The University of Auckland and the Oticon Foundation Hearing Education Center organized a symposium on tinnitus for September 11-12, 2009, at the National Maritime Museum in Auckland. A wide panel of subjects will be addressed by participants from New Zealand, Australia, America and Canada: tinnitus epidemiology, animal models, and of course, the different treatments and methods for care. For more information, go to www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/soph/depts/audiology/ofhec.aspx.