Sunday 11 October 2026

30% of the main conference will tentatively include four key notes, two panels, and the remaining 70% of the conference will be oral and poster presentations based on abstract submissions by participants from the Global south countries or on work done in these regions.

The main conference invites all stakeholders including otorhinolaryngologist, audiologists, special educators, persons with hearing loss/Deaf or their caregiver, as well as other care providers such as community-health workers, audiometrists, audiologist assistants to present their work on implementation of ear and hearing care in their region.

Day 2: Sunday 11th October 2026
8:30 – 10:00 AM	Hall 1: Plenary 2: Young adults with hearing loss – Access to hearing care “the journey (barriers and facilitators), call to action”
10:00 – 11:00 AM	Hall 1: Key note 2: WHO Talk, Dr Shelly Chadha
11:00 – 11:30 AM	Group Photo
	Tea Break
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM	Hall 1 & 2: Oral sessions	Hall 3: Poster display & presentation
1:00 – 2:00 PM	Lunch Break
2:00 – 3:15 PM	Hall 1 & 2: Oral sessions	Hall 3: Poster display & presentation
3:15 – 3:45 PM	Hall 1: Invited talk 2
3:45 – 4:00 PM	Tea Break
4:00 – 5:00 PM	Valedictory ceremony

“Funding for this conference was made possible in part by 1R13DC022790-01 from National Institute of Communication and Other Disorders. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.”