ASHA 2017 Convention Program Exhibit Guide - 19

2017 ASHA CONVENTION

Code of Conduct
ASHA expects Convention attendees
to respect each other, student volunteers,
Convention Center staff, and ASHA
staff, and to behave in a courteous and
civilized fashion. Attendees should
respect common sense rules for public
behavior, personal interaction, and
respect for private property.
Abusive, harassing, or threatening
behavior directed toward any other
attendee-or any student volunteer,
ASHA staff, or Convention Center
staff-will not be tolerated.
Please report any incidents in which a
meeting attendee is abusive, insulting,
intimidating, bothersome, or acting
in an unsafe or illegal manner to ASHA
staff or Convention Center Security
immediately.

Comments and Feedback
All registrants will receive an e-mailed
invitation to complete an in-depth
online Convention evaluation survey
after the event has concluded. If you
have suggestions or feedback that you'd
like to share while at the Convention,
you may request a comment card at one
of the Information Booths.

First Aid

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A first aid room is located in the
Convention Center should an
attendee need medical assistance.
Should an emergency occur, call the
Convention Center Security at
213-765-4605 or dial ext. 3000 from any
of the house phones. Please refrain from
calling 911. If you do call 911, also call
the Convention Center Security number
listed above.
Stay on the line; calls are recorded.
An officer will answer immediately.

Be prepared to report the location of the
emergency by building, level, and either
hall, meeting room, or corridor.
After you have called for emergency
assistance, report the incident to
ASHA staff at the nearest Information
Booth, so that they may be apprised
of the situation.

Food and Refreshments
The Los Angeles Convention Center
operates several concession areas,
Compass Café, Galaxy Café, Tradewinds
Café, and Groundwork Coffee, all of
which offer a variety of snacks and food,
including some vegetarian and glutenfree choices, as well as various graband-go food and coffee carts located
throughout the Convention Center.
Adjacent to the center is L.A. Live,
home to numerous eateries ranging from
coffee shops to fast-casual to fine dining,
and downtown Los Angeles has a
thriving restaurant scene, many of which
are walkable from the Convention
Center and official ASHA hotels.
A lunch break in the Exhibit Hall will
be held daily to allow dedicated time for
all attendees to network with exhibitors;
attendees who purchased lunch tickets
with their registration may collect a
boxed lunch in the Exhibit Hall.
On Friday and Saturday morning,
coffee and tea will be offered in the
Exhibit Hall during the 10:00 a.m.-
11:00 a.m. break.

Guest Services

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The Guest Services team can provide
attendees with information on
money-saving discounts, tour
packages throughout the city and
surrounding counties, attractions,
transportation, maps, and all other
general information in response to
questions that attendees may have about
Los Angeles. The Guest Services Desk
is a great tool for helping you optimize
your visit.

Hotel Help

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(NEAR REGISTRATION)
Representatives from ASHA's housing
company will be available during
registration hours to assist attendees
with any issues that arise with their
hotel reservations.

Information Booths

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At all of the Information Booths,
helpful ASHA staff members and
volunteers are available to answer your
questions about the ASHA
Convention during registration hours.

Internet and Wi-Fi
Limited free wireless Internet service is
offered by the Los Angeles Convention
Center in the public concourse
areas and the permanent food court
areas.
The Convention Center's complimentary
Wi-Fi service allows attendees to
perform low-bandwidth functions,
such as checking e-mail with their
smartphones, laptops, or tablets.
Internet access is not available for
presenters in the session rooms.
Wireless Internet access provided by
ASHA is available in the Wireless Café
during Exhibit Hall hours.
All of the official ASHA hotels offer
complimentary high-speed Internet
access for ASHA Convention attendees.

Lactation Room
Please see the Personal Consideration
Rooms section for information for
nursing mothers.

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