At the ASHA '96 session titled Acoustic Analysis of Speech and Voice: Issues and Answers, Kay Elemetrics President John Crump and other vendors of computer-based acoustic analysis systems met to discuss current analysis tools and techniques, as well as what the future holds with regard to this technology. The resounding theme throughout this discourse was the need for training, a goal Kay has long espoused and embraced.

Although previous issues of CommuniKay have chronicled a number of diverse training activities available on-site at Kay, such as the CSL and Advanced Stroboscopy Workshops, and the In-House Training and Demonstrations, this issue presents a more in-depth look at other training opportunities with which Kay is affiliated, specifically Vanderbilt Voice Center's LVES Workshop (see article below) and the Spoleto Symposium: Medicine in the Vocal Arts (see page 4).