Decisions on contributions will be based on extended abstracts (400 words). The number of accepted contributions will be limited to approximately 100.

Authors of accepted oral presentations will have the opportunity to submit an associated publication in an ISH2025 Special Issue, which will be published in the peer-review open-access journal Trends in Hearing. Deadline for submission of full papers will be after the symposium, in early fall 2025. There will be a 50%-discount on publication fees (publication will be exclusively online). To avoid publication delays, the manuscripts will be published on a rolling basis.

Abstract submission: November 1, 2024

Abstract deadline: December 15, 2024

Acceptance decision and opening of registration: January 15, 2025

Registration deadline: February 12, 2025

Manuscript deadline for the Special Issue: approximately September 2025

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The ISH2025 is organized by the
Hearing Cluster of the Acoustics Research Institute (ARI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW)

• Bernhard Laback
• Piotr Majdak
• Robert Baumgartner
• Martin Lindenbeck
• Geraldine Ramphal

Contact as us at ISH2025(at)oeaw.ac.at for any question!

International Steering Committee:

• Matthew Goupell, University of Maryland, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
• Philip Joris, KU Leuven, Laboratory of Auditory Neurophysiology
• Katrin Krumbholz, University of Nottingham, Hearing Sciences
• Virginia Best, Boston University, Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
• Maria Chait, University College London, Ear Institute
• Sarah Verhulst, University Ghent, Hearing Technology Lab
• Christopher Brown, University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science

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Hotel Schloss Wilhelminenberg is a former grand imperial retreat with a spectacular view over Vienna. Participants will be accommodated on site in order to create an intimate atmosphere and stimulate close exchange of ideas.

Venue address
Hotel Schloss Wilhelminenberg
Savoyenstraße 2
AT-1160 Wien
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Travel
Schloss Wilhelminenberg is well connected to the city (and the airport) of Vienna via Viennese public transport (detailed information will follow).
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About ISH (in short)

The International Symposium on Hearing (ISH) is held typically every three years in Europe since 1969. This interdisciplinary meeting brings together established researchers as well as young talents specializing in physiology, psychophysics, cognition, and modeling of hearing. Its aim is to stimulate discussion on the mechanisms underlying auditory perception and provides the basis for a better understanding of auditory function. Modelling approaches complement the experimental studies and serve as a framework for interpreting the results and developing new experimental paradigms. The topics cover fundamental concepts of neural coding and signal processing at various levels along the auditory pathway, consequences for auditory perception in various acoustic environments, as well as implications for behavioral and cognitive aspects of auditory perception, and compensation strategies for people with hearing impairment. The 2025 meeting pursues its predecessors, with emphasis on advances in auditory physiology, perception, and cognition.

ISH is a small collegial meeting typically held in a cloistered setting. The program is limited to 50-60 podium presentations of about 20 min. There are no parallel sessions, and participants are expected to attend the majority of the sessions throughout the week. Authors of accepted contributions will be encouraged to submit a full paper to an ISH2025 Special Issue, which will be published in the peer-review open-access journal Trends in Hearing. A limited number of poster presentations (without publication) will also be scheduled.

The total number of participants, including podium speakers, is limited to about 120.  Presentations will be selected by the organizing committee on the basis of scientific excellence and topic. Due to the restricted number of participants, we can only accommodate a limited number of authors for each accepted paper to attend the conference.

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ISH 2022
Lyon, France: Psychoacoustics, Physiology of Hearing, and Auditory Modelling, from the Ear to the Brain. Edited by Anne Caclin, Etienne Gaudrain, Nicolas Grimault, Mathieu Lavandier, Florence Léger, and Christophe Micheyl paper Paper Collection

ISH 2018
Snekkersten, Denmark: Hearing: Psychophysics, Physiology, and Models. Edited by T. Dau, E. MacDonald, B. Epp, J. Marozeau, S. Santurette, I. Winter, B.C.J. Moore, L. Carney. Acta Acustica united with Acustica. Special issue. https://ish2018.dk

ISH 2015
Groningen, Netherlands: Physiology, Psychoacoustics and Cognition in Normal and Impaired Hearing. Edited by P. van Dijk, D. Başkent, E. Gaudrain, E. de Kleine, A. Wagner, C. Lanting. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25474-6 https://ish2015.nl

ISH 2012
Cambridge, United-Kingdom: Basic Aspects of Hearing, Physiology and Perception. Edited by B.C.J. Moore, R.D. Patterson, I.M. Winter, R.P. Carlyon, H.E. Gockel. Springer: New York.

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, United-Kingdom: 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
Groningen, Netherlands: Basic issues in hearing. Edited by H. Duifhuis, J.W. Horst, H.P. Wit. Academic Press: London.

ISH 1986
Cambridge, United-Kingdom: 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, United-Kingdom: 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.

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