Tag: International Seating Symposium (ISS)
ISS opens registration for virtual event
November 13, 2025HME News Staff
PITTSBURGH – The International Seating Symposium (ISS) has opened registration for the 2026 Virtual Professional Summit (ISS:VPS). Scheduled for Jan. 28 and Feb. 25, ISS:VPS will feature presentations by rising stars and industry veterans, sharing their expertise in seating and mobility. “Register now for the 2026 Virtual Professional Summit,” the organization stated. “Registration provides access to all content on both days, as well as on-demand access to ISS:VPS recording...
ISS announces online event for seating and mobility professionals
September 15, 2025HME News Staff
PITTSBURGH – The International Seating Symposium (ISS) will host a Virtual Professional Summit (VPS) on Jan. 28 and Feb. 25. “The ISS:VPS will feature presentations by rising stars and industry veterans alike, sharing their expertise in seating and mobility,” organizers said. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn continuing education credits (CEUs). The fully online event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST on both days. Each day will feature a different lineup of presentations...
Mobility industry readies to convene at ISS
December 11, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
PITTSBURGH – The upcoming International Seating Symposium will feature longer and uninterrupted blocks of exhibit hall time, a Hands-On Zone for demoing equipment in real-life environments and a more diverse education program, organizers say.
Hours for the exhibit hall, which will span some 100,000 square feet and feature about 100 exhibitors, will include large blocks from 11:30 to 3:30 on March 20 and 11:30 to 2:30 on March 21.
“The nature of the convention center...
NRRTS names award winners
April 20, 2023HME News Staff
PITTSBURGH – NRRTS awarded Carey Britton, ATP/SMS, CRTS, and Elaine Stewart, ATP, CRTS, with the Simon Margolis Award at the 38th annual International Seating Symposium, which took place April 13-15 in Pittsburgh. The organization also honored Steve Cranna with a Leadership Award and named Mark Sullivan an Honorary Fellow. Additionally, NRRTS gave Gerry Dickerson, CRTS, an immediate past president of the organization, a Lifetime Achievement Award. NRRTS presented the awards on April 14 during...
RESNA to sponsor ISS track
February 2, 2023HME News Staff
ARLINGTON, Va. – RESNA will sponsor a track at the 2023 International Seating Symposium (ISS), which takes place April 13-15 at the David E. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. RESNA is proud to collaborate with ISS to develop sessions that focus on technology convergence. This trend is affecting seating and mobility professionals, who now need to know “more than wheelchairs” to best serve their clients. Sessions include: IC03: Seat Yourself with K-12 School Teams: Collaboration...
ISS ‘gets back to normal’
January 31, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
PITTSBURGH – Hybrid events are increasingly more common, but the 38th International Seating Symposium will take place exclusively in-person on April 13-15 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
“We’re focusing on making this a really good in-person event,” said Mark Schmeler, PhD, OTR/L, ATP, associate professor and vice chair for educating and training in the Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology at the University of Pittsburgh. “We’re...
ISS registration opens
November 15, 2022HME News Staff
PITTSBURGH – Registration is live for the 38th International Seating Symposium, which will be held in person at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh on April 13-15. Early bird registration is $779; standard registration, after Feb. 28, is $859. Pre-conference workshop rates are also available: $199 for a half-day and $379 for a full day. The event offers a comprehensive education program with topics like “Denials: Evidence for Practice and Policy Change” and “Standards:...
Exhibitor registration opens for ISS
May 10, 2022HME News Staff
PITTSBURGH – Exhibitor registration for the 38th International Seating Symposium, which will take place in-person at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh on April 13-15, is now open. ISS is accepting exhibitor registrations on a first-come, first-served basis. The 2023 event will feature more than 100,000 square feet of exhibit space and more than 11 hours of unopposed exhibit hall time. The 2022 ISS was held virtually Jan. 31 to Feb. 2.
RESNA brings tech focus to ISS
November 23, 2021Liz Beaulieu, Editor
ARLINGTON, Va. – RESNA, for the first time, has its own track of 10 sessions at the upcoming International Seating Symposium.
“The purpose is to talk about the convergence of technologies,” said Andrea Van Hook, executive director of RESNA. “We know ATPs who are working in seating and mobility today need to know more than seating and mobility.”
ISS, organized and hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, is scheduled to take place Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at the...
ISS prioritizes patient care
October 29, 2021Liz Beaulieu, Editor
PITTSBURGH – Organizers have moved the International Seating Symposium from October to January, in large part, to make sure clinicians are free to help with COVID-19 patients who are in recovery, says Mark Schmeler.
“We are all, as clinicians, busy taking care of people,” said Schmeler, an associate professor in the Rehabilitation Science and Technology Department at the University of Pittsburgh, which is organizing the event. “You see on the news that ICU beds are...