Contact:

Emilie Cook, (505) 232-9445 Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821

March 4, 2002

UNM, NATIONAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION TO HOST 11TH ANNUAL SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS

The 11th annual Southwest Conference on Communicative Disorders, hosted by the University of New Mexico Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and the National Student Speech-Language Hearing Association, will be held Thursday-Friday, March 7-8, at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center located at 2500 Carlisle Blvd., N.E.

Fifteen nationally-known speakers will present topics relevant to professionals and students in speech-language pathology, audiology, education, psychology and linguistics. In addition, there will be exhibitors, door prizes and refreshments. Additionally, 1.2 continuing education credits are offered through the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

“The Southwest Conference on Communicative Disorders is particularly notable because it is entirely student-run,” said Dr. Amy Wohlert, chairperson of the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at UNM.

The conference director this year is Emilie Cook, a graduate student in the department.

Registration begins at 7 a.m. on Thursday, March 7. Registration fees are $140 for professionals and $35 for students. For more information call the UNM Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at 277-4453 or e-mail southwestconf@aol.com.

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