2024 ABMP School Forum for Massage and Bodywork Educators

ABMP School Forum 2024 with illustration of capital building

Registration is OPEN for the 2024 ABMP School Forum!

Friday and Saturday, April 5–6, 2024 | The Royal Sonesta Capitol Hill, Washington, DC

April 5, 2024: 11:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. ET

April 6, 2024: 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. ET

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Registration

Registration for the 2024 ABMP School Forum is $199 per attendee. Seats are limited. Secure your spot by registering today.

Premier School members receive one (1) free registration and Enhanced School members receive a $100 discount. Free seat registration ends on February 29, 2024. Premier and Enhanced School members, contact your school liaison at education@abmp.com or 800-458-2267.

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Schedule
Learn more about the sessions

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2024

  • 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: Check-in, lunch, vendor networking
  • 1:00–1:30 p.m.: Event welcome
  • 1:30–2:45 p.m.: Keynote: "Reinventing Yourself, Your School, and the Profession" with Eric Stephenson [1 CE]
  • 2:45–3:15 p.m.: Break and vendor networking
  • 3:15–3:30 p.m.: ABMP School Resource Spotlight
  • 3:30–4:00 p.m.: "Implicit Bias in the Classroom and Beyond" with Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan
  • 4:00–4:10 p.m.: Short break
  • 4:10–5:00 p.m.: "Full-Spectrum Marketing for Massage Programs" with Kristin Coverly and Taffie Lewis [1 CE]
  • 5:00–6:30 p.m.: Sponsored cocktail reception

 

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2024

  • 8:00–8:30 a.m.: Breakfast and vendor networking
  • 8:30–8:45 a.m.: Welcome
  • 8:45–10:00 a.m.: "Crucial Conversations: A Legislative Panel Discussion"  with Dawn Hogue, Debra Persinger, and Les Sweeney [1 CE]
  • 10:00–10:30 a.m.: Break and vendor networking
  • 10:30–10:45 a.m.: ABMP School Resource Spotlight
  • 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: "ChatMBP: Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Massage and Bodywork Education" with Amanda Baskwill [1.5 CE]
  • 12:15–1:15 p.m.: Lunch and vendor networking
  • 1:15–2:45 p.m.: "The Un-Session: Your Topics, Your Questions, Your Session" with Kristin Coverly [1.5 CE]
  • 2:45–3:00 p.m.: Event closing and thank you

 

Thank You to Our 2024 Event Sponsors

Learn more about our generous sponsors and their special discounts and offers for massage schools and instructors at www.abmp.com/abmp-school-forum-sponsors!

 

                

 

            

 

                  

 

     

 

 

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