AMTA 2007 National Convention - Schedule of Events

AMTA Board of Directors Meeting

Located at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
Dates and times to be announced

Convention Registration

Located at the Duke Energy Center

Wednesday, September 26
12:00pm-7:00pm

Thursday, September 27
7:00am-8:00pm

Friday, September 28
7:00am-8:30pm

Saturday, September 29
7:00am-3:00pm

Tuesday, September 25

8:00am-5:30pm
Pre-Convention Workshop

CORE Institute's Sports & Performance Bodywork - A Four System Approach - Kousaleos

Wednesday, September 26

8:00am-5:30pm
Pre-Convention Workshop (continued from Tuesday)

CORE Institute's Sports & Performance Bodywork - A Four System Approach - Kousaleos

8:00am-12:00pm
Chapter Presidents Council Meeting

9:00am-5:00pm
COMTA On-Site Evaluator Training Workshop

1:30pm-4:30pm
Chapter Leadership Training

6:30pm-9:00pm
House of Delegates Orientation

7:00pm-9:00pm
Opening Reception

Thursday, September 27

8:30am-10:00am
Opening Session

10:00am-11:00am
Keynote Address-Joan Borysenko

11:30am-1:00pm
First-Timer Luncheon

1:00pm-5:00pm
House of Delegates Meeting

1:00pm – 5:00pm
Council of Schools Board Meeting

1:30pm-4:30pm
Early Ed’itions

The Making of a Spa Professional: Career Coaching from the Experts - Hutchinson, LaRoche, Schreck, Trieste
Assessment of Common Benign & Malignant Skin Lesions & Cutaneous Infections - Vidimos
Compassionate Presence - Borysenko
Coordination Pattern Training: Release, Repattern, Renew - Wetzig
The Mystery of Pain - Nelson
Pharmaceuticals and Massage: Confidence with Today's Aging Clients - Born
Best Practices for the Massage & Bodywork Profession - Travillian

4:30pm-8:00pm
Exhibits Marketplace Grand Opening
Massage Therapy Foundation Poster Session

Friday, September 28

8:00am-5:30pm
Continuing Education Sessions

Spinal Reflex Analysis, Level One -Jarrell
Mastectomy Massage - Chapman
Addressing the Needs of an Aging Population - Schneider

8:00am-12:00pm
Continuing Education Sessions

Neuromuscular Evaluation & Treatment Plans - Price
The Mystery of Pain (repeat) - Nelson
Massage Therapy & Pathology: Psychiatric Disorders - Werner
Case Reports in Massage: Why They're Important & How to Submit Your Own - Hamm
Designing Significant Learning Connections for All - Rose

11:30am-3:00pm
Exhibits Marketplace Open
Massage Therapy Foundation Poster Sessions

12:00pm-1:30pm
Teachers Networking Luncheon

1:30pm-5:30pm
Continuing Education Sessions

Manual & Therapeutic Management of Dysfunctional Breathing - Chaitow
Mouth Marketing: How to Promote Yourself Verbally - Sommermann
Massage Therapy & Pathology: Psychiatric Disorders (repeat) - Werner
Understanding the Research Process and Research Reports: Knowing What to Look for-and Why! - Hymel
Evaluating Student Performance - Are They Getting It? - Weinberger

3:30pm-5:30pm
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Presentation

NCBTMB: Proud of Our Progress, Excited About Our Future

5:00pm-8:30pm
Exhibits Marketplace Open
Massage Therapy Foundation Poster Sessions

7:00pm-8:00pm
Massage Therapy Foundation Reception
By invitation

Saturday, September 29

8:00am-5:30pm
Continuing Education Sessions

Spinal Reflex Analysis, Level One (continued from Friday) - Jarrell
Massage Precautions for the Newest Conditions and Medications Facing our Aging Population - Born

8:00am-12:00pm
Continuing Education Sessions

Know Thyself - King
An Integrative Approach to the Wrist & Hand - Dixon
Identify & Prevent Injuries Before They Occur - Rattray
Business Skills: Creating Success (Intermediate Level) - Whitridge
Protocol Development & Research Measurements - Chandler
Ethics for Educators - Polseno

11:30am-3:00pm
Exhibits Marketplace Open
Massage Therapy Foundation Poster Session

1:30pm – 5:30 pm
Continuing Education Sessions

Everyday Ethics - Polseno
Highlights of Thai Massage - Rynerson
Neuromuscular Evaluation & Treatment Plans (repeat) - Price
Business Skills: Vision for Your Future (Advanced Level) - Whitridge
Research and the Profession - Buckle, Korn, Sharpe, Steinhorn
Teaching Pathology from the Heart - Werner

7:30pm-12:00am
Dinner Dance

Sunday, September 30

12:30pm-5:30pm
Post-Convention Workshop

Advanced Muscle Energy Techniques for Massage Therapists - Chaitow

Monday, October 1

8:30am-4:30pm
Post-Convention Workshop (continued from Sunday)