The 2007 SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium will be held Feb. 9-10 at the Crown Plaza Ravinia Hotel in Atlanta, GA.  Ray Castle, PhD, ATC, of Louisiana State University is the Workshop Coordinator.  R.T. Floyd, EdD, ATC, of The University of West Alabama is the Competencies in Athletic Training Director.

(Click on the Sessions below for detailed tentative schedules)

Education
Two simultaneous sessions will be offered, both beginning at 8:00 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9 and ending at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.  The sessions are:

• Session I:  Foundations of Athletic Training Workshop (open to all athletic training students) Session I is separated into two concurrent tracks based upon the student’s level athletic training.  For questions about the Foundations of Athletic Training Workshop, contact: Ray Castle, PhD, ATC  (225) 578-7175 or RCASTL1@lsu.edu

  • Track A - Prevention, Evaluation, and Initial Management of Athletic Injuries (designed for pre-athletic training &  1st year students) Limited to 1st 200 registrants

  • Track B - Therapeutic Exercise, Modalities, and Professional Development (designed for 2nd year athletic training students) Limited to 1st 200 registrants

• Session II:  Competencies in Athletic Training Workshop (for senior and graduate students preparing to take the BOC certification exam)  For questions about the Competencies in Athletic Training Workshop, contact: R.T. Floyd, EdD, ATC  (205) 652-3714 or rtf@uwa.edu  Full!

Research
SEATA is calling for Case Study Abstracts authored by athletic training students.  The student authors of the top four abstracts will be chosen to present.  A faculty or staff person from the institution of the student submitting the abstract must be a co-author.  The author of the abstract will also be asked to prepare a case study manuscript.  SEATA Call for Case Study Abstracts authored by athletic training students for 2007 Annual Athletic Training Student Workshop

Registration
Advance registration for the symposium is $70.  To qualify for the pre-registration price, online registration www.SignUp4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=SEAT22E must be submitted by Monday, Jan. 15, 2007.  Please make every effort to register online.  If you choose to send a check or register as a group, please register online and mail a list of the names registered or a copy of your registration confirmation with your check to Jim Mackie, SEATA Treasurer, 12133 Cheyenne Trail, Jacksonville, FL  32223.  Mail-in registration forms at www.seata.org/07atssreg.doc must be postmarked no later than midnight, Wednesday, January 10.   All registrations submitted after this time will be $85.00.  SEATA Refund Policy  SEATA Website Privacy Policy
Attention:  Late registration (online only) has been opened in Track A & B only for the 22nd Annual SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium, Feb. 9-10, 2007 until midnight Friday, Jan. 19 for a limited number of seats.  Late registration fee of $85.00 is in effect.  If utilizing a check for payment, make sure it is postmarked no later than midnight Friday, Jan. 19.  The Competencies Section is presently at capacity, but we are working to see if there is any way to accommodate a few more students in the room.  Those interested in the Competencies Section should contact R.T. Floyd directly at rtf@uwa.edu.  If these tracks fill via online registration, there will be no onsite registration due to space limitation.

Accommodations
The Crown Plaza Ravinia is the host hotel.  Room rates are $97.  Rooms must be reserved by Jan 18, 2007 to ensure this room rate.  For reservations or information, call Connections at (404) 842-0000 or (800) 262-9974.

Transportation Information

• Taking Marta From Airport To Crowne Plaza Ravinia

• MARTA Shuttle

• Hotel Shuttle

• Driving Instructions from Major Arteries
   

All students who attend the 22nd Annual SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium receive a $15.00 discount on pre-registration to attend the 32nd Annual SEATA Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting, March 22-25, 2007
Discount available to non-certified students only

Announcing the
32nd Annual SEATA Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting
March 22-25, 2007  Franklin Marriott Cool Springs, Franklin, TN, Room Rate $109.00++, 1-888-403-6772