SEATA 25th Annual Athletic Training Student Symposium

The SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium will be held Feb. 4-6, 2010 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.

All students who were on the waiting list have now been placed in their desired track.  All sessions are closed in advance and there will be no onsite registration.  Only those preregistered will be admitted.  The tentative schedule of the various sessions has changed slightly from previous posting.

(Click on the Sessions below for detailed tentative schedules)

Education
Two simultaneous sessions will be offered (college students freshman through graduate level), both beginning at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 and ending at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6.  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 185 registrants

  • Track B - Therapeutic Exercise, Modalities, and Professional Development (designed for 2nd year athletic training students) Limited to 1st 185 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  Limited to 1st 265 registrants  Registrants of the Competencies in Athletic Training Workshop go to this password protected website https://atss-seata.occutrain.com/ to take the Mock Exam, review the answers and download presentations, documents, from the conference.  If registered you should receive an email to provide you with the user name and password when the site becomes available in January.

Research
SEATA is calling for Case Study Abstracts authored by athletic training students.  The student authors of the top 15 abstracts will be chosen to present in a case study moderated session.  A faculty or staff person from the institution of the student submitting the abstract must be a co-author and must have been directly involved in the medical treatment/care of the clinical case.  Submissions selected for formal presentation will provide a 15 minute summary of their case study at the symposium during “Clinical Case Study” sessions.  Each session will be moderated by an ATC presentation faculty member, with 3-4 students presenting per session; the student presenters will also answer questions from the audience during the session’s Q&A.  SEATA Call for Case Study Abstracts authored by athletic training students for 2010 Annual Athletic Training Student Workshop

Registration
Advance registration for the symposium is $75.  To qualify for the pre-registration price, online registration must be submitted by Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 via https://www.SignUp4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=SEAT47E.  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/10atssreg.doc must be postmarked no later than midnight, Friday, January 15.   Based on availability, registration on-site will posted as “AVAILABLE” on the symposium’s website, and will be on a first-come; first available basis at $100.00 each.  Early registration packet pickup is Thursday from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm in Ravinia Lobby.  SEATA Refund Policy  SEATA Website Privacy Policy

SEATA Quiz Bowl
The 2nd Annual SEATA Quiz Bowl will be held at 7:00 P.M., Feb. 5, 2010 in conjunction with the 25^th Annual Athletic Training Student Symposium at the Crown Plaza Ravinia Hotel in Atlanta, GA.  Eric J. Fuchs, DA, ATC, EMT of Eastern Kentucky University is the Quiz Bowl Coordinator.  The winning team will represent District IX at the 2nd Annual NATA Quiz Bowl in Philadelphia, PA.

Exhibitors and Corporate Partners
If you are interested in exhibiting or if you know of an interested exhibitor or would like to refer someone to SEATA for Corporate Partnership, please see our SEATA Corporate Partner Plan.

Accommodations
The Crown Plaza Ravinia is the host hotel.  Room rates are $112.00 single/double occupancy / $122.00 triple occupancy / $132.00 quadruple occupancy.  Rooms must be reserved by Jan 20, 2010 to ensure this room rate.  Make your reservations online at Connections or for more information call Connections at (404) 842-0000 or 1-800-262-9974 or Fax (404) 601-7441.  Hotels subject to 72 cancellation policy.

Transportation Information

• Taking Marta From Airport To Crowne Plaza Ravinia

• MARTA Shuttle

• Hotel Shuttle

• Driving Instructions from Major Arteries