2014 Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance

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1 ASSOCIATION for APPLIED and THERAPEUTIC HUMOR The Home for Humor & Laughter Professionals! 2014 Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance Tuesday, April 1 AATH Airport Shuttles from Indianapolis to Vincennes Hotels (throughout the day). AATH Local Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hotels to Campus (throughout the day). Wednesday, April 2 AATH Airport Shuttles from Indianapolis to Vincennes Hotels (throughout the day). Breakfast on Your Own 9:30am Noon 1:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm Thursday, April 3 Begin AATH Local Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hotels to Campus (throughout the day). Lunch on Your Own AATH Board Meeting Humor Academy Advisors Dinner Dinner on Your Own with AATH Friends (restaurant list to be provided)

2 AATH Airport Shuttles from Indianapolis to Vincennes Hotels (throughout the day). Breakfast on Your Own 7:15am 7:30am 5:00pm 9:00am 11:45am Begin AATH Local Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hotels to Campus (throughout the day). Conference Registration Desk Open Humor Academy, Level I Mary Kay Morrison "Humor Academy Foundation Course" Humor Academy, Level II Joyce Saltman "What is Mind/Body Medicine Humor Academy, Level III Karyn Buxman "What's So Funny About Leadership?" Noon 1:30pm Noon 2:15pm 1:00pm 5:00pm 1:30pm 2:30pm Humor Academy Networking Luncheon Exhibitor Showcase Load-In AATH Bookstore Open Humor Academy, Level I Steve Sultanoff "Hee Hee Healing: The Foundation of Therapeutic Humor" Humor Academy, Level II & III Dr. Gurinder Bains "New Research in Humor Studies; Short Term Memory and Humor" 2:15pm 5:00pm 2:45pm 3:45pm Exhibitor Showcase Open Humor Academy, Levels I, II & III Brenda Elsagher "The Funny Business of Speaking" Humor Academy, Levels II & III Kelly Epperson "Birth That Book and Have Fun in the Process" 4:00pm 4:45pm Orientation Express (for all conference attendees)

3 Whether you re a First-Timer or an AATH Alumnus, don t miss this scene-by-scene preview of the conference and overview of our association. 5:00pm 5:15pm 7:30pm Short Walk Together Over to the VU Rec Center Pins & Grins It s time to network and play during this very casual Opening Dinner. Enjoy bowling, billiards, arcade games, and the pleasure of good AATH company! 5:30 7:15pm Therapeutic Clown Alley Networking 7:30pm 9:00pm 7:30pm 9:30pm Humor Jams! (a fun sampling of member talents) AATH Shuttle Bus Service Back to Hotels Friday, April 4 Breakfast on Your Own 7:00am 7:00am 5:00pm 7:15am 8:15am 8:00am 12:30pm 8:00am 12:30pm 8:15am 9:00am 9:00am 10:00am 10:00am 10:20am 10:20am 10:30am Begin AATH Local Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hotels to Campus (throughout the day). Conference Registration Desk Open Set-Up Research Posters & Humor Academy Level II Projects (on display through Sunday) AATH Bookstore Open Exhibitor Showcase Open The Curtain Opens AATH Conference Act One Opening Keynote Joyce Saltman Optimism for Dummies! Networking Break University & Museum Welcome

4 10:30am 11:15am 11:15am Noon Noon 12:15pm 1:45pm Keynote #2 Eric Margerum Using the Art of Humor to Maximize Leadership from the Classroom to the Boardroom. Keynote #3 Christine Clifford Humor and Coping with Life s Little Inconveniences. Short Walk Together Over to the VU Rec Center Research Poster Session Showcase & Luncheon 2:00pm 3:00pm Breakout Session Block #1 Education Healthcare & Wellness Speakers & Leaders Therapeutic Clowning Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Eric Margerum PhD Using Improv to Enhance Learning Laura Sunn MD From the Heart: Best Avice from a Child Psychiatrist on Developing Humor Authenticity Bronwyn Roberts Changing Your Brain Through Laughter and Humour Cheryl Oberg and Kathy Keaton Therapeutic Clowns at Work and Play 3:15pm 4:15pm Breakout Session Block #2 Education Healthcare & Wellness Speakers & Leaders Therapeutic Clowning Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Sue Stephenson Hooking Kids of All Ages on Humor Judith Oliverio Keep Your Patients in Stitches Andrew Tarvin Defining the ROI of Corporate Humor Patty Wooten and Jacki Kwan Reality of Rules - Possibility of Spirit: Embrace the Rules. Unleash the Spirit 4:30pm 5:30pm Breakout Session Block #3 Education Healthcare & Wellness Speakers & Leaders Therapeutic Clowning Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Roberta Gold The Family and Class That Laughs Together: Utilizing Humor and Laughter to Heidi Hanna Stressaholic : Healing Strategies to Recharge Our Tired But Wired Christine Clifford The Business of Humor Shobi Dobi and Joan Barrington Inside and Outside the Nose: Creating a Successful Therapeutic

5 Build Resiliency in Children At Home and At School Workplace. Clown/ Therapeutic Clown Program 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:30pm 6:30pm 7:15pm 7:15pm 10:30pm 9:00pm 11:00pm AATH Shuttle Bus Service Back to Hotels AATH Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hotels to the Green Activities Center (on campus) Cocktail Reception AATH Awards Banquet (Dinner & Dancing) AATH Shuttle Bus Service Back to Hotels Saturday, April 5 Breakfast on Your Own 7:00am 7:00am 4:00pm 8:00am 12:30pm 8:00am 12:30pm 8:00am 9:30am 9:30am 9:45am 9:45am 10:45am 10:50am 11:50am 11:50am Noon Noon Begin AATH Local Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hotels to Campus (throughout the day). Conference Registration Desk Open AATH Bookstore Open Exhibitor Showcase Open Presentation of Humor Academy Level II Projects Networking Break Keynote #4 Wendy Hammers RIPE: A Juicy Comedy from a Seasoned Woman Keynote #5 Lenny Ravich Health Humor for Happy Hours 2014 AATH Conference Group Photo Short Walk Together Over to the VU Rec Center

6 12:15pm 1:15pm CTCA Luncheon & AATH Business Meeting (Network Seating by Field of Interest) 1:30pm 2:30pm Breakout Session Block #4 Education Healthcare & Wellness Speakers & Leaders Therapeutic Clowning Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Rachel L. DiCioccio, Ph.D. Humor Communication in Relationships: The good, the bad, and the not so funny! Don Baird Humor and the Meaning of Life Wendy Hammers Humor Writing: Accessing Your Stories as a Tool for Connecting with Your Patients Richard Snowberg Ten Keys for Therapeutic Clowns 2:45pm 3:45pm Breakout Session Block #5 Education Healthcare & Wellness Speakers & Leaders Therapeutic Clowning Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Jana Vieck PhD, RN From the Sage on Stage to the Guru with a Guffaw Transforming Your Teaching Lenny Ravich The Speaker as Present Steve Wilson What Studies Show: Sensible Skepticism and the Science of Snickers Richard Snowberg Shobi Dobi Joan Barrington Cheryl Oberg Moderator: Patty Wooten Panel: The Pros Share their Perspectives and Answer Questions about Therapeutic Clowning 2:45pm 5:00pm 4:00pm Smile Squad Visits Vincennes Locations Therapeutic Clowns Visit Good Samaritan Hospital 4:00pm 5:00pm Breakout Session Block #6 Education Healthcare & Wellness Speakers & Leaders Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Speaker Topic Barbara Miller DEd and Sue Stephenson Med Embedding Humor in Education: When They Are Laughing, They Are Listening!! Cliff Kuhn MD Building Healthy Humor Habits: Humor Skills For Everyday Situations Lisa Bany Improv For Life

7 5:00pm 5:30pm 5:00pm 7:45pm 7:30pm AATH Shuttle Bus Service Back to Hotels Dinner on Your Own (restaurant list to be provided) (AATH Shuttle Bus Service upon Request) Brad Zinn, An Evening with the Great Comedians: Those Felt Hat and Big Cigar Funny Men This 90-minute, one-man show (presented by Brad Zinn) features Jack Benny, George Burns, Red Skelton, Will Rogers, Fred Allen, Groucho Marx, WC Fields, Jimmy Durante and Johnny Carson. 10:00pm 10:00pm 11:15pm Meet and Greet Dessert Reception with Coffee Bar & Cash Bar AATH Shuttle Bus Service Back to Hotels Sunday, April 6 The early AATH Airport Shuttle to Indianapolis will depart from the hotels. All other AATH Airport Shuttles will depart from the Red Skelton Performing Arts Center throughout the day. 7:15am 7:15am 8:00am 12:15pm 8:00am 12:15pm 8:00am 8:45am 8:45am 9:00am Begin AATH Local Shuttle Bus Service from Hotels to Campus (in the morning only). Conference Registration Desk Open AATH Bookstore Open Exhibitor Showcase Open Humor Academy Graduation and Commencement Speaker Jim Winter, Founder of Wavelength (Chicago). AATH Conference Housekeeping

8 9:00am 10:00am 10:00am 10:15am 10:15am 11:00am 11:00am 11:45am 11:45am Noon 12:15pm 1:30pm 1:45pm Keynote #6 Therapeutic Humor Panel Led by Karyn Buxman, RN, Joyce Saltman PhD, and Steve Sultanoff, PhD Healthy Humor: What is It, Where to Find It, Who Needs It and Why? Networking Break Keynote #7 Patty Wooten Fools, Clowns and Jesters: Comic Relief Through the Ages. Keynote #8 Cliff Kuhn Shining Light, Healing Presence: Sharing Healthful Humor. The Curtain Closes AATH Finale Humor Academy Luncheon & Wrap-Up (for Levels I, II and III) Post-Conference Board Meeting Looking for fun and interesting things to do in Vincennes, Indiana before or after the AATH Conference? Visit the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park The country s largest national monument outside of Washington, DC. Located at 401 S. 2 nd St.

9 Visit Grouseland, the William Henry Harrison Mansion & Museum (9 th President of the United States). Located at 3 W. Scott St. Visit the Indiana Military Museum Home to an outstanding display of vintage vehicles, weaponry, uniforms and artifacts from the Civil War through WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm and current engagements. The outdoor displays feature tanks, artillery and aircraft. The indoor museum showcases uniforms, flags, battlefield relics,

10 captured enemy souvenirs, WWII toys, home front items and vehicles. Located at 715 S. 6 th St. Visit Vincennes State Historic Sites Several restored-but-original buildings from early settlements in frontier Indiana. Located at 1 West Harrison St.