Find friends with hearing loss at our next convention

Making Waves in Richmond May 24 – 27, 2027!

The 2027 SayWhatClub convention will be held from May 24 – 27 at the Hilton Richmond Downtown, 501 E Broad St., Richmond, VA. The hotel room rate, which includes breakfast, is $188 a night for a standard room. This rate is valid until April 22, 2027. Registration will open in November. Watch for the 2027 convention page coming soon.

Suggestions for Future Conventions?

If you have a suggestion for a future convention, please let the Convention Steering Committee (CSC) know. We are currently looking for proposals for the 2028 convention site in the Central U.S. All proposals should contain the following:

Name of location
Why it would make a good convention site
Transportation overview such as airports and ways to get around town
Possible hotel suggestions
Things to do
Local SWC members and willingness to be a local chair

Proposals can be sent to the CSC Chair.

SWC Convention History

Back in the mid-1990’s founding members of the SayWhatClub met online and saw the benefit of connecting with others with hearing loss. It didn’t take long to get to know one another and to talk about meeting in person. Thus, our annual SayWhatClub conventions were born.

Those first few years were more informal—1997 in Monterey, California, and a camp-out in Colorado in 1998—but the gatherings in years following became more organized and “official”. Below is a reverse chronological list of where we have gathered over the years.

2026 San Francisco, California – Program Book
2025 Galveston, Texas – Program Book
2024 Springfield, Massachusetts – Program Book
2023 Vancouver, British Columbia – Program Book
2022 Nashville, Tennessee – Program Book
2021 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Program Book
2019 Sacramento, California – Program Book
2018 Saint Paul, Minnesota – Program Book
2017 Savannah, Georgia – Program Book
2016 Boise, Idaho – Program Book
2015 San Antonio, Texas
2014 Madison, Wisconsin
2013 Williamsburg, Virginia
2012: Salt Lake City, Utah
2011: Baltimore, Maryland
2010: Denver, Colorado
2008 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2007 Las Vegas, Nevada
2006 St. Louis, Missouri
2005 Clearwater Beach, Florida
2004 Bloomington, Minnesota
2003 Seattle, Washington
2002 Alexandria, Virginia
2002 Amsterdam, The Netherlands*
2001 Chicago, Illinois
2000 San Diego, California
1999 Cape May, New Jersey

*SayWhatClub’s first International get-together!

Pictures

SWCers love to take pictures at the conventions! Take a look!

SWC Convention Partners

Sponsorship is a wonderful way to show your support for the hearing loss community. For details, see the SWC Sponsorship Opportunities page or email sponsorship@saywhatclub.org

Thank you, Sponsors, Vendors, and Providers for your generous contributions and donations, and for helping to make SayWhatClub conventions a time of learning, inclusion and communication with friends. SWC cons are empowering and we’re glad to have you a part of our events.