Register for the 2025 On Demand Global LSL Symposium!
August 15-October 31
Register now and watch the biggest Listening and Spoken Language event of the year and earn CEUs!
June 25-26, 2025
A World of Sound Ideas Developing Future Voices
Live Virtual Sessions & On-Demand
AG Bell is excited to host the Global Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) Virtual Symposium on June 25-26, 2025.
For added flexibility, most sessions will be recorded and available on-demand from August 15 - October 31.
Symposium Highlights
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“How lucky we are to have a virtual Symposium that can reach so may diverse individuals who have one shared goal!”
- 2024 Attendee
“How lucky we are to have a virtual Symposium that can reach so may diverse individuals who have one shared goal!”
- 2024 Attendee
Get your CEUs!
The AG Bell Global LSL Virtual Symposium offers continuing education opportunities for professionals.
Participants can earn up to 17.5 hours (live) or 37.5 hours (on-demand) CEUs through the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language, or 1.75 CEUs (live) / 3.75 CEUs (on-demand) through the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Just Announced!
2025 Keynote Speakers
Hear from leading researchers in the Netherlands, USA, and Australia as they delve into crucial topics, including parent-child interaction, disparities in hearing care, early vocabulary development, and long-term communication outcomes in children with hearing loss.
Evelien Dirks, PhD
Professor, NSDSK, and Program Director, Tilburg University (Netherlands)
Evelien Dirks is a professor in early development and intervention in individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). In addition, she is the program director of the DHH research and development program of the NSDSK. Her research focus on the early development of children who are DHH within the context of the parent-child interaction. She is also involved in the development of materials to promote child development such as parent courses, books, videos and apps.
Dylan Chan, MD, PhD
Professor, University of California, San Francisco (United States)
Dylan Chan is Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the founder and director of the UCSF Children’s Communication Center, which is dedicated to multidisciplinary clinical care, translational research in pediatric hearing health disparities, and community outreach and education.
June 25, 3:30PM, ET
Emily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor, Texas Christian University (United States)
Emily Lund is an Associate Professor at Texas Christian University. Her line of research focuses on language and literacy development in children who struggle with language secondary to another diagnosis, primarily hearing loss. Her work has been funded by NIH/NIDCD, ASHFoundation, and the U.S. Department of Education.
Shani Dettman, B Ap Sc., Speech Pathology, M.Ed., Ph.D., LSLS Cert. AVT
Associate Professor, University of Melbourne (Australia)
Associate Professor Shani Dettman has worked as a speech pathologist and clinical researcher in the pediatric cochlear implant field since 1987. Shani has authored/co-authored over 53 journal articles, five book chapters, and 200 conference papers regarding factors affecting communication outcomes for children with hearing loss.
June 26, 6:30PM, ET
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