The 2020 Tinnitus Research Initiative Annual Meeting (#TRI2020)  "From Science to Succour" will be held for the first time in Canada, in the vibrant city of Vancouver, May 21-23.

We are inviting proposals for symposia on topics or themes relevant to tinnitus or hyperacusis - submission deadline is 30 September 2019.

A symposium typically gathers between 4-6 speakers and provides a well-integrated synthesis of information on a given theme. It can be structured as a series of formal talks or a moderated panel discussion which can allow for greater audience participation. A series of symposia will be held concurrently with the regular podium sessions and will each be allocated a time of 1 or 2 hours

For more information about submission please hae a look at the conference website 2020.tri-conf.org

The British Tinnitus Association BTA has launched its research funding priorities for 2019-2020. Announcement and priorities for the large and small grant funding rounds can be found here

For information about why the BTA have chosen these priorities, please have a look at the new paper ‘Why Is There No Cure for Tinnitus?’

The Research Topic "Towards an Understanding of Tinnitus Heterogeneity" has been successfully finalized. The e-book and all individual articles are available for download on the Research Topic homepage.

Dear friends and colleagues,

It is with great sadness that we share the news that our close friend and outstanding scientist Larry Robert has died last week after a short, serious illness at the age of 81.

Larry has been an eminent scientist in the tinnitus field and part of the TRI family from the very beginning. Larry has been a team-worker, his work was patient-centered and he both inspired and supported young researchers.

At many of our international tinnitus congresses, Larry was a very welcome guest and impressive speaker, even after his retirement, whose expertise in the field of neuroplasticity was internationally recognized.

We owe Larry a lot. His calm, level-headed manner and ability to bring complex issues to the point will always be remembered. Our deepest sympathy goes to his wife Marion and his two daughters. The tinnitus community has lost an outstanding scientist - and we have lost a warm-hearted, cosmopolitan friend.

Dear Larry, we keep you in our memories and will miss your joyful presence.

Formal obituary prepared by Larry's family

Express your condolences here

Listen to a mini-panel discussion between Berthold Langguth, Winny Schlee and Raj Shekhawat from TRI, talking about how is tinnitus research developing, and why patients are crucial in this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kRQqsfan9U

During the 12th International Tinnitus Conference in Taipei, TW, Hazel Goedhart, Director and Chief Strategist of TinnitusHub, conducted interviews with tinnitus experts, which we will publish over the next few weeks. In the first video from this series, Hazel talks about her general impressions of the conference. Watch the video

Under the blog post<https://www.tinnitushub.com/evolution-revolution-stagnation-exclusive-insights-from-tri2019/> you can find some conference reports from ESIT students.

We would like to thank the organizers and all the participants of this year's conference in Taipei, TW, who once again made our tinnitus conference such an extraordinary event.

For the first time the TRI conference took place in Asia, and more than 420 researchers, clinicians, audiologists, representatives from patient organizations... presented and discussed results from ongoing research projects during the three days of the conference. The abstract book of the conference is available for download here.

Hazel Goedhart, Tinnitus Hub, wrote a blog post on her general impressions of the TRI Conference. During the conference, Hazel conducted interviews with numerous tinnitus researchers, which we will soon present in various video series.

Read more about the conference on https://www.tinnitushub.com/seven-things-i-learned-at-the-tri2019-conference

Looking foward to seeing you all next year in May in Vancouver, CA!

The BTA Annual Conference 2019 will take place on Friday, September 13, 2019 at the Goldsmiths University London, UK. One of the highlights of the conference is the poster competition, that is open to all students, practitioners, industry colleagues and researchers. The winning poster - as determined by a combination of peer and panel vote - will have the opportunity to present their work at a future conference.

For more information please have a look at the BTA Conference 2019 Website