The 2016 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention was the largest on record with over 16,000 attendees! Here are some more interesting statistics:
- 4000+ first time attendees
- 3268 proposals submitted from 5918 authors (30% of presenters were first timers)
- 37 short courses presented
- 147 invited sessions presented
- 1072 podium sessions (including technical sessions) presented
- 1740 poster sessions presented
- 32 topic chairs + 519 committee members
My students, colleagues and I presented 6 papers during the convention
(1 panel, 1 2-hour seminar, 4 technical sessions) and learned a lot from
the other presentations we attended. We also valued the networking
opportunities with friends and colleagues from all over the world.
 |
Closing party at the Philadelphia Museum of Art with friends from Turkey and NZ:
Sharynne, Seyhun and Oya Topbas, Kate, Gina Tillard, Brenda |
 |
| Ellie Sugden, Elise Baker, John Bernthal, Sharynne McLeod, Steph, Kate Crowe |
 |
| Joanne Cleland (Scotland), Elise Baker and Sharynne at the "meet the author" session at the Pearson booth |
 |
One small section of the expansive ASHA Exhibits hall!
The booths were numbered from 100-1400. |
 |
Topic chair Danai Fannin and some members of the 2017 ASHA
Cultural and linguistic diversity committee planning next year's convention |
