ITU Workshop on Standards for Safe Listening
Geneva, Switzerland, 6 June 2016
Contact:
tsbworkshops@itu.int
6 June 2016
09:00 - 09:30 |
Opening Moderator and Presenter: Shelly Chadha, Technical Officer, World Health Organization
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09:30 - 10:30 |
Session 1: Review Objective: Address comments on the situation analysis [PDF]. Is it complete?
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Outcomes of the WHO-ITU Consultation on safe listening devices: Shelly Chadha, Technical Officer, World Health Organization [Presentation]
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Make Listening Safe: Brian Fligor, Adjunct Professor of Audiology, Northeastern University, Boston, USA [Presentation]
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Situation analysis on standards for safe listening:
Simão de Campos Neto, Counsellor, ITU-T Study Group 16
[Situation analysis][Presentation]
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Session 2:
Detailed review of current work on standards for safe listening
Objective: Understand whether the current standardization activities will lead to filling the identified gaps.
Moderator:
Simão de Campos Neto, Counsellor, ITU-T Study Group 16
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Safe listening standards - Current and future prospects:
Thomas Lund, Convenor WG3; CENELEC TC 108X; Genelec, Finland [Presentation]
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Standardized measurements of headphones/earphones: Lars Birger Nielsen, Chairman, WP1/12 and Rapporteur, Q5/12; Brüel & Kjær, Denmark [Presentation]
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch
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14:00 - 15:00 |
Session 3:
Interactive Discussion: Basic Requirements and Good Practices for the User Interface - Messaging, Warning, etc.
Objective: Identify examples of essential elements to communicate to users in literature and on devices, and examples of good user interface design.
Moderator:
Masahito Kawamori, Rapporteur Q28/16 and Q26/16; Keio University, Japan
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Changing Behaviours for Safe Listening:
Elena Altieri, Communications Officer, World Health Organization [Presentation]
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Open discussion
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee Break
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15:30 - 16:45 |
Session 4: Interactive Discussion: Is the Dosimetry Approach Appropriate?
Objective: Open discussion on the current thinking for measuring dosage for recreational use, and an assessment of the appropriateness of the chosen methodology.
Moderator:
Masahito Kawamori, Rapporteur Q28/16 and Q26/16; Keio University, Japan
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16:45 - 17:00 |
Session 5: Conclusion, way forward and closing Moderator:
Masahito Kawamori
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