The Voice Foundation's 39th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice Wednesday, June 2 – Sunday, June 6, 2010 The Westin Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Many thanks to our presenters, volunteers, attendees and program committee for another successful meeting.
PROGRAM
Click the Programs tab to download a PDF of this year's schedule.
REGISTRATION
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Full Course (Wednesday through Sunday)
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$750 (includes Gala)
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Refund policy Note that withdrawals from the conference or specific events cannot be processed through this site. Please contact the Voice Foundation office if you wish to request a refund.
Registrations withdrawn in writing before 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time April 30, 2010 will be refunded in full, less a cancellation fee of $50.00. Registrations withdrawn between May 1, 2010 and May 28, 2010 will receive a 50% refund, and registrations withdrawn after 5:00pm EST May 28th will not be refunded.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
We are thrilled to announce that our 39th Annual Symposium will again be held at The Westin Philadelphia Hotel. The Westin recently underwent a major redesign, and rivals both the four seasons and the Ritz Carlton in grandeur. Please visit the Voice Foundation's personal Westin reservation site at http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/voicefoundation.
Located in the heart of the city known as America's birthplace, The Westin Philadelphia combines traditional elegance with modern luxury. It is directly connected to Liberty Place, an upscale shopping center, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center is just a few blocks away. Many of the area's other famous landmarks including the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the Betsy Ross House, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art are nearby as well.
Experience the commitment to Modern Luxury in each of their 290 luxurious guest rooms including 17 suites and the new WestinWORKOUT® Powered by Reebok Gym. The rich European décor, lavish conference facilities, and exquisite culinary presentations attract an impressive array of corporate events and social occasions. Business and leisure travelers as well as social event planners choose The Westin Philadelphia for its stately elegance and full range of services including high-speed internet access in all guest and meeting rooms.
Why stay at the conference hotel?
This is where the action is. Networking opportunities are around every corner and in every elevator. Save time getting to and from the meetings and exhibits, even going back to your room between events to make phone calls and check emails. Please make your reservation at our conference hotel where we have negotiated contracts to give you the best value and service. If you book outside our block, we might fall short of our contractual obligations and may be required to pay fees to make up the difference, which in turn will hurt our organization and the benefits we provide.
Limited dormitory housing is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact
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The Voice Foundation Hosts 39th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice
The Voice Foundation's 39th annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice will be held June 2 - June 6, 2010 at the Westin Philadelphia. The Voice Foundation's symposium brings together top vocal health professionals for a unique, interdisciplinary opportunity to share the latest advances in scientific and medical voice research.
Keynote speaker Harm Schutte, Ph.D., will give his keynote address on Thursday, June 3rd at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Schutte became an ENT-phoniatrician and received his Ph.D. on "The Efficiency of Voice Production," an aerodynamical study of the larynx as voice organ in testpersons and patients, at the University of Groningen. He also developed, with collaborators, the VoceVista program and the visual-based videokymography. Dr. Schutte is the winner of the 2010 Quintana Research Award, given by the Voice Foundation to recognize those who design or utilize technology and apply engineering principles that provide further understanding of the voice.
On Thursday, June 3rd at 7:30 p.m., soprano Harolyn Blackwell will give a Master Class to student opera singers. Ms. Blackwell's broad talents have led her to sing with many of the major national and international opera companies, and at festivals around the world. Ms. Blackwell is also an accomplished recitalist and has appeared in a number of nationally televised concerts. The Voice Foundation is excited to bring her wisdom to Philadelphia's students of voice.
A series of hands-on vocal workshops will take place at the Academy of Vocal Arts on Friday afternoon, June 4th, from 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. Workshop presenters will address a variety of voice-related topics, including body movement, the injured singing voice, classical singing, musical theatre, pop and the acting voice, in an open program that encourages audience participation.
The Voice Foundation's annual "Voices of Summer" gala is Friday, June 4th at 6:00 p.m. at the Westin Philadelphia. The black-tie event will include vocal performances and honors given to the Dean and Senior Vice President for health affairs for the Drexel University College of Medicine Richard Homan, Metropolitan Opera Star Paul Plishka and American pianist and Philadelphia Pops Conductor Peter Nero.
In addition to these highlights, doctors, scientists, speech-language pathologists, singing teachers and students from across the globe will present new research about vocal production and techniques for the treatment of voice disorders. The Voice Foundation is the world's leading organization dedicated to the care and training of the human voice. For more information, including the complete program, or to register to attend, please contact the Voice Foundation at 215/735.7999 or
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39th Annual Symposium Program: June 2nd - June 6th, 2010
2010 Symposium abstracts.
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The Voice Foundation wishes to thank presenters Adam Vogel and Aaron Ziegler and panelists Ron Baken, Kathy Cox, Robert Sataloff, Nancy Pearl Solomon, Katherine Verdolini, Edwin Yiu and Richard Zraick for their participation in this year's forum.
The Voice Foundation's 39th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice June 2 - 6, 2010 The Westin Philadelphia Hotel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Call for New Investigator Proposals Deadline: March 1, 2010 Table of Contents
What is the New Investigator Research Forum? The goal of this session is to provide two new investigators (i.e., students or recent graduates) with peer review of a research project either about to begin or minimally in progress (but not finished). The authors present a 5-7 minute description of the research project. A panel of accomplished researchers provides feedback to strengthen the study and answers specific questions from the new investigator. Examples of appropriate research studies for presentation may include pilot projects for doctoral dissertations (where changes are necessary), initial projects in a new investigator’s recently developed line of research, or any other research experiment in which a new investigator would like feedback. Proposals should reflect the theme of the symposium: voice, voice disorders, speech-language pathology (related to voice & voice disorders), care of the professional voice, pedagogy, laryngology, or singing. Experiments that are near finished or will be finished by June 2008 are not appropriate for this forum. Papers submitted to this forum should not be completed research projects. Who serves on the panel?
5-10 members of the Scientific Advisory Board of The Voice Foundation and other invited guests serve on the panel. All panel members are researchers, scientists, and/or clinicians with accomplished careers in research in the areas of voice, voice disorders, speech-language pathology (related to voice & voice disorders), care of the professional voice, pedagogy, laryngology, or singing. The panel is different every year but has included scientists, singers, and clinicians such as: Dr. Ronald Scherer, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH Dr. Janina Casper, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY Dr. Robert T. Sataloff, The Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA Dr. Katherine Verdolini, University of Pittsburgh, PA Dr. Michael Benninger, Henry Ford Medical Hospital, Detroit, MI Dr. Johan Sundberg, KTH Voice Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden Dr. Mary Adrianopolous, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Dr. Molly Erickson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr. Thomas Murry, Columbia University, New York, NY Who can submit a proposal to the Forum? Proposals are encouraged from any “new” investigator in the areas of normal voice science, voice disorders, care of the professional voice, otolaryngology, or vocal arts for theatre, singing, and pedagogy. A “new” investigator may be a doctoral student or a recent doctoral-level graduate. What should an author prepare in the proposal? To be considered for the New Investigator Research Forum, an author should submit a 3-page summary of the research/experiment including: ·Research question(s) with brief background information about the project ·Description of methodology (the most common place where feedback is given) ·Possible questions for the panel ·A 2-page curriculum vitae ·Contact information: e-mail, fax, day & night phone numbers, and home & work addresses. When will authors be notified if selected to participate? Authors will be notified by April 1, 2010 by e-mail. What is required after selection? Authors are then required to submit a 10-page document describing their project in detail by May 1, 2010. This document will describe the entire project including subject selection, complete methodology, proposed timeline, description of instrumentation used, pilot data (if appropriate) and specific questions for the panel to address. The panel receives this document by May 15, 2010 to prepare feedback for the authors. The authors then present a 5-7 minute synopsis of the project during the Symposium and the panel provides constructive feedback for 20 minutes. Where do I send my initial proposal? Submit proposals via e-mail only to Kathleen T. Cox, PhD, Coordinator, New Investigator Research Forum:
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Who do I contact for more information? Kathleen Treole Cox, PhD Session Coordinator phone: 252-744-6085 Fax: 252-744-6109 e-mail:
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The Annual Voices of Summer Gala will be held on Friday, June 4, 2010 at the Westin Philadelphia, Grand Ballroom (99 S. 17th Street Philadelphia, PA).
The Voice Foundation and Madame Justice Sandra Schultz Newman, Gala Chair, are honored to announce the following award recipients for our 2010 Voices of Summer Gala:
Peter Nero, Grammy Award-winning pianist and conductor of the Philly Pops Paul Plishka, Metropolitan Opera bass Richard Homan, MD, Dean of Drexel University College of Medicine
The evening will begin with a jazz reception and cocktails at 6pm, followed by a concert, awards, dinner and dancing. To purchase tickets, please visit the registration page. The gala is the Voice Foundation's primary fundraiser of the year, and we thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you all again in June!
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Gala Photo Archives
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Gala '06
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Voice Foundation Chairman, Robert T. Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A., and 2004 VERA recipient, Teddy Pendergrass
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VERA Award recipient Ben Vereen; Voice Foundation Board member, Gwen Korovin, M.D.; Voice Foundation President, Leon Fassler
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The founder of the Voice Foundation, Wilbur James Gould, M.D.; Minoru Hirano, M.D.; Voice Foundation Chairman Robert T. Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A.
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Ben Vereen receives the 2006 VERA from Voice Foundation Chairman, Robert T. Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A.
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2002 Gala Co-Chairs Steven and Mary Kay Cousart; 2002 VERA Award recipient, Dame Julie Andrews; Voice Foundation Chairman, Robert T. Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A.; 2002 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Award recipient, Terry Gross; 2002 VERA Award recipient, Sam Katz
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Voice Foundation Chairman, Robert T. Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A.; VERA Award Recipients, Martina Arroyo, Ben Vereen and Richard Miller; Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, Michael Benninger, M.D.
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Voice Foundation Executive Director (2003-2007), Jennifer Creed with 2005 VERA Award recipient Shirley Verrett
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Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, Michael Benninger, M.D., with Glendon Gardner, M.D.
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Voice Foundation Board member George Shirley performs
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Voice Foundation Chairman, Robert T. Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A.; 2005 VERA Award recipients Shirley Verrett and James Gerlach
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Voice Foundation members Adam D. Rubin, M.D.; Norman Hogikyan, M.D.; and Lifetime member Michael M. Johns, III, M.D.
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1993 VERA Award Recipients: Dan Rather, Anthony Quinn, and Anna Moffo Sarnoff
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‘The Odd Couple’ reunited at the 2001 Gala: Jack Klugman, Voice Foundation Board Member, and Tony Randall, then President of The Voice Foundation.
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1993 VERA Award Recipients Alan King and Celeste Holm
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