Reno, NV 2016 Schedule

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Day 1: Friday
	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	LAB	LAB
8:00 - 8:30	Newcomer Orientation Aaron Clayton All Levels GEN
8:45 - 10:00	The Butterfly Effect: The Wide Reach of Clicker Training Aaron Clayton & Ken Ramirez All Levels GEN
10:00 - 10:30	Morning Break - 30 minutes
10:30 -12:30	High Precision, High Scores Hannah Branigan Advanced COMP	A Moment of Science: Clicker Training 101 Kathy Sdao Foundation SKILL, SCI	Full House? Working & Living with Multiple Animals Ken Ramirez Advanced SKILL, ABM	Marketing 101 for Dog Trainers Veronica Boutelle & Gina Phairas All Levels BIZ	On Guard! Resource-Guarding Lab Lindsay Wood Advanced ABM, ADOPT	Curtain Up! Unlock the Secrets to Top Ring Performance Michele Pouilot Advanced COMP, SKILL
12:30 - 2:00	Lunch & Roundtable Discussions
2:00 - 3:30	The Origins of Excellence Alexandra Kurland All Levels SKILL	You're in Great Shape: Understanding & Applying Shaping Eva Bertilsson & Emelie Johnson-Vegh Foundation SKILL	Quiet Please! Dealing with Excessive Barking Irith Bloom Intermediate SKILL, ABM	The Sound of Silence: Accessing the Power of a Withheld Click Michele Pouliot All Levels SKILL	Teach a Person to Fish... Laura VanArendonk Baugh All Levels TEACH	X Marks the Sport: Getting Ready to Compete Lori Chamberland All Levels COMP
3:30 - 4:00	Afternoon Break - 30 minutes
4:00 - 4:45	What a Pithy: Making Classes Memorable Part 1 Kathy Sdao All Levels TEACH	Train that Chain: Behavior Chains Part 1 Laura VanArendonk Baugh Intermediate SKILL	Let it Be! Teaching Leave It and Drop It Irith Bloom Foundation SKILL	Not a Drag: Teaching and Learning Loose-Leash Walking Laura Monaco Torelli Foundation TEACH, SKILL	Find It! Activating the SEEKING System Sarah Owings Intermediate SKILL	You’re In Great Shape: Understanding & Applying Shaping - In Action Eva Bertilsson & Emelie Johnson-Vegh Foundation SKILL
5:00 - 5:45	What a Pithy: Making Classes Memorable Part 2 Kathy Sdao All Levels TEACH	Train that Chain: Behavior Chains Part 2 Laura VanArendonk Baugh Intermediate SKILL	Scratch Your Niche: Get the Clients You Want Laurie Luck All Levels BIZ	Fast Learner: The Interplay Between Reinforcement Rate & Criteria Jesus Rosales-Ruiz All Levels SCI	Find It! Activating the SEEKING System (Continuation of Lab from previous period)	You’re In Great Shape: Understanding & Applying Shaping - In Action (Continuation of Lab from previous period)
7:00	Networking Event*

*Pre-registration required.


Day 2: Saturday
	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	LAB	LAB
8:00 - 8:45	Accurate, Not Soft: The Impact of Language on the Shelter Lindsay Wood All Levels ADOPT	Teaching & Training at the Next Level: Karen Pryor Academy Lori Chamberland All Levels TEACH, SKILL	Your KPA CTP Marketing Advantage Veronica Boutelle & Gina Phairas KPA BIZ	Links Between Diet & Behavior Conference Sponsor BRAVO! All Levels GEN	Rally Freestyle Elements: An Introduction to the Newest Performance Sport Conference Sponsor Rally Freestyle All Levels COMP	Intentionally Blank
9:00 - 10:30	Are You as Smart as a Dog? Ken Ramirez Advanced SKILL, SCI	Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Critical Client-Conversation Skills Susan Friedman All Levels SKILL, TEACH	Triple Planning: Enhance Your Teaching Hannah Branigan & Laurie Luck Intermediate and Above TEACH	What a Cue Can Do: Developing Cueing Skills Kathy Sdao Foundation SKILL	Train That Chain! Behavior Chains - In Action Laura VanArendonk Baugh Intermediate SKILL	Release Me! The Back-Chained Release Cue Sarah Owings Intermediate SKILL
10:30 - 11:00	Morning Break - 30 minutes
11:00 -12:30	Ready... or Not? Working with Reactive Dogs Emma Parsons Intermediate and Above ABM	Functional Analysis: The Sexy Side of ABC Susan Friedman Advanced SCI, ABM	Making Your Night Job Your Day Job: The Transition to Fulltime Trainer Veronica Boutelle & Gina Phairas All Levels BIZ	The Future Is Now: Creating Powerful Trainer/Vet Client Teams Debbie Martin Intermediate and Above VET	What a Cue Can Do - In Action Kathy Sdao Foundation SKILL	Blind Trust: The Next Level of Partnership with Your Dog Michele Pouliot Intermediate and Above SKILL
12:30 - 2:00	Lunch & Roundtable Discussions
2:00 - 2:45	Ouch! Resolving Puppy Biting Irith Bloom All Levels SKILL, ABM	All for Fun: Classroom Games that Enhance Learning Terry Ryan All Levels TEACH	Matchmaker! Pet-Selection Counseling Services Debbie Martin All Levels TEACH, BIZ	The Quadrant Quandary: Clarity and Perspective on an Icon Jesus Rosales-Ruiz Intermediate and Above SCI	High Precision, High Scores - In Action Hannah Branigan Advanced COMP	Love It! Effective Non-Food Reinforcement Ken Ramirez All Levels SKILL
3:00 - 3:45	Using Resurgence to Your Advantage Jesus Rosales-Ruiz Advanced SCI	Control is an Illusion: Stimulus Control without Frustration Sarah Owings All Levels SKILL	Collar Cues: Communicating through Touch Michele Pouliot Intermediate and Above SKILL	Line in the Sand: How to Stay Below Threshold Emma Parsons Intermediate and Above ABM	High Precision, High Scores - In Action (Continuation of Lab from previous period)	Love It! Effective Non-Food Reinforcement (Continuation of Lab from previous period)
3:45 - 4:15	Afternoon Break - 30 minutes
4:15 - 5:45	Room With a View: A Training Conversation Panel Discussion All Levels GEN				All For Fun! In Action Terry Ryan All Levels Teach
6:00 - 6:30	Book and Media Signing
7:15 - 9:30	Conference Dinner* From Shelter to Service Dog: The Positive Reinforcement Journey Al Kordowski

*Pre-registration required.


Day 3: Sunday
	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	LAB	LAB
8:00 - 8:45	Media Savvy: Top 7 Things to Know about TV, Radio and Print Media Laura Monaco Torelli All Levels BIZ	The More Advanced I Get, the Fewer "Advanced" Tools I Need Laura VanArendonk Baugh Intermediate and Above SKILL	Toys, Get Serious! Toy & Recreation Sponsor KONG All Levels SKILL	The Welcome Mat: Create More Pet-Friendly Vet Hospitals Debbie Martin All Levels VET, ABM	What our Body Language Says to Animals Alexandra Kurland All Levels SKILL	Intentionally Blank
9:00 - 10:30	Click Your Heels! Heeling for Performance Hannah Branigan Advanced COMP	Stranger Danger! Dogs That Are Reactive to People Emma Parsons All Levels ABM	Post, Tweet, Pin... OMG: A Roadmap for Social Media Success Laurie Luck All Levels BIZ	The Rat is Never Wrong: Understanding Errorless Learning Susan Friedman Intermediate and Above SCI	Control is an Illusion - In Action Sarah Owings Intermediate SKILL	Collar Cues - In Action Michele Pouliot Intermediate SKILL
10:30 - 11:00	Morning Break - 30 minutes
11:00 -12:30	Behavior Management on a Budget: Solutions for Cash-Strapped Shelters Lindsay Wood All Levels ADOPT, ABM	Step off the Treadmill: Effective Time Management for Dog Trainers Veronica Boutelle & Gina Phairas All Levels BIZ	Animals in Control: The Choice Is Theirs Eva Bertilsson & Emelie Johnson-Vegh & Peggy Hogan Intermediate and Above SKILL	Effectiveness Is Not Enough: The Ethical Intervention Susan Friedman All Levels SCI, SKILL	Click Your Heels - In Action Hannah Branigan Advanced COMP	Ready... Set... for Groomer and Vet: Hands-On! Laura Monaco Torelli Intermediate and Above VET, ABM
12:30 - 2:00	Lunch & Roundtable Discussions
2:00 - 2:45	Power of the Conditioned Emotional Response Part 1 Lindsay Wood Advanced SKILL	Old Dog, New Clicks: Teaching, Loving & Living with Your Older Dog Kathy Sdao All Levels SKILL, VET	Help! (Do) I Need Somebody? Assistants in Your Classroom Terry Ryan All Levels TEACH, BIZ	Technology and the Modern Trainer: Part 1 Laura VanArendonk Baugh All Levels TEACH, SKILL	Game On: Train or Be Trained Jesus Rosales-Ruiz & Mary Hunter All Levels SKILL	Calm, Cool, Collected: At Ease Around Novel Stimuli Emma Parsons Intermediate and Above ABM, VET
3:00 - 3:45	Power of the Conditioned Emotional Response Part 2 Lindsay Wood Advanced SKILL	Perfect Exposure: Getting Socialization Right Debbie Martin All Levels ABM	Help Me Now! Effective Management for Desperate Clients Laurie Luck All Levels BIZ, TEACH	Technology and the Modern Trainer Part 2 Laura VanArendonk Baugh All Levels TEACH, SKILL	Game On: Train or Be Trained (Continuation of Lab from previous period)	Calm, Cool, Collected: At Ease Around Novel Stimuli (Continuation of Lab from previous period)
3:45 - 4:15	Afternoon Break - 30 minutes
4:15 - 5:30	The Least Reinforcing, Stimulus, Revisited and Closing Ceremonies Al Kordowski All Levels GEN

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