Monday, August 3, 2026
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. WELCOME PARTY RECEPTION Bayview, 36th Floor
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. FIRST TIMERS BREAKFAST OneUP Restaurant, Grand Hyatt
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Ballroom East
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. VENDOR INTRODUCTIONS AND UPDATES Ballroom East
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. BREAK – Visit Vendor Tables Ballroom East
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. NEIL BAUMAN – Musical Ear Syndrome and Audio Pareidolia: Unraveling the Mystery of the Phantom Voices, Music & Other Spooky Sounds Many Hard of Hearing People Secretly Experience Ballroom East
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. BREAK – Visit Vendor Tables Ballroom East
4:00 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS/ACTIVITIES REMINDER Ballroom East
4:05 p.m. – 5:05 p.m. SHERRY CHASE – Making the Audiology Experience More Patient Centered Ballroom East
7:30 P.M. – 9:00 p.m. BLUE & GOLD FLEET SUNSET CRUISE – Fisherman’s Wharf
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
9:00 A.M. – 9:05 a.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS/ACTIVITIES REMINDER Ballroom East
9:05 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. DR. GABRIEL LIBOIRON-COHEN, AuD., CH-TM – Performance Longevity: Fighting the Stigma of Wearing Aids Among Musicians Ballroom East
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. BREAK – Visit Vendor Tables Ballroom East
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. BROOKE BARRY – Music Perception and Enjoyment in Cochlear Implants Ballroom East
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. BREAK – Visit Vendor Tables Ballroom East
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ANTOINE HUNTER – Deaf-Led Space Reset Ritual: How Deaf and Hearing Communities Work Together Ballroom East
1:30 P.M. – 5:00 p.m. AFTERNOON ACTIVITY #2 Open
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. PRESHOW PARTY, San Francisco Playhouse
7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. HAIRSPRAY MUSICAL Captioned performance at San Francisco Playhouse
Thursday, August 6, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. TOWN HALL MEETING⎮ 2027 CONVENTION ANNOUNCEMENT Ballroom East
12:00 P.M. – 5:00 p.m. ACTIVITY #4 Open
6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. CLOSING BANQUET/COCKTAIL RECEPTION Ballroom East
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. GROUP PICTURES Location TBD
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. DINNER SERVED Ballroom East
8:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. SPIRIT AWARD PRESENTATION
8:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS ⎮RACHEL ZEMACH – Inbetweeners
9:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. FINAL REMARKS