2026 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 15-17, 2026 • Jacksonville, FL
Schedule
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| 2026 EHDI Annual Conference DRAFT Abbreviated Agenda Last Updated: 11/19/25 |
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| Saturday, March 14, 2026 | ||
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Ancillary Meetings | |
| 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm | DSHPSHWA Board of Directors Meeting | |
| Sunday, March 15, 2026 | ||
| 7:15 am - 7:00 pm | Pre-Session / Meeting Registration Open | |
| 7:30 am - 12:00 pm | DSHPSHWA Membership Meeting | |
| 8:00 am - 7:00 pm | Presenter Ready Room open | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Ancillary Meetings | |
| 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | Instructional Sessions: (8 opportunities) | |
| 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Exhibit Set-up | |
| 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Set-up | |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | EHDI 101 | |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | EHDI Student Kick-off | |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Reception and Exhibits Open | |
| 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm | 25th Anniversary Dance Celebration | |
| Monday, March 16, 2026 | ||
| 6:45 am - 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 7:00 am - 3:30 pm | Registration open | |
| 7:00 am - 7:50 am | Food for Thought: Student-Professional Networking Breakfast | |
| 7:15 am - 5:30 pm | Presenter Ready Room open | |
| 7:15 am - 3:30 pm | Exhibits open | |
| 8:30 am - 8:45 am | Opening/Welcome | |
| 8:45 am - 9:45 am | Opening Plenary Presenter: Celebrating 25 years of the National EHDI Conference |
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| 9:45 am - 10:05 am | Break | |
| 10:05 am -11:05 am | Topical Session 1 (12 concurrent sessions of 60 minutes or 2 30-minute sessions) |
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| 11:05 am - 11:25 am | Break | |
| 11:25 am - 11:55 am | Topical Session 2 (12 concurrent sessions of 30-minute sessions) |
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| 11:55 am - 1:55 pm | Lunch (On your own) | |
| 12:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Parent/Family Lunch Meeting | |
| 12:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Poster Session Exhibits open |
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| 1:55 pm - 2:55 pm | Topical Session 3 (12 concurrent sessions of 60 minutes or 2 30-minute sessions) |
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| 2:55 pm - 3:10 pm | Break | |
| 3:10 pm - 3:40 pm | Topical Session 4 (12 concurrent sessions of 30-minute sessions) |
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| 3:40 pm - 4:00 pm | Refreshment Break | |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Plenary II Presenters: Allison Sedey and Alyson Ward |
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| 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm | Presentation of EHDI Family Leadership Award | |
| 5:15 pm - 5:30 pm | Presentation of the Antonia Brancia Maxon Award for EHDI Excellence | |
| Tuesday, March 17, 2026 | ||
| 6:45 am - 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 7:00 am - 7:50 am | Food for Thought: Student-Professional Networking Breakfast | |
| 7:00 am - 12:00 pm | Registration Open | |
| 7:15 am - 3:15 pm | Presenter Ready Room Open | |
| 7:15 am - 11:00 am | Exhibits Open | |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Closing Plenary Presenter: Justin Osmond |
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| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Presentation of Poster and Website Awards | |
| 9:20 am - 9:40 am | Refreshment Break | |
| 9:40 am - 10:40 am | Topical Session 5 (12 concurrent sessions of 60 minutes or 2 30-minute sessions) |
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| 10:40 am - 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:00 am - 1:45 pm | Poster and Exhibitor Break-down starts | |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Topical Session 6 (12 concurrent sessions of 60 minutes or 2 30-minute sessions) |
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| 12:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Lunch (On your own) | |
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Topical Session 7 (12 concurrent sessions of 60 minutes or 2 30-minute sessions) |
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| 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break | |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Topical Session 8 (12 concurrent sessions of 60 minutes or 2 30-minute sessions) |
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| 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm | EHDI Together (For EHDI Coordinators and FBO Leaders) | |
| Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | ||
| 8:00 am - 1:00 pm | Field Trips - Florida School for the Deaf and Blind | |
| 9:00 am - 2:00 pm | Field Trip - Clarke School for Hearing and Speech/Florida Coalition for Spoken Language Options/Deaf Kids Can | |
| 8:30 am - 4:00 pm | Instructional Sessions (2) | |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | EHDI Together (For EHDI Coordinators and FBO Leaders) | |
| 1:30 - 3:30 pm | NDB Meeting | |
*Possible On-site Stakeholder Meeting Options: While most state EHDI Coordinators will hold stakeholder meetings prior to or following the EHDI Conference, there will be rooms/opportunities for EHDI Coordinators to reserve for their State Stakeholders' to meet in at the EHDI Conference Site. ASL Interpreting and/or Captioning based on the support requested will be provided. More information coming soon.