Stammafest Highlights
What's on
Plenaries
The Plenary Sessions take place each morning, with a final Plenary on Sunday afternoon before the legendary Open Mic session.
On Friday the speakers will address how we get businesses and services to recognise the needs of people who stammer. Think about ordering a coffee or navigating a voice activated phone system (please say your name after the beep)! We really want to hear from you in this session.
On Saturday we'll hear from speakers about how they personally have influenced society. What does the route through to societal change and removing the stigma around stammering require?
On Sunday the plenary session will bring together some well known faces within sports to talk about sports and stammering.
Entertainment
Social events make up a huge part of STAMMAFest and we've got lots planned to keep everyone entertained!
STAMMAFest starts on the Thursday evening with welcome drinks and canapés - a chance to chat and meet other delegates.
Friday evening sees a shared meal and the return of the STAMMAFest Quiz Night - see which random facts come in useful for your team!
Saturday night is the big party night! We are really looking forward to enjoying a festival style atmosphere with a brilliant band, entertainment and a tasty barbecue including a range of vegetarian and vegan options. We hope we’ll be outside for Saturday evening, but we all know how unreliable the British summer can be, so we do have a 'plan B' if needed. We know not everyone likes the noise and bustle of a busy event, so we'll have quieter areas to chat and relax if you prefer.
If you're new to STAMMAFest we really want you to feel welcome, so we will have support for people coming alone or for the first time - we want everyone to make friends and enjoy the social side of the conference.
Workshops
Workshops will run in parallel across Friday, Saturday and Sunday after the Plenary Sessions.
Workshops are put together by individuals, specialists and groups who have submitted proposals to the STAMMAFest Committee and been approved. These can range from sessions around empowerment; finding ways to sound fluent; academic and specialist papers around stammering, stuttering and cluttering; story telling; stammering in the workplace; setting up a local group; music sessions to craft sessions.
Thank you to all who submitted a workshop proposal. We're going through them now and will announce soon.
Family Day
Our Family Day is for children, young people and their families. This is a chance for young people to meet one another and gain confidence in a relaxed and entertaining environment.
In the morning there will be sessions for children and young people. They'll attend 2-3 different activities with others of a similar age with breaks for refreshments in-between. Sessions can range from making fun TikTok-style videos to circus skills or building sculptures out of playdough.
For parents and guardians there will be a series of short talks, question and answer sessions and time to meet with others and discuss what it is like to have a child who stammers. Supporting the sessions will be specialist speech and language therapists and adults who stammer (some speech and language therapists may also stammer, and may also have children who stammer).
In the afternoon families are welcome to join in the main conference and take part in some of our family friendly workshops and events. Depending on the age and needs of your child, you can attend just the morning of Family Day or stay for the afternoon sessions as well.
Lunch and refreshments are included within the Family Day.
*All children and young people attending the Family Day events must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
INVITED PLENARY Speakers & hosts
Community
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