We are delighted you are considering joining us for our 20th Annual Conference in Telford on 21st and 22nd November. Every year we receive fantastic feedback from delegates and exhibitors. It’s great to read the pages and pages of comments. Thank you to those of you who take the time to send in feedback. There are also constructive comments for improvement and the team do pay special attention to these and do work to accommodate some suggestions if possible.

We have a small team that co-ordinates the whole of conference and I must thank them and their lead, Susannah Goggins, Board Director for Conference. They continue to provide the largest UK Audiology conference that focuses on delivering clinically relevant and practical presentations from a fantastic range of guest speakers.

After the covid years restricted travel, we are delighted to be able to bring back one or two international guest speakers for delegates this year. The programme of Keynote and Invited Speakers is now full. We do have some free papers slots to be confirmed that will be filled from abstract submissions and then the Official BAA Partner track will be filled by some of you. But other than that we are ready to launch conference in early June.

The Coventry Building Society Arena is a different kind of venue for us after the purpose-built conference centres of the last four years in Liverpool and Manchester. However, the team in Coventry seem great and the venue certainly has the space we need. We will even be holding the Thursday evening event onsite at the Arena.

The other area that is new for us, and you, is the conference management team. After ten years with our previous company, the Board felt a change was needed and we are delighted to be working with CJ Association Management Ltd for our admin and conference requirements. Because of this change in company, your interactions may well be slightly different. We do have a dedicated Event Manager – Christine Joyce – who you can contact at any point on conference@baaudiology.org so please shout if there is anything you need.

So I will leave you in their capable hands with my sincere thanks to you for sponsoring and exhibiting at conference this year. Our conference is only the success it is because of your involvement.

Thank you and see you in November!