known for bringing together families, researchers, doctors, therapists and educators in a setting that is specifically designed to optimize interaction among families and professionals. Increased collaboration between researchers, improved treatment skills of professionals, optimized development of individuals affected by Fragile X and increased understanding and well-being of those impacted by the disorders are the most significant outcomes often sited by previous conference attendees.
The first International Fragile X Conference was a two day event in 1987 held in Denver Colorado with about 150 attendees. Since then it has passed through cities including Albuquerque, Portland, Asheville, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, Atlanta and Detroit with growing attendance numbers. 2012 will bring the 13th International Fragile X Conference to Miami, FL where we expect over 1,000 attendees.
We present a unique opportunity where researchers and parents can interact throughout the conference. Many a researcher have commented on the experience of socializing with the parents of children with Fragile X, and how the experience has motivated them or reinvigorated their enthusiasm to make a difference in the lives of persons with this disability. The majority of the conference sessions are “Family-Friendly” and cover all three Fragile X conditions (FXS, FXTAS, FXPOI), with the greatest number of sessions focusing on FXS. In addition to the family-friendly sessions there are many scientific and technical sessions. Some of the benefits from attending include:
Discover the latest research by some of the world’s leading Fragile X experts.
Learn new techniques, behavioral interventions and coping strategies.
Connect with researchers clinicians, educators, psychologists and parents.
Get the support you need.
Start a new lifelong friendship and reconnect with old friends.
The objectives of the conference are:
To provide a forum in which professionals from the Fragile X and intellectual disabilities fields can present their scientific, clinical or scholarly work;
To present a general program that will be informative and of interest to all conference participants;
To facilitate the exchange of research, intervention strategies and information relating to all Fragile X-associated Disorders (FXD) including fragile X syndrome (FXS), fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) and fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency (FXPOI).
Presentation topics will include medical treatments, speech, language and occupational therapies, educational techniques, opportunities for self-determination and independence, genetic counseling strategies and mental health interventions throughout the lifespan.
Based on the ongoing development of new therapies, the conference will include a focus on:
Both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions (current and anticipated)
Evaluation tools
Evolving screening and diagnostic technologies
The conference will also highlight basic science presentations on:
The functions of FMRP
The molecular and cellular mechanisms in FXS, FXTAS, and FXPOI
Studies in animal models of FXD
The conference will include a wide variety of other subjects including:
Alternative interventions
Public policy and legislative advocacy
Legal and ethical issues
Sibling issues
Parent to parent support
In addition to presentations from the professional community, parent-led workshops and discussions will also be conducted.
Abstract Topics include:
Academic and Behavioral Interventions and Strategies
ADHD & Disorders of Attention and Impulse Control
Adult Issues and Aging in FXS
Advocacy, Policy Issues: Public and Private Partnerships
Assistive & Augmentative Technology/Computer Enhanced Learning
Autism and FX Studies/Issues/Diagnosis
Clinical Trials of Targeted Treatments
Early Intervention: 0-5 years
Family Dynamics
Financial Planning/Insurance/Grants
FMRP & Molecular/Cellular Studies/Animal Models
FXPOI Clinical Issues
FXTAS: Neuropathology/Non-CNS pathology
FXTAS Caregiving and Clinical Issues
FXTAS/FXPOI Molecular and Cellular Research/Animal Models
Genetic Counseling Issues
Inclusion/Mainstreaming
Molecular Clinical Correlations
Neuroimaging Studies
Neurological and Medical Issues in the Premutation
Neurological and Medical Issues in FXS
Non-traditional Interventions
Occupational Therapy/Sensory Integration
Psychological Therapies and Non-pharmacological Treatment (Behavioral, Cognitive Treatment Trials, etc)
Psychotherapeutic Interventions
Premutation Carrier Studies/Issues and Premutation Clinical Involvement (non-FXTAS)
Prevalence, Screening, Early Diagnosis Strategies & New Testing Technologies
Psychological, Behavioral and Social Studies and Testing in FXS
Psychopharmacologic Treatment of Behavior and Co-morbid Conditions in FXS
Reproductive Options
Self Help Skills: Dental, Eating, Toileting, Other
Service Delivery: Clinic & Non-Clinic based/Rural Outreach/Underserved Populations
Sexuality: Lifespan issues
Special/Unusual/Challenging Cases and Families (lessons learned from these cases)
Speech & Language Studies/Intervention
Targeted Molecular/Cellular Interventions in FXS Models
Treatment Efficacy: Biomarkers/Translational Outcome Measures in FXS
Transitions throughout the Lifespan
Laryngology 2012
June 1-3, 2012 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Aimed mainly at otolaryngologists consultants and senior trainees but also attracting a wider audience of thoracic surgeons, interventional respiratory physicians and speech and language therapists, the meeting will feature an outstanding panel of international and UK speakers bringing together delegates from all over the world.
