8:00 am – 8:45 am : Registration, Exhibits Open

9:00 am – 9:30 am : Welcome, Opening, Host Presentation

9:30 am – 10:30 am : “ Move To Learn” – Lana Whitehead and Bryan Crane

10:30 am – 11:00 am : Coffee/Tea, Visit Exhibitors

11:00 am – 12:00 pm : “The Lesson Planner” – Jenny McPhail
                                    “Aquatic Infant Beginnings” – Debbie Marrs-Sayers

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm : Lunch, “The World Cafe”, Visit Exhibitors

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm : “A Study of the History and Methodology of Aquatic Education for Babies” – Kirk Marks

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm : “Lessons That Enhance Child Development, Swim Skills and Fun” – Lulu Cisneros

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm : Coffee/Tea, Visit Exhibitors

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm : “Marketing and Promoting Your Babies Program as the Flagship of Your Swim School” – Frank Sahlein
                                “Your Business Can Thrive Even in Tough Economic Times” – Shawn Read

4:30 pm – 4:45 pm : Safer 3 and the Swim For Life Foundation – Johnny Johnson
                                Daily Wrap Up

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm : Welcome Reception; Dinner and drinks in Currents Restaurant (Main floor)

8:45 am – 9:00 am : Morning Welcome

9:00 am – 10:00 am : “The Backfloating Controversy” – John Bainbridge

10:00 am – 10:30 am : Coffee/Tea, Visit Exhibits

10:30 am – 12:00 am : “A Study On Attachment and Self-Esteem in Baby Swimming” – Ulrika Faerch and Noa Glotter

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm : Lunch, “The World Cafe”, Visit Exhibitors

1:00 am – 2:00 pm : “The Aquatic Context in Baby Swimming” – Beatriz Esesarte Pesqueira

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm : “Teaching Babies to Swim – A Serious Business” (Part One) – Jess and Paul Thompson

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm : Coffee/Tea, Visit Exhibits

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm : “Birth Experience and Unresolved Trauma” – Kelly Rae

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm : “Teaching Waterbabies – The Emler Way” – Jan Emler

5:30 : Daily Wrap Up

Evening On Your Own

8:45 am – 9:00 am : Morning Welcome

9:00 am – 10:00 am : “Why and How to Implement the Halliwick Method” – Anne Asterhall

10:00 am – 10:30 am : Coffee/Tea, Visit Exhibits

10:30 am – 11:30 am : “Teaching Babies To Swim – A Serious Business” (Part Two) – Paul Thompson and Kim Bennett

11:30 am – 12:30 pm : “Infant Aquatics in Swimland and the Learners Connection” – Kelly Pollock
                                    “Stop Being So Childish” – Kelly Rae

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm : Lunch, “The World Cafe”, Final chance to visit Exhibits

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm : “Creating or Re-Creating Your Staff Manual” – Dave DuBois
                                “Incorporating Water Safety and Survival Skills Into Your Program” – Lana Whitehead and Bryan Crane

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm : “Training Great Infant Swim Teachers” – Barbara Nolan
                                “Baby Aquatic Balance Assessment” – Carlos Santos

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm : Coffee, Tea

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm : “Terrific Toddler Transitions” – Julie Zancanaro

5:00 pm – 5:15 pm : Conference Wrap Up

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm : Boarding Sunset Bay Motor Yacht – Mix and Mingle

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm : Celebration Dinner Cruise aboard the Sunset Bay



* Underwater baby photo's by Tricia Ann Roy (Australia)