NEW! CARDIOLATES® » Instructors: Kimberly and Katherine Corp Sponsored by Pilates on Fifth
BODYCOMBAT® » Instructors: Les Mills Master Trainers Sponsored by Les Mills International Ltd.
Sunrise Pilates » PJ O'Clair » John Garey Sponsored by STOTT PILATES
NEW! SoulFitness » Alexa Le » Michaela Waibel-Underberg » Kierty Verbooy Presented by INJOY
6:30am-8:30am | Early Morning Workout
Sponsored by the Nautilus Institute™
7:00am-8:30am | Networking Focus Groups & Continental Breakfast
Employee Motivation » Moderated by Terry Kew, Chief Operating Officer, Fitness First Australia, AUSTRALIA
[ Human Resources Track | 0.1 ACE | 0.15 NASM ]
Pro Shop Management » Moderator To Be Determined
[ Operations Track | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA]
Aquatic Facility Management » Moderated by Stephen Carlyle, National Accounts Manager, BioLab, Inc.
[ Operations Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA ]
Establishing a Sales Culture » Moderated by Ed Tock, Partner, Sales Makers
[ Sales & Marketing Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
E-Mail Marketing » Moderatored by Phil Bonomo, Consultant, IHRSA
[ Technology Track | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
7:35am-8:30am | Exercise Classes
FitRHYTHMS™ » Paulo Mattioli, President, FitRHYTHMS™ Sponsored by FitRHYTHMS™
Cardio / Strength / Stretch by Jazzercise » Judi Sheppard Missett, Jazzercise Founder & CEO Sponsored by SPRI®
8:30am-10:00am | IHRSA Annual Meeting, General Session & Awards Presentation
'Good to Great' and 'Built to Last': Successful Habits of Visionary Companies »Jim Collins Sponsored by Technogym
[ 0.1 ACE | 1.0 AFAA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
10:30am-11:30am | General Session & Awards Presentation
The Secret: What Great Leaders Know . . . and Do »Ken Blanchard, Ph.D. Sponsored by Star Trac
[ 0.1 ACE | 1.0 AFAA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
11:00am-6:00pm | TRADE SHOW
1:00pm-1:45pm | Special Presentation
Lose Weight & Improve Your Health on Any Diet: The Science & Strategy Behind Calorie Density » Robert Pritikin, Director, Pritikin Foods, LLC
[ Healthcare & Wellness | 1.0 IFPA ]
2:00pm-3:30pm | Concurrent Sessions
Get With the Program . . . Reaching Out to Your Weight Loss Clientele » Bob Greene, Exercise Physiologist and Personal Trainer
[ Fitness & Personal Training Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.1 NASM ]
Developing Future Fitness Professionals for Our Industry » Jan Schroeder, Ph.D., Senior Exercise Physiologist/Director of Event Programming, IDEA Health & Fitness Association Presented by IDEA Health & Fitness Association
[ Fitness & Personal Training Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 AFAA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.1 NASM ]
Cancer & Exercise: What We Know, What We Are Learning » Julie Main, President, Cal West Group, Inc. / Co-Founder, Cancer Wellfit Program, Santa Barbara Athletic Club » Paula Charest Lilly, Co-Director, Cancer Wellfit Program, Santa Barbara Athletic Club » Amy Litterini, PT, DTP, Cancer Wellness Coordinator, The Center for Cancer Care at Exeter Hospital
[ Healthcare & Wellness Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.5 AFAA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM | 0.15 NSCA-CPT ]
The Secret Lies in the Stars: How to Hire & Train Exceptional Employees » Sandy Coffman, President / Owner, Programming For Profit
[ Human Resources Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ] Simultaneous Translation in Spanish and French
The Size & Scope of the Asia-Pacific Market » Karsten Hollasch, Partner, Transaction Services, Deloitte Health & Fitness, GERMANY » John Holsinger, IHRSA Director, Asia-Pacific Presented by Deloitte Health & Fitness
[ Management Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA ]
Replicating Magic - How You & Your Team Can Get it Right, Everytime » Paul Brown, CEO, Face to Face Retention Systems, AUSTRALIA » Jan Spaticchia, Chief Executive / Co-Founder, Energie Fitness Group, UNITED KINGDOM
[ Member Service & Retention Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
Planning Your Club's Spa for Success » Frank Guengerich, Executive Vice President, WTS International » Ralph Newman, Chief Operating Officer, WTS International » Chris White, Senior Vice President, Design & Planning, WTS International » Ellen McGinnis, Director of Consulting, Universal Companies, Inc.
[ Operations Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA ]
7 Key Steps to Successful Youth Programming » Andrew Jackson, Business Development Director, FitPro LTD, UNITED KINGDOM
[ Programming Track | 0.1 ACE | 0.15 CSCA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM | 0.15 NSCA-CPT ]
Designing & Implementing a Profitable Pilates Program - from A to Z » Elizabeth Larkam, Director, Pilates & Beyond, Western Athletic Clubs » Adrienne McBride, MS, Corporate Pilates Director, Club One, Inc. » Irene Rubinsky, Group Exercise Director, Gold's Gym Hollywood, Downtown Los Angeles & Thousand Oaks » Norris Tomlinson, Senior Director, Fitness Services-Group Exercise, Bally Total Fitness Corporation
[ Programming Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.5 AFAA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
Maximizing Your Club's Marketing & Sales Efforts » Mike Kincaid, Director, Department of Education, CMS International
[ Sales & Marketing Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
4:00pm-5:30pm | Concurrent Networking Open Forums & Concurrent Sessions
Understanding & Profiting from the Science Behind Cardio Programming » Stephen Black, President / CEO, Rocky Mountain Human Performance Center, Inc.
[ Fitness & Personal Training Track | 1.5 AFAA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
Managing 'Results': A New Perspective on Boosting Personal Training Profitability » Phil Kaplan, President / Owner, Phil Kaplan's Fitness Associates
[ Fitness & Personal Training Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
Health Wealth: Using Exercise to Build a Personal Health Portfolio » Walter Bortz, MD, Clinical Associate, Professor of Medicine, Stanford University Medical School
[ Healthcare & Wellness Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 AFAA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
The Size & Scope of the European Market » Karsten Hollasch, Deloitte Health & Fitness, GERMANY Presented by Deloitte Health & Fitness
Sponsored by Technogym
[ Management Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA ] Simultaneous Translation in Spanish and French
Canadian Forum » David Hardy, President, Club Fit Corp., CANADA Sponsored by Fitness Business Canada
[ Management Track | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA ]
Asia-Pacific Forum » John Holsinger, IHRSA Director, Asia-Pacific Sponsored by The Alexander Group
[ Management Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA ]
Member Integration Forum: Programming & Service Strategies » Jeanne Mahon, Director of Member Integration, The Thoreau Club
[ Member Service & Retention Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
Club Contoller's Networking Forum » Anita Lawlor, Director of Finance & Operations, IHRSA Sponsored by CheckFree
[ Operations Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA ]
Organizing Charitable Events Forum: Building a Positive Image While Increasing Your Bottom Line » Sonia Ricotti, President, Club Training Forum, CANADA
[ Programming Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA ]
Group Exercise Forum: New Programming Ideas » Lynne Brick, President, Brick Bodies Fitness Services, Inc.
[ Programming Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.5 AFAA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
Sales Director's Forum: Management & Training Techniques » Dave Wright, Co-Owner / General Manager, Creative Fitness Marketing, UNITED KINGDOM
[ Sales & Marketing Track | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA ]
Member Referral Forum: Reaching Into Your Membership “Toolbox” to Generate Sales » Ray Gordon, Founder, Sales Makers
[ Sales & Marketing Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
Club Branding Forum: Creating a Focused Image to Capture Mindshare & Dominate Your Market » Larry Gulko, Brand Marketing Coach, Gulko Brand Marketing
[ Sales & Marketing Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.5 AFAA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
Political Advocacy: Building a Strong and Secure Professional Future » Leslie Spencer, Ph.D., CHES, Assistant Professor, Rowan University Presented by the American Journal of Health Promotion
[ Advocacy Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.5 AFAA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA ]
A Glimpse of Motivational Interviewing or Why to Quit Your Job » Robert Rhode, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Practice & Project Director in Applied Behavioral Health Policy, University of Arizona Presented by the American Journal of Health Promotion
[ Practice Skills Track | 0.1 ACE | 1.5 AFAA | 1.0 Cooper ELITE | 1.5 IFPA | 0.15 NASM ]
