You are invited to attend any of these professional development opportunities. ISTA is committed to promoting and improving student and professional oral communication skills. ISTA is a registered continuing professional development provider for the State of Illinois.

2010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 23-25, 2010
The 2010 conference will be held at the Springfield Hilton Hotel. Mark your calendars now! Events begin with a board meeting and informal reception on Thursday evening. Professional development sessions for teaching of oral communication, theatre, as well as coaching speech and debate will be scheduled Friday and Saturday.

Interested in presenting? Watch this space for the Call for Papers and Programs.

Click here for a copy of the 2009 program

2010 SPEECH and DEBATE COACH WORKSHOPS
September 24-25, 2010
The 2010 workshops for new and experienced speech coaches will be held during the 2010 annual conference in Springfield. Watch this space for more details.

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Past ISTA Conferences:
Click on the links below to view PowerPoint presentations from previous ISTA conventions. Warning: The files are large.

2007
2006
2005
2004
2003

If you have questions, ideas or suggestions for programs at the ISTA convention, write to Doug Jennings at dkjenni@ilstu.edu.