[AUDITORY] Hearing health in the live event sector (Alinka Greasley )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Hearing health in the live event sector From: Alinka Greasley <0000033f2edfad3c-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 06:54:24 +0000 --_000_AM9PR03MB7711DE6140884CF32C7B17CD8B96AAM9PR03MB7711eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Join us for the next seminar in the HearMus seminar series with speakers Dr= Ian Wiggins and Dr Adam Hill Wednesday 11th June 14:00-16:00 GMT (15:00-17:00 CET) on Zoom Hearing health in the live event sector Joint presentation by: Dr Ian Wiggins, University of Nottingham Dr Adam Hill, University of Derby Recent years have seen a renewed impetus to protect the hearing health of p= erformers and audience members at live events, as reflected by the launch o= f initiatives such as the World Health Organization's 'Make Listening Safe'= initiative, the 'Healthy Ears, Limited Annoyance' (HELA) initiative, and t= he Night-Time Industries Association's 'Listen for Life' campaign. In this = seminar, Dr Ian Wiggins and Dr Adam Hill will introduce the WHO Global Stan= dard for Safe Listening Venues and Events, describing its development, key = features, and requirements. They will go on to discuss a case study conduct= ed at the Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa, India, which in December 2023 sou= ght to be the first large-scale event anywhere in the world to comply with = the WHO standard. Finally, they will discuss some of the latest development= s in this space, including the launch of the HELA Initiative, consisting of= an online training and certification platform for everyone involved in the= live event sector and an associated collaborative network designed to pump= -prime innovative, interdisciplinary research in this area. HearMus Seminar 7 Time: Jun 11, 2025 02:00 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://universityofleeds.zoom.us/j/88338296896 Meeting ID: 883 3829 6896 We look forward to seeing some of you there! Please pass on to anyone you f= eel would be interested. The HearMus seminar series provides a monthly forum for the discussion of a= broad array of topics around music and hearing health. The series aims to = yield a state of the art of research on music perception and hearing impair= ment, hearing aids and music, and individual differences in music perceptio= n and production. Besides presentations from experts in academia and indust= ry, the seminar series seeks to foster lively discussions and exchange of i= deas, with the joint goal of sustaining and enhancing access to music for p= eople with diverse hearing needs. You can find out more details and watch previous seminars here: https://mus= icandhearingaids.org/hearmus-seminars/ Prof. Alinka Greasley Professor of Music Psychology Director of Research and Innovation School of Music | University of Leeds | Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK Email: a.e.greasley@xxxxxxxx<mailto:a.e.greasley@xxxxxxxx> | Phone: += 44 113 343 4560 --_000_AM9PR03MB7711DE6140884CF32C7B17CD8B96AAM9PR03MB7711eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Join us for the next seminar in the HearMus seminar = series with speakers Dr Ian Wiggins and Dr Adam Hill<o:p></o:p> Wednesday 11th June 14:00-16:00 GMT (15:00-17:00 CET= ) on Zoom<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Hearing health in the live event sector<o:p></o:p= > Joint presentation by: Dr Ian Wiggins, University of Nottingham Dr Adam Hill, University of Derby<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Recent years have seen a renewed impetus to protect = the hearing health of performers and audience members at live events, as re= flected by the launch of initiatives such as the World Health Organization&= #8217;s ‘Make Listening Safe’ initiative, the ‘Healthy Ears, Limited Annoyance’ (HELA) initiative, and t= he Night-Time Industries Association’s ‘Listen for Life’ = campaign. In this seminar, Dr Ian Wiggins and Dr Adam Hill will introduce t= he WHO Global Standard for Safe Listening Venues and Events, describing its development, key features, and requirements. They will go on to discus= s a case study conducted at the Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa, India, whic= h in December 2023 sought to be the first large-scale event anywhere in the= world to comply with the WHO standard. Finally, they will discuss some of the latest developments in this space, = including the launch of the HELA Initiative, consisting of an online traini= ng and certification platform for everyone involved in the live event secto= r and an associated collaborative network designed to pump-prime innovative, interdisciplinary research in t= his area.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> HearMus Seminar 7 Time: Jun 11, 2025 02:00 PM London Join Zoom Meeting <a href=3D"https://universityofleeds.zoom.us/j/88338296896">https://universityofleeds.zoom.us/j/88338296896</a><o= :p></o:p> Meeting ID: 883 3829 6896<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> We look forward to seeing some of you there! Please = pass on to anyone you feel would be interested.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The HearMus seminar series provides a monthly= forum for the discussion of a broad array of topics around music and heari= ng health. The series aims to yield a state of the art of research on music= perception and hearing impairment, hearing aids and music, and individual differences in music perception and= production. Besides presentations from experts in academia and industry, t= he seminar series seeks to foster lively discussions and exchange of ideas,= with the joint goal of sustaining and enhancing access to music for people with diverse hearing needs. <o:p>= </o:p>  <o:p></o:p> You can find out more details and watch previous sem= inars here: <a href=3D"https://musicandhearingaids.org/hearmus-seminars/">https://musicandhearingaids.org/hearmus-seminars/</sp= an></a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Prof. Alinka Greasley<o:p></o:p> Professor of Music Psychology<o:p></o:p> Director of Research and Innovation <o:p></o:p> School of Music | University of Leeds | Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK <o:p></o:p> Email: <a href=3D"mailto:a.e.greasley@xxxxxxxx">a.e.greasley@xxxxxxxx= uk</a> |= Phone: + 44 113 343 4560 <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_AM9PR03MB7711DE6140884CF32C7B17CD8B96AAM9PR03MB7711eurp_--

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