Clinical AAC Research Conference

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INFORMATION ABOUT CAAC

The 2008 Clinical AAC (CAAC) Research Conference on September 25 - 27th is the second annual forum created specifically for clinicians and researchers engaged in the study and clinical management of people who use augmentative and alternative communication. CAAC offers keynote presentations by leading researchers providing unique insights into clinical research. At CAAC, participants are required to present their original research and engage in comprehensive discussions with colleagues. To encourage a program conducive to the exchange of ideas, attendance will be limited to approximately 100 people. Those wishing to attend should submit a summary of an original paper or poster.

 

PROGRAM

The entire conference program will be available after acceptance notices have been sent to authors in June.

The 2008 Conference Chairperson is Dr. Filip Loncke, and the Conference Program Chairperson is Dr. Jeffery Higginbotham. The CAAC Steering committee directs the conference. Steering committee members include: Lyle L. Lloyd, Chair, Ann R. Beck, Gilson Capilouto, Katya Hill, and Rajinder K. Koul.

The 2007 proposal reviewers were Helen Arvidson, Rita Bailey, Ann R. Beck, Stephen Calculator, Kathryn Drager, Donald Fuller, Kathleen Garrett, Jim Halle, Filip Loncke, Pamela Mathy, Ravi Nigam, Judy Page, Patricia Politano, Lisa Pufpaff, Ann Ratcliff, Joe Reichle, Julia Stoner, Jim Thompson, Oliver Wendt, Krista Wilkinson.