Program

Opening Lecture

	History of the International Symposium on Meniere's disease
		David J. Lim (USA)

Presidential Lecture

	Regeneration medicine for inner ear diseases
		Juichi Ito (Japan)

Plenary Lectures

	1. Biology of the endolymphatic sac
		David J. Lim (USA)

	2. Evidence based medicine in Meniere's disease
		Hans-Peter Zenner (Germany)

	3. Cellular studies of death, protection and regeneration of hair cells in the     vestibular epithelium
		Edwin W. Rubel (USA)

Symposium

	1. Pathophysiology of Meniere's disease
	Chairpersons:	Jeffrey Harris	University of California, San Diego, USA
		Nozomu Mori	Kagawa University, Japan
	Speakers:	Rick Friedman	House Ear Clinic, USA
		Alec Salt	Washington University, St. Louis, USA
		Hubert Lowenheim	University of Tuebingen, Germany
		Nozomu Mori	Kagawa University, Japan
		Shunichi Tomiyama	Nippon Medical School, Japan
		Evelyne Ferrary	University Paris, France

	2. Protection of inner ear and its clinical application
	Chairpersons:	Jochen Schacht	University of Michigan, USA
		Tatsuya Yamasoba	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Speakers:	Jochen Schacht	University of Michigan, USA
		Sharon Kujawa	Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, USA
		Lisa Cunningham	Medical University of South Carolina, USA
		Tatsuya Yamasoba	University of Tokyo, Japan
		Su-Hua Sha	University of Michigan, USA

	3. Surgical treatment of inner ear diseases
	Chairpersons:	Won-Sang Lee	Yonsei University, Korea
		Yasushi Naito	Kobe City Medical Center Central Hospital, Japan
	Speakers:	Rick Friedman	House Ear Clinic, USA
		Sung Huhn Kim	Eye-ENT Hospital, Korea
		Per Caye-Thomasen	GentofteUniversity Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark
		Tadashi Kitahara	Osaka Rosai Hospital, Japan
		John P. Carey	The Johns Hopkins University, USA

	4. Recent topics in Meniere's disease treatment
	Chairpersons:	Izumi Koizuka	St. Marianna University, Japan
		Alec Salt	Washington University, St.Louis, USA
	Speakers:	Taizo Takeda	Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital, Japan
		Tsutomu Nakashima	Nagoya University, Japan
		Maurizio Barbara	Sapienza University, Italy
		Fabrice Piu	Otonomy Inc., USA
		Hideo Shozyaku	University of Toyama, Japan

	5. Genetics of inner ear diseases
	Chairpersons:	Shinichi Usami	Shinshu University, Japan
		Richard Smith	The University of Iowa, USA
	Speakers:	Shinichi Usami	Shinshu University, Japan
		Richard Smith	The University of Iowa, USA
		Seung Ha Oh	Seoul National University, Korea
		Chen-Chi Wu	National Taiwan University, Taiwan
		Pu Dai	PLA General Hospital, China

	6. Development and regeneration of inner ear
	Chairpersons:	Stefan Heller	Stanford University, USA
		Matthew Kelley	NIDCH / NIH, USA
	Speakers:	Richard Altschuler	University of Michigan, USA
		Alain Dabdoub	University of California, San Diego, USA
		Takahiro Ohyama	House Ear Institute, USA
		Raj Ladher	Riken, Japan
		Kazuo Oshima	Stanford University, USA
		Mark Warchol	Washington University, St. Louis, USA
		Toshinori Hayashi	Tottori University, Japan
		Neil Segil	House Research Institute, Univ. of Southern Calif., USA

	7 Peer Support in Meniere's disease
	Chairpersons:	Ilmari Pyykko	University of Tampere, Finland
	Speakers:	Vrjo Auroma	Satakunta University, Finland
		Dafydd Stephens	Cardiff University, Wales
		Hilla Levo	University of Helsinki, Finland
		Erna Kentala	University of Helsinki, Finland
		Hisayoshi Ishizaki	Kikugawa Hospital, Japan
		Illmari Pyykko	University of Tampere, Finland