Join us as a presenter at the 67th ISHA Annual Convention on February 18-19, 2027 in Tinley Park, Illinois at the Tinley Park Convention Center!
Submissions are now open!
CLICK HERE to access the submission portal!
We are seeking submissions for the following Tracks:
- Acquired Neurogenic Disorders
- Audiology & Aural Rehabilitation
- Bilingual Topics
- Child Language & Phonology
- Dysphagia
- Fluency
- Professional Affairs
- Technological Applications
- Voice & Motor Disorders
- Student Initiated Research & Clinical Application (SIRCA)
Based on attendee feedback from ISHA's previous Annual Convention, we are also seeking submissions for the following trending subjects in addition to our usual Track topics listed above:
- Ethics
- Supervision of Students and SLPAs
- Dementia
- Dementia & Hearing Loss
- Swallowing
- Neurologic Diseases
- Workload Matrix/Advocacy
- Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)
- Implicit Bias
- Culturally Responsive Care/Teaching
- Trauma Informed Care
- Sensory Regulation Strategies
- Working with SLPA’s in a Professional Setting
- Collaboration with Professionals (OT, PT, Special Education Teachers, etc.)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Executive Functioning
- Literacy Development and Intervention
- Language/Literacy Interventions Across the Lifespan
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Multilingual Service Delivery
- Central Auditory Processing
- Cognition & Hearing
- The Importance of Working Memory in Listening Effort and Hearing Aid Use
- Autism
- Fluency
- Motor Speech Disorders (Child/Adult)
- Service Delivery
*We welcome all presentation topics that relate to Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) and/or Audiology (AUD)!
If you are submitting for more than one session you will need to complete the process for each session. After you submit the required information for your first session, go back to the Abstract Submission Welcome page and select Start. Please remember you must save your session information each time you make updates and you must SUBMIT your session once it is finalized or it will not be considered. You will receive a confirmation email once your submission(s) have been finalized and saved in the portal.
For Professionals: The deadline for submissions for the 2027 Annual ISHA Convention is July 15, 2026.
For Students: The deadline for Student (SIRCA) 15-minute Talk submissions is October 30, 2026.
For Students: The deadline for Student (SIRCA) Poster submissions is October 30, 2026.
The Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association is an ASHA approved CE Provider. It is the policy of the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all CE courses. Therefore, in accordance with ASHA mandates, the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association requires that all individuals involved in developing and delivering course content to be offered for ASHA CEUs disclose relevant financial and nonfinancial relationship(s) by completing the Instructional Personnel Relationship Disclosure Form. If potential conflict of interest is identified, the Continuing Education Administrator will contact the presenter to attempt to understand how the relationship may influence the content of the course and decide appropriate actions. Individuals who refuse to complete the disclosure form will not have proposals reviewed. The Instructional Personnel Relationship Disclosure included in Call for Presentations process must be completed and included with all Submissions.