ClickerExpo Stamford 2017 | Conference Program


Day 1: Friday
	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	LAB	LAB
8:00-8:45	Newcomer Orientation Aaron Clayton All
9:00-10:00	Opening Session: The X-perience Factor Aaron Clayton & Ken Ramirez All
10:00-10:30	Morning Break - 30 minutes
10:30-12:30	Dr. No: How Teaching an Animal to Say "No" Can be the Right Prescription Ken Ramirez Advanced	A Moment of Science: Clicker Training 101 Kathy Sdao Foundation	The Anatomy of an Aggressive Dog-Training Plan Emma Parsons Intermediate	Triple Planning: Enhance Your Teaching Hannah Branigan & Laurie Luck Intermediate	Tricky Motivators Michele Pouliot Intermediate and Above	Play it Forward: Using Cues to Make Play Fun Again Sarah Owings All
12:30-2:00	Lunch Break
2:00-3:30	Retrieve Reboot: Unfreeze Your Retrieve Hannah Branigan Advanced	The Great Divide: Is it Operant or Classical Lindsay Wood Advanced	Building Behavior: Shape the Future Laura VanArendonk Baugh Foundation	Marketing 101 for Dog Trainers Veronica Boutelle & Gina Phairas All	Make the Transfer: Problem-Solving through Cue Transfer Laura Monaco Torelli Intermediate	How to Get Started with Concept Training Ken Ramirez Advanced
3:30-4:00	Afternoon Break - 30 minutes
4:00-4:45	Ideas that Should Die: Outdated, Outmoded & Misunderstood Behavior Science Susan G. Friedman, PhD Intermediate	Elimination Happens! Debbie Martin Foundation	Camera-Ready: TV, Radio & the Trainer Laura Monaco Torelli All	Collar Cues: Communicating through Touch Michele Pouliot Intermediate	If You Build It, They Will Come: Training a Reliable Recall Kathy Sdao All	Building Behavior: Shape the Future - In Action Laura VanArendonk Baugh Foundation
5:00-5:45	At Long Last! Creating Longer-Duration Behaviors Emma Parsons All	Poisoned Cues: Diagnosis, Analysis & Repair Jesus Rosales-Ruiz All	Get (Buy) In or Get Out! How to Get Clients to Adopt Your Training Plan Laurie Luck All	Collar Cues: Communicating through Touch (Continued) Michele Pouliot Intermediate	If You Build It, They Will Come: Training a Reliable Recall (Continued) Kathy Sdao All	Building Behavior: Shape the Future - In Action (Continued) Laura VanArendonk Baugh Foundation
7:00	Networking Event*


Day 2: Saturday
	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	LAB	LAB
8:00-8:45	Teaching and Training at the Next Level: Karen Pryor Academy Lori Chamberland All	BRAVO Presents: How Food Affects Behavior Bette Schubert	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
9:00-10:30	The Fab Five: Concepts That Will Make Your Training Rock! Emelie Johnson Vegh & Eva Bertilsson All	What a Cue Can Do: Developing Cueing Skills Kathy Sdao Foundation	Full House? Working & Living with Multiple Animals Ken Ramirez Advanced	Websites That Work: Keys to a Successful Trainer Website Veronica Boutelle & Gina Phairas All	At Long Last! Creating Longer-Duration Behaviors - In Action Emma Parsons All	On Guard! Resource-Guarding Lab Lindsay Wood Advanced
10:30-11:00	Morning Break - 30 minutes
11:00-12:30	Fail-Safe: Cracking the Code for Ultra-Dependability Hannah Branigan Advanced	The Sound of Silence: Accessing the Power of a Withheld Click Michele Pouliot All	What a Pithy: Making Classes Memorable Kathy Sdao All	Effectiveness Is Not Enough: The Ethical Intervention Susan G. Friedman, PhD All	Deep Impact: 7 Behaviors that Profoundly Change the Vet & Groomer Experience Laura Monaco Torelli Intermediate	What a Cue Can Do- In Action! Sarah Owings Foundation
12:30-2:00	Lunch Break
2:00-2:45	Crossing Chasms: Understanding Trainer & Veterinary Perspectives on Animal Care Debbie Martin & Ken Ramirez All	Loopy Training Alexandra Kurland All	Help Me Now! Effective Management for Desperate Clients Laurie Luck All	Control is an Illusion: Stimulus Control without Frustration Sarah Owings Intermediate	Fail-Safe: Cracking the Code for Ultra-Dependability - In Action Hannah Branigan Advanced	Collar Cues - In Action Michele Pouliot Intermediate
3:00-3:45	Crossing Chasms: Understanding Trainer & Veterinary Perspectives on Animal Care (Continued) Debbie Martin & Ken Ramirez All	Loopy Training (Continued) Alexandra Kurland All	Effective Affection: How to Get it Right Jesus Rosales-Ruiz All	Gamification: Engaging Training Games for Groups Terry Ryan All	Fail-Safe: Cracking the Code for Ultra-Dependability - In Action (Continued) Hannah Branigan Advanced	Collar Cues - In Action (Continued)_ Michele Pouliot Intermediate
3:45-4:15	Afternoon Break - 30 minutes
4:15-5:45	We Just Have to Dish: Training, Science, and Nerdy Stuff with Kathy & Susan Kathy Sdao & Susan G. Friedman, PhD All	Are You as Smart as a Dog? Ken Ramirez Advanced	Step off the Treadmill: Effective Time Management for Dog Trainers Veronica Boutelle & Gina Phairas All	Animals in Control: The Choice is Theirs Emelie Johnson Vegh & Eva Bertilsson & Peggy Hogan Intermediate	Gamification - In Action! Terry Ryan All	Game On! Train or Be Trained - Part 1 Jesus Rosales-Ruiz & Mary Hunter All
6:00-6:30	Book & Media Signing
7:15-9:30	Conference Dinner* Room with a View: A Training Conversation Panel Discussion


Day 3: Sunday
	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	SESSION	LAB	LAB
8:00-8:45	Scratch Your Niche: Get the Clients You Want Laurie Luck All	Words Matter: The Impact of Language Choice Lindsay Wood All	KONG Solutions Mark Hines	TBD	TBD	TBD
9:00-10:30	Wanted Training Consultant (Those Good with Animals Need Not Apply!) Ken Ramirez All	High Precision, High Scores Hannah Branigan Advanced	Train that Chain: Behavior Chains Laura VanArendonk Baugh Intermediate	Feel Good Selling: How to Make the Sale and Keep Your Soul Veronica Boutelle & Gina Phairas All	Animals in Control: The Choice Is Theirs - In Action Emelie Johnson Vegh & Eva Bertilsson & Peggy Hogan Intermediate	Control is an Illusion - In Action Sarah Owings Intermediate
10:30-11:00	Morning Break - 30 minutes
11:00-12:30	Inside Out: How Understanding Emotions Makes for Complete Training Sarah Owings All	Thinking Fast & Flow Emelie Johnson Vegh & Eva Bertilsson All	The Animal Behavior Healthcare Team: Real-World Trainer & Veterinary Collaboration Models Debbie Martin Intermediate	When Nothing is Working: Lateral Thinking for Dog Trainers Terry Ryan All	Train That Chain: Behavior Chains - In Action Laura VanArendonk Baugh Intermediate	Taking Platform Training to New Heights Michele Pouliot Advanced
12:30-2:00	Lunch Break
2:00-2:45	Turn Me On... (or Not): Inspiring Others to Choose Positive Reinforcement Training Michele Pouliot All	Ready... or Not? Working with Reactive Dogs Emma Parsons Intermediate	When Good Training Goes Badly: Troubleshooting Your Training Sessions Lori Chamberland Foundation	The Global Trainer: A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words Terry Ryan All	Game On! Train or Be Trained - Part 2 Jesus Rosales-Ruiz & Mary Hunter Intermediate	High Precision, High Scores - In Action Hannah Branigan Advanced
3:00-3:45	Turn Me On... (or Not): Inspiring Others to Choose Positive Reinforcement Training (Continued) Michele Pouliot All	Ready... or Not? Working with Reactive Dogs (Continued) Emma Parsons Intermediate	Your Target Market: How to Have Better Clients, More Success, and Way More Fun Laurie Luck All	Consuming Research without Indigestion Susan G. Friedman, PhD Advanced	Game On! Train or Be Trained - Part 2 (Continued) Jesus Rosales-Ruiz & Mary Hunter Intermediate	High Precision, High Scores - In Action (Continued) Hannah Branigan Advanced
3:45-4:15	Afternoon Break - 30 Minutes
4:15-5:15	Keep Your Candle Burning: Avoiding Professional Burnout Kathy Sdao Intermediate	Keep Your Candle Burning: Avoiding Professional Burnout Kathy Sdao Intermediate	Food for Thought: The New Research on Human Cognition & Links with Animal Training Laura VanArendonk Baugh All	Do it Again: The Use of Patterns in Training Alexandra Kurland All	Consuming Research without Indigestion - In Action Susan G. Friedman, PhD Advanced	When Good Training Goes Badly : Troubleshooting Your Training Sessions - In Action Lori Chamberland Foundation
5:30-6:00	Closing Session: Have You Seen That? Ken Ramirez All

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