Preface

This, the first supplement to Cochlear Implants International, contains peer-reviewed, extended abstracts of a selection of the presentations at the 7th

International Cochlear Implant Conference, held in Manchester 4–6 September,2002.

The conference was organized by the Manchester Cochlear ImplantProgramme, in conjunction with the British Cochlear Implant Group. There weremore than 500 oral and poster presentations from delegates from 40 countries.

Delegates from all the professional groups involved in the field of cochlearimplantation allowed the interdisciplinary tradition of this series of conferences toflourish. New friendships and collaborations began and old ones were consoli-dated.

We offer our thanks to the authors of these extended abstracts for theirwillingness to condense their presentations for this supplement. We are also mostgrateful to the cochlear implant manufacturers: Advanced Bionics, CochlearCorporation and MedEl, and also both the Manchester-based charity HEAR(Help Ear and Allied Research), and the British Cochlear Implant Group forfinancial support in producing this supplement, and to Whurr Publishers. Furthersupplements of this kind, containing extended abstracts of work presented atmeetings in the field of cochlear implantation, are planned for the future.

John GrahamRichard Ramsden

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