International

SI Congress

ISIC

As per the ICE-ASI constitution, an international congress/scientific meeting is to be held every year on a different continent: the International Sensory Integration
Congress (ISIC).

The purpose of this regular congress is

to promote the formal exchange of the latest research related to SI
to promote informal exchanges of expertise and knowledge
to support best practice of ASI® education and practical application
to create research networks studying sensory integration and ASI®.

Participation is not limited to ICE-ASI members (organizational or individual)! We welcome participants who are not members of ICE-ASI but interested in Ayres Sensory Integration.

ISIC 2024

We are excited to announce this year's ISIC, hosted by "ASI Australia" on

October 28-30, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.

The congress theme is "Elevating Evidence Based Practice in ASI".

ASI Australia is a newly formed non-profit organization to raise awareness, offer training and advocacy in Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI)® in Australia.

About the Congress

ISIC is an annual scientific meeting sponsored by the International Council for Education in Ayres Sensory Integration (ICE-ASI) and hosted on a different continent every year. ISIC has a rich history of fostering cutting-edge research relevant to Sensory Integration, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, and facilitating the exchange of innovative ideas. As a respected platform in the field of Sensory Integration and occupational therapy, ISICs have consistently attracted leading academics, practitioners, and thought leaders from around the world.

World renowned keynote speakers such as Dr Roseann Schaaf, Dr Shelly Lane, Dr Zoe Mailloux, and Dr Susanne Smith Roley are confirmed.

This year's congress theme is "Elevating Evidence Based Practice in ASI".

View the Scientific Program

The History of ISIC

The first ISIC took place in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2018. In 2019, ISIC was hosted in Hong Kong, China. Due to the pandemic, the ISIC scheduled for 2020 in California, including a celebration of Dr Ayres' 100th birthday, had to be postponed to 2022. The latest ISIC took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2023. In 2024, we are looking forward to an amazing ISIC in Sydney, Australia.

ISIC 2023

The Brazilian Sensory Integration Association (ABIS) hosted ISIC 2023 in partnership with the ICE-ASI. The theme of this congress could not be more relevant: INNOVATIONS IN AYRES' SENSORY INTEGRATION.

Find out more about the program of ISIC 2023 on the congress website here!

ISIC 2022 took place at the origins of SI, in Southern California, on July 14-16, 2022. The title of the congress was "Sensory Neural Foundations For Social Connection".

Big names in the fields of SI and autism such as Roseann Schaaf, Margret Bauman, Grace Baranek, Anita Bundy, and many more made for an intriguing program. The congress included the belated celebration of Dr Ayres' 100th birthday.

ISIC Website

Each day of ISIC 2022 was dedicated to one of the 3 goals of the ASI 2020 Vision:

Thursday (Scholarship: Basic and Applied Science informing and updating ASI Theory) Current research related to sensory integration and praxis

Friday (Children Understood via Comprehensive and Accessible Assessments) Research including reliability and validity of the EASI, SPM, and related measures

Saturday (Translating Research into Practice: Worldwide training and pathways to competency using ASI) Innovations in education, practice, and advocacy

Like all great things, we started small. We took a few like-minds with a shared vision—and ran with it. Today, we’ve grown into something big.