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Dear Colleagues and Friends

I have the honour and the pleasure to heartily invite you to the 11th International Symposium on Objective Measures in Auditory Implants. The conference will be held from the morning on Wednesday 9th September to Saturday 12th September 2020 at noon. The venue will be the Queen Elisabeth Hall located in the heart of Antwerp adjacent to the Antwerp Central Station. Please now SAVE THE DATES !

Antwerp is the city of , beers, chocolates and exceptional hospitality. It is also the birthplace of the Belgian “Laura” cochlear implant being at that time the first system offering telemetric measures of the electrode impedances. Organization of the OMAI 2020 in Antwerp will be the homage paid to the pioneers of auditory implants in Belgium.

The topics of OMAI 2020 will comprise not only the state-of-the-art technology in audiological and electrophysiological objective measures but there will also be place devoted to imaging technologies and vestibular implants.

We shall start every day with a keynote lecture and during 3 days we shall follow 50 plenary oral and 60 short poster presentations. The congress is open to everybody interested in objective measures, from the most prominent scientists from all over the world to young researchers and students. We shall do our best to create a platform combining science and technology with networking and friendship.

On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committees and the Past OMAI Presidents we look to welcoming you all in Antwerp !

Kind regards and best wishes,

Andrzej Zarowski Marc Leblans President OMAI 2020 Co-chair OMAI 2020 11 Honorary chairmen: Congress City: Antwerp Erwin Offeciers and Stefaan Peeters

Local Organizing Committee: Belgium European Institute for Otolaryngology Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country with population of in Antwerp 11.4 million inhabitants. The country’s name is derived from the Latin word ‘Belgium’, Robby Vanspauwen, Joost van used by Julius Caesar in his Gallic War in the period around 55BC. From the end Dinther, Youri Maryn of the until the 17th century, the area of Belgium was a prosperous and cosmopolitan center of commerce and culture. Between the 16th and early 19th centuries Belgium served as the battleground between many European powers, earning the moniker the “Battlefield of Europe”. The country in its current state emerged in 1830 following secession from the . Belgium is an excellent destination for all types of travellers with interests ranging from history and PCO: architecture to nature and local cuisine. By the way, the football team of Belgium is Semico NV ranked the 1st in the world. Korte Meer 16 9000 Gent - Belgium The City of Antwerp The City of Antwerp or with its local Dutch name: ”Antwerpen” is the capital of Antwerp Province with an estimated population of 520.000 people. Situated on the river (De Schelde) in the northern part of Belgium, 40 km from and 15 km from the boarder with the Netherlands, Antwerp is the second largest ports in Europe and is also very well known for its industry and trade. Important dates: 6th January 2020: Start of the call for abstracts Conference Venue: Meeting & Convention 30th April 2020: Center Antwerp, F.M.C.C.A. Deadline for abstract submission The 11th International Symposium on Objective Measures in Auditory Implants, the OMAI 2020 Conference, will be organised in the International Congress Centre of 1st June 2020: Antwerp – FMCCA. This Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp, also known Deadline for early bird registration as the Elisabeth Center Antwerp is the new concert and conference venue in the heart of Antwerp and neighbouring one of the oldest and best kept 19th century zoological gardens of Europe.

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