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1 MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITY HALLE-WITTENBERG German National Academy of Science «Leopoldina» Final Program OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde* Past - Present - Future in Otology & Neurotology 7-10 May 2014 Halle/Saale, Germany *today published as European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Under the auspices of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery UKH University Hospital Halle (Saale) MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITY

2 Leopoldina Jägerberg Halle/Saale Market place To Saline Dorint Charlottenhof DORMERO Central Station

3 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Content Topic Welcome address Program at a glance Page 4 5 Program Poster presentations Welcome reception Conference dinner Conference office General information Directions Venue Social program Boards and committees Sponsors 32 3

4 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Welcome address One hundred fifty years ago, Hermann Schwartze in Halle, Adam Politzer in Vienna, and Anton von Tröltsch in Würzburg jointly founded the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde ( Archive of Otology ), as the world s first journal solely devoted to otology. Today, the journal is published as the European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. The conference celebrates this jubilee of our specialty with a program consisting of oral and poster contributions on the history, the state of the art and the future directions of otology and neurotology, under the motto: Where do we come from? Where are we? - Where are we going? It is the aim of the conference to look back and acknowledge the endeavors and successes of our academic predecessors but also to point out meanders in basic and clinical science, diagnostics and therapy. We want to proudly emphasize the amazing developments in understanding the physiology and pathophysiology of the intact and the diseased organ, in diagnostic technology and surgical techniques including passive and active implants for restoring hearing, which all have completely changed our field in the last 150 years. We want to discuss which otological and neurootological questions and problems have been solved during the last 150 years and which are still unsolved issues in different parts of the world. Finally, we want to increase interest in the fascinating history of otology and neurotology and catch a glimpse of what we may expect in the future of our specialty. On behalf of all organizers I welcome you in Halle Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it G. Santayana, The life of Reason, 1905 Stefan K. Plontke Stefan K. Plontke Conference Chairman Volume 1 of the «Archiv» 4

5 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Program at a glance Time 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 Wed 7 May Thu 8 May Fri 9 May Sat 10 May Registration Opening Ceremony History of the Journal 1 Coffee Break History of the Journal 2 Registration Basic Science 2 Coffee Break Basic Science 3 Conservative Therapy Lunch Break and Poster Visit Lunch Break and Poster Visit Registration Surgical Therapy 3 Implants 1 Coffee Break Implants 2 KARL STORZ Symposium Med-El Symposium Cochlear Symposium Lunch Break and Poster Visit 14:00 History of the Journal 3 Surgical Therapy 1 Implants 3 15:00 Diagnostic Procedures 1 16:00 17:00 Coffee Break Diagnostic Procedures 2 Basic Science 1 Coffee Break Surgical Therapy 2 Closing Ceremony and awards 18:00 19:00 Welcome Reception and Registration (Saline, Mansfelder Straße 52) Conference Dinner 5

6 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Program - Wed 7 May - Thu 8 May Time Speaker Topic 19:00 7:30-8:15 8:15-9:00 9:00-10:15 9:00-9:20 9:20-9:30 9:30-9:40 9:40-9:50 9:50-10:05 10:05-10:15 10:15-10:45 Wednesday, 7 May 2014 Welcome Reception and Registration Hallors and Saline Museum (Address: Mansfelder Straße 52, Halle) Thursday, 8 May 2014 Registration Opening Ceremony S. Plontke Conference President H. Möllring Minister of Science and Economy of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt H.-P. Zenner Member of the presidium of the German Academy of Sciences "Leopoldina" R. Laszig General Secretary of the German Society of ORL-HNS M. Profant General Secretary of the International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS) B. Dräger Vice-Rector of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg History of the Journal 1 (Chairs: R. Hagen and W.-D. Baumgartner) H. Negm Medicine and OtoRhinoLaryngology in Ancient Egypt R. Hagen Anton von Tröltsch - a pioneer in Otology W.-D. Baumgartner Adam Politzer - a pioneer in Otology S. Plontke Hermann Schwartze - a pioneer in Otology A. Mudry What generated the creation of the 'Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde' in 1864? J. Peinhardt Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde: The first 50 years - a structural analysis Coffee Break - Visit of the exhibition 6

7 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Program - Thu 8 May Time 10:45-12:00 10:45-10:55 10:55-11:05 11:05-11:25 11:25-11:45 11:45-12:00 12:00-12:45 12:45-14:00 Speaker Topic History of the Journal 2 (Chairs: A. Salt and T. Rahne) L. Löbe / S. Plontke The "New Series" of the "Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde" (from 1873) T. Erdag Bibliometric analysis of otology research conducted by European countries in SCI otorhinolaryngology journals A. Salt The influence of Prosper Meniere: A historical perspective K.-F. Hamann Milestones of neurootology - reflected in the "Archive" H. Swoboda Per un oscuro laberinto - motion sense between Bernini's elephant and Rudbeck's cupola KARL STORZ Symposium Endoscopic Ear Surgery Dr. Muaaz Tarabichi, American Hospital Dubai Lunch Break and Poster Presentation - Visit of the exhibition 7

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9 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Program - Thu 8 May Time 14:00-15:30 14:00-14:15 14:15-14:30 14:30-14:40 14:40-14:55 14:55-15:05 15:05-15:20 15:20-15:30 15:30-16:00 16:00-18:05 16:00-16:20 Speaker Topic History of the Journal 3 / Diagnostic Procedure 1 (Chairs: N. Özgirgin and R. Probst) N. Özgirgin The rising trends in otology and the impact of societies F. Steger Ethics related to deafness A. Incesulu Development of hearing rehabilitation in Turkey and neighbor countries R. Probst Otoacoustic emissions - a showcase of a historic evolution and the specific role of the " Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde" W. Jedrzejczak Time-frequency analysis of neonatal transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions A. Mikulec Quantification of hearing loss in patients with post. semicircular canal dehiscence A. Blödow Differences of horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex function in Meniere s disease and vestibular migraine Coffee Break and Poster Presentation - Visit of the exhibition Diagnostic Procedure 2 / Basic Science 1 (Chairs: A. Gummer and P. Bird) A. Gummer Probing the inner ear with sound and light: state of the art and futur developments 16:20-16:35 M. Gaihede The role of the mastoid. Review of its importance, recent advances and future perspectives 16:35-16:45 J. Bennett Some historical aspects of noise-induced hearing loss 16:45-16:55 U. Lechowicz Phenotypic manifestation of m.a1555g mutation 16:55-17:05 A. Pollak Perspectives of next-generation sequencing in diagnosis of genetically determined hearing loss. 17:05-17:15 C. Güldner Role of CBCT in visualization of ear anatomy 17:15-17:30 P. Bird MRI inner ear imaging and electrocochleography in the diagnosis of Meniere's disease 17:30-17:40 17:40-17:55 17:55-18:05 M. Rusiniak T. Kleinjung D. Arweiler-Harbeck Simultaneous EEG-fMRI in hearing and listening studies Possibilities and limits of neuromodulation for tinnitus treatment Demographic changes in cochlear implantation- what can we expect? 9

10 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Program - Fri 9 May Time 8:00-8:30 8:30-10:00 8:30-8:40 8:40-8:50 8:50-9:00 9:00-9:15 9:15-9:30 9:30-9:40 9:40-9:50 Speaker Topic Friday, 9 May 2014 Registration Basic Science 2 (Chairs: T. Hullar and S. Albu) T. Mionskowski Molecular background of tympanosclerosis in chronic otitis media M. Neudert Influence of annular ligament tension on the sound transfer in the reconstructed middle ear S. Albu Role of mastoid pneumatization in temporal petrous bone fractures H. Scherer About the essential function of the supporting cells in the inner ear - historic reflections and new findings K. Jahnke Fine structural studies on the permeability barriers of the inner ear A. Glowania Differentiation between inner ear barotrauma and inner ear decompression sickness - pathophysiology, symptoms and treatment of a rare disease K. Rak Neuronal stem cells of the auditory pathway; a new therapeutic approach for the regeneration of neuronal tissue after hearing loss? 9:50-10:00 S. Dasgupta The history of vestibular basic sciences from antiquity to Barany - a promenade through millennia 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break and Poster Presentation - Visit of the exhibition 10:30-12:00 Basic Science 3 / Conservative Therapy (Chairs: J. Schacht and H. Löwenheim) 10:30-10:45 J. Schacht My dull deaf ears: a brief history of acquired hearing loss 10:45-11:00 T. Hullar Environmental sound sources improve balance in adults 11:00-11:30 Special Lecture H. Meller The Nebra Sky Disk 1660 BC - UNESCO's World Document 11:30-11:45 11:45-12:00 H. Löwenheim M. Knipper Regenerative medicine for sensorineural hearing loss Molecular basis of tinnitus and hyperacusis 10

11 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Program - Fri 9 May Time 12:00-12:45 12:45-13:55 13:55-15:30 13:55-14:10 14:10-14:20 14:20-14:35 14:35-14:45 14:45-15:00 15:00-15:10 15:10-15:20 15:20-15:30 Speaker Topic MED-EL Symposium Host: Dr. Hansjörg Schößer (Managing director MED-EL Deutschland GmbH and MED-EL Care & Competence Center GmbH) MED-EL PIONEERING THE WAY H. Schößer MED-EL s proud history M. Vischer A brave new world: bilateral implants R. Jacob Cochlear implants for single-sided deafness: continuing the binaural history B. Schwab Changing the face of middle ear implants Discussion Lunch Break and Poster Presentation - Visit of the exhibition Surgical Therapy 1 (Chairs: P. Cayè Thomasen and S. Karpischenko) P. Cayè Thomasen Evidence based contemporary surgical treatment of vestibular schwannomas S. Karpischenko Rhinologic Examination of Patients with Eustachian Tube Dysfunction H. Sudhoff The development of Eusthachian tube surgery W. Pirsig Transmastoidal drainage of the lateral pontine cistern for otitic purulent meningitis, a one-way-street in otologic surgery. P. Kwok History of stapes surgery A. Huber Nitinol prosthesis in stapes surgery - from bench to bedside P. Bird Patterns of extended high-frequency hearing loss following stapedectomy A. Vashishth Posterior mesotympanic retractions: the contemporary surgical management 11

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13 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Program - Fri 9 May Time 15:30-16:00 16:00-17:40 16:00-16:10 16:10-16:25 16:25-16:40 16:40-16:55 16:55-17:10 17:10-17:25 17:25-17:40 19:00 Speaker Topic Coffee Break and Poster Presentation - Visit of the exhibition Surgical Therapy 2 (Chairs: J. Dornhoffer and P. Axon) J. Helms The promontorial fenestration operation - after Plester 1964 W. Gstöttner EAS: Electro-acoustic-stimulation of the cochlea: Past, present and future H.-P. Zenner The history of tympanoplasty K.-B. Hüttenbrink The developement of cholesteatoma surgery from chisel to individualized strategy P. Axon Combined approach tympanoplasty J. Dornhoffer State of the art in cartilage tympanoplasty S. Dazert 150 years of cholesteatoma surgery: has the world solved the main problems? Conference Dinner Dinner speeches: H. Swoboda Search, song, and syphilis - Leitmotifs of a long century W. Pirsig The ear depicted from the ice age to the copper era Gartensaal of DORMERO Hotel Rotes Ross (Address: Franckestraße 1, Halle) 13

14 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Program - Sat 10 May Time 8:00-8:30 8:30-10:00 8:30-8:40 8:40-8:50 8:50-9:00 9:00-9:15 9:15-9:30 9:30-9:45 9:45-10:00 10:00-10:30 Speaker Topic Saturday, 10 May 2014 Registration Surgical Therapy 3 / Implants 1 (Chairs: M. Profant and T. Zahnert) H. Rask-Andersen Revelation of human inner ear anatomy and its relevancy for modern auditory implantation T. Stark Did Heinrich Schliemann have to die? M. Khan Concept, design and development of innovative endoscope holding system for endoscopic ear surgeries K. Schwager Precise concepts of terms in middle ear surgery T. Zahnert Future developments in passive middle ear implants T. Lenarz Current status of cochlear implantation M. Profant Is deafness etiology important for prediction of functional outcomes in pediatric cochlear implantation? Coffee Break and Poster Presentation - Visit of the exhibition 10:30-12:05 Implants 2 (Chairs: P. van de Heyning and T. Moser) 10:30-10:45 E. Hochmair Development of the Multi-Channel Cochlear Implant 10:45-11:00 T. Moser Optogenetic stimulation of the auditory pathway 11:00-11:15 A. Kral Cortical function in congenital deafness 11:15-11:25 M. Mandalà Intraoperative monitoring in cochlear implantation for hearing preservation 11:25-11:35 D. Fitzpatrick Round window electrocochleography (ECoG) and speech outcomes in cochlear implant recipients 11:35-11:50 P. van de Heyning Cochlear implantation (CI): a treatment for single sided deafness (SSD) and tinnitus 11:50-12:05 J. Müller Bilateral cochlear implantation: Past, present, future 14

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16 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Program - Sat 10 May Time 12:00-12:45 12:45-13:30 13:30-15:30 13:30-13:50 13:50-14:00 14:00-14:15 14:15-14:25 14:25-14:35 14:35-14:45 14:45-14:55 14:55-15:05 15:05-15:20 Speaker Topic Cochlear Symposium The Cochlear Implant: Past, Present and Future Dr. E. von Wallenberg, Cochlear AG, Basel Lunch Break and Poster Presentation - Visit of the exhibition Implants 3 (Chairs: A. Snik and R. Mlynski) C. Della Santina Vestibular implant for sensory restoration - Why it is needed and why it will work S. Brill Cochlear implantation in acquired single sided deafness: a cross-sectional study of speech understanding and sound localization in experienced adult CI users A. Snik Sophisticated active middle ear implants versus obsolete analogue behind-the-ear devices S. Reinfeldt The Bone Conduction Implant (BCI) - overview and clinical results M. Mrowka Application of Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA) - long term observations R. Siegert Semi-implantable transcutaneous bone conduction hearing device with fitting on the day of surgery T. Beleites Evaluation of coupling active middle ear implant in temporal bone experiments and FEM M. Porowski Application of Vibrant soundbridge in cases of chronic otitis media R. Mlynski The Vibrant soundbridge past, present and future 15:30-16:00 Closing Ceremony Poster awards Young investigator award 16

17 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Poster presentations No. Author Title P1 C. Güldner Aspects of dosage in modern ENT imaging (CT and CBCT) P2 W. Jedrzejczak 0.5 khz tone burst-evoked otoacoustic emissions in schoolchildren of 1 and 6 grade P3 W. Jedrzejczak Otoacoustic emissions following exposure to personal player music P4 U. Lechowicz Identification of p.ala116fs mutation in POU3F4 gene with usage of next generation sequencing P5 A. Pollak Next generation sequencing and linkage analysis identified a novel N714H mutation in WFS1 gene among family with autosomal dominant hearing loss P6 T. Przewozny Auditory symptoms in selected neurological disorders P7 T. Erdag Bibliometric analysis of European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology journal between 1990 and 2013 at 5-year intervals P8 M. Rusiniak The tonotopy of the brain - an fmri study P9 P. Bird Measuring forces in middle ear surgery P10 T. Hullar Vestibular dys-synchrony: a novel explanation for imbalance P11 T. Hullar Cochlear implantation increases short-term risk of falling P12 S. Kaulitz Bonebridge in children - first results P13 S. Volkenstein Future trends regarding the bioelectrical interface P14 K. Amernik Quality of life of children with cochlear implants P15 D. Gleich Localizing inner ear disease in the 19th century: Dysplasia, Menière's disease, labyrinthis, and otosclerosis 17

18 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Poster presentations No. Author Title P16 R. Hoffmann Ernst Mach, Johannes Kessel, and the Archive P17 T. Stark Cochlear implantation in the elderly P18 S. Karpischenko History of otology in Saint Petersburg P19 W. Konopka Clinical assessment of Baha implants stability in children with craniofacial malformations P20 W. Konopka Bilateral BAHA implantation in children P21 W. Konopka Monitoring the effect of impulse noise exposure using TEOAE P22 P.H. Skarzynski Atraumaticity of Medel M electrode according to hearing preservation classification in partial deafness treatment P23 P.H. Skarzynski Usefulness of teleinformatic tools in hearing screening in school-age children P24 P.H. Skarzynski Deep insertion of Medel flex electrode in genetic disorders - 7 cases of Usher syndrome P25 T. Stark The open mastoid cavity in cholesteatoma surgery P26 H. Swoboda Three roots of otology: aurists, pedagogues, and physicists P27 H. Swoboda Wenzel Leopold Gruber ( ) and his momentous little bridging ligament P28 H. Swoboda Franz Polansky (1810/ ) - erudite academic otologist in Vienna P29 D. Tretiakow Intratemporal and intracranial complication of middle ear carcinoma P30 A. Vashishth Abducens nerve palsy in petrositis: a review of three cases 18

19 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Welcome reception Welcome reception 7 May 2014, 7 p.m. Delegates will take part in the welcome reception in the Hallors and Saline Museum (founded on an island in the Saale river in 1721) with wine and food served, allowing you the opportunity to mix and mingle with colleagues and friends while exploring the exhibition and the demonstration of salt panning. Dress code: Business casual Directions: The 4, 5, 9, 10 tram day lines and the 94 night line stop at the station Saline. From the conference venue use the bus 68 line (to: Marktplatz ) and exit at Ankerstraße. From there it is a 5-10 minutes walk or use the tram (to: Kröllwitz or Göttinger Bogen ). Hallors and Saline Museum Conference Venue Address: Mansfelder Straße 52, Halle All delegates are welcome. Please register for the Welcome reception with COCS: martina.wiederkrantz@cocs.de Pre-registration for the conference is possible during the Welcome reception. Saline Ankerstraße 19

20 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Conference dinner Conference dinner 9 May 2014, 7 p.m. Featuring fascinating local music performances, this grand social finale of the Congress will present a memorable night in the DORMERO Hotel and Conference Center (formarly known as K&K) with a delightful gala dinner and music (50 EUR per person). Dinner speech 1: Herwig Swoboda (Vienna): Search, song, and syphilis - Leitmotifs of a long century Dinner speech 2: Wolfgang Pirsig (Ulm): The ear depicted from the Ice Age to the Copper Era Dress code: Business Address: Franckestraße 1, Halle Directions: Use the tram 17 line to Adolfstraße, exit at Reileck station. Than use tram 7 line to Büschdorf and exit at the station Am Leipziger Turm or Riebeckplatz. Please register for the Conference dinner at the website K&K Conference Center with «Gartensaal» of DORMERO Hotel Rotes Ross Conference Venue Dorint DORMERO 20

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22 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Conference office Conference office and Congress organisation Visit our booth and order this book for a special price! Adam Politzer volume 1: A Life for Otology COCS GmbH Congress Organisation C. Schaefer What Albert Mudry has crafted is a beautiful, founder of our specialty. It certainly belongs side by side with Politzer s own historical writings, on equal footing and of equal importance Lawrence R. Lustig, M.D. (Otology & Neurotology) Kugler Publications / Wayenborgh Publishing P.O. Box NM Amsterdam The Netherlands F: E: info@kuglerpublications.com Order online at Rosenheimer Str. 145c, Munich, Germany Phone: +49 (0) 89 / Fax: +49 (0) 89 / martina.wiederkrantz@cocs.de Internet: Wayenborgh Publishing is proud to announce the publication in Autumn 2014, the second volume of Albert Mudry s work on Otological History: Albert Mudry History of Otology A Tribute to Adam Politzer Wayenborgh Publishers 2014 Albert Mudry spent the last ten years in preparing what will be the future Standard Work on Otological History. Thousands of references will help the reader to dig further in interesting aspects of this specialty of medical history. The book is expected to have more than 700 pages, illustrated in great part from the author s own archives. Dedicated to Adam Politzer, it will replace and update Politzer s History of Otology until mid 19th century that was published in German more than 100 years ago. Mudry s first opus, Adam Politzer - A life for Otology, was published by Wayenborgh 2010 and is here, in Halle, on display by our representatives in Europe, Kugler Publications from Amsterdam. Inquiries regarding this new publication, please directly 22 at JP@wayenborgh.com

23 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May General information Registration Please register online under Attendance fee Physician 290,- EUR Residents 190,- EUR Day Tickets 140,- EUR Conference Dinner (9 May 2014) 50,- EUR The attendance fee includes the admission to all scientific sessions, welcome reception on 7 May 2014, coffee and lunch breaks. Cancellation Cancellation of registration must be made in writing to COCS GmbH. Congress language The congress language is English. Industry presentation Companies will present their products and services including historical examples of devices and implants from Thu 8 May to Sat 10 May 2014 in the Leopoldina. Awards There will be a Young investigator award (500 EUR) for the best oral presentation (age: <35 years) and three awards for the best poster presentations (1 st : 500 EUR, 2 nd : 300 EUR, 3 rd : 200 EUR). The winners will be announced by the committee on Friday 9 May. All awards will be handed over at the closing ceremony on Saturday in the Leopoldina. Certification Accreditation points will be obtained from the relevant German professional societies. 23

24 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Directions Getting to Halle/Saale By plane Use Halle/Leipzig Airport as the closest aiport with service from most German and selected international airports. Use the German Railway (Deutsche Bahn) trains direct from the aiport railway station with service to Halle/Saale main station (1 stop, 11 minutes). Transport from Halle/Saale main station to the venue is possible by taxi (app. 10 EUR) Halle/Saale central station By train: Use the German Railway (Deutsche Bahn) trains from many German sites with service to Halle/Saale main station. Information and ticket service: Transport from Halle/Saale main station to the venue is possible by taxi (app. 10 EUR) or by Tram line 7 to the station Moritzburgring ( By car Halle (Saale) is connected by the German interstates A9 (Munich <> Berlin) and A14 (Praha (CZ) - Dresden <> Magdeburg/A2). Central circle «Riebeckplatz» Please use this address or GPS navigation to the venue: Halle/Saale, Jägerberg 1 (formerly: Moritzburgring 10) 24

25 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Conference venue German National Academy of Science Leopoldina in Halle/Saale, Germany The conference will be held in the headquarter of the German National Academy of Science. Founded in 1652 in Schweinfurt, Leopoldina is the world s oldest continuously existing academy for medicine and the natural sciences. It is the first and foremost academic society in Germany to advise the German government on a variety of scientific matters. The building s architecture reflects its fascinating history. It incorporates different architectural styles that testify to the changing zeitgeist and its previous owners ambition and desire to impress. Two examples of the repeated restructuring and expansion projects are the conversion of the west wing into a banquet room in 1867 and the extensive restructuring of the eastern wing in Address: Jägerberg 1, Halle (Saale) Ball room Main building of the Leopoldina Stairway The spacious banquet room on the first floor can accommodate international conferences and festive events with up to 380 participants. The Academy also has a second auditorium with a capacity of 170 seats and several seminar rooms are used for symposia and public lectures. 25

26 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Conference venue City of Halle/Saale, Germany Situated in the southern part of Saxony-Anhalt county along the Saale river it is an important economy and education center in Germany. The town was first mentioned in 806. It was an important location for Martin Luther's Reformation. In 1815 Halle became part of the Prussian Province of Saxony and has been a member of the Hanseatic League at least since Famous sights are the Giebichenstein castle (University of Art and Design), the Moritzburg castle, the Market place, and the Handel House. The composer G.F. Handel was born in Halle and nowadays the city hosts an opera house, concert houses, several theatres, choires, exhibitions and the annually Handel festival. Francke Foundation main building Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Market place of Halle/Saale UNESCO s world heritages in Halle are the Francke foundation (tentative list) and the Nebra sky disk (Memory of the World). Today halle is a liveley university town with many pubs. Historic swimming bath Stadtbad 26

27 Social program Nebra Sky Disk The State Museum of Prehistory in Halle is known throughout the world as the home of the Nebra Sky Disc, which in June 2013 was included in the UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. Professor Meller as director of the Saxony-Anhalt Department of Heritage and Archaeology will give a lecture about it for all delegates during the conference. But even without this spectacular find the museum is outstanding. It hosts one of the oldest, most extensive and most important archaeological collections in Germany. A guided tour can be arranged. Moritzburg Castle A visit of the Art museum of the state Saxony-Anhalt can be arranged. Artworks, mainly from the 20 th and 21 st century are exhibited. The current special exhibition features paintings from "Die Brücke" (The Bridge) - a group of German expressionist artists formed in Dresden in Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Nebra Sky Disk and State Museum of Prehistory Moritzburg castle G.F. Handel House The house where the genius of Baroque music was born and lived can be visited. Today, first and foremost a museum offering valuable paintings and drawings, historical musical instruments, sounds and carefully written texts telling you all about Handel s creative work. Exhibitions: Handel The European and Historical Musical Instruments. Handel House Museum 27

28 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Social program Cultural highlights - travel advices During conference time, short trips for acccompanying persons to impressive highlights close to the city of Halle/Saale can be organized. Nearby you will find the UNESCO s world heritages of the Dessau-Woerlitz Garden realm (60*), the Bauhaus architecture school in Dessau and Weimar (60*), the Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg (60*), the Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg (120*), and the Dresden Elbe Valley (until 2009, 90*). Wernigerode castle We further advice trips to Leipzig (30*), Berlin (120*), Magdeburg (60*), Dresden (90*), Naumburg (30*), and Wernigerode (120*). Romanesqe Naumburg cathedral with Uta statue * travel distance, minutes by train Magdeburg: City and cathedral Berlin: Brandenburg Gate Leipzig: City hall Dresden: View over the Elbe river and the Frauenkirche 28

29 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Boards and committees Stefan K. Plontke Conference chairman Stefan K. Plontke (Halle/Saale, Germany) Co-chairmen Rudolf Hagen (Wuerzburg, Germany) Robert Mlynski (Wuerzburg, Germany) Wolfgang Gstöttner (Vienna, Austria) Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner (Vienna, Austria) R. Hagen R. Mlynski W. Gstöttner W. D. Baumgartner Local organizing committee Torsten Rahne Sylva Bartel-Friedrich Jonas Zirkler Gerrit Götze Juliane Peinhardt Cathleen Otto In cooperation with COCS GmbH Congress Organisation C. Schaefer (Munich, Germany) 29

30 OTOLOGY JUBILEE: 150 Years of the Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde Past-Present-Future in Otology & Neurotology Boards and committees Scientific advisory board John Dornhoffer (Little Rock, USA) Timothy E. Hullar (St. Louis, USA) Roland Laszig (Freiburg, Germany) Albert Mudry (Stanford, USA) Jan Olofsson* (Bergen, Norway) Wolfgang Pirsig (Ulm, Germany) Torsten Rahne (Halle/Saale, Germany) Robert J. Ruben (New York, USA) Florian Steger (Halle/Saale, Germany) Olivier Sterkers* (Paris, France) Neil Weir (London, UK) Jochen Werner * (Marburg, Germany) Hans-Peter Zenner (Tuebingen, Germany) *Managing Editor European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Faculty Oliver Adunka (Chapel Hill, USA) Silviu Albu (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Katarzyna Armernik (Szczecin, Poland) Diana Arweiler-Harbeck (Essen, Germany) Patrick Axon (Cambridge, UK) Thomas Beleites (Dresden, Germany) John Bennett (Northam, UK) Philip Bird (Christchurch, New Zealand) Alexander Blödow (Berlin, Germany) Stefan Brill (Wuerzburg, Germany) Per Cayé Thomasen (Copenhagen, Denmark) Soumit Dasgupta (Sheffield, UK) Stefan Dazert (Bochum, Germany) Charley Della Santina (Baltimore, USA) Birgit Dräger (Halle, Germany) Taner Erdag (Izmir, Turkey) Michael Gaihede (Aalborg, Denmark) Dominik Gleich (Vienna, Austria) Andreas Glowania (Wiesbaden, Germany) Christian Güldner (Marburg, Germany) Anthony Gummer (Tuebingen, Germany) Bo Hakansson (Gothenburg, Sweden) Karl-Friedrich Hamann (Munich, Germany) Jan Helms (Tuebingen, Germany) Erwin Hochmair (Innsbruck, Austria) Rüdiger Hoffmann (Dresden, Germany) Jeremy Hornibrook (Christchurch, New Zealand) Alexander Huber (Zurich, Switzerland) 30

31 Halle/Saale, Germany, 7-10 May Boards and committees Faculty (continued) Karl-Bernd Hüttenbrink (Cologne, Germany) Armagan Incesulu (Eskisehir, Turkey) Roland Jacob (Koblenz, Germany) Klaus Jahnke (Essen, Germany) Wiktor Jedrzejczak (Warsaw, Poland) Stefan Kaulitz (Wuerzburg, Germany) Sergej Karpischenko (St. Petersburg, Russia) Mubarak Muhamed Khan (Pune, India) Tobias Kleinjung (Zurich, Switzerland) Marlies Knipper (Tuebingen, Germany) Wieslaw Konopka (Lodz, Poland) Andrej Kral (Hanover, Germany) Pingling Kwok (Regensburg, Germany) Urszula Lechowicz (Kajetany, Poland) Lutz-Peter Löbe (Dorsten, Germany) Thomas Lenarz (Hanover, Germany) Hubert Löwenheim (Tuebingen, Germany) Marco Mandàla (Siena, Italy) Harald Meller (Halle, Germany) Anthony Mikulec (St. Louis, USA) Tomasz Mionskowski (Gdansk, Poland) Tobias Moser (Goettingen, Germany) Hartmut Möllring (Magdeburg, Germany) Maciej Mrokwa (Warsaw, Poland) Joachim Müller (Munich, Germany) Hesham Negm (Cairo, Egypt) Marcus Neudert (Dresden, Germany) Nuri Özgirgin (Ankara, Turkey) Juliane Peinhardt (Halle, Germany) Agnieszka Pollak (Warsaw, Poland) Marek Porowski (Warsaw, Poland) Rudolf Probst (Zurich, Switzerland) Tomasz Przewozny (Gdasnk, Poland) Milan Profant (Bratislava, Slovakia) Kristen Rak (Wuerzburg, Germany) Helge Rask-Andersen (Uppsala, Sweden) Sabine Reinfeldt (Gothenburg, Sweden) Mateusz Rusiniak (Warsaw, Poland) Alec N. Salt (St. Louis, USA) Hans Scherer (Berlin, Germany) Jochen Schacht (Ann Arbor, USA) Hansjörg Schößer (Starnberg, Germany) Burkard Schwab (Hanover, Germany) Konrad Schwager (Fulda, Germany) Ralf Siegert (Recklinghausen, Germany) Piotr H. Skarzynski (Warsaw, Poland) Ad Snik (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) Thomas Stark (Munich, Germany) Holger Sudhoff (Bielefeld, Germany) Herwig Swoboda (Vienna, Austria) Muaaz Tarabichi (Dubai, UAE) Dmitry Tretiakow (Gdansk, Poland) Paul Van de Heyning (Antwerp, Belgium) Ashish Vashishth (New Delhi, India) Mattheus Vischer (Bern, Switzerland) Stefan Volkenstein (Bochum, Germany) Ernst von Wallenberg (Basel, Switzerland) Thomas Zahnert (Dresden, Germany) 31

32 We thank the sponsors for the contribution Further sponsors: ATMOS MedizinTechnik GmbH & Co. KG HAPPERSBERGER OTOPRONT GMBH HEIMOMED Heinze GmbH & Co. KG innoforce Est. Imprint Photos: Jörg Weitzenberg, University Hospital Halle/Saale, Leopoldina / Markus Scholz, Coppermine Photo Gallery, private Layout: Torsten Rahne Reprint prohibited.