Research Symposium:

The 2012 ISAAC Research Symposium will take place at School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh.

The Research Symposium is an independent part of the ISAAC Biennial Conference, which follows the main conference at School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, on August 3-4, 2012. The aim of the Symposium is to create opportunities for in-depth discussions, which are typically missing in the tight schedule of the main conference. The seminars (a.k.a. strands, themes or topics) that comprise the Symposium consider theoretical, methodological and empirical issues related to AAC, both in core areas and areas where present knowledge is insufficient or totally lacking. The aim is to discuss and expand the knowledge base of the field. Seminars may also address aspects of AAC use and development that are indirectly related to clinical practice, such as linguistics, cognitive science and social science.

Registration for the Research Symposium is now open: http://registration3.experient-inc.com/showisa121/default.aspx

The ISAAC Research Symposium seminars and primary organizers are:

1. AAC and Aphasia: Science and Clinical Practice
Primary Organizers: Rajinder Koul, Aimee Dietz and Melinda Corwin
2. AAC Assessment and Research Issues
Primary Organizer: Filip Loncke and Lee Llewellyn
3. AAC meets Tele-Rehabilitation: Envisioning transformative Tele-AAC Research
Primary Organizer: Ellen R. Cohn
4. Blissymbol Research and Practice Issues
Primary Organizer: Stephen Von Tetzchner
5. iPads (and other tablets) as an AAC Device: Research Issues
Primary Organizer: Julie Scherz and Lindsay Dutton
6. Gathering AAC Data for Enhancement of Language Research: The Intersection of Linguistics and AAC
Primary Organizer: Carol Tenny, Eric Nyberg and Katya Hill