Hear the World wins the International Sponsoring Award 2007
Hear the World wins the International Sponsoring Award 2007 in the innovation category. Hear the World was convincing with its innovative approach to sponsoring and the integration of strategically combined elements in a unified whole concept.
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Hear the World magazine awarded European Excellence Award 2007
The Hear the World magazine wins the European Excellence Award 2007 – this is its third prize this year, having already been awarded the Best of Corporate Publishing Award and the iF communication design award. The European Excellence Award is amongst the most important prizes in the European PR and communications industry.
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The Hear the World Foundation creates The Richard Seewald Annual Award for Childhood Hearing
The award is funded by the foundation with an annual budget of $20,000 and will be awarded for the first time in April 2008. The announcement of the award was made on the occasion of the pediatric conference held in Chicago from December 6-8, 2007.
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Hear the World issues calender 2008
For holiday 2008 Hear the World is issuing a limited-edition, beautifully designed calendar featuring its celebrity ambassadors in photos taken by Bryan Adams, the official photographer of the initiative. Plácido Domingo, Joss Stone, Moby, Harry Belafonte and Amy Winehouse are featured, among others.
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The Swiss Hear the World ambassador Noëmi Nadelmann behind glass - to be seen but not heard
The Zurich Soprano made a spectacular appearance at the Zurich main train station. Noëmi Nadelmann appeared in a sound proof glass box through which she could be seen but not heard. As an ambassador of the Hear the World initiative from Phonak, she was able to playfully show in this way what hearing loss could mean.
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Harry Belafonte, Amy Winehouse join Plácido Domingo, Joss Stone and others in support of Hear the World
Hear the World is releasing a set of images by musician Bryan Adams taken to raise awareness of the importance of hearing and the issue of hearing impairment. As the official photographer for Hear the World, Mr. Adams has photographed the following celebrities: Plácido Domingo, Joss Stone, Common, Bobby McFerrin, Harry Belafonte, Amy Winehouse and Moby. Each individual is photographed with their hand behind their ear to convey an attempt to listen, to hear.
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Through the "Musician in a Box", Hear the World aims to bring the taboo topic of hearing difficulties into the public eye
As the glass box is soundproofed, only those members of the public who come close enough to pick up one of the sets of headphones actually get to enjoy the music. This unusual idea lets the public gain a sense of what it means to be able to see music, but not hear it.
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Hear the World lets visitors to Salzburg experience their sense of hearing
Hear the World offers a special sound experience during the Salzburg Festival in an impressive setting – the courtyard of the Salzburg Museum: The Hear the World Sound Island. This acoustic sound space takes visitors on a journey to Salzburg’s world of sounds. It was implemented by the Hear the World initiative to raise awareness for the topic of hearing and to let visitors experience their sense of hearing.
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Patrick Nuo entered the box at the "Züri Fäscht"
To sensitize the general public for the importance of hearing, Patrick Nuo entered the sound-proof glass box prior to his official concert. Although he was well visible for everyone, people could not hear him. Only over a headset, the visitors could also acoustically enjoy Patric Nuo’s mini gig. The campaign „Musician in a Box“ by Hear the World wants to raise awareness for hearing problems in a playful way.
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Hear the World magazine honored with 2007 Best of Corporate Publishing Award
At the presentation of prizes on June 27, 2007, in Munich, the magazine came out on top in the non-profit category of end-user magazines. The competition, the greatest of its kind in Europe, is organized annually by the Forum Corporate Publishing (FCP) under the patronage of the Federal Minister of Economy, Michael Glos. This year, a total of 580 corporate publications were submitted in 27 categories.
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Schönbrunn concert 2007: The Vienna Philharmonic team up with Hear the World for better hearing
At this year’s Schönbrunn concert in Vienna, Hear the World was introduced to the Austrian public. Within the scope of the concert, Dr. Clemens Hellsberg, president of the Vienna Philharmonic and official ambassador of Hear the World, announced a donation to hearing impaired children in Moscow.
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Hear the World announces Bryan Adams as official photographer
Hear the World announced its partnership with musician and photographer Bryan Adams in its initiative to raise global awareness for the topic of hearing and hearing loss. Adams has been named the official photographer of the initiative, which counts Plácido Domingo and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra as celebrity ambassadors. He recently photographed stars Joss Stone, Moby and Lindsay Lohan for Hear the World magazine, a quarterly culture and lifestyle publication dedicated to the topic of hearing.
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Plácido Domingo promotes more hearing awareness together with the two new Swiss ambassadors
As of today, the initiative by hearing system manufacturer Phonak has two new ambassadors: soprano singer Noëmi Nadelmann and TV host Kurt Aeschbacher. „If we can encourage people to prevent and treat hearing loss, we have achieved a great goal. The public needs to understand how valuable good hearing is”, explains Plácido Domingo his enthusiasm for the initiative Hear the World.
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Phonak kicks off Hear the World Day to Celebrate Better Speech and Hearing Month
To help address the issue of hearing loss, Hear the World will be taking to the streets to identify and support the estimated one half billion people globally who suffer from hearing loss. Hear the World will offer free hearing screenings as well as distribute information regarding hearing loss prevention and treatment.
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Montreux Jazz Festival supports Hear the World
Thanks to its founder, Claude Nobs, the Montreux Jazz Festival will become an ambassador of Hear the World, a non-profit initiative by hearing system manufacturer Phonak that aims to raise awareness for the importance of hearing within the general public.
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Hear the World launches international program for teachers
Hear the World, an initiative of the hearing instrument manufacturer Phonak aimed toward educating the public about the importance of good hearing and the consequences of hearing loss, is pursuing a new avenue in the quest for education by targeting teachers. Hear the World announced the opening of a new expansion in the Eduplex, a school in Pretoria, South Africa that focuses on teaching children with and without hearing-impairment, and the launch of new program targeted toward teachers, "Teach for Better Hearing." The aim of the program, financed by the Hear the World Foundation, is to achieve sustainable improvements in education for children with impaired hearing.
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The risk of suffering from hearing loss is widely underestimated
TNS Infratest study reveals an uninformed public. A majority of the population underestimates the dangers of hearing loss, according to a new study conducted by TNS Infratest. Conducted on behalf of Phonak, the study Is based on the responses from a pool of 3,000 participants taken from Germany, France and the U.S.A. According to the September 2006 study, 17 percent of people have suffered from hearing problems at one point in their lives, but only half of those have actually sought professional help.
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Hear the World launches global hearing awareness magazine
Hear the World, a global initiative by Phonak created to raise awareness about the importance of hearing, is launching an international magazine of the same name.
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Hear the World Foundation announced with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
at the turn of the new year
On the eve of the Vienna Philharmonic’s world famous New Year’s Concert, the launch of the Hear the World Foundation was announced.
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Hear the World launch in New York
Mr. Domingo and the members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra joined Phonak to formally announce the Hear the World initiative today at New York’s world-renowned Carnegie Hall.
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Phonak partners launch Hear the World
Phonak partners with Plácido Domingo and the Vienna Philharmonic to launch Hear the World, a global initiative to raise hearing awareness. Phonak Survey Reveals International Opinions About Hearing Awareness, Hearing Impairment and Solutions
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