AHS | Convention Details

Convention Information

The 2025 AHS Convention will be held on April 4th and 5th at the Comfort Inn & Suites Presidential in Little Rock, AR.

2025 Speaker Schedule

Friday, April 4th:

General Board Meeting - 2:00-3:00 PM
REGISTRATION - 3:00-4:00 PM
Joseph Vespe, MS, MBA ("Infection Control for Hearing Healthcare Professionals” 1 CEU) - 4:00-5:00 PM
Banquet Dinner and Silent Auction Viewing - 5:00-6:00 PM
Joseph Vespe, MS, MBA ("Creation & Implementation of an Infection Control Plan" 1 CEU) - 6:00-7:00 PM
Mark Shuffield, HIS ("Ethics for Arkansas Hearing Instrument Dispensers" 1 CEU) - 7:00-8:00 PM

Saturday, April 5th:

Lynn Stephens, BC-HIS (“Knowing Your Patient’s Fitting Personality and Style” 2 CEU) - 8:00-10:00 AM
Break - 10:00-10:15 AM
Lynn Stephens, BC-HIS (“Strategies for Handling Difficult Patients” 1 CEU) - 10:15-11:15 AM
IHS Representative - 11:15-11:30 AM
Lunch - 11:30-12:15 PM
Antonio Calderon, MD, BC-HIS ("Philosophical Issues with Programming” 1.5 CEU) 12:15--1:45 PM
Break - 1:45-2:00 PM
Antonio Calderon, MD, BC-HIS ("Oh, The Distortion Length" 1.5 CEU) - 2:00-3:30 PM

Be sure to get your card punched after every session attended. Hand in your card at the main table at the end of the convention to get the full 9 CEU’s offered at the AHS 2025 Convention.

The additional 3 CEU’s may be obtained online at the AHS website at no additional cost. You will take a quiz at the end of each session and an email of your successful completion will be sent to you and AHS. The online CEU’s will be offered until May 1, 2025.

IHS has a new process for obtaining your IHS e-certificate for CEU’s. Once the in-person and online CEU’s have been completed you will be emailed a special link with instructions from the Arkansas Hearing Society. You will click the link, sign into the IHS website and claim your credit instantly.

Attendee Registration (Deadline is March 1)

Pricing for convention attendance is as follows (handling fees not included):

All-inclusive Convention Fee - $150
After March 1 - $250
Additional Luncheon Ticket for Guest - $40

Booth Registration (Deadline is March 1)

The Early Registration Special includes a booth with table and chairs, electricity, a full page color ad in the Society's Annual Directory, as well as complementary breakfast and lunch. All for the discounted price of $325.00. After March 1st, this package will cost $425.00.

If you would prefer to use an alternate form of payment, please contact Laurie Guerrero. Thank you so much. We look forward to seeing you!

The following pricing for convention booth registration includes booth, registration and directory advertising. Handling fees are not included.

Early Bird Special (Ends March 1) - $325
Late Registration (After March 1) - $325 + $100 late fee

Register to Attend or Rent a Booth

To download the form, Click Here.

Sponsorship

Each year, more than one hundred Hearing Professionals join us at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. We would not be able to continue to offer the quality level of National Speakers and Education Sessions without the help and financial backing of our vendors and manufacturers, and donations from our generous sponsors. We strive to provide our attendees a professional event at an affordable price, and that is where you can be of great help.

Thank you for your support for the hearing impaired.

Full Page Ad in Directory - $250
(Ad must be provided by the sponsor)
Break Sponsor - $750
(Includes full page ad in directory and signage during your break)
Lunch Sponsor - $1500
(Includes full page ad in directory and signage throughout the meeting)
Break and Lunch Sponsor - $2000
(Includes full page ad, signage throughout the meeting, and a booth with electric)

Hotel Information

Comfort Inn & Suites Presidential
707 Interstate 30
Little Rock, AR, 72202
For reservations, call: (501) 246-7819 or Click Here
Ask for the Arkansas Hearing Society rate