On April 24-25, MSHA went to the Mall of America.

More than 400 SLPs and audiologists joined MSHA in “Shopping for New Ideas” with a dazzling line-up of local and national presenters. This 2009 convention featured:

• 5 simultaneous CE tracks in education, health care, audiology, augmentative communication, and professional issues
• 26 breakout sessions presented by 21 speakers, including 5 national headline speakers
• 22 posters featuring current research in the field
• 20+ roundtables to choose from—twice!
• 6 Vendor Academy sessions with expert vendors providing CE updates
• 22 exhibits with the latest professional products, services, and employment opportunities displayed by experts who know them best
• up to 13.5 clock hours (ASHA and AAA CEUs)
• Job Fair résumé bank (NEW!), putting your résumé in the hands of seven recruiters and giving you the opportunity to meet with them at the event
• Discounted tickets to the Guthrie’s presentation “Caroline, or Change”
• Convenient location near the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport
• Free shuttle to MOA or airport plus free convention parking
• Two-day and one-day-only convention registration rates
• Special promotional offers at the Mall of America

Check out our five national headline presentations from 2009:

	Joanne Robbins, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (full day) – Dysphagia-Related Healthcare: Current Evidence and Future Directions
	Nikola Nelson, Ph.D.,Western Michigan University (full day) – Targeting Language and Literacy Development in the Curriculum and the Classroom
	Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University (half day) – Minimal Hearing Loss in Children: The Facts and the Fiction
	Cynthia Cress, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (half day) – Strategies for Incorporating AAC into Basic Communication Interactions for Children and Adults
	Constance Dean Qualls, Ph.D., ASHA Vice President of Science and Research – ASHA comes to Minnesota for a special keynote lecture and to answer your questions!

Use the links at left to learn all about the 2009 convention.