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Light bulbs flashed across Boston two weeks ago. The Ida Institute launched the Ideas competition with sparkle, speeches and good conversation at a well-attended open-house party at the 2012 AAA Conference. At the conference, we welcomed new members to our Ida community and saw many familiar faces at our exhibit.

Ida Institute staff and fellows will contribute to the upcoming AAA Conference in Boston by staffing an exhibit, holding a workshop on the Living Well tool and previewing the Ida Group AR Multi-Media Manual.

Throughout the conference, Ida will staff an exhibit where visitors can join our network, pick up hard-copies of our tools and purchase our two newest tools: Living Well and My World. Ida staff will be available to discuss the tools at the exhibit’s Tool Wall, where all Ida tools will be displayed. We will also be conducting demonstrations of the Living Well and My World tools throughout the day.

In the exhibit’s lounge area, visitors can relax and explore Ida’s online offerings, such as our E-Learning Lab, Forum and idea competition for hearing loss awareness. Our exhibit is n

Ida Anthropologist Kirsten Lauritsen and Ida Fellow Dr. Joseph Montano (Chief of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical Center) conducted a session on Motivational Engagement at the 2011 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention in San Diego, California.

The Ida Institute launched our new Living Well with Hearing Loss counseling tool at this year’s British Academy of Audiology (BAA) Conference in Wales.

The Ida Institute will participate in the upcoming 2011 British Academy of Audiology (BAA) Conference: “Inspired by Change”. The conference will take place from 9 - 11 November in Llandudno, Wales.