ISA is pleased to announce details of Conference Day 2014 for everyone connected by stammering including adults who stammer, young people who stammer, and parents of those who stammer.

Our day ‘caint gan eagla’ meaning ‘talk without fear’. is a reminder that no one needs to fear speaking – including those who stammer.

You’ll have the opportunity to listen to some great speakers and to meet other people who stammer. There will be facilitated sessions for adults who stammer, young people, and a group for parents too.

ISA AGM will take place in the afternoon too.

Agenda for the Day:

09:30 Registration

10:00 ISA Chairperson’s address: Veronica Lynch

10:30 Men’s Phone Group

10:40 Video

10:50 Icebreaker (Icemelter?!) session.

11:10 Tips for teachers and parents: Callum Wells

11:30 Tea and Coffee

11:50 Women’s Leadership Launch

12:10 International Communication Project 2014

12:30 Lunch

13:15 Breakout sessions

• Support groups for adults (facilitated by ISA group leaders)

• ISAYiT! drama introduction for young people who stutter facilitated by Gaiety School of Acting

• Parents’ Support Network (Callum Wells and Aisling Keogh, SLTs)

14:45 Talk without fear: Pamela Mertz via Skype.

15:15 Closing session

15:30 ISA Annual General Meeting

16:00 Close

Venue: Hilton Kilmainham Hotel, Inchicore Road, Dublin 8 (see map)

Date: Saturday 26th April 2014

Time: 9.30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Cost: FREE to ISA members (€20 to join ISA for the year)

Car parking: Car parking is available at the Hilton Kilmainaham. The first 1.5hr

is complimentary and €3 per hour thereafter or €7 per day; delegates

will pay their own accounts

Looking forward to seeing you there!

For more details drop us a line: info@stammeringireland.ie