2024
Schedule
PLAN YOUR EXPERIENCE
Below you will find our 2024 Schedule Overview.
Stay tuned for more details
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.
FTS Start A Center Workshop
Thursday
August 8
8:30 am - 6 pm
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
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.
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!
Main Conference
Friday
August 9
9 am - 5 pm
Workshops
Saturday
August 10
9 am - 5 pm
Conference Sessions
7 pm
Saturday Party
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!
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.
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!
2023 Detailed Schedule
Below, you will find a list of sessions, workshops, and other events from the 2023 Float Conference!
Main Stage Presentations were live streamed & will be available as videos after the conference.
Workshops and wellness sessions were only available at the in person event in Louisville, KY.
Presenter | Session | Session Type |
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Dr. Roy Vore | CPO Class (pre-registration required) | Workshop |
Float Tank Solutions | Start a Center Workshop Day 1 (pre-registration required) | Workshop |
Mindfull Solutions | Salty Success: Marketing & Management Strategies (pre-registration required) | Workshop |
Float Conference | Float Center Bus Tour (pre-registration required) | Party |
Superior Float Tanks | PopUp Floats | Wellness Session |
Nadia Linda Hole | Qi Gong | Wellness Session |
Mark Gurley, Elliot Reed, Stephen Johnson, Sarah Beth Adel | Body Therapies Panel | Workshop |
Float Tank Solutions | Start a Center Workshop Day 2 (pre-registration required) | Workshop |
Kat Roberts | New Moon Journey: Amplify your intentions with a Reiki and Sound Bath guided meditation | Wellness Session |
Kim Hannan, Leo Tonkin, Lisa Semerly | Halotherapy Panel | Workshop |
Other Modalities Panel | Workshop | |
Corey Costanzo | Inner Journey time with the Didgeridoo | Wellness Session |
Raff Gianfrancesco, James Carroll, Kat Roberts | Light Therapy Panel | Workshop |
Kim Hannan, RYT | Yoga Nidra | Wellness Session |
Justin Feinstein, Jeanne Mills, & Chris Wardlaw | Research at Float Centers | Workshop |
Megan Scoggan | Cultivating Curiosity | Wellness Session |
Shawnee Kyle, Greg Griffin, Rachel Porter | General Float Center Operations Panel | Workshop |
James Caroll | Photobiomodulation for Pain, Brain, and Vitality | Workshop |
Bryce Evans, Matt Phillips, & Kim Hannan | Duke It Out: The Discount Debate | Workshop |
Lauren Hall | Hypnotherapy - Teaching to Self-Apply Techniques for Mental Change | Workshop |
Andrew Loppnow & Andrew Ginn | Six-Week Float Challenge & Building Community | Workshop |
HelmBot | HelmBot Tips and Tricks
| Workshop |
Sukhino Float Spa and Salt Cave + Weightless Float Center | Friday Party | Party |
Nadia Linda Hole | Qi Gong | Wellness Session |
Stephen Johnson | Conference Opening! | Main Stage Presentation |
Float Con Board | Conference Welcoming + Board Thank yous | Main Stage Presentation |
Glenn Perry | Success with Float Tanks | Main Stage Presentation |
Rachel Benton | Human Design & Creating Ease In Your Business | Workshop |
Bryce Evans | From Awkward to Authentic: Revitalizing Sales and Marketing in Float Centers | Main Stage Presentation |
Matt & Jacki Stewart | Health Department Story | Main Stage Presentation |
Stephanie Benson | Float Story | Main Stage Presentation |
Ashkahn Jahromi + Graham Talley | Turning Float On into a Worker Owned Cooperative | Main Stage Presentation |
Jessie Puryear | The Pyschology of Pricing Float Center Services | Main Stage Presentation |
Jessie Puryear | The Pyschology of Pricing Float Center Services: Workshop Edition | Workshop |
Dr. Flux | The Science of Games and Floating: Crafting a Unique Container to Facilitate Expansion | Main Stage Presentation |
Cory Allen | How Floating Heals | Main Stage Presentation |
Floatation Tank Association | FTA Members Mixer! | Party |
Float Conference, HelmBot | Saturday Party | Party |
Nadia Linda Hole | Qi Gong | Wellness Session |
Float Conference | Opening | Main Stage Presentation |
Jenn Huang | Why can’t you disinfect float tank solution with hydrogen peroxide? | Main Stage Presentation |
Dr. Emily Choquette | Floating toward recovery: Float assisted psychotherapy for anorexia nervosa | Main Stage Presentation |
Allan Mills | Sustaining the Passion for your Float Business | Workshop |
McKayla Hannan | Float Story | Main Stage Presentation |
Dr. John Shealy | Preparing for Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy with Floating | Main Stage Presentation |
Dr. Justin Feinstein | Fighting for the Future of Float Therapy | Main Stage Presentation |
Bernard Meloche | Float Story | Main Stage Presentation |
Dr. Roy Vore | Updates on the FTA Microbiology Project | Main Stage Presentation |
Stephen Johnson | Closing Words | Main Stage Presentation |
Float Conference | Thank Yous and Closing | Main Stage Presentation |