Important Dates and Deadlines for Authors/Presenters

All authors are responsibile for being aware of the dates and deadlines listed on this page. They outline when you can expect to receive email notifications and the deadlines for critical tasks related to your presentation. We've indicated the email address that will be sending each notification when possible. Please contact us at papers@asha.org if you do not receive a notification (as applicable) on the scheduled date. Please also be sure to check your spam/junk folders.

July 16 All Authors/Presenters All authors will receive an email notification of acceptance/non-acceptance for each submitted proposal from asha@mirasmart.com.
July 29 All Authors/Presenters Minor edits to sessions due. If you need to request a minor edit, or need to withdraw your session, please send an email to papers@asha.org and include your session number in the subject line as well as the type of edit (e.g., “Session 9999 – Author Order”). We will not add new authors, make substantive changes your title, edit proposal content, change your session format, or adjust your scheduled day/time.
Late July/Early August ASHA Convention Program Planner and mobile app launch.
August 1 Registration and housing for the 2025 ASHA Convention open at 10:00 a.m., ET.
August 20 Technical Session Presenters (In-person and Virtual) Primary presenters of technical sessions will receive a letter of invitation and instructions on how to upload their presentation. The invitation will be sent to the first presenting author listed; they may then share access with other authors listed on the session.
August 27 Poster Presenters (In-person and Virtual) Primary presenters of posters will receive a letter of invitation and instructions on how to create and record their presentation. The invitation will be sent to the first presenting author listed; they may then share access with other authors listed on the session.
September 30 1-Hour Oral Seminar and Short Course Presenters All authors of 1-hour oral seminars and short courses will receive an email with the link and instructions to upload their 3-page PDF handout.
October 28 Technical Session Presenters (In-person and Virtual) Technical clinical and technical research session presenters must finalize and submit their presentation and advance handout by October 28.
October 30 Poster Presenters (In-person and Virtual) iPosters must be finalized and submitted by October 30.
October 31 1-Hour Oral Seminar, Short Course, and Technical Session Presenters All 1-hour oral seminar, short course, and in-person technical session authors will receive an invitation and access to pre-load their presentation(s) into Projection's system, which will be used onsite to transmit sessions from the Speaker Ready Room to session rooms.
November 5 1-Hour Oral Seminar and Short Course Presenters Deadline for presenters of in-person 1-hour oral seminars and short courses to upload their 3-page handouts.
November 11 Poster Presenters (In-person Only) All in-person poster presenters will receive a message with important details about presenting onsite.
November 11–November 30 ASHA Convention Virtual Program sessions are available online. Poster presenters and technical session presenters should log into the system so they can answer any questions submitted by viewers.
November 14 1-Hour Oral Seminar, Short Course, and In-Person Technical Presenters Deadline to pre-load in-person oral session presentations. After this date, presentations must be uploaded onsite in the Speaker Ready Room. ALL in-person presenters are required to check into the Speaker Ready Room in Washington, D.C., regardless of whether they have already pre-loaded their presentation in advance. 
November 20–22 The ASHA Convention takes place in Washington, D.C.
December 1 Deadline to report session participation (both in-person and virtual) for continuing education credit.

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The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for members and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology assistants; and students.

About the Convention

The ASHA Convention is one of the largest professional development events for audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; and speech-language pathology and audiology assistants. Bringing together approximately 15,000 attendees, the annual Convention offers more than 2,500 sessions eligible for ASHA continuing education credit covering the latest research, clinical skills, and techniques in communication sciences and disorders.

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