ABMP School Issues Forum

Schedule of Events

*Schedule subject to change.

Thursday, April 19, 2012
Time	Description
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Registration
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Welcome to the Forum with Bob Benson, Les Sweeney, and Anne Williams
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Session 1: Keynote Presentation with Jan Schwartz
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Session 2: Recent Changes in the Higher Education Act
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Session 3: The Client Perspective— What It Can Teach Us About Massage School
5:30 p.m.	Massage Envy Reception and ABMP Dinner
Friday, April 20, 2012
Time	Administrator and Owner program
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.	Yoga Wake-Up (optional)
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Breakfast
8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Session 4: The Culture of Feedback at Your School
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Session 5: Technology-Driven Marketing—Is There Any Other Kind? with Eric Brown
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Session 6: In-House Loans—Should We or Shouldn’t We?
2:30 p.m.	Enjoy Austin!

Time	Instructor Program
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.	Yoga Wake-Up (optional)
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Breakfast
8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Session 4: Building a Class from the Ground Up with Anne Williams
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Session 5: Textbooks: Doorstops or Useful Classroom Tools? with Jan Schwartz
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Session 6: Right-Brain Teaching for Creative Classrooms with Anne Williams
2:30 p.m.	Enjoy Austin!
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Time	Program
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.	Yoga Wake-Up (optional)
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Breakfast
8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Session 7: Is Your Website Good Enough?
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.	Session 8: Massage Therapist Quality Control and Massage Curriculum: Inconsistent or Diverse? Strength or Weakness?
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Closing Event