28th Annual Convention

Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte Uptown | Charlotte, NC | July 10-12, 2025
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2024 Convention Schedule

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To see the 2024 Day-At-A-Glance Schedule, please click here.

Day 0 – Wednesday July 17

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6:00 PM

Memorial Dinner Honoring Lee Caggiano

Please join us on the evening before the convention begins for an in-person memorial dinner honoring our dearly missed co-founder Lee Caggiano. Everyone in our stuttering community and beyond (all ages and all levels of familiarity with Lee and Friends) is welcome to join.

Since this is a separate event from our Annual Convention, we ask that you RSVP even if you have already registered for the convention. This memorial dinner is free to attend (with donations always welcome), but we ask that you please RSVP so we can make sure that we order enough food. RSVP to the memorial dinner here.

Day 1 – Thursday July 18

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1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Registration

For all attendees | Registration Desk

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1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Session 1

Welcome & Ice Breakers

For all attendees | Grand Ballroom | Facilitator: Barry

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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Session 2

Getting to Know Our Friends

For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Aidan & Mandy

Speed Meeting

For tweens ages 10-13 & high schoolers | Colorado Room | Facilitators: Allison & Josette

Our Place at Friends

For adults | Atrium | Facilitators: Róisín & Sara

Parent Workshops

New Parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Adannaya, Arin, Cheryl, Ryan

Returning Parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Anthony, Catey, Rick, Leor

How to Get the Most of the Convention

For SLPs | Upper Deck | Facilitators: Tricia & Julie

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4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

Session 3

Meeting New Friends

For kids, tweens, high schoolers, adults | Colorado Room | Facilitators: Jenny, Gianna, Lewis, Mackenzie

Roundtables: Your Child's Legacy

For parents & SLPs | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Tricia, Ben, Cheryl, Heather, Julie, Kristel, Mark, Róisín, Sara

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6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

 

2024 Opening Ceremony

For all attendeesGrand Ballroom

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Dinner with Friends

For all attendees

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8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Tween Hospitality Room

For tweens ages 10-13 | Room 901

Teen Hospitality Room

For high schoolers | Room 907

Adult Hospitality Room

For adults, parents, SLPs | Room 922

*Siblings join workshops based on their age (i.e., join kids, tween, or high schooler workshops) unless otherwise specified.

Day 2 – Friday July 19

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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration

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9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Morning Welcome, Open Mic

For all attendees | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Ava, Lauren, Mackenzie

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9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 1

What I Know (and Wish Others Knew) about Stuttering

For kids ages 6-9 | Colorado Room | Facilitators: Meghan & Emily

Keynote: Eric Jackson

For tweens, high schoolers, adults, parents, SLPs | Grand Ballroom

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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2

Friends Funhouse

For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Allegra & Shelby

Stuttering Tree

For tweens ages 10-13 | Upper Deck | Facilitators: David & Jeff

Fishbowl: How do we define stuttering?

For high schoolers, adults, parents, SLPs | Grand Ballroom & Colorado Room | Facilitators: Róisín, Nicole, Allison, Ben, Cole, Chris, Gianna, Jia, Joel, Josette, Kristel, Mike, Naomi, Ryan, Sara, Stavros, Nic, Mark

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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch with Friends

For all attendees | Atrium

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1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Group Picture!

For all attendees

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1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session 3

I Stutter and...

For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Kristel & Nic

Stuttering Jeopardy

For siblings | Upper Deck | Facilitators: Maddie & Julia

Outing (1:15 - 3:00 pm)

For tweens, high schoolers, adults | Colorado Room | Facilitators: Mark, Róisín, Allison, Ben, Chris, David, Eric, George, Grace, Joel, JoseJe, Naomi, Stavros

Roundtable Reflections

For parents & SLPs | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Nicole, Tricia, Cheryl, Heather, Julie, Katie, Loryn, Patty

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2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Coffee Break

For all attendees

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2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Session 4

Connecting through Improv and Movement

For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Amanda & Ben

Creative Writing (3:00 - 3:45 pm)

For tweens, high schoolers, adults | Colorado Room | Facilitator: Adam

Creating Space for Stuttering

For parents & SLPs | Grand Ballroom | Facilitator: Aidan & Ezra

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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Session 5

Stuttering as a Superpower

For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: George, Josette, Bennie

Impact of Stuttering

For tweens & high schoolers | Colorado Room | Facilitator: Nic & Naomi

Responding in the Moment of Stuttering

For adults | Atrium | Facilitator: Elizabeth

What We Wish Our Parents Knew

For parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Ben, Joel, Mike

Trauma-Informed Therapy

For SLPs | Upper Deck | Facilitator: Mandy

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5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Dinner in Denver! Enjoy exploring Denver and hang out with your new friends!

Take me out to the ballgame!
You are welcome to explore Denver on your own, but if you’d like to continue hanging out with your Friends, we will be going to Coors Field at 6:40PM for a Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants game. Learn more here.

Calling all rock climbers and aspiring climbers!
From 7-9pm, join folks from the convention at Movement for an evening of indoor climbing and bonding with other people who stutter and their families. Learn more here.

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8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Tween Hospitality Room

For tweens ages 10-13 | Room 901

Teen Hospitality Room

For high schoolers | Room 907

Adult Hospitality Room, Music/Poetry Open Mic

For adults, parents, SLPs | Room 922

Day 3 – Saturday July 20

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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration

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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Morning Welcome, Open Mic

For all attendees | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Bennie, Dougie, Lewis

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9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 1

Drawing Your Stuttering

For all kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Grace & Mackenzie

Claiming Our Space

For tweens ages 10-13 & high schoolers | Colorado Room | Facilitator: Barry

Panel: Stuttering Research Updates

For adults, parents, SLPs | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Chris, Eric, Jia, Naomi, Rick

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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2

Our Stuttering Legacy Collage

For kids & tweens | Room 901 | Facilitators: Hallie & Dougie

Disclosing and Advocating in the Workplace

For high schoolers & adults | Colorado Room | Facilitator: George

Roundtable: Supporting Your Child's Legacy

For parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Sara, Ben, Cheryl, Heather,
Julie, Kristel, Mark, Nic, Patty, Tricia

Social Model of Disability

For SLPs | Upper Deck | Facilitator: Ryan

Supporting Your Sibling

For siblings | Atrium | Facilitator: Jason

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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch with Friends

For all attendees | Atrium

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1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Auction with George!

For all attendees | Grand Ballroom

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session 3

Playing Games with Stuttering

For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitator: Allison

Teen Panel

For tweens & high schoolers | Colorado Room | Facilitators and Panelists: Jenny, Ava, Bennie, Dougie, Lauren

What Would You Like to Hear

For adults & parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Tricia & Julie

Counseling for SLPs

For SLPs | Upper Deck | Facilitator: Jason

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3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Session 4

Living Your Legacy

For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Ava, Lauren, Lewis

Living Your Legacy

For tweens, high schoolers, adults | Colorado Room | Facilitators: Naomi & Mike

Living Your Legacy

For parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitator: Heather

Living Your Legacy

For SLPs | Upper Deck | Facilitator: Mark

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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Closing Ceremony

For all attendees | Grand Ballroom

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6:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Dinner, Dance, Karaoke

For all attendees | Grand Ballroom

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