THURSDAY, APRIL 19
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| 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
REGISTRATION OPEN |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
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| Humor Academy Level 1 |
Foundation Course: Using Humor to Maximize Living
MARY KAY MORRISON MS, and BARBARA MILLER, DEd |
| Humor Academy Level 2 |
Humor Neuroscience Applications
Dr. JOYCE SALTMAN |
| Humor Academy Level 3 |
Round Table Discussion: Exploring Humor in Leadership,Project Results
KARYN BUXMAN, RN, MSN, CSP, CPAE & CHIP LUTZ, USN(Ret), MSEd, CLL |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
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| Humor Academy Level 1 |
Foundation Course: Using Humor to Maximize Living
MARY KAY MORRISON, MS and BARBARA MILLER, DEd |
| Humor Academy Level 2 |
This is Your Brain in Love
EARL HENSLIN, Ph.D |
| Humor Academy Level 3 |
The Emotional Brain: Memory, Fear, and Fun!
MARILEE SPRENGER |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
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| Humor Academy All Levels |
NETWORKING LUNCH |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION |
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Growing Your Business When YOU are the Business! How to Turn Laughter into Revenue
MARK LEBLANC |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
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| Humor Academy Level 1 |
Fundamentals of Therapeutic Humor
STEVE SULTANOFF, Ph.D |
| Humor Academy Level 2 |
This Is Your Brain On Humor: Integrating Multimedia Humor into PowerPoint®
RON BERK, Ph.D |
| Humor Academy Level 3 |
This Is Your Brain On Humor: Integrating Multimedia Humor into PowerPoint®
RON BERK, Ph.D |
| 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
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| Humor Academy Level 1 |
Wrap up
MARY KAY MORRISON, MS & BARBARA MILLER, DEd |
| Humor Academy Level 2 |
Humor Neuroscience Applications Round Table
JOYCE SALTMAN, Ph.D & SHIRLEY TROUT Ph.D
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| Humor Academy Level 3 |
Strategies for Applications of Humor in Leadership Positions
KARYN BUXMAN, MSN, RN, CSP, CPAE
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| 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
BOOKSTORE OPEN |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
ORIENT EXPRESS |
| 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
WELCOME RECEPTION & HUMOR JAMS |
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
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| 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
REGISTRATION OPEN |
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
GENERAL SESSION |
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Welcome, Announcements, and 25th Anniversary Celebration Kick-Off |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
GENERAL SESSION - KEYNOTE |
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Laughter, Cancer and Chemorella
KATY FRANCO - Acclaimed Latin American Actress, Stand Up Comic and Breast Cancer Survivor.
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| 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
BOOKSTORE OPEN |
| 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM |
GENERAL SESSION - KEYNOTE |
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Humor and Positive Psychology: A matching Couple?
DR. WILLIBALD RUCH - Professor of Psychology, Chair of Section of Personality and Assessment at University of Zurich |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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Humor and Aging: It's No Joke
KATHY LAURENHUE, MA & DR.GURINDER BAINS, MD.
Unlocking Family Patterns of Emotional Abuse Using Humor As Part of the Healing Process
EARL HENSLIN, Ph.D
My Daughter, Wife, and Son are Dead! Where’s the Joy in That?
TOM ZUBA
Do Nurses Have a Specific Attitude Towards Humor?
MARY MCCABE, MS, RN
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| 12:00 AM - 1:30 PM |
LUNCH AND RESEARCH POSTER SESSION |
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(Optional Chicago style pizza lunch at additional cost)
BOOKSTORE and EXHIBIT TIME
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| 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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What Makes Things Funny?: Connecting Humor's Antecedents to its Consequences
PETER MCGRAW, Ph.D
How to Be an APT Anteater: How to Exterminate Automatic Negative Thoughts
CINDY GUDEL, MA, CLL & AMY RYAN RUED, MA
Something Funny is Going on "Down Under"
BRONWYN ROBERTS, CLL, CLLT
“Humor as Prophylactic Mind-Mapping, or How I almost died, lost my sense of humor, found it again, and lived to tell about it.”
STEVE WILSON, MA, CSP, CLL
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| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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I Laugh Therefore I am
CHAYA OSTROWER, Ph.D., Beit Berl College, Israel
Using Humor Effectively (or How to Avoid Apologizing in the Morning)
LOUIS FRANZINI, Ph.D.
10 Steps to Great Webinars: How to Go From Blah to Hurrah!
JEAN SMITH AND ARLIN PEEBLES
SOS! My Patients are Running Out of Patience, and so AM I!
KRIS HARTY, BA
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| 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM |
GENERAL SESSION - KEYNOTE |
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Those Who Laugh, Last!
WAVELENGTH – Comedy Troupe |
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| 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM |
COCKTAIL RECEPTION |
| 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM |
SPECIAL EVENT AWARDS DINNER |
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Entertainment - DJ |
SATURDAY, APRIL 21
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| 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
REGISTRATION OPEN |
| 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
BOOKSTORE OPEN |
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
GENERAL SESSION |
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WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
SUNNY SIDE UP BREAK-FAST
CHERYL FELL (Nurse Funshine)
Humor Academy Level 1: Learn About
MARY KAY MORRISON
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| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
GENERAL SESSION - KEYNOTE |
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DR. JOYCE SALTMAN |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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Old and Young Having Fun; How to Establish an Intergenerational Laughter Club
PEGGY STABHOLZ & NANCY ENGLE, B.S.W.
Holy Hysterics: Bringing Humor, Laughter and Joy to your Community of Faith
PASTOR LAURA GENTRY, M.DiV., MA
“I’d Like To See Paris Before I Die...But Philadelphia Will Do”: Responses to Mortality in Classic Comedy Films
DON BAIRD, PSY.D
51 Ways to Engage ALL Learners
ADRIANNE ROGGENBUCK, M.E.d.
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| 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
Book Signings in the Bookstore |
| 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM |
LUNCH |
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ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
CTCA SPONSORED PRESENTATION |
| 1:15 PM - 3:00 PM |
OFFSITE PROGRAM
Clown On Down
DANNY DONUTS
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| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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Energizing Adult Learners with Humor, Laughter and Play
LYNN SHAW, MSW, LCSW
Stand Up, Speak Up and Shut Up!
CHENDIL KUMAR
15 Secrets of Connecting Leadership with Humor
PETER JONAS
Doing Humor With Class or No Childishness Left Behind ED DUNKELBLAU, Ph.D
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| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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To Get Into Your Feel Good Groove: Ya’gotta LAFF, Ya’gotta MOVE!
SUSAN M. STEWART, RN, MA, CLL
Fun at Work: A Nice to Have or a Need to Have?
LESLIE YERKES, MSODA
How Poetry Can Help You Live Longer, Feel Better, Lose Weight, and Make More Money
MARK CLARKE, BSN, RN
The Playful Brain…Fun is the Brain’s Favorite Way of Learning
KAY CASKEY, MA, ASCW, CLL & LAURIE YOUNG, MA, LCC, CLL
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| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
NETWORKING BREAK |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
GENERAL SESSION - KEYNOTE |
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Never Be the Same! The Quest for Your Personal Best
MARK LE BLANC
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| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
GENERAL SESSION - KEYNOTE |
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Escape Adulthood: Living and Working With Less Stress and More Fun
JASON KOTEKI
FREE NIGHT OUT – ON YOUR OWN IN THE WINDY CITY
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SUNDAY, APRIL 22
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| 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
REGISTRATION OPEN |
| 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM |
EARLY BIRD NETWORKING |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM |
GENERAL SESSION |
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Announcements |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM |
GENERAL SESSION |
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HUMOR ACADEMY GRADUATION
25th ANNIVERSARY WRAP-UP CELEBRATION
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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GENERAL SESSION |
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KEYNOTE
Anything is Possible!...Bubbles and the Art of Wonder
GEOFF AKINS HANNAH
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| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
GENERAL SESSION |
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GOOD AND WELFARE
FINAL WRAP UP - CHIP LUTZ, USN(Ret), MSEd, CLL
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| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM |
Humor Academy Networking Lunch - Levels 1 & 2 & 3 combined |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
HUMOR ACADEMY |
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Course Wrap Up Level 1
BARBARA MILLER, DEd
Course Wrap Up Level 2
Dr. JOYCE SALTMAN
Course Wrap Up Level 3
KARYN BUXMAN, MSN, RN, CSP, CPAE & CHIP LUTZ, USN(Ret), MSEd, CLL
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