54th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
April 15 - 17, 2027
Kimpton Miralina Resort & Villas
Scottsdale, Arizona

Tentative Schedule

WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2027

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Ear & Hearing Editorial Board Meeting  CAMELBACK VISTA BOARDROOM

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: AAS Executive Board Meeting  CAMELBACK VISTA BOARDROOM

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Registration  CONVENTION DESK

THURSDAY, April 15, 2027

7:45 AM - 5:00 PM: Registration  CONVENTION DESK

8:00 AM - 8:10 AM: Opening Comments  MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM ABC

Aaron C. Moberly, MD, AAS President
Jason Galster, PhD, President-Elect and Program Chair

8:10 AM - 9:10 AM: Translational Research I  MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM ABC

9:20 AM - 11:40 AM: Concurrent Podium Presentations 

PODIUM SESSION I   MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM ABC
PODIUM SESSION II   MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM DEF 
PODIUM SESSION III   SOLSTICE HALL

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM: Lunch  CANYON GREEN

12:45 PM - 1:00 PM: Poster Session I Setup - Put Up Posters  HORIZON PAVILION

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Student Travel Award Poster Forum  MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM DEF

Student travel awardees will have the opportunity to do a “sneek peek” of their posters in 5-minute podium presentations. The purpose of this forum is to highlight student research and to interest attendees in attending posters to get more information and meet presenters. Selection is based on merit scores from blinded review and diversity factors (race, ethnicity, gender, region).

2:00 PM - 4:55 PM: TECHNOLOGY UPDATES (Industry Sponsored Sessions)

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM: First Round / 2:30 PM - 2:55 PM: Repeat of Sessions
3:00 PM - 3:25 PM: Second Round / 3:30 PM - 3:55 PM: Repeat of Sessions  
4:00 PM - 4:25 PM: Third Round / 4:30 PM - 4:55 PM: Repeat of Sessions

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Carhart Memorial Lecture  MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM ABC

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Opening Reception (not eligible for CEU)  CANYON GREEN

FRIDAY, April 16, 2027

7:45 AM - 1:30 PM: Registration  CONVENTION DESK

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Early Career Research Award Presentation  MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM ABC

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Translational Research II - Killion Lecture  MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM ABC 

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Awards & Recognitions (not eligible for CEU)  MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM ABC

Membership Update: Aaron C. Moberly, MD, AAS President
Life Achievement Award: TBA
Ear and Hearing Update: Ruth Litovsky, PhD, Editor-in-Chief
Ear and Hearing Editor's Award: TBA
Ear and Hearing Readers' Choice Award: TBA

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Poster Session I Presentations  HORIZON PAVILION

Presenters with odd numbered posters should plan to present between 10:30 am - 11:30 am. Presenters with even numbered posters should plan to present between 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Presenters are also free to be available at any other time the poster is on display.

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM: Poster Session I - Take Down Posters  HORIZON PAVILION

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch  CANYON GREEN

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: NIH Information Session   MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM ABC

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Concurrent Podium Presentations

Podium Session IV   MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM ABC 
Podium Session V   MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM DEF 
Podium Session VI   SOLSTICE HALL

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM: Poster Session II Setup - Put Up Posters  HORIZON PAVILION

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM: Concurrent Early Career Podium Presentations

Early Career Podium Session I   MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM ABC
Early Career Podium Session II   MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM DEF

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Student / Mentoring Happy Hour Event (not eligible for CEU)  CAMELBACK VISTA

SATURDAY, April 17, 2027

7:45 AM - 2:45 PM: Registration  CONVENTION DESK

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Translational Research III  MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM DEF 

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Poster Session II Presentations  HORIZON PAVILION

Presenters with odd numbered posters should plan to present between 9:00 am - 10:00 am. Presenters with even numbered posters should plan to present between 10:00 am - 11:00 am. Presenters are also free to be available at any other time the poster is on display.

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM: Poster Session II - Take Down Posters  HORIZON PAVILION

11:00 PM - 12:00 PM: Lunch  CANYON GREEN

12:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Special Session  MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM DEF 

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Summary and Adjournment  MERIDIAN GRAND BALLROOM DEF

 

 

 

AAS Conference Registration
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AAS Invited, Podium, and Technology Update Session Speakers Bios and Disclosures

AAS Poster Presenter Bios and Disclosures