Subject: [AUDITORY] Hearing IRC 2024 topic: Successful Communication: novel, real-life relevant outcome measures of HA benefit From: NPON <"Niels Henrik Pontoppidan "> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:28:44 +0000--_000_PAWPR04MB9806CB9E30D59CF277E3EFBCCA5A2PAWPR04MB9806eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues On behalf of the Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) I would like to= guide your attention to this year's Request for Proposals (RfP) for resear= ch documenting Successful communication and the real-life outcome measures = that affect hearing aid benefit<http://Successful%20communication%20and%20t= he%20real-life%20outcome%20measures%20that%20affect%20hearing%20aid%20benef= it>. The funding pool for this RfP is 300,000 US Dollars, and the time period fo= r execution of projects under this RfP is 2=963 years from 1st of January 2= 025. Proposals for projects of two years duration are preferred. It is expe= cted that one or two project proposals will be funded. Detailed descriptions of the application procedure, the guidelines for rese= arch under this scheme, and the proposed research area can be downloaded an= d also found on the Hearing IRC website. The deadline for submission is Aug= ust 1, 2024. Questions can be sent to any of the Hearing IRC members listed on the websi= te or using the Contact Form on the website. The Hearing IRC is made up of the heads of research from the top hearing ai= d manufacturers in the world, which include GN Hearing, Oticon, Sonova, WS = Audiology and Starkey Hearing Technologies. The IRC was created to have a n= on-competitive, mutually agreed upon research agenda benefiting the hearing= aid industry, its customers and end users. For more information about the = Hearing Industry Research Consortium, visit http://hearingirc.com. Kind regards Niels Niels H. Pontoppidan Ph.D., M.Sc.E. Principal Scientist, IRC Chair 2023-2024 Oticon A/S Kongebakken 9 2675 Sm=F8rum Denmark Direct: +45 4829 8927 Mobile: +45 3061 5087 Email: npon@xxxxxxxx<mailto:npon@xxxxxxxx> Website: www.oticon.com<http://www.oticon.com> --_000_PAWPR04MB9806CB9E30D59CF277E3EFBCCA5A2PAWPR04MB9806eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bo= ttom:0;} </style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-= serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Dear colleagues</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-= serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-= serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> On behalf of the Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) I would like to= guide your attention to this year's Request for Proposals (RfP) for resear= ch documenting <b><a href=3D"http://Successful communication and the real-life outcome mea= sures that affect hearing aid benefit" id=3D"LPlnk894759" title=3D"Successf= ul communication and the real-life outcome measures that affect hearing aid= benefit">Successful communication and the real-life outcome measures that affect hearing aid benefit</a></b>.</d= iv> <div class=3D"elementToProof"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica,= sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica,= sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The funding pool for th= is RfP is 300,000 US Dollars, and the time period for execution of projects= under this RfP is 2=963 years from 1st of January 2025. Proposals for projects of two years duration are preferre= d. It is expected that one or two project proposals will be funded.</span><= /div> <div><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 1pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica,= sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Detailed descriptions o= f the application procedure, the guidelines for research under this scheme,= and the proposed research area can be downloaded and also found on the Hearing IRC website. <b>The deadline f= or submission is August 1, 2024</b>.</span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica,= sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica,= sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Questions can be sent t= o any of the Hearing IRC members listed on the website or using the Contact= Form on the website.</span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica,= sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica,= sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Hearing IRC is made= up of the heads of research from the top hearing aid manufacturers in the = world, which include GN Hearing, Oticon, Sonova, WS Audiology and Starkey Hearing Technologies. The IRC was created= to have a non-competitive, mutually agreed upon research agenda benefiting= the hearing aid industry, its customers and end users. For more informatio= n about the Hearing Industry Research Consortium, visit <a href=3D"http://hearingirc.com" id=3D"LPlnk625836">htt= p://hearingirc.com</a>.</span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-= serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-= serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Kind regards</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-= serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Niels</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-= serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div id=3D"Signature"> <p><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: r= gb(0, 80, 92);">Niels H. Pontoppidan<br> </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; colo= r: rgb(89, 89, 89);">Ph.D., M.Sc.E.</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: r= gb(89, 89, 89);">Principal Scientist, IRC Chair 2023-2024</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: r= gb(89, 89, 89);"> </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: r= gb(89, 89, 89);"><b>Oticon A/S</b></span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: r= gb(89, 89, 89);">Kongebakken 9<br> 2675 Sm=F8rum</span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: r= gb(89, 89, 89);">Denmark<br> Direct: +45 4829 8927<br> Mobile: +45 3061 5087<br> Email: <a href=3D"mailto:npon@xxxxxxxx" style=3D"m= argin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> npon@xxxxxxxx</a> </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: r= gb(89, 89, 89);">Website: </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; colo= r: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href=3D"http://www.oticon.com" style=3D"margin-top: 0p= x; margin-bottom: 0px;">www.oticon.com</a></span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: r= gb(31, 73, 125);"><br> <br> </span></p> <p><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11p= t; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_PAWPR04MB9806CB9E30D59CF277E3EFBCCA5A2PAWPR04MB9806eurp_--