Each evening at the ASHA convention there are receptions and events that are fantastic opportunities for networking and planning future collaborations. Here are some of the events Holly McAlister (my PhD student) and I have been invited to and attended:
Wednesday
- Researcher-Academic Town Meeting (RATM)
- ASHA Presidents' Reception (as a guest of Julie Malone)
- Award celebration with Prof. Kenneth St Louis, Seyhun Topbas, Ahmet Konrot and İlknur Mavis
Thursday
- Kiwi Party - University of Canterbury, NZ
- ASHA Asian Pacific Islander Caucus (API SIH CAUCUS) - ASHA social hour
- International Reception
- Multicultural Concerns Collective (MC2)
Friday
- Reception in honour of Plural Publishing's 20th anniversary and Angie S. Singh's award
- Dr. Liz Peña's ASHA Honors Reception
- Dr. Jon Preston's ASHA Fellow Reception
- Dr. Carol Scheffner Hammer's ASHA Honors Reception
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Researcher-Academic Town Meeting (RATM) with Prof. Nat Munro (Australia) on the screen
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ASHA President Tena L. McNamara, AuD, CCC-A/SLP
with Holly McAlister, Julie Malone and Sharynne McLeod
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Hong Kong Speech Therapists' Association representatives with Holly and Sharynne and the ASHA President's reception
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President's reception with Julie Malone - Board Member at Large
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International Reception - Holly McAlister, Cara Jane Millar (Australia), Kath Broofield (UK), Anthony Pak (Hong Kong SAR China), Eddy Wong (Hong Kong SAR China), Sharynne McLeod
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RATM: Nicole, Karla Washington, Chelsea Sommer, Holly McAlister, Kath Broomfield, Lynn Williams, Anthony Pak, Kelly Farquharson, Sharynne McLeod
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Asia Pacific Caucus (Holly and I are on the right)
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