The Gala “Personalities and Successes” took place on the 11^th April in the Warsaw Marriott Hotel. During the event prof. Henryk Skarżyński was voted the Personality of the Year 2016. Among other persons who received the title there were: Marian Opania, Beata Kozidrak, Katarzyna and Cezary Żak, prof. Mirosław Ząbek.

When opening the ceremony, Mariusz Pujszo, the organizer of the Gala “Personalities and Successes”, stressed that the main aim of this event is to reward people who thank to their hard work, devotion and self-discipline achieved a professional success.

The “Personality of the Year” prize was awarded to Prof. Henryk Skarżyński in a very special time. The year 2016 is a jubilee year for Professor and his team: it is the 20^th anniversary of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing and the 25^th anniversary of the deafness treatment programme.

Many additional events to place as part of the Gala “Personalities and Successes”. There were performances of Polish artists – Natalia Bujszo, Zbigniew Macias and Dariusz Stachura. The Gala is not only an important cultural but also business and social event. Among guest there were people from the world of business and show-business. The Gala gathered several hundred people – the Polish cultural, scientific, business and social elite.