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16^th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HEARING
23-27 July, 2012 – St John’s College, Cambridge, UK

The emphasis of the symposium will be Basic Aspects of Hearing: Physiology and Perception. The meeting will consist of approximately 60 oral presentations and a small number of posters. The deadline for submission of abstracts has now passed.

The symposium proceedings will be published by Springer (New York) as a book with the provisional title "Basic Aspects of Hearing: Physiology and Perception." The tentative publication date for the book is summer 2013. Poster presentations will not be included in the book. The book will be published as part of the series Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, which will mean that the chapters will be indexed in PubMed.

The conference will be complemented by a social programme introducing some of the local characteristics of this historical part of the world.

Important dates in the run up to ISH2012 Home

Date	Event	Website event
1 Sept 2011	First call for abstracts. Call for indications of desire to attend without presenting an oral paper.	Website ready with general information.
1 Oct 2011	Second call (reminder). Start accepting abstracts.
1 Nov 2011	Third and last call.
2 Dec 2011	Abstract submission deadline.	Stop receiving abstracts.
2 Jan 2012	Communication of abstract acceptance. Communication of acceptance for attending without oral presentation of a paper.
15 Feb 2012	Start accepting full papers.	Open full-paper submission. Open registration.
2nd April 2012	Registration + payment deadline.	Close registration.
15th May, 2012	Paper submission deadline.	Close full paper submission.
15th June 2012		Publish programme.
July 23^rd, 2012	Conference start (arrival/reception on 22nd)

The deadlines in the “important dates” list above will be strictly enforced.

Symposium attendants must register for the symposium before 2nd April 2012. This deadline will be strictly enforced.

Important: Please register for this symposium only if your attendance has been agreed by the ISH2012 organizers. You cannot attend without this agreement, and if you register without the agreement, you might not get all of your money back!

We have managed to make the costs lower than originally anticipated. The following options are available:

1. Delegate with Single Occupancy Accommodation, all meals, tea, coffee and social events

2. Delegate with Double Occupancy Accommodation, all meals, tea, coffee and social events

3. Delegate Partner in Double Occupancy Accommodation with breakfast, dinner and social events

The fee for options 1 and 2 includes all costs (except for your travel). Specifically it includes:

1. Ensuite accommodation in a twin room in St John’s College, for Sunday night, July 22^nd 2012, to Friday morning, July 27^th 2012.

2. Full English breakfast, lunch and dinner from Monday, July 23^rd 2012 to the end of symposium (Friday, July 27^th 2012 after lunch), including the banquet.

4. Printed programme and papers submitted (on memory stick) at beginning of symposium.

The fees do not include the costs of transportation from any of the airports to St. John’s (Cambridge) and back.

The guidelines for manuscript preparation are available from the link below. Please follow them carefully. The editors will return any manuscript that does not conform to the format required.

Please submit the first version of your manuscript by e-mail to (cambridge.ish2012@gmail.com). Please, write "ISH2012: Manuscript submission" in the subject field of your e-mail. The manuscript submission deadline is May 15^th 2012 and will be strictly enforced.

The first version of your paper should preferably have figures embedded in the text and be submitted in pdf format (preferred) or WORD format. This version will be distributed in electronic form (on a memory stick) to all participants. There will be a brief opportunity to make minor revisions to papers after the meeting, but final versions must be submitted by August 31st, 2012. For the final version, submission should be via the publisher’s web site (instructions to follow later). For the final version the text should be submitted as a WORD document, and each figure should be submitted as a separate file.

Posters will be on display during the whole symposium. Authors are encouraged to put their posters up on Monday, 23^rd July at 13:00 h.

Click programme to access the preliminary programme. You will be given a printed copy of the programme at registration.

Click here to access full manuscripts. You will be given an electronic version of the manuscripts at registration.

Following the tradition of past ISH symposia, the papers associated with the oral communications will be published in a book.

As is traditional, symposium attendants are welcome to write comments/replies on each paper. All participants will be able to write comments on papers, regardless of whether they present a paper.

ISH 2009 -- Salamanca, Spain: The Neurophysiological Bases of Auditory Perception. Edited by E.A. Lopez-Poveda, A.R. Palmer, R. Meddis. Springer: New York.

ISH 2006 -- Cloppenburg, Germany: Hearing-From Sensory Processing to Perception. Edited by B. Kollmeier, G. Klump, V. Hohmann, U. Langemann, M Mauermann, S. Uppenkamp, J. Verhey. Springer: New York.

ISH 2003 -- Dourdan, France: Auditory signal processing: physiology, psychoacoustics, and models. Edited by D. Pressnitzer, A. de Cheveigné, S. McAdams, L. Collet. Springer: New York.

ISH 2000 -- Mierlo, Netherlands: Physiological and psychophysical bases of auditory function. Edited by D.J. Breebaart, A.J.M. Houtsma, A. Kohlrausch, V.F. Prijs, R. Schoonhoven. Shaker Publishing: Maastricht.

ISH 1997 -- Grantham, England: Psychophysical and physiological advances in hearing. Edited by A.R. Palmer, A. Rees, A.Q. Summerfield, R. Meddis. Whurr Publisher: London.

ISH 1994 -- Irsee, Germany: Advances in Hearing Research. Edited by G. A. Manley, G. M. Klump, C. Koppl, H. Fastl, H. Oeckinghaus. World Scientific: Singapore.

ISH 1991 -- Carcans, France: Auditory Physiology and Perception. Edited by Y. Cazals, L. Demany and K. Horner. Pergamon: Oxford.

ISH 1988 -- Paterswolde, Netherlands: Basic issues in hearing. Edited by H. Duifhuis, J.W. Horst, H.P. Wit. Academic Press: London.

ISH 1986 -- Cambridge, England: Auditory frequency selectivity. Edited by B.C.J. Moore and R.D. Patterson. Plenum Press: New York.

ISH 1983 -- Bad Nauheim, F.R. Germany: Hearing - physiological bases and psychophysics. Edited by R. Klinke, R. Hartmann. Springer Verlag: Berlin.

ISH 1980 -- Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands: Psychophysical, physiological and behavioural studies in hearing. Edited by G. van der Brink, F.A. Bilsen. Delft University Press: Delft.

ISH 1977 -- Keele, England: Psychophysics and physiology of hearing. Edited by E.F. Evans, J.P. Wilson. Academic Press: London.

ISH 1974 -- Tutzing, F.R. Germany: Facts and models in hearing. Edited by E. Zwicker, E. Terhardt. Springer Verlag: Berlin.

ISH 1972 -- Eindhoven, Netherlands: Hearing theory. Edited by B.L. Cardozo. IPO: Eindhoven.

ISH 1969 -- Driebergen, Netherlands: Frequency analysis and periodicity detection in hearing. Edited by R. Plomp G.F. Smoorenburg. Sijthoff: Leiden.

The Symposium will be held at St John’s College, http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/ 11 St. John’s Street, Cambridge CB2 1TW, UK. Cambridge is a small university town, approximately 95 km north of London. Cambridge http://www.visitcambridge.org/ is a world heritage town and its university http://www.cam.ac.uk dates from 1209.

How to get there?
Detailed instructions can be found on the directions page here

The closest airport is London Stansted (STN). It is mostly served by flights to and from mainland Europe, Ireland and elsewhere in the UK. Another small airport relatively close by is London Luton (LTN). London also has two major international airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, serving destinations worldwide including North America and parts of Asia. Heathrow is closer to Cambridge than Gatwick.

Taxis – A number of local companies provide pre-booked, comfortable taxi services to and from all of the above airports to Cambridge. These include Cambridge Premier Chauffeurs http://www.cpchauffeurs.co.uk/ and Kenway Chauffeurs http://kenwaycars.org/. The official site for all registered taxi services is http://www.cambridge.co.uk/Travel_and_Tourism/Cars_and_Vans/Taxis_and_Chauffeurs/. If you are travelling with a group of people, this option is definitely worth considering. If you book, a person with a sign will be waiting to pick you up when you emerge into the arrivals hall.

Bus – There is a regular service (every two hours) from Stansted to Cambridge and it takes approximately 50 minutes depending on the traffic. Website http://www.nationalexpress.co.uk/

Train – There is also a regular train service from Stansted Airport to Cambridge, which is usually quicker than the bus, taking approximately 30 minutes and is a direct service. Website http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Bus – There is a regular service (every two hours) from Luton to Cambridge and it takes approximately one and a half hours depending on the traffic. Note, late night buses go less often and take longer; check the website first. Website http://www.nationalexpress.co.uk/

Train – There is NO DIRECT train service from Luton Airport to Cambridge. Indirect journeys are about 2 hours 10 minutes, involve 3 changes and are via London. Website http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Bus – There is a regular service (every hour) from Heathrow (Central Bus station) to Cambridge and it takes approximately two hours 50 minutes (from the Central Bus station which serves Terminal 1and 3), but this varies depending on the traffic. From Terminal 4, the bus to Cambridge goes every two hours and takes approximately 3 hours 30 minutes. Note, late night buses go less often; check the website first. Website http://www.nationalexpress.co.uk/ There are free train and bus connections between the different terminals at Heathrow Airport http://www.heathrowairport.com/.

Train – There is NO DIRECT train service from Heathrow Airport to Cambridge. Indirect journeys take about 2 hours, involve 2 changes and are via London. Website http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Taxi – Driving time to Cambridge on Sunday is approximately 1 hour 40 minutes.

Bus – There is a regular service from Gatwick Airport to Cambridge. From the North Terminal the duration is about 3 hours 55 minutes (no change) or 4 hours 40 minutes (1 change) depending on your departure time. From the South Terminal the duration is about 4 hours 5 minutes (no change) or 5 hours 10 minutes (1 change) depending on your departure time. Website http://www.nationalexpress.co.uk/

Train – There is NO DIRECT train service from Gatwick Airport to Cambridge. Indirect journeys take about 2 hours 30 minutes, involve 2 changes and are via London. Website http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Taxi – Driving time to Cambridge on Sunday is approximately 1 hour 50 minutes.

Companions are more than welcome. Cambridge is a lovely town, with plenty of sightseeing, shopping and cultural events. All social activities will be open to companions. Companions can choose between two options:

1. Ensuite accommodation in a twin room, to be shared with the partner attending the symposium, for Sunday night, July 22^nd 2012, to Friday morning, July 27^th 2012.

2. Full English breakfast and dinner (but no lunch), from Monday, July 23^rd 2012 to the end of symposium (Friday, July 27^th 2012 after lunch), including the banquet. Breakfast and dinner will be at St John’s with all symposium attendants.

1. Ensuite accommodation in a twin room, to be shared with the partner attending the symposium, for Sunday night, July 22^nd 2012, to Friday morning, July 27^th 2012.

2. Full English breakfast from Monday, July 23^rd 2012 to the end of symposium (Friday, July 27^th 2012 after lunch).

Note, option 2 excludes lunch, dinner, banquet, and access to social activities.

The companion fees need to be paid at the same time and via the same website as those for the symposium attendant.