Convention 2010 Scholarships - Spread the Word!

Young adults enjoyed karaoke at the Get Acquainted Party in Nashville - over 20 scholarahips were awarded, the majority going to young adults.

If you know an HLAA member who has never been to a convention and who may need a little help getting there, let them know the deadline for submitting an application is March 1! A member can self-nominate or may use the form to submit someone else. Scholarships will be available for all ages! See guidelines at: http://www.hearingloss.org/convention/2010Convention/docs/RSEFGrantCriteriaNWM.pdf

and the nomination form at:

http://www.hearingloss.org/convention/2010Convention/docs/RSEFGrantApplication.doc

Schedules Available on www.hearingloss.org

Check out the convention page on the HLAA website. The schedule-at-a-glance as well as the complete workshop schedule have been posted.

Paradise Landing at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center

There's fun awaiting the entire family in Milwaukee! The Hilton Milwaukee City Center has a 20,000 square foot indoor waterpark called Paradise Landing. Don't forget to pack your bathing suit! See pictures and more at http://www.paradiselanding.com/.

Highlights include:
*A 3-story Jamaican Village with four fantastic water slides
*An Idyllic Lagoon
*Hydro-therapy Spa that accommodates up to 31 people
*Kiddy Pool with Beached Boat Slide, Turtle Squirt and Mushroom Rain Drop Fountain
*Seashell Slide and Frog Slide
*Lily Pad Walk
*Water Cannons

So Much To Do! So Much To See!

Add a day or two to see some of the sights in Milwaukee. Upon arrival at Convention Registration you will receive a registration bag (sponsored this year again by Oticon) filled with lots of goodies including a map of Milwaukee and the 2010 Experience Milwaukee discount card (compliments of VISIT Milwaukee and its members) .

Use the card to receive 1/2 off the price of admission at the following attractions, museums and performing arts venues:

Attractions

Boerner Botanical Gardens

Milwaukee County Zoo

Mitchell Park Domes

Old World Wisconsin

Museums

Betty Brinn Children's Museum

Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion

Charles Allis Art Museum

Discovery World

Harley-Davidson Museum

Millwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee Public Museum

Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

Performing Arts

Milwaukee Chamber Theater

Milwaukee Reperatory Theater

Skylight Opera Theatre

Come to Milwaukee - You'll Be Glad You Did!

Welcome to the HLAA Convention Blog!

This is the place to check for convention news. Along with the Convention page on http://www.hearingloss.org/, it has all the latest developments as we plan for Convention 2010 in Milwaukee, June 17-20.

I've said it before, I would move to Milwaukee if I could! I absolutely love it there and I know you will too. Lake Michigan is breathtaking and there's so much to do and see.

Milwaukee Art Museum

This convention has it all - first-rate workshops and presenters, an exhibit hall full of the latest technology and services for people with hearing loss, a world-class research symposium on the latest hearing aid research and development, two special workshops for parents and educators of children with hearing loss, an off-site event at the Harley-Davidson Museum, and the Saturday night banquet with a German flair with entertainment provided by Blakapelle-Milwaukee. It all offically kicks off with the Opening Session keynote speaker, Bill Barkeley, who despite having both hearing and vision loss due to Usher Syndrome, will be an inspiration to us all. He has climed Mount Kilimanjaro, and next summer will lead an expedition of students (some with hearing, some with hearing loss) to the Peruvian Amazon. 

Harley-Davidson Museum

Blaskapelle-Milwaukee

Do not miss this convention! Scholarships are available - please see the Convention page for guidelines and the application/nomination form.

See you there!