Conference Check-in is on the second floor of the NEW Center

• Check-in opens Thursday at 7:00am

• Coffee, breakfast, and poster setup are 7:00 – 8:30am

Registration fees cover breakfast and lunch on Thursday and Friday, the Friday banquet dinner, and breakfast Saturday. Thursday dinner is on your own (see “Things to Do in the Area” page)

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Wednesday night:

Dinner on your own – there are many options in downtown Kent near the hotel. 

 

Thursday

7:30 a.m.          Coffee and Breakfast

8:20 a.m.          Welcome,  Session 1: Human Hearing

10:34 a.m.        Posters and Lunch

1:00 p.m.          Session 2: Comparative Systems in Hearing and Balance

2:50 p.m.          Session 3: Forebrain Processing

4:14 p.m.          Poster session

5:00 p.m.          Career Path Narrative and Q&A

6:30 p.m.          Trainee Social at Kent State University Hotel

 

Friday

7:30 a.m.          Coffee and Breakfast

8:30 a.m.          Session 4: Genetics of Hearing Loss and Gene Therapy

10:10 a.m.        Session 5: Brainstem Processing

11:34 a.m.        Posters and Lunch

1:00 p.m.          Session 6: Context Dependency in Auditory Processing

2:25 p.m.          Group Photo

2:45 p.m.          Poster session and coffee

5:00 p.m.          Business Meeting

6:00 p.m.          Conference Reception and Dinner

8:00 p.m.          Translational Research Panel Discussion and Q&A

 

Saturday:

7:30am – 8:30am,  Coffee/breakfast

8:30am – noon,  Conference

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Lactation room

A lactation room and refrigeration will be available. See registration desk for location information.

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Childcare options

A list of local options for childcare are presented on this Kent State University webpage.

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Safe environment policy and reporting form

Read the policy and download the form.​