Hear the World magazine awarded European Excellence Award 2007
The magazine for Hearing Culture convinces the panel in the “External Publication” category – world renowned stars grace the cover. The Hear the World magazine won the European Excellence Award 2007 – this is its third prize this year.
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The Hear the World Foundation creates the Richard Seewald Annual Award for Childhood Hearing
The Hear the World Foundation today announced that it has created an award named after Pro. Richard Seewald, an internationally renowned and respected pediatric audiologist, to honor his dedication to children with hearing loss. 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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Presentation of the Hear the World study in Spain
To raise awareness for the importance of good hearing in Spain, Hear the World carried out a social research among the Spanish population. The main conclusions of the research include that 49% of the Spanish population between 45 and 65 years of age suffer some kind of hearing loss.
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Hear the World Issues 2008 Calendar
Hear the World, a non-profit initiative launched by hearing device manufacturer Phonak to educate the public about the importance of good hearing, issued a limited-edition, beautifully designed calendar featuring its celebrity ambassadors in photos taken by Bryan Adams, the official photographer of the initiative.
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Harry Belafonte, Amy Winehouse join Plácido Domingo, Joss Stone and others in support of Hear the World
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, Franka Potente, and Moby. Each individual is photographed with their hand behind their ear to convey an attempt to listen, to hear.
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Hear the World launched in Poland at the European Jan Kiepura Festival
The Festival has been recognized as one of the greatest summer festival of Europe. Its founder and director Mr. Boguslaw Kaczynski made a speech about Hear the World every day before the concerts explaining how important good hearing is and that the festival proudly supports the initiative.
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Hear the World magazine honored with the iF communication design award
The Hear the World magazine has won the iF communication design award 2007 and thus its second award after the Best of Corparate Publishing Award. The iF awards are among the most prestigious design awards worldwide. At the presentation of prizes on August 31, 2007, in Munich, the magazine came out on top in the print media category.
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Copenhagen Jazz Festival teams up with Hear the World
The aim of this partnership is to increase the awareness among kids and their parents of the amazing wonders of music, the sense of hearing and the importance of protecting our sense of hearing.
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Hear the World magazine honored with gold at the Best of Corporate Publishing Award 2007
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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"Musician in a Box"
A unique concept launched by Hear the World to raise awareness: the “Musician in a Box” is lets the public experience the meaning of hearing and enjoy their ability to hear.
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Hear the World announces Bryan Adams as official photographer
The Hear the World initiative enters a partnership with musician and photographer Bryan Adams who photographs famous ambassadors such as star tenor Plácido Domingo and the British soul singer Joss Stone to raise awareness for the importance of hearing and the consequences of hearing loss.
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Plácido Domingo promotes more hearing awareness in Switzerland with the 2 new swiss ambassadors
The star tenor came to Zurich today to present his new Swiss colleagues to the press. Kurt Aeschbacher is no stranger to the topic of hearing loss: following a recent sudden sensorineural hearing loss, his hearing was impaired. Being a soprano singer, Noëmi Nadelmann also knows exactly how important good hearing is.
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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. In honor of Better Speech and Hearing Month (May), the Hear the World initiative will host individual Hear the World Days in select cities beginning Tuesday, May 1st.
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Montreux Jazz Festival supports Hear the World
The legendary jazz festival will become an ambassador for Hear the World, thanks to its founder, Claude Nobs. Phonak is happy to announce that now a prestigious festival has joined the initiative as ambassador as well.
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Hear the World launches international program for 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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Hear the World Magazine launched in January 2007
Hear the World launches global hearing awareness magazine. First issue appeared in January 2007.
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Hear the World Foundation announced with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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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Impressions of the Media launch
in New York
A short movie with the media response of the Hear the World launch in New York.
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Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo promotes the importance of hearing in Spain
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Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams's first assignment as the official Hear the World photographer
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Hear the World Launch
European launch of global Hear the World initiative in Munich
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Charity auction at the 10th annual Fund exhibition in Zurich: proceeds go to the Hear the World Foundation
The anniversary of the financial trade fair is being used to do something for people less fortunate than ourselves. Please participate in the piggy bank auction, the proceeds will go to the Hear the World Foundation.
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My journey up Kilimanjaro was one of the most physically and mentally demanding days of my life.
Since we spent most of our summit hours in the night, the demands on my visual and hearing system were extraordinary. I experienced the full range of emotions ranging from frustration, concern, danger, fatigue, hope, excitement and victory! Despite this, these feelings did not make me unique...this emotional rollercoaster is common with climbers on summit day...not everyone makes it. So when you do summit Kilimanjaro it is a feeling like no other!
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"Musician in a Box" live at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin
Passer-bys were waiting in line at Potsamder Platz. The idea behind the "Musician in a Box" is to sensitize the general public about the topic of hearing and to let them experience the difference between hearing and not hearing.
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Official inauguration of the Hear the World Sound Island in Salzburg
Visitors experience their sense of hearing in a creative way – an important step towards understanding its importance. “On a daily basis, the sounds of a city are not really perceived in a conscious manner at all – or at most the irritating factors such as building noise. However, the sounds of Salzburg are a large part of its character”, says Dr. Heinz Schaden, Salzburg’s Mayor, with enthusiasm. Dr. Helga Rabl-Stadler, President of the Salzburg Festival adds: „Salzburg is known as the “City of Music” – not only once a year on the occasion of the Festival. I am proud to see Salzburg present itself in a different light with the Sound Island”. Furthermore, Dr. Hellsberg, President of the Vienna Philharmonic, Dr. Valentin Chapero, CEO Phonak, and Kay Buchhauser, Managing Director Hansaton, attended the official inauguration of the Sound Island in the courtyard of the Salzburg Museum.
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Hear the World Sound Island in the courtyard of the Salzburg Museum takes visitors on a journey to Salzburg's world of sounds
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 2007"
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 Box“ by Hear the World wants to raise awareness for hearing problems in a playful way.
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Hear the World starts its tour with the "Musician in a box" in Lyon at the "Fête de la Musique"
Hear the World, a worldwide initiative by Phonak to raise awareness for the topic of hearing and hearing loss and to inform about available solutions, introduces the „Musician in a box“ to the general public in Lyon, France. Hear the World has partnered with the City of Lyon for the „Fête de la Musique“ to present the original concept and give the general public a chance to experience and enjoy the importance of hearing.
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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 Russian-themed 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 donates €7,500 to Journée Nationale de l'Audition association (JNA)
Hear the World committed to giving the JNA €30 on the proceeds of each hearing aid sold on March 15th, National Hearing Day in France.
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Hear the World supports French sculptress Julie Marcombes to raise awareness for the topic of hearing
Within the scope of the Hear the World initiative that aims to raise awareness for the importance of hearing and the consequences of hearing loss, Phonak – a leading manufacturer of high-tech hearing systems – supports the work of Julie Marcombes. The French sculptress exhibits her latest art on hearing on March 22 - 30, 2007, at the Galerie Osenat in Paris.
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Radio Classique listeners at the rehearsal of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris thanks to Hear the World
Thanks to Hear the World, Radio Classique listeners did get the chance to attend the rehearsal of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra concert that took place in Paris on Saturday, March 17th, 2007.
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Hear the World raises hearing awareness at Carnegie Hall, New York
From March 2nd to 4th, the Vienna Philharmonic's concert tour took the Hear the World ambassadors to Carnegie Hall in New York. Hear the World used this extraordinary event to further create awareness for the topic of hearing and hearing loss. While the world renowned orchestra rehearsed with conductor Daniel Barenboim and pianist Lang Lang inside, the Hear the World team, in cooperation with the League for the Hard of Hearing, conducted hearing examinations in a truck parked outside Carnegie Hall on Seventh Avenue. Flyers with information on the dangers of loud noise and tips on preventing and correcting hearing loss were handed out on the streets, while attendees of the three Vienna Philharmonic concerts received the first issue of the Hear the World magazine.Hear the World, in partnership with WNYC, National Public Radio's local affiliate, also distributed tickets to Saturday's private Vienna Philharmonic rehearsal to ten listeners and their guests. Please also see related story by the Associated Press.
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