2024
Schedule
PLAN YOUR EXPERIENCE
Choose your Adventure.
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Take a look below to find the schedule for the 2024 Float Conference!
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CPO Certification Course
Wednesday
August 7
8 am - 6 pm
The CPO training course is one of the most respected certifications in the pool and spa industry. Commercial pools are often required to have CPO certified staff members on hand. The course is an excellent primer of pool/spa sanitation, equipment, and operation. While the course itself is not built to be oriented toward float tanks, this class will be taught by Dr. Roy Vore, who you may have seen speak at previous Float Conference. Dr. Vore will help put the information in the context of a float center.
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FTS Start A Center Workshop
Thursday
August 8
8:30 am - 6 pm
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Friday
August 9
8:30 am - 1 pm
The Start a Center Workshop is a 1.5 day course hosted by Float Tank Solutions before the Float Conference. The course will include pragmatic and hands-on information, including sections on construction, float tank maintenance, cleaning schedules and operations, regular expenses and finances, and float specific marketing
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Salty Success: Marketing & Management Workshop
Thursday
August 8
8:30 am - 6 pm
The Salty Success: Marketing & Management Strategies Workshop is a one-day event hosted by Mindfull Solutions before the Float Conference. The course will include an overview and implementation tips of topics such as growing your team, employee onboarding, team engagement and retention, social media, local marketing, management processes, retail sales, and more.
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Float Center Bus Tour
Thursday
August 8
7 - 10 pm
Each year, we arrange a bus tour to visit local float centers and businesses that offer float therapy. It's a fun way to get to know other attendees, learn about the many ways of setting up and operating your center, and have a little fun while you do it!​
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Main Conference
Friday
August 9
8 am Kick Off Surprise
9 am - 5 pm
Workshops
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Saturday
August 10
9 am - 5 pm
Conference Sessions
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7 pm
Saturday Party​
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Sunday
August 11
10 am - 4 pm
Conference Sessions​
This year's Float Conference will be another hybrid event - join us in San Antonio or online!
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In San Antonio:
Speakers will fly in from all over the world to share their expertise about float research, sanitation, tank maintenance, small business operations, float center marketing, and so much more. Presenters will facilitate hands-on workshops covering topics like marketing and business needs. And you can finally take some time for self care with our wellness sessions, like qi gong, light therapy, and didgeridoo. Conference sponsors will have booths, highlighting the latest products and services they offer for the float industry. We'll have incredible networking experiences, including intimate group discussions, lunches and breaks, and epic parties! Plus, there may or may not be an award for the most hugs given.
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Virtually:
We want to make sure that anyone unable to travel this August is still able to gain valuable knowledge from the Float Conference! Our simplified virtual experience will include a livestream of the main stage, a chance to learn about the sponsors, and ability to chat with fellow attendees. And don't worry - virtual attendees will still be able to party!
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2024 Detailed Schedule
Below, you will find a schedule of sessions, workshops, and other events for the 2024 Float Conference!
Main Stage Presentations and Workshops will be live streamed & the recordings will be available to attendees after the Conference.
Wellness sessions are only available at the in person event in San Antonio, TX.
Day | Start Time | Presenter | Session | Session Type |
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Wed | 8:00 AM | Dr. Roy Vore | CPO Class (pre-registration required) | Workshop |
Thu | 9:00 AM | Float Tank Solutions | Start a Center Workshop Day 1 (pre-registration required) | Workshop |
Thu | 9:00 AM | Mindfull Solutions | Salty Success: Marketing & Management Strategies (pre-registration required) | Workshop |
Thu | 7:00 PM | Float Conference | Float Center Bus Tour (pre-registration required) | Party |
Fri | 8:00 AM | Float Conference | Kick Off Celebration | Party |
Fri | 8-5 | Float Conference | Registration / Conference Info Open | Break |
Fri | 9-5 | Float Con Sponsors | Booths Open | Break |
Fri | 9 - 4 | Float Conference | Wellness Lounge | Wellness Session |
Fri | 9:00 AM | Nadia Linda Hole | Qi Gong | Wellness Session |
Fri | 8:30 AM | Float Tank Solutions | Start a Center Workshop Day 2 (pre-registration required) | Workshop |
Fri | 9:00 AM | Matt Beck & Andrew Loppnow | Strategic Business Planning | Workshop |
Fri | 10:00 AM | Float Conference | FLOAT CONversations - Choose your topic: Float Facilitators OR Leadership and Management | Roundtable |
Fri | 10:00 AM | Jessie Puryear | Pricing Psychology and its effects on a float center | Workshop |
Fri | 11:00 AM | Rachel Benton | Navigating Growth in an Ever-Changing Market | Workshop |
Fri | 11:30 AM | Jeanne Mills | Handprints that become Heartprints | Wellness Session |
Fri | 12:00 PM | Float Conference | Break | Break |
Fri | 12:30 PM | Corey Costanzo | Inner Journey time with the Didgeridoo | Wellness Session |
Fri | 1:00 PM | Nadia Linda Hole | 7 Qi Secrets for Greater Ease, Success, and Abundance for Your Center | Workshop |
Fri | 2:00 PM | Jeremy Jacobs | San Antonio Drum Circle | Wellness Session |
Fri | 2:00 PM | Andy Larson | Accounting 101 | Workshop |
Fri | 3:00 PM | HelmBot | HelmBot Tips and Tricks | Workshop |
Fri | 4:15 PM | Floatation Tank Association | FTA Annual Meeting | Party |
Fri | 5:00 PM | Floatation Tank Association | Mixer | Party |
Fri | 6:00 PM | Float Conference Attendees! | Community Night: Plan Your Evening | Party |
Sat | 8-5 | Float Conference | Registration / Conference Info Open | Break |
Sat | 8-5 | Float Con Sponsors | Booths Open | Break |
Sat | 8-5 | Float Conference | Wellness Lounge | Wellness Session |
Sat | 8:00 AM | Nadia Linda Hole | Qi Gong | Wellness Session |
Sat | 9:00 AM | Stephen Johnson | Conference Opening! | Main Stage Presentation |
Sat | 9:15 AM | Float Con Board | Conference Welcoming + Board Thank yous | Main Stage Presentation |
Sat | 9:25 AM | Glenn Perry | Pursuing our Passions and Consciousness | Main Stage Presentation |
Sat | 9:45 AM | Dr. Roy Vore | Germs: the good, the bad, and ugly | Main Stage Presentation |
Sat | 10:15 AM | Float Conference | FLOAT CONversations: Marketing and Management | Roundtable |
Sat | 11:30 AM | Lunch | Break | |
Sat | 1:00 PM | Raffaele Gianfrancesco (RoXiva) | The Neuroscience of Awe and Wonder | Main Stage Presentation |
Sat | 1:15 PM | Dillon Bomer | REST and Physical Therapy for Headache Treatment | Main Stage Presentation |
Sat | 1:35 PM | Dr. Emily Choquette | Floatation-REST: Clinical Research and Implementation | Main Stage Presentation |
Sat | 2:00 PM | Break | Break | |
Sat | 2:15 PM | Float Conference | FLOAT CONversations - Choose your Topic: New Float Centers OR 3+ Year Old Float Centers | Roundtable |
Sat | 3:30 PM | Float Conference | Break | Break |
Sat | 4:00 PM | Amber Bonnett | Float Story | Main Stage Presentation |
Sat | 4:10 PM | Jonathan Roug | Leveraging Business Strategies for Sales Growth in the Float Industry | Main Stage Presentation |
Sat | 4:35 PM | Freddie Kimmel | Soulful Sales and the Heart of the Deal | Main Stage Presentation |
Sat | 5:00 PM | Float Conference Attendees | On your own for dinner | Break |
Sat | 7:00 PM | Float Conference | Dessert and Game Night | Party |
Sun | 9-4 | Float Conference | Registration / Conference Info Open | Break |
Sun | 9-4 | Float Con Sponsors | Booths Open | Break |
Sun | 9-3 | Float Conference | Wellness Lounge | Wellness Session |
Sun | 9:00 AM | Nadia Linda Hole | Qi Gong | Wellness Session |
Sun | 10:00 AM | Float Conference | Opening | Main Stage Presentation |
Sun | 10:10 AM | Kim Hannan | Case Study: 5 years and 500 Members | Main Stage Presentation |
Sun | 10:30 AM | Helena Hruby | Float: Dissolution of Body Boundaries and the Distortion of Subjective Time | Main Stage Presentation |
Sun | 11:00 AM | Break | Break | |
Sun | 11:30 AM | Mandy Miller | Float Business Trends & What To Do With Them | Main Stage Presentation |
Sun | 12:00 PM | Float Conference | State of the Industry | Main Stage Presentation |
Sun | 12:30 PM | Float Conference | Lunch | Break |
Sun | 2:00 PM | Float Research Collective | Updates on Project Arcturus | Main Stage Presentation |
Sun | 2:10 PM | Jason Clegg | How To Find The Best Epsom Salt Supplier For Your Float Spa | Main Stage Presentation |
Sun | 2:30 PM | Rick Wadsworth | Float Story | Main Stage Presentation |
Sun | 2:45 PM | Break | Break | |
Sun | 3:15 PM | Shawnee Powers | Be the Expert: Honing our Unique Knowledge and Gifts to Become Community Leaders | Main Stage Presentation |
Sun | 3:40 PM | Stephen Johnson | Closing Words | Main Stage Presentation |
Sun | 3:50 PM | Float Conference | Thank Yous and Closing | Main Stage Presentation |