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AAS President Message
Karen Jo Doyle, M.D., Ph.D.
I succeeded Jay Rubinstein as American
Auditory Society President at the 2010 Spring Meeting.
The AAS rotates a two-year Presidency among the four groups
it represents: Otolaryngology,
Industry, Audiology, and Hearing Science.
Every two years the Board, which has representation from
all four groups elects the AAS President for a two-year term.
Jay and I are sharing the current President’s term, and
next year we will be succeeded by Tim Trine, Ph.D., who represents
Industry.
The American Auditory Society has no
political or professional agenda. Its focus is on
multidisciplinary interactions among audiologists,
otolaryngologists, hearing scientists, and industry
representatives. We
achieve this interaction through our journal, Ear
and Hearing, and our annual meeting.
Ear and
Hearing, edited by
Brenda Ryals, Ph.D., a past-president of the AAS, is published by
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. Under
Dr. Ryals leadership, the journal has continued to grow in
submissions and pages, while maintaining
an excellent impact factor compared with other journals in the
realm of otolaryngology.
The annual American Auditory Society Meeting,
held in Scottsdale, Arizona has grown from 100 participants ten
years ago to more than 400 in 2010.
The meeting highlight is the Carhart Memorial Lecture,
honoring Raymond Carhart, the Father of Audiology.
Thanks to our NIH ConferenceGrant we have been able to
invite internationally-known Translational Lecturers and to
sponsor travel for graduate students and residents to attend the
meeting. Submitted
papers on topics including but not limited to psychoacoustics,
hearing aids, cochlear implants and auditory electrophysiology
provide outstanding scientific sessions.
A trainee poster session allows graduate students and
residents to interact with experts.
The casual venue, hotel-provided breakfasts, and daily
luncheons included in registration fees all provide a collegial
atmosphere and accessibility for meeting participants.
If you are not already a member, please
consider joining the American Auditory Society.
Annual dues are only $55/year.
We hope to see you at our annual meeting to be held March
3-5, 2011 at the Chaparral Suites Resort in Scottsdale. |
