ACA's 2007 17th Annual Educational Conference

[JohnnyV 14]

Roll call :) Who's going to Atlanta?

http://www.amputee-coalition.org/annual_meeting_about.html

[cherylm 125]

I've been waiting to sign on to this thread for a whole year, Johnny...

I'LL BE THERE! :D :D

[skully cat 0]

Me too.

SKully Cat

[Neal 20]

I'm planning on it.

[Kep 5]

I've signed up and plan on driving in a couple of days.

Kep

[SusanI 0]

Looks like I will be going also! :) Won't be there til Friday, though.

Susan

PS when do you all get together?????

[SusanI 0]

I will be spending some time at Booth: 2-3, Benchmark Medical, so come visit!

Susan

[Cat 2]

I'm so jealous lol

[Higgy 37]

We're planning on it....

[Karen 2]

I'll be there!!! :)

Karen

AKA

Orlando, Florida

[mmarie 13]

Me too :) Wish you and Ruth were coming, Cat. We'll sure miss you :(

[Higgy 37]

Boy, that's the truth, Marcia, I don't even want to think about it....

Hey..... I know.... Let's appoint Karen and Cheri to fill in for them.... :P (Takes the pressure off of us :lol: :lol: :lol: ) Besides, they have a lot of catching up to do with us..... ;)

See ya there....

[Cheri 0]

I don't know... Cat is a hard act to follow... We better brush up on our escalator acrobatic skills, Karen!! :lol: Thanks for the vote, Higgy, but I'm voting for you and Marcia to give us something to talk about after this year's conference!! :lol:

Oh yeah, Johnny- count me in!

[mmarie 13]

Oh Lord, what we will do without the Cat this year?

[JohnnyV 14]

when do you all get together?????

Last year, we all ate our ACA convention provided meals together and it worked out great. I will try and do the same again this year.

[Higgy 37]

Cry, then pray....... We CAN'T possibly follow Cat, no way.....

I still think it is Cheri and Karen's turn.... we held down the fort early in the evenings last year!!

Anyway, look forward to seeing all of you.....

[Kep 5]

Oh Lord, what we will do without the Cat this year?

We have another Cat coming tho...

[JohnnyV 14]

Oh Lord, what we will do without the Cat this year?

We will communicate with Cat via VOIP/Skype.com or IM while we are there, and express our sincere loss. Hopefully the guilt won't make Cat feel worse for not being there. Cat can than provide us with our mission, (should we decide to accept it). Hopefully my laptop will not self destruct after we receive our "Mission Impossible" instructions w/o Cat.

[JohnnyV 14]

when do you all get together?????

Last year, we all ate our ACA convention provided meals together and it worked out great. I will try and do the same again this year.

Here is the Preliminary Program as of today from the ACA web site. I have highlited the times that we can gather as a group. I will try to make arrangements with the food and beverage staff to provide standard seating for us at our meals as I did last year. Of course we are not limited to this schedule, as we can make plans to meet at the lounge bar as many times as you like. :o

Thursday – June 14, 2007

7:30am-5:30pm ACA Registration Open

8:30am-4:30pm Support Group Leaders Workshop

4:30pm-6:30pm Advocacy Workshop

6pm-8:30pm Welcome Reception with 2007 Exhibits!

Friday – June 15, 2007

7:30am-5:30pm ACA Registration Open

8:15am-9:00am Attendee Orientation

9:15am-10:45am Opening Ceremony

10:30am-6:30pm Exhibit Hall Open

11:00am-4:00pm Gait Analysis Clinic

12:00pm-1:15pm Lunch

(Official HMM Amputee Forum Group Picture following lunch)

1:30pm-3:00pm Diabetes Management

1:30pm-6:30pm Concurrent Technology Sessions

3:00pm-3:45pm Refreshment Break

3:30pm-6:30pm Bi-lateral Above Knee Workshop

4:30pm-6:00pm Ballroom Dance Class

Saturday – June 16. 2007

8:00am-5:00pm ACA Registration Open

8:30am-10:00am Swimming Clinic - bring your swimsuit!

9:00am-4:00pm Exhibit Hall Open

9:00am-4:30pm Amputee Mobility Clinic

10:00am-11:30am Aging Successfully with Limb Loss

10:00am-11:30am Salsa Dance Class

10:00am-3:00pm Upper Extremity Evaluation Clinic

11:45am-1:15pm Lunch/Awards Ceremony

1:30pm-3:00pm Upper Extremity Solutions

1:30pm-4:30pm Pain Management Session

1:30pm-4:30pm Advocacy Workshop

3:00pm-3:30pm Refreshment Break

3:30pm-5:00pm Accessible Travel for All

6:00pm-10:30pm Sizziling Summer Nights Dinner and Dance!

Sunday – June 17, 2007

7:00am-9:00am Achilles Hope & Possibility Fun Run & 5K

8:00am-12:00pm ACA Registration Open

8:30am-10:00am Swimming Clinic - bring your swimsuit!

10:30am-12:00pm Below Knee Solutions

10:30am-12:00pm Above Knee Solutions

10:30am-12:00pm Hemi-/Hip Disarticulation Solutions

10:30am-12:00pm Beating the Blues

12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch

1:45pm-3:00pm Federal Employment Strategies for People with Disabilities

1:45pm-3:45pm Men’s Issues

1:45pm-3:45pm Women’s Issues

1:45pm-3:45pm Caregivers Issues

1:45pm-3:45pm GLBT Issues

3:45pm-4:15pm Refreshment Break

4:15pm-5:30pm Closing Ceremony

Monday – June 18, 2007

8:30am-4:30pm Peer Visitor Training (Prior Registration Required)

Noon-1:15pm Peer Visitor Training Lunch

[Cat 2]

Oh Lord, what we will do without the Cat this year?

You'll get together and have a ball just like we did last year.....or I will be very dissappointed

[Higgy 37]

That sounded seriously like a threat, so, my question is, whatcha gonna do about it? Come kick our butts? I DARE YA! :P :P :P :lol: :lol: Besides, no one else specializes in breaking escalators and Neal needs some help...

This hotel had a Grand Staircase..... wonder what you could do with that?

Sweetie, you and Ruth are definitely gonna be missed...

Wonder where the Skype idea come from?

[Kep 5]

For those of you in the know, what do the "Concurrent Technology Sessions" consist of?

[JohnnyV 14]

For those of you in the know, what do the "Concurrent Technology Sessions" consist of?

P & O companies educationg the limb loss community about their products.

[Cat 2]

That sounded seriously like a threat, so, my question is, whatcha gonna do about it? Come kick our butts? I DARE YA! :P :P :P :lol: :lol: Besides, no one else specializes in breaking escalators and Neal needs some help...

This hotel had a Grand Staircase..... wonder what you could do with that?

Sweetie, you and Ruth are definitely gonna be missed...

Wonder where the Skype idea come from?

I have a long memory (no elephant jokes thank you B) ) and I have a long history of kicking butt :D

Hmmmmmmm Grand Staircase huh?...I'm imagining a bannister slide :P

I love the Skype idea.....musta been someone real clever and pretty came up with that one (not me hehehe)

[Higgy 37]

You had to go and bring up the worst bad habit that I had as a kid didn't you.. ..Now, if you were only going to be there, we could drive Jon absolutely NUTS....... :lol: :lol: :lol: