Schedule

Friday, September 25, 2009

Time_________	Activity_________
18:00 - 19:00	Registration, handing out of conference badges (required for admission to venue) Exhibit (product presentations)
19:00 - 20:00	Reception with sandwiches and beverages (the wine is courtesy of the city of Winterthur)
20:00 - 21.30	Opening ceremony

Time_________	Activity_________
09:00 - 09:40	Dr. Volker Kühnel (CH), Phonak AG, Why assistive listening systems are necessary. Speech intelligibility as a basis for understanding
09.40 - 10.20	Refreshment break in the foyer, Exhibit (product presentations)
10:50 - 11:30	David Norman, B.Sc. (CH), The international standard IEC 60118-4:2006: requirements and testing
11:30 - 12:10	Richard Brooks (UK) Ampetronic Ltd., Planning audio frequency induction loop systems
12:10 - 13:45	Buffet Lunch in the Foyer, Exhibit (product presentations)
13:45 - 14:45	Accessible buildings for people with hearing loss. Situation reports from various countries Janice L.Schacter Bert de Jong Emma Harrison Jan Lambry Siegfried Karg
14:45 - 15:00	Refreshment break in the foyer, Exhibit (product presentations)
15:00 -16:15	Panel discussion with the speakers, Moderation: Janice L. Schacter (USA)
16:15	Transfer to Winterthur railway station
16:50	Train ride with S12 to Zürich-Stadelhofen, Short walk along the lake to Bürkliplatz
17:30	Boat trip from Bürkliplatz on Lake Zurich to Rapperswil und back (21:55; 9.55 p.m.), dinner on the boat (sponsored by Ampetronic Ltd., United Kingdom)

Time_________	Activity_________
09:00 - 10:20	Part I: Workshops Workgroup 3: Brenda Battat
10:20 - 10:50	Refreshment break in the foyer, Exhibit (product presentations)
10:50 - 12:00	Part II: Workshops
12:00 - 13:30	Buffet Lunch in the Foyer, Exhibit (product presentations)
13:30 - 14:00	Dr.sc.tech. Michael Büchler, CI-Clinic University Hospital Zürich: Looking to the future: which transmission technology could be used by anyone with hearing loss?
14:00 - 15:00	Panel discussion with Conny Andersson (SE), Marcel Bobeldijk (NL), Brenda Battat (USA), Herbert Jakits (CH), Dr. Volker Kühnel (CH), Dr. Thomas Spillmann (CH), Dr. Juliette Sterkens (USA): Looking into the future, Adopting the resolution, Moderation Dr. sc.tech. Michael Büchler
15:00 - 15:30	End of conference, Refreshment break in the foyer, Exhibit (product presentations until 16:00, 4 p.m.)