Midwest Mini-Conference on Cochlear Implants (CRASH)
Dates: November 13-14, 2026
Location: Waisman Center, Madison, WI (in-person format, no virtual option)
Event Overview:
This conference will focus on hearing research related to cochlear implants and will be held in-person at the UW Waisman Center. The conference is organized by members of the Binaural Hearing and Speech Lab from UW–Madison. This is intended to be an informal 1.5-day meeting that brings together hearing and cochlear implant scientists to present CI-data, work in progress, or future directions.
The characteristics of the conference are:
- Informal discussions and opportunities for students and young scientists to interact with more senior colleagues.
- Few data slides and lots of questions asked (maybe not many answered).
- Focus on data that are “hot off the press” and “work in progress” – unpolished and ready for feedback.
- See some of the interesting things that may not make it into papers, posters, or other conference talks (possibly because the presenter has no idea what is going on).
- A welcome home for vocoder research.
We encourage presentations by young investigators, trainees, and graduate students.
CI CRASH 2026 Registration:
Online registration is open now and will be available until November 1, 2026 at:
https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ev8lefkZ9E4u6a
If you would like to give a talk during the meeting, please send an email with your talk topic or talk title by October 1 to Shelly Godar (shelly.godar@wisc.edu)
Hotel Booking Information:
A block of hotel rooms has been set aside at the Best Western Plus Inn Towner Hotel at the rate of $160 per night. Booking at this rate is available until November 1, 2026. Guests may book rooms directly using either method below:
- Call the hotel at 608-233-8778 and select option #4. Reference the group code (3455-1) or say “Crash 26″
- Online using Booking Link: https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.50082.html?groupId=3P7WD7N6