PAA Workshops & Conventions

The annual PAA convention is held each year in September to provide members with high quality continuing education experiences from nationally known speakers and fellow PAA members as well as the latest information from hearing aid, instrument, and other exhibitors. Kamal Elliot, PAA VP of Education, is in charge of planning and implementing the workshops and convention. If you have any comments or would like to suggest workshop/convention topics or speakers, please contact Kamal via email at kelliot@aeaudiology.org or by calling (717) 627-4327

13th Annual Convention of the Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology September 28–30, 2006 Harrisburg, Pennyslvania

Download Convention Registration Form . Better yet, if you're a current or former member of the PAA, just log in and then register online via credit card.

Download Convention Program .

Exhibitors! Download Exhibitor Registration Form (Excel File).

Convention Keynote Speakers

Patricia McCarthy, Ph.D.
Enhancing Hearing Aid Fittings with Audiologic Rehabilitation in a Busy Clinical Practice.

Linda Hood, Ph.D.
Variation in Patients with Auditory Neuropathy/Dys-synchrony: Implications for Evaluation and Management.

Conference Center and Hotel Information

Harrisburg Hilton
One North Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Tel: 717-233-6000

The PAA Convention will be held at the Harrisburg Hilton in downtown Harrisburg, PA. PAA has reserved a limited block of rooms at $114 per room, per night, for single or double occupancy, plus sales and occupancy taxes. 

To make a room reservation, call 1-800-445-8667.  To assure this rate, you MUST make your reservation before August 28, 2006, by informing the reservations clerk that you are attending the Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology convention.

Rooms should be guaranteed by sending one night’s deposit and/or giving an accepted credit card number.  The hotel recommends that all guestrooms be guaranteed for later arrival.  Reservations made after August 28, 2005 are subject to room availability and you may be charged a higher rate. 

Please note that a hotel courtesy van is available to provide transportation to and from the airport.  Please visit the hotel’s website for further information.

Directions to the Hilton Hotel:
From Interstate 83, take Harrisburg exit 43 (2nd Street - Capitol Complex) north on 2nd Street to Market Street. Hotel is on corner of 2nd Street and Market St.

From Interstate 81, take exit 66 (Front Street - South). Follow Front Street approximately 5.5 miles to Market Street. Take a left on Market Street. Hotel is on next corner at 2nd St and Market St.

For further information please feel free to contact the following:

General convention information:  Kamal Elliot, Au.D. kelliot@aeaudiology.org

Poster session: Jackie Davie, Ph.D.   jdavie@bloomu.edu

Payment information:  Tammy Bennawit, Au.D. redrosehearing@aol.com

Exhibitors:  Kelly Kauffman, Au.D.  kaufmank@mlhs.org

Silent Auction:  Susan Parr, Au.D.  Dr.Parr@verizon.net

Student volunteering:  Kamal Elliot, Au.D.  kelliot@aeaudology.org

Golf Outing:  Jim Creason  jcreason@aol.com

Exhibitors

Exhibitors! Download Exhibitor Registration Form (Excel File).

1st Annual PAA Poster Session

We invite you to share your research and expertise with your fellow audiologists at the 2006 PAA convention. Please help us to make this inaugural poster session an enlightening and valuable addition to the annual convention.

In order to be considered, please submit the title and a 500 word summary describing your poster presentation by August 25, 2006.  Student submissions are welcome and encouraged.  Prizes will be awarded to the best student and professional submissions.

Please submit entries by mail or email to:

Jackie Davie, Ph.D.
Bloomsburg University
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
400 E. Second Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
jdavie@bloomu.edu

After all submissions have been reviewed, selected presenters will be notified by beginning of September.

PAA Annual Golf Outing

The Annual Golf Outing will begin promptly at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at the Dauphin Highlands Golf Course.  The cost will be $60.00 per person.

Please contact Jim Creason at (717) 540-5132 or Jean Singer (814) 946-0721 to sign up.

The Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology
Twelve Years After…

Clarks Summit, May 20, 1994, the first PAA Convention opened at the Inn at Nichols Village. And so began what has become an annual event for all Pennsylvania audiologists. It's hard to believe that twelve years have passed since the first PAA Convention and how PAA has grown and evolved into one of the top state academies in the nation.

There were forty-nine audiologists in attendance at the two-day 1994 convention. This was the only PAA Convention held in the spring as AAA preferred that state meetings not be held six weeks before or after the AAA Annual Convention. Therefore, beginning in 1995 and thereafter, the convention has been held the second or third weekend in September. Listed below are the convention locations over the years.

1994 Clarks Summit
1995 State College
1996 State College
1997 Harrisburg
1998 Pittsburgh
1999 Philadelphia
2000 State College
2001 State College (cancelled)
2002 Pittsburgh
2003 State College
2004 Harrisburg
2005 State College
2006 Harrisburg

It is important to make mention of the first PAA Executive Board. Each were instrumental in the formation and early evolution of the Academy.

President George Osborne
Secretary Kathy Landau-Goodman
Co-VP of Professional Issues Roger Angellelli and Leo Doerfler
Co-VP of Education Tom Frank and Dan Konkle
VP of Membership Catherine Palmer

We all owe each of these dedicated professionals a debt of gratitude for the sacrifice and commitment they made to getting PAA off the ground in those early years. Without them and several others who were not on the first board but made significant contributions, nonetheless, it is debatable that PAA would have achieved its current level of success.

One final thank you should be offered to the five individuals who have served in the role of President. Up until the change made to our by-laws earlier this year, the role of President required a six-year commitment; two years as President-elect, two years as President and two years as Past-President. This required an extraordinary level of commitment of time and energy to insure the continued success of PAA.

The individuals who have served as President of PAA include:

George Osborne (1994-1996)
Steve Mock (1997-1998)
Tom Frank (1999-2000)
Judy Butera (2001-2002)
Jeane Singer (2003)
Susan Parr (2004)
Sherman Lord (2005)
James Shafer (2006)

As PAA moves into its second decade a new generation of "leaders" is starting to emerge. These individuals will lead PAA into a very important era as audiology becomes a doctoral level profession, audiologists achieve a greater degree of autonomy, and the need for a strong voice statewide will continue to be paramount. Congratulations and Happy Anniversary to PAA!!

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