Dear Auditory List,
Abstract submission and conference registration are now open for the Conference on Cognition, Aging, and Speech Communication (CASC)! CASC is the merging of the conference on “Aging and Speech Communication (ASC)” and the conference on “Cognitive Hearing Science for Communication (CHSCOM).”
Conference Information
The conference will be held at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, May 6-9, 2026. The primary goal of this conference is to continue a series of exceptional international and interdisciplinary research conferences that address speech-communication challenges in older adults.
CASC will be held at the Eric P. Newman Education Center located on the Medical Campus of Washington University in St. Louis. The conference website contains details about the program, costs, registration, and abstract submission.
Important dates:
Abstract submission opens: November 15, 2025
Abstract submission closes: February 1, 2026
Abstract decisions: By March 1, 2026.
The 2026 conference is organized around eight themes:
Age-related changes in auditory perception and physiology
Animal studies of aging and hearing
Aging and speech: production, perception, and understanding
Cognition and aging
Aging and multisensory perception and processing
Access to hearing health care
Hearing loss and hearing assistive devices (HA & CI)
Technological advances (Pharmaceuticals, AI, and more)
Who should come to CASC?
The conference is intended for any individual interested in age-related changes in speech perception, production, and understanding. It is appropriate for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and other scientists working in the fields of aging, cognition, and communication sciences and disorders.
Previous attendees to any Cognitive Hearing Science for Communication (CHSCOM)
Previous attendees to any Aging and Speech Communication (ASC) conference
Attendees of American Auditory Society, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Neurobiology of Language, Acoustical Society of America, Hearing Across the Lifespan, and other similar conferences
US Organizing Committee: Mitch Sommers, Kate McClannahan, Samira Anderson, Matthew Goupell
International Organizing Committee: Henrik Danielsson, Helen Henshaw, Ingrid Johnsrude, Sergi Rotger-Griful, Jerker Rönnberg
CASC Scientific Advisory Board: Stefanie Kuchinsky, Monita Chatterjee,
Rebecca Bennett, Natalie Phillips, Kelly Harris