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ARLINGTON, Va. – Registration is open for RESNA’s virtual conference on July 13-15. The annual conference, which has the theme “Driving the future of assistive technology,” brings together like-minded professionals from a wide variety of disciplines to exchange ideas about the latest innovations and research in technologies that help people with disabilities lead independent, healthy lives. RESNA made the decision earlier this year to stick with a virtual format in...

ARLINGTON, Va. – RESNA will hold its annual event virtually July 7-9. “The RENA 2021 Virtual Conference will bring together assistive technology professionals from a variety of disciplines to exchange ideas about the latest innovations and research helping with disabilities lead independent, healthy lives,” the organization stated. RESNA will announce the conference program in the coming weeks and will kick off registration in late February. The organization also held...

ARLINGTON, Va. - RESNA has put out a call for presentations for its 2021 Annual Conference scheduled for July 7-10 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va. Its submission system will open on Nov. 1 at noon ET, and it will accept proposals through Nov. 20 at 11:59 p.m. ET. RESNA seeks presentations that deliver current information, have a well-organized structure that stimulates and facilitates learning, and include discussions that draw on the expertise of participants. It's accepting...

PITTSBURGH - The 37th International Seating Symposium is accepting abstracts for conference courses through July 12. ISS, which is scheduled to take place March 18-20 in Pittsburgh, will evaluate and score proposals based on: innovation (new topics that have not been presented at prior/other conferences), evidence and quality of references. The event will consider the following types of courses: 1-hour conference presentation, 15-minute paper presentation, poster presentation, 4-hour preconference...

TORONTO - RESNA doled out a bevy of awards during its annual conference—part of RehabWeek 2019, June 24-28 in Toronto— including naming the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) as the recipient of the RESNA Leadership Award.The honor recognizes a company, agency or organization for significant contributions to the field of assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering, and for supporting and recognizing RESNA and its mission of promoting access to AT for people...

ARLINGTON, Va. - The deadline for RESNA's Call for Proposals for its 2018 conference, slated for July 11-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Va., is fast approaching. This year's theme: #ingenuityATwork, representing “the focus of assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering's growing innovation and impact to make the world more accessible,” the organization says. The deadline for proposals is Nov. 1. RESNA will select proposals by Jan. 31, 2018, and publish the conference schedule...

WATERLOO, Iowa - Essentially Women has scheduled its annual education conference and trade show for Sept. 16-18 in Minneapolis. “We're excited to bring our members and vendors to the Midwest next fall,” said Christa Miehe, president, in a press release. “Minneapolis was chosen as our destination for 2017 because it's an equitably accessible location in the center of the country.” The three-day “Focus” conference will provide members with continuing education and...

ARLINGTON, Va. - RESNA is now accepting proposals for workshops and instructional courses for its annual conference. The organization will accept proposals until Nov. 30 for RESNA 2017, June 25-29 at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans. Conference organizers seek proposals for innovative, interdisciplinary, informative and practical workshops and instructional courses in the following topic areas:  computer applications and communications; cognitive and sensory impairments; internationally appropriate...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - "Constructing New Frontiers" is the theme of the National Home Infusion Association's (NHIA) annual conference and exposition, April 12-15 in Dallas. Providers will play an important role in building the industry's future, said Nancy Kramer, vice president of clinical affairs for NHIA. "We are poised this year to work together as an industry, not only from a provider perspective, but also from a business perspective to try and better define our industry," she said. To that end,...