For the first time, we have the privilege of organizing the upcoming 48th Inner Ear Biology Workshop, which will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from the 18^th to the 21^st September. We are honored that Lisbon was proposed as the host for this meeting and we hope that it will be a success.

Sunday 18 September will be dedicated to a Symposium entitled “Improving health and quality of life in children and elderly with hearing impairment”, specially addressed to health professional who everyday deal with the need of getting new answers for old problems.