Saturday 10 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 1: Saturday 10th October 2026
7:30 – 8:45AM	Registration opens
9:00 – 10:30AM	Hall 1: Plenary 1: Public sector planning of Hearing screening to-outcome across life span
10:30 – 11:30 AM	Inaugural ceremony
11:30 – 11:45 AM	Tea Break
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM	Hall 1 & 2: Oral sessions	Hall 3: Poster display & presentation
1:00 – 2:00 PM	Lunch Break
2:00 – 3:00 PM	Hall 1: Key Note 1: Stigma
3:00 – 4:15 PM	Hall 1 & 2: Oral sessions	Hall 3: Poster display & presentation
4:15- 4:45 PM	Hall 1: Invited talk
4:45 – 5:00 PM	Tea Break
7:00 – 10:00 PM	Banquet Night! Limited seats! First come, first serve!

“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.”