Conference Information Resources
- Web Design Events and Conferences All 2020 Conferences compiled by the University of Minnesota.
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- Biological, chemical, and physical scientific meetings: Gordon Research Conferences
- Ergonomics & Human Factors Calendar
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Conferences and Events
Scheduled Conferences
Multiple dates, 2020
- Gordon Research Conferences
Location: various locations in the world (926 total biological, chemical, and physical scientific meetings throughout the year)
January 2020
- January 29–February 1, 2020
Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Conference
Location: Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
February 2020
- February 12–13, 2020
OZeWAI 2020 Australian Accessibility Conference – OZeWAI and PWAC
Location: Australia - February 26–March 1, 2020
American Academy of Pain Medicine 36th Annual Meeting: "Innovation and Technology in Pain Management"
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland
March 2020
- March 2–3, 2020 switched to Virtual
Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity 35th Annual International Conference PAC RIM 2020
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii - March 9–13, 2020 CANCELLED
California State University, Northridge Center on Disabilities' 35th CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
Location: Anaheim Marriott Hotel, Anaheim, California - March 18-20, 2020 CANCELLED
The Transportation Alliance’s 2020 Spring Conference & Expo
Location: Westin Copley, Boston, Massachusetts
April 2020
- April 4–7, 2020 switched to Virtual
EDRA51 Tempe, Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) (transform: socially embedded collaboration)
Location: Virtual - April 20–21, 2020 In-person and virtually
17th International Web for All Conference Web4All 2020. Automation for Accessibility.
Location: Taipei, Taiwan - April 21–24, 2020 CANCELLED
5th Annual Joint SALIS/AMHL Conference & the 42nd Annual SALIS International Conference Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists (SALIS) / American Mental Health Librarians (AMHL)
Location: St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C. - April 21–25, 2020
SHAPE America National Convention & Expo Salt Lake '20. Shape America is the Society of Health and Physical Educators
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah - April 23–26, 2020 CANCELLED
32nd Annual AAMA Symposium 2020 – American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
Location: Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, Orlando, Florida - April 25–30, 2020 CANCELLED
CHI2020 – ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Location: Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii - April 27–29, 2020 switched to Virtual
Ergonomics & Human Factors 2020
Location: Virtual
May 2020
- May 12, 2020 switched to Virtual
Australian Network on Disability's (AND) 12&th; Annual National Conference. Australia's only conference on disability specifically for employers and businesses, and provides a unique opportunity for senior leaders, diversity practitioners and HR professionals to gain insight into best practice and current trends around recruitment, retention and inclusion of people with disability in all aspects of business.
Location: Virtual - May 12–14, 2020 switched to Virtual
Knowability John Slatin AccessU 2020
Location: Virtual - May 21, 2020
8th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
Location: Worldwide. - 25–28 May 2020 switched to Virtual
2020 IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2020-Spring
Location: Virtual - May 25–July 31, 2020 switched to Virtual
Annual Conference and Expo 2020 Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE).
Location: Virtual
June 2020
- June 1–10, 2020 switched to Virtual
2020 National Hurricane Conference (Improving Hurricane Preparedness) Disaster Communication and Planning: Topics of interest: Accessibility & Functional Needs, Amateur Radio, Evacuation Planning, Fire-Rescue/Law Enforcement, Health Care, Public Education/Media, etc.
Location: Virtual - June 3–6, 2020 switched to Virtual
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Virtual NEXT Annual Conference & Exposition
Location: Virtual - June 15–18, 2020 switched to Virtual
National Disability Rights Network Conference NDRN 2020: P&A / CAP (Protection and Advocacy / Client Assistance Programs) Annual Conference Join dedicated attorneys, advocates and activists – the premier event for everyone who supports meaningful choice, empowerment, and independence for all people with disabilities.
Location: Virtual - Kickoff June 16 and 17, 2020 from 1-4pm EST
Daily events through July 31st—with sessions M–F each day! switched to Virtual
APSE 2020 National Conference (Association of People Supporting Employment First Employment Now) APSE is the only national organization with an exclusive focus on integrated employment and career advancement opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Location: Virtual - June 18–21, 2020 switched to Virtual
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Conference
Location: Virtual - June 22–25, 2020
Canada International Conference on Education (CICE) 2020
Location: University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - June 25, 2020 switched to Virtual
HighEdWeb 2020 Accessibility Summit
Location: Virtual
Jul 2020
- July 3–10, 2020 switched to Virtual
59th American Council of the Blind Annual Conference and Convention
Location: Virtual - July 7–10, 2020 CANCELLED
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America RESNA/NCART Annual Conference
Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. - July 14–July 18, 2020 switched to Virtual
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) National Convention 2020
Location: Virtual - July 16–20, 2020 switched to Virtual
AHFE 2020 11th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE)
Location: Virtual - July 19–24, 2020 switched to Virtual
Human Computer Interface (HCI) International 2020 HCI 2020
Location: Virtual
August 2020
- August 4–6, 2020 switched to Virtual
24th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference (AEC) Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE).
Location: Virtual - August 26, 2020 switched to Virtual
National Ergonomics Conference and ErgoExpo 2020
Location: Virtual - August 28–29, 2020
iCareTech2020
International Conference on Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies 2020
Location: Al Azhar University – Gaza, Palestine
September 2020
- September 2–5, 2020 CANCELLED
5th IASSIDD Asia Pacific Regional Conference The World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD)
Location: Hyderabad, India - September 9–11, 2020 switched to Virtual
ICCHP 2020 17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Location:Virtual - September 13–15, 2020 CANCELLED
Communication Matters International AAC Conference (CM2020). The conference for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), will include AAC users, parents, personal assistants, professionals and suppliers of AAC equipment.
Location: University of Leeds, Leeds, UK - September 15, 2020 switched to Virtual New
M-Enabling Summit Virtual Leadership Briefing 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EST "To show our commitment and expand our outreach to advocate for users of all abilities, the M-Enabling Summit Virtual Leadership Briefing will be free of charge to anyone who wishes to participate. Captioning and Sign Language will be provided."
Location: Washington, DC.
October 2020
- October 1–3, 2020 switched to Virtual
Paris Web in French
Location: Virtual - October 6, 13 and 20, 2020 switched to Virtual
National Village Conference (NVC) 2020
"20/20: Clear Vision for the Future"
Location: Virtual - October 6–7, 2020
Canadian Conference on Developmental Disabilities and Autism
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba - October 19–20, 2020 switched to Virtual
HighEdWeb (Higher Education Web Professionals Association) 2020 Annual Conference
Location: Virtual - October week of the 19th, 2020 switched to Virtual
5th Annual ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium: "Time for Testing in Testing Times
(Remote Work, Commerce, Education, Support…)" with pre-symposium workshops and post symposium courses
Location: Virtual (specific times TBA) - October 23–28, 2020 switched to Virtual
83rd Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference, connecting information and people in the physical and virtual world.
Location: Virtual - October 25-31, 2020 switched to Virtual
LavaCon UX: A Virtual Content Strategy Conference with a New Orleans Flare
Location: Virtual - October 28–November 11, 2020 switched to Virtual
Closing The Gap 2020: "Assistive Technology Resources for Children and Adults with Special Needs 38th Annual Conference"
Location: Virtual - October 26–28, 2020 switched to Virtual
ASSETS 2020 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Location: Virtual - October TBD 2020 CANCELLED
Accessibility Scotland 2020
Location: Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Scotland
November 2020
- November 3–5, 2020
Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRA Canada) Conference
Location: Inn at Laurel Point, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - November 4–6, 2020
Handicap 2020 is the 11th edition of the biennial French-speaking conference organized by Paris 8 University and IFRATH in Paris, in parallel with the Autonomic fair.
Location: Paris, France - November 11–13, 2020
Australian Assistive Technology Conference (AATC20) The Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association (ARATA) is a member of the Alliance of Assistive Technology Professional Organisations with sister organisations Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Europe, America and Australia. The aim of this agreement is to foster cooperation between these organisations and their members. ARATA is also a member of the Coalition on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology in Asia, aiming to facilitate the advancement of Rehabilitation (RE) and Assistive Technologies (AT) and promote the adoption of these technologies by the people of Asia. Fellow signatories include AT and RE services in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia - November 16–20, 2020
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD): Accessing Higher Ground
Location: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, Colorado - November 19–20, 2020 CANCELLED
Assistive Technology Conference of New England (ATCNE) 2020 hosted by TechACCESS of RI
Location: TBD - November 21—25, 2020 You may attend in-person or virtually
SMART ACCESSIBILITY 2020: The Fifth International Conference on Universal Accessibility in the Internet of Things and Smart Environments
Location: Valencia, SpainSMART ACCESSIBILITY 2020 is colocated with the following events as part of DigitalWorld 2020.
- ICDS 2020: The Fourteenth International Conference on Digital Society
- ACHI 2020: The Thirteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions
- GEOProcessing 2020: The Twelfth International Conference on Advanced Geographic Information Systems, Applications, and Services
- eTELEMED 2020: The Twelfth International Conference on eHealth, Telemedicine, and Social Medicine
- eLmL 2020: The Twelfth International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning
- eKNOW 2020: The Twelfth International Conference on Information, Process, and Knowledge Management
- ALLSENSORS 2020: The Fifth International Conference on Advances in Sensors, Actuators, Metering and Sensing
- November 24–25, 2020
Funka Accessibility Days (northern Europe's largest conference on accessible ICT). The program is held in English, Swedish, and Norwegian and simultaneously interpreted to English, Swedish sign language and captioned.
Location: Stockholm, Sweden - November 23–25, 2020 switched to Virtual
World Congress on Special Needs Education (WCSNE-2020)
Location: Virtual
December 2020
January 2021
- January 25–30, 2021 switched to Virtual
Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Conference
Location: Virtual
February 2021
- February 18–21, 2021
58th Annual Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) International Conference
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
March 2021
- March 1–2, 2021 switched to Virtual
Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity 36th Annual International Conference PAC RIM 2021
Location: Virtual - March 8–21, 2021
California State University, Northridge Center on Disabilities' 36th CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
Location: Virtual - March 21–26, 2021
WDPI 2021 Conference on Work Disability Prevention and Integration
Location: Melbourne, Australia
April 2021
- April 12–23, 2021
30th International World Wide Web Conference – TheWebConf'21 Virtual Edition
Location: Virtual - April 13–17, 2021
SHAPE America 2021 National Convention & Exposition. Shape America is the Society of Health and Physical Educators
Location: Virtual - April 19–20, 2021
Web4All 2021 18th International Web for All Conference: Accessibility and Crisis. Co-located with the TheWebConf'21 Virtual Edition
Location: Virtual - April 23–May 1, 2021
American Academy of Pain Medicine 37th Annual Meeting: "Innovation and Technology in Pain Management"
Location: Virtual - April 30–May 2, 2021
2021 – American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA) Virtual Symposium
Location: Virtual
May 2021
- May 8–13, 2021
CHI2021 – ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Location: Virtual - May 19–23, 2021
EDRA52 Detroit, Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) "Just Environments Transdisciplinary Border Crossings"
Location: Virtual
June 2021
- June 5–9, 2021
68th Society for Technical Communication Summit
Location: Virtual - June 14–17, 2021
2021 National Hurricane Conference (Improving Hurricane Preparedness) Disaster Communication and Planning: Topics of interest: Accessibility & Functional Needs, Amateur Radio, Evacuation Planning, Fire-Rescue/Law Enforcement, Health Care, Public Education/Media, etc.
Location: Hilton Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana - June 24–26, 2021
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Conference
Location: Virtual
July 2021
- July 25–29, 2021
AHFE 2021, the 12th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE)
Location: Sheraton New York Times Square, New York
August 2021
- August 30–September 2, 2021
UXPA International Conference
Location: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland
September 2021
- September 1–3, 2021
AAATE: Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe Conference
Location: Paris, France - September 13–17, 2021
Communication Matters International AAC Conference (CM2021). The conference for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), will include AAC users, parents, personal assistants, professionals and suppliers of AAC equipment.
Location: Virtual - September 15–18, 2021
2nd COTEC-ENOTHE Congress Occupational Therapy Europe
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
October 2021
- October 4–6, 2021
M-Enabling Summit "Digital Accessibility: A Driver for Inclusion Strategies" promoting accessible and assistive technology for senior citizens and users of all abilities.
Location: Washington, DC
