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12th DEAF ACADEMIC & RESEARCHERS CONFERENCE
JUNE 4-8, 2025
HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA

A DEAF SPACE CONFERENCE

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CONFERENCE THEME

Sign Language as A Catalyst for Change: Education, Technology, and Society

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ALL REGISTRATION TICKETS
NON-REFUNDABLE AFTER MAY 1, 2025

Smoking the meat on the evening of June 6... ready for the DAC Closing Ceremony!

SATURDAY, JUNE 7

EVENING BANQUET- LOTZ OF BBQ

DAC Conference 2025 - Houston, Texas

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Important Dates & Links

Aug 10, 2024 Distribution of Call for Abstracts (CFA- Closed)
July 2024 Early Bird Registration - (Closed)
Dec 31, 2024 Deadline for submission of CFA (Closed)
Feb 1, 2025 CFA Authors Informed about Decision (Closed)
Mar 2-Jun 4, 2025 DAC Regular Registration
June 7, 2025 Deadline Conference BIDS for 2029

Conference

HOTEL

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DAC 2025 TEAM

Dr. Beverly Buchanan
Chair

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Dr. Merilee Gietz
Co-Chair

DAC 2025 COMMITTEE

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Paul Simmons
Presenter Liaison

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Mona Paula Kumzaite
Future Chair 2027
(LITHUANIA)

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Safeera Khan
Volunteer Coordinator

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Dr. Heidi MacGlaughlin
Registration

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Zoh Qureshi
Technical Support

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Susan Doyle
Volunteer Assistant

DAC 2025
DEAFBLIND INTERPRETERS

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Sean Hauschildt
Coordinator

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Dawn Jani Birley
Volunteer

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Alice Dulude
Volunteer

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Cody Franscisco
Volunteer

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Anita Harding
Volunteer

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July 19, 1964 – March 26, 2022

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INTERNATIONAL SIGN
(Primary Sign Language use at the Conference)

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Designs made by Dr. Marta Morgado

Organizers

International Signs

Past DAC Conferences

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