The organizers would like to thank all participants and presenters for a very fruitful conference, with a high standard, focused and actual content, which shows that a lot of interesting research is going on within the field.

We will soon post more information regarding intentions for the second conference in fall 2015.

We now invite researchers and other interested people to come to Linköping, Sweden for the First international meeting on Internet & Audiology, which will be held the 3-4 October 2014. This is not a typical conference as there will be no conference fee.

We invite abstracts for short presentations (15 minutes) and the intention is to present new and innovative research and to have space for discussions in this emerging field. The conference will be held at Linköping university and the number of delegates is limited to 120.

We believe that it is now time to bring researchers and other stakeholders together and we invite talks (and posters if preferred) on the broad topic of Internet & Audiology. This includes research on hearing loss, tinnitus and balance disorders. We can assist with advice on travel and hotel but as part of the no cost idea we will not charge anything and will not book hotel for you. We intend to have a conference dinner (payed by delegate).

The internet and modern information technology has had a major impact in health care and also in audiology. Not only are we using information technology such as websites and e-mail in the clinic, but there is also a growing number of studies in which the internet is used in audiological research.

One of the first applications in the world was internet-delivered psychological treatment for tinnitus back in the late 1990’s and since then there have been many other applications such as online hearing screening, online questionnaires, audiological rehabilitation, and many other uses of the internet. In Sweden a research program called FAS-IT has been running for more than four years and there are many other projects in the world involving the internet.

Meeting

Since this will be a low cost scientific meeting we will use our facilities at Linköping University Campus Valla (3 km from the city centre).
You can see here the map of the campus showing the location of the meeting.

Travelling

Linköping is easy to reach via Linköping City Airport, with daily flights to/from Amsterdam (KLM) and Copenhagen (SAS).
The alternative is traveling to Stockholm, Arlanda International Airport and further on with direct train to Linköping central station (about 2 hours).

Bus in Linköping
Linköping has a public bus network. The closest bus stops to building Vallfarten (where the meeting is taking place), Campus Valla, Linköping University are named “Vallfarten” and “Mäster Mattias väg”. Please note that it is not possible to buy tickets on board the buses. For further information about bus timetables, prices and how to buy tickets, see Östgötatrafiken. A journey planner in English is also available.

Taxi

Tel +46-(0)13-146000
There are several taxi stands in the city centre and next to the central station. For a taxi ride from Linköping City Airport to the city centre or the University you may expect a fare between 200-300 SEK.

Accommodation

Linköping offers a variety nice accommodations. Recommended hotels:

• Hotell Ekoxen (Average price, in the city centre, 3 km to the University. Dinner on Friday will be held here)
• Scandic Linköping Väst (Average price, 1 km to the University, 3 km to the city centre.)
• Scandic Linköping City (Average price, close to the central station.)
• Best Western Hotel Linköping (Average price, in the city centre)
• Valla Folk High School Hostel (Budget, 200 meters to the University).

Friday dinner

Dinner on Friday will be held at Hotell Ekoxen. Registration on arrival day.

Weather in Linköping

The weather in October can be variable, 0-+10°C, sunny, cloudy or rainy. Visit the website of the Swedish Meteorological Institute for updated news on the weather.

Languages

Oral presentations and posters will be in English.
In addition to Swedish, you may expect that most people have at least basic knowledge in English.

Currency

The Swedish currency unit is Swedish Kronor (SEK). You can exchange foreign currency in the Forex currency exchange company (address: Storgatan 32, in the city centre). There are numerous cash machines (ATMs) open around the clock and accepting all major credit cards. Major credit cards, in particular Visa, Eurocard and Mastercard are widely accepted almost everywhere (in hotels, restaurants, shops, taxis, cafeterias, bars, etc.).

The registration to the meeting is made through a short form below.

During the meeting we will have short oral presentations (10 min + 5 min for questions). There will also be a poster session.
Both oral presentations and posters will be in English.

In the case that you plan to hold a presentation or present a poster you will also be asked to provide an abstract together with the registration form, so only in this case please have ready the following information before opening the registration form:

• Title of your presentation/poster
• Abstract of your presentation, of up to 300 words, written in English. We recommend using the headings "Introduction", "Methods", "Results" and "Conclusions".
• The list of all authors of the presentation

Registration timeline:

Unless specified, all activities will take place in building Vallfarten of Linköping University, Campus Valla.
You can also download the programme in PDF format here.

Friday October 3, 2014, Theme: Screening

Saturday October 4, 2014, Theme: Intervention

Posters:

Oral presentations

The oral presentations should be based on Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 or later versions. Each presentation in Symposium 1-5 is planned for 15 minutes; about 12 minutes for the presentation and 3 minutes for questions and answers. Each presentation in Mini Keynote is planned for 30 minutes; about 25 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for questions and answers.

HOW

It is not possible to connect your own laptop to the projector. Please bring your presentation in one of the following formats:

• USB Flash drive or mobile hard disk
• CD-Rom or DVD

WHEN

• Presenters on Friday (3rd of October): please upload your presentation by the organizers at the registration desk before 10.00.
• Speakers on Saturday (4th of October): please upload your presentation by the organizers at the registration desk before 9.00.

If you have movies/audio files in your presentation, please check that it runs smoothly. Note that movie and audio files are typically not embedded in your PowerPoint file, therefore make sure you have the original movie/audio files (.mpeg, .avi, .mpg, .wav, etc.).

Poster presentations

The posters should be PORTRAIT oriented.

Maximum dimensions: 50 cm (width) x 150 cm (height)

WHEN

The posters will be placed in the conference hall during both days (October 3-4) for informal viewing. Poster presenters are required to be by their posters during the Poster Sessions (Friday, October 3: 9.30-10.00; 15.00-15.30 and Saturday, October 4: 15.00-15.30).

The posters have to be removed before the end of the meeting.

Poster boards and pins/tape will be provided by the organizers.