IAPA Bulletin
September 2008 - A Meeting in Ferrara
On Monday morning the sun was shining and while enjoying the pure Italian espresso, which is nowhere, as tasty as in Ferrara I let my thoughts wander. The XIV International Symposium on Audiological Medicine, organised by Alessandro Martini had ended the day before and I am sure I speak for all the over 300 participants when I express my gratitude to professor Martini for organising such an excellent conference and to all the eminent moderators and speakers contributing to the meeting…more
March 2005 - A Meeting in Lyon
For a Scandinavian – spring – is probably the first word that comes to mind when thinking of visiting Lyon in Southern France in the middle of March. You picture in your mind the timid sunshine on the beautiful hills above the city center as well as the flowers of spring heralding the coming of the warmer and lighter season. But, alas, none of this was true when the officers of the IAPA Executive Committee met for discussions in Lyon in the middle of March 2005. The organizer of the XII International Symposium in Audiological Medicine, Lionel Collet, was…more
November 2002 - A Newsletter from Padova, Italy.
It truly was a wonderful meeting in Padova/Abano Terme, Italy - the XI International Symposium on Audiological Medicine. For a few days in October audilogical physicians from all over the world met together with other professionals within the field of audiology. Freely exchanging views and ideas. We listened to world leading scientists in the field while enjoying the hospitality of the president of the congress Professor Edoardo Arslan. The huge amount of work and effort made by the conference secretariat consisting of Elisabetta Genovesa and Rosamaria Santarelli together with Mario Sbalchiero was obvious to every participant…more
December 2001 - A Saturday in Copenhagen
The executive committee of IAPA met in the middle of November on a Saturday in Copenhagen. The meeting was hosted by Professor Agnete parving in the beautiful setting of the seaside are just north of the city. In the spite of the close vicinity of the metropolitan temptations including the recently opened Christmas market in the Tivoli gardens the members tried to focus on the relevant issues…more
March 2001 - A Meeting in Munich
During a wintry weekend in February the executive committee of IAPA enjoyed the generous hospitality of Professor Karin Schorn in Munich, Germany. The sound of the Caribbean drummers outside in the street conveyed the beating pulse of the carnival festivities. Despite some distraction, the board and the ivited representatives, tried to focus on the main subjects - the future of audiological medicine in Europe, the upcoming IAPA symposium in Padua and the revision of the constitution of the IAPA…more
