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 (Final Pre-Conference Draft) Airport Key: IND = Indianapolis Airport Hotel Key: HIE = Holiday Inn Express TPSM = Towne Place Suites by Marriott QI = Quality Inn Campus Key: RSPAC = Red Skelton Performing Arts Center PE-Rec = Phys. Ed. - Recreation Bldg. GAC = Green Activities Center GSH = Good Samaritan Hospital

2 Tuesday, April 1 Location Airport Shuttles from IND to HIE/TPSM/QI (scheduled throughout the day) Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hotels & Campus as Needed Dinner on your Own IND by Door #6 in Baggage Claim HIE/TPSM/QI Restaurant List Provided Wednesday, April 2 Airport Shuttles from IND to HIE/TPSM/QI (scheduled throughout the day) Breakfast on Your Own IND by Door #6 in Baggage Claim Hotels or Other 9:30am Begin Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hotels & Campus HIE/TPSM/QI 10:00am Pre-Conference Meeting (Staff only) RSPAC Green Room 10:30am Conference Bag Stuffing Party RSPAC Dressing Room Noon Lunch on Your Own On-Campus or Other 1:00pm Board Meeting RSPAC Green Room

3 5:00pm Humor Academy Advisors Dinner Restaurant List Provided 6:00pm Dinner on Your Own with AATH Friends Restaurant List Provided Board + Conference Committee Dinner Restaurant List Provided Thursday, April 3 Airport Shuttles from IND to HIE/TPSM/QI (scheduled throughout the day) Breakfast on Your Own IND by Door #6 in Baggage Claim Hotels or Other 7:15am Begin Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hotels & Campus HIE/TPSM/QI 7:30am 5:00pm Conference Registration Desk Open RSPAC Lobby 9:00am 11:45am Humor Academy, Level I (Mary Kay Morrison) Museum Ed. Room 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? RSPAC Lab Theater RSPAC Dressing Room A Noon 1:30pm The Knox Family Humor for Peace Luncheon RSPAC Concourse (for Humor Academy + AATH Board)

4 Noon 2:15pm Exhibitor Showcase Load-In RSPAC Lobby 1:00pm 5:00pm AATH Bookstore Open Museum Store 1:30pm 2:30pm Humor Academy, Level I (Steve Sultanoff) Museum Ed. Room Hee Hee Healing: The Foundation of Therapeutic Humor Humor Academy, Levels II & III (Gurinder Bains) New Research in Humor Studies: Short Term Memory and Humor RSPAC Lab Theater 2:00pm Therapeutic Clown Faculty Orientation GSH at Good Samaritan Hospital 2:15pm 5:00pm Exhibitor Showcase Open RSPAC Lobby 2:45pm 3:45pm Humor Academy, Levels I, II & III (Brenda Elsagher) Museum Ed. Room The Funny Business of Speaking Humor Academy, Levels II & III (Kelly Epperson) Birth That Book and Have Fun in the Process RSPAC Lab Theater 4:00pm 4:45pm Orientation Express (for all conference attendees) RSPAC Theater Whether you re a First-Timer or an AATH Alumnus, please don t miss this introduction to the conference, to AATH, and to the field of Therapeutic Humor. 5:00pm Short Walk Together Over to Phys. Ed. Recreation Bldg.

5 5:15pm 7:30pm Opening Dinner Pins & Grins! PE-Rec Network and play during this very casual event. Enjoy the bowling, billiards, arcade games, and the pleasure of good AATH company! 5:30 7:30pm Therapeutic Clown Mixer Upper PE-Rec 7:30pm 9:00pm Humor Jams! PE-Rec A fun sampling of AATH talents and entertainment rooms will feature: Improv, Music, Exercise Yoga, Red Skelton, Therapeutic Clowning, Poetry & Spoken Word, and Traveling In-Character. 7:30pm 9:30pm Shuttle Bus Service Back to Hotels PE-Rec Friday, April 4 Airport Shuttles from IND to HIE/TPSM/QI (scheduled throughout the day) Breakfast on Your Own IND by Door #6 in Baggage Claim Hotels or Other 7:00am Begin Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hotels & Campus HIE/TPSM/QI 7:00am 5:00pm Conference Registration Desk Open RSPAC Lobby 7:15am 8:15am Set-Up Research Posters & Humor Academy RSPAC Lobby Level II Projects (on display through Sunday)

6 8:00am 12:30pm AATH Bookstore Open Museum Store Exhibitor Showcase Open RSPAC Lobby 8:15am 8:45am The Curtain Opens AATH Conference Act One RSPAC Theater 8:45am 9:45am Opening Keynote Joyce Saltman RSPAC Theater Optimism for Dummies 9:45am 10:00am Networking Break RSPAC Lobby 10:00am 11:00am Keynote David Coleman RSPAC Theater Love and Laughter 11:00am Noon Keynote Christine Clifford RSPAC Theater Humor and Coping with Life s Little Inconveniences Noon Short Walk Together Over to VU Recreation Facility 12:15pm 1:45pm Research Poster Session Showcase & Luncheon PE-Rec (South Deck) Breakout Session Track Code: H&W Health Care & Wellness ED Education S&L Speakers & Leaders TC Therapeutic Clowning 2:00pm 3:00pm Breakout Session Block #1 PE-Rec H&W From the Heart: Best Advice from a Child Room 113 Psychologist on Developing Humor Authenticity

7 Laura Sunn ED Using Improvisation to Enhance Learning Room 114 Eric Margerum S&L Changing Your Brain Through Humor and Laughter Room B-02 Bronwyn Roberts TC Therapeutic Clowns at Work and Play Room 121 Cheryl Oberg and Kathy Keaton 3:15pm 4:15pm Breakout Session Block #2 PE-Rec H&W Keep Your Patients in Stitches Room 113 Judith Oliverio ED Hooking Kids of All Ages on Humor Room 114 Sue Stephenson S&L Defining the ROI of Corporate Humor Room B-02 Andrew Tarvin TC Reality of Rules Possibility of Spirit: Room 121 Embrace the Rules Unleash the Spirit Patty Wooten and Jacki Kwan 4:30pm 5:30pm Breakout Session Block #3 PE-Rec H&W Stressaholic: From Exhaustion to Enlightenment Room 113 Heidi Hanna

8 ED The Family and Class That Laughs Together: Room 114 Utilizing Humor and Laughter to Build Resiliency in Children at Home and at School Roberta Gold S&L The Business of Humor Business Room B-02 Christine Clifford TC Inside and Outside the Nose: Room 121 Creating a Successful Therapeutic Clown and a Therapeutic Clown Program Shobi Dobi and Joan Barrington 5:30pm Shuttle Bus Service Back to Hotels 6:15pm 7:30pm Shuttle Bus Service from Hotels to the HIE/TPSM/QI Green Activities Center (GAC) 6:30pm 7:15pm Cocktail Reception GAC 7:15pm 10:30pm AATH Awards Banquet (Dinner & Dancing) GAC 9:00pm 11:00pm Shuttle Bus Service Back to Hotels GAC Saturday, April 5 Airport Shuttles from IND to HIE/TPSM/QI (scheduled throughout the day) IND by Door #6 in Baggage Claim

9 Breakfast on Your Own Hotels or Other 7:00am Begin Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hotels & Campus HIE/TPSM/QI 7:00am 4:00pm Conference Registration Desk Open RSPAC Lobby 8:00am 12:30pm AATH Bookstore Open Museum Store Exhibitor Showcase Open RSPAC Lobby 8:00am 9:30am Presentation of Humor Academy Level II Projects RSPAC Theater 9:00 9:30am AATH Book Signing RSPAC Lobby Meet the AATH Research Poster Presenters RSPAC Lobby 9:30am 9:45am Networking Break RSPAC Lobby 9:45am 10:45am Keynote Eric Margerum RSPAC Theater A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Classroom 10:45am 11:45am Keynote Lenny Ravich RSPAC Theater Healthy Humor for Happy Hours 11:45am Noon 2014 AATH Conference Group Photo RSPAC Theater Noon Short Walk Together Over to VU Recreation Facility 12:15pm 1:15pm AATH Business Meeting & Luncheon PE-Rec (South Deck) (Network Seating by Field of Interest)

10 Breakout Session Track Code: H&W Health Care & Wellness ED Education S&L Speakers & Leaders TC Therapeutic Clowning 1:30pm 2:30pm Breakout Session Block #4 PE-Rec H&W Humor and the Meaning of Life Room 113 Don Baird ED Humor Communication in Relationships: Room 114 The Good, the Bad, and the Not So Funny Rachel DiCioccio S&L Humor in 2 Minutes or Less Room B-02 Kelly Epperson TC Ten Keys for Therapeutic Clowns Room 121 Richard Snowberg 2:45pm 3:45pm Breakout Session Block #5 PE-Rec H&W The Speaker is Present Room 113 Lenny Ravich ED From the Sage on Stage to the Guru with Room 114 a Guffaw: Transform Your Teaching Jana Vieck S&L What Studies Show: Sensible Skepticism Room B-02 and the Science of Snickers

11 Steve Wilson TC Panel Discussion with Pioneers Room 121 of Therapeutic Clowning Patty Wooten, Richard Snowberg, Joan Barrington, Shobi Dobi, Cheryl Oberg 3:50pm 3:50pm Therapeutic Clowns Depart for Area Healthcare Facilities Smile Squad Departs for Visit to Jay-C 4:00pm 5:00pm Breakout Session Block #6 PE-Rec H&W Building Healthy Humor Habits: Room 113 Humor Skills for Everyday Situations Cliff Kuhn ED Embedding Humor in Education: When They Room 114 are Laughing, They are Listening Barbara Miller S&L Improv for Life Room B-02 Lisa Bany TC Therapeutic Clown Instructional Site Visits GSH-plus to Good Samaritan Hospital and Other Area Health Care Facilities 5:00pm 5:30pm Shuttle Bus Service Back to Hotels HIE/TPSM/QI 5:00pm 7:45pm Dinner on Your Own Restaurant List Provided

12 (Shuttle Bus Service Available Upon Request) 6:00 7:30pm Cash Bar and Appetizers (prior to the show) RSPAC Lobby 7:30pm The Great Comedians! presented by Brad Zinn RSPAC Theater 9:30pm Meet and Greet Dessert Reception with Brad Zinn RSPAC Lobby (with Coffee Bar) 9:30pm 11:00pm Shuttle Bus Service Back to Hotels RSPAC Sunday, April 6 The early Airport Shuttle will depart from the hotels. All other Airport Shuttles will depart from RSPAC throughout the day. Breakfast on Your Own HIE/TPSM/QI Hotels or Other 7:15am Begin Shuttle Bus Service from Hotels to Campus HIE/TPSM/QI 7:15am Conference Registration Desk Open RSPAC Lobby 8:00am 12:15pm AATH Bookstore Open Museum Store Exhibitor Showcase Open RSPAC Lobby 8:00am 8:30am Humor Academy Graduation RSPAC Theater 8:30am 8:45am HA Commencement Speaker Jim Winter RSPAC Theater

13 8:45am 9:00am Announcements & Housekeeping 9:00am 10:00am Keynote Applied Humor Panel: RSPAC Theater Steve Sultanoff, Karyn Buxman, Joyce Saltman Healthy Humor: What is It, Where to Find It, Who Needs It and Why? 10:00am 10:15am Networking Break 10:15am 11:00am Keynote Patty Wooten RSPAC Theater Fools, Clowns and Jesters: Comic Relief Through the Ages 11:00am 11:45am Closing Keynote Cliff Kuhn RSPAC Theater Shining Light, Healing Presence: Sharing Healthful Humor 11:45am Noon The Curtain Closes AATH Finale RSPAC Theater 12:15pm 1:30pm Humor Academy Wrap-Up & Luncheon RSPAC Concourse (for Levels I, II and III + AATH Board & Committee) 1:45pm Post-Conference Board Meeting RSPAC Green Room Looking for fun and interesting things to do in Vincennes before or after the AATH Conference? (next)

14 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. Visit Grouseland, the William Henry Harrison Mansion & Museum (9 th President of the United States). Located at 3 W. Scott St.

15 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, captured enemy souvenirs, WWII toys, home front items and vehicles. Located at 715 S. 6 th St. Visit Vincennes State Historic Sites several buildings that still remain from early settlements in frontier Indiana. Located at 1 West Harrison St.