Ida Institute has unveiled a new website, www.idainstitute.dk, that provides a virtual gathering place for hearing care professionals and others seeking to develop a more holistic understanding of the human dynamics of hearing loss. The website utilises expertise from social and health-related disciplines to bring discussions, lectures and commentary to life. Viewpoints and perspectives from audiologists and others who have participated in the Institute's first seminar, "Defining Hearing" is currently online. The website aims to be interactive through the use of a blog - Ida Speaks and My Ida which is an interactive community that hearing care professionals can participate in as members. "Our website structure is built around our belief that we have much to learn from one another," explains Lise Lotte Bundesen, Ida Institute Director. "Our goal, as in all Institute initiatives, is to develop an independent forum for collaboration that will empower visitors to become part of the process of advancing knowledge and effecting positive change."