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2024 Conference Schedule

Thursday, September 26, 2024

7:00-7:45 Am - Morning pulse

Pilates with Mary Ellen Dorey


8:00-9:00 Am - Breakfast


9:15-10:30 Am - Keynote

Big Oil and the Corporate Marketing Deceptions with Robert Pappas

10:30-11:00 Am - Break

11:00-11:50 Am - Presentation

Just Triggering: Diluting EOs to Work in Emotional and Mental Aromatherapy with Jonathan Benavides


12:00-1:00 Pm - Lunch

1:10-2:00 Pm - Presentation

Focus on Parkinson's Disease, Aromacare to Support with Madeleine Kerkhof

2:10-3:00 pm - PRESENTATION

Novel Sustainable Aroma Therapeutic Essential Oils from the Leaves of Citrus Trees in Egypt with Nadim Shaath

3:00-4:00 Pm - BREAK

4:00-4:50 Pm - PRESENTATION

Out of the Chair and Into the Community: Quiescence After COVID with Lora Cantele

5:00-5:50 Pm - presentation

Threatened Aromatic Species Used in Clinical & Pharmacology Research: An Integrative Review  with Kelly Ablard

5:50-6:00 Pm - Closing


6:00-8:00 Pm - Open Reception


*Exhibitor Hall is open from 8:30 AM to 1:10 PM and 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM 

Friday, September 27, 2024

7:00-7:45 Am - Morning pulse

Yoga with Sherry Steine


8:00-9:00 Am - Breakfast


9:15-9:25 Am - OPENING

9:30-10:20 Am - concurrent session

1a. Regulatory Impact for Clinical Aromatherapy in Healthcare Settings with Denise Joswiak

OR

1b. Aromatherapy Lineage: Sustaining Our Legacy as We Reshape Our Future with Veronica "Rhani" Thomas

10:30-11:20 Am - concurrent session

2a. Transform thru Traditional Chinese Meridians with Flowers Essences and Essential Oils with Lorrie Hargis

OR

2b. The Art of the Business Pivot with Kayla Fioravanti

11:20-12:00 Pm - Networking

12:00-1:00 Pm - Lunch

1:10-2:00 Pm - concurrent session

3a. Sensitization Concerns for Massage Therapists with Paula Begel

OR

3b. Medical Cannabis with Jacqueline Higgins & Judy Ratliff

2:10-3:00 pm - concurrent session

4a. Hand 'M' Technique with Carol Scheidel

OR

4b. Formulation of Cream for Radiodermatitis with Hulya Dagotturen

3:00-4:00 Pm - BREAK

4:00-4:50 Pm - concurrent session

5a. From Farm to Bottle: True Pillars of Sustainability with Christine Chemin

OR

5b. Sustainability Using Native Australian EOs with Deby Atterby

5:00-5:50 Pm - concurrent session

6a. Whole Person Care in the Acute Care Setting with Alison Leitch 

OR

6b. Olfacto-Psycho-Neuro-Endo-Immunology to Unveil Sustainability of Essential Oils with Cécile Ellert

6:00-6:15 Pm - Closing


6:30-7:30 Pm - AROMATICS IN ACTION®: RECEPTION, DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED


*Exhibitor Hall is open from 8:30 AM to 1:10 PM and 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM 

Saturday, September 28, 2024

7:00-7:45 Am - Morning pulse

Zentangle with Nancy Lubin


8:00-9:00 Am - Breakfast


9:15-9:25 Am - OPENING

9:30-10:20 Am - presentation

Aromatherapy in Holism with Amanda Lattin

10:30-11:20 Am - presentation

Sustainability Global Perspectives, Women & Babies, Emotional Health with Pam Conrad

11:30-12:20 Pm - NETWORKING

12:30-1:30 Pm - Lunch

1:30-2:20 Pm - presentation

Clinical Evidence: The Key to the Sustainability and Growth of the Field of Aromatherapy with Jessie Hawkins

2:30-3:20 pm - presentation

AIA Research Academy with Denise Joswiak, Carol Scheidel, Marnie Reven, Bruce Boynton

3:30-4:20 Pm - endnote

Extrapolation from Constituents to Essential Oils: Implications for Safety with Robert Tisserand

4:30-6:00 Pm - member's meeting and closinG


7:00-10:00 Pm - Gala


*Exhibitor Hall is open from 8:30 AM to 1:10 PM and 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM 

Sunday, September 29, 2024

10:00 AM-3:00 Pm - field trip*

Cheekwood Botanical Gardens

9:45AM -- Gather in the hotel lobby

10:00AM -- Shuttle departs outside hotel lobby

11:00AM -12:30PM -- Group tour of gardens

12:30PM-1:45PM -- Free time/Lunch (lunch is the participant’s responsibility; a café is available onsite)

2:00PM -- Depart Cheekwood/return to hotel

2:45-3:00PM -- Anticipated return to Sonesta

*conference add-on

ON-DEMAND SESSIONS

All On-Demand sessions will be available starting Thursday September 26, 2024 on the

AIA Classroom

Reclaiming Aromatherapy: Distinguishing from DIY Essential Oil Use with Joy Bowles

Combining Lymphatic and Emotional Support to Strengthen the Body with Mary Ellen Dorey

Building Rapport: Mastering Client Connection with Melissa Holman

The Fascial Network: The Tissue that Shapes Your Health with Linda Anne Kahn

Safe Use of EOs for Professionals in Spa Practice with Erica Keays

Frankincense in Comfort Care Using Aromatherapy with Robin Kessler*

Innovation in Aromatherapy: Creating Change with Melani Kovac

The Solution to Memory Loss is Right Under Your Nose with Michael Leon

Awareness to Measure and Evaluate Aromatherapy with Delphine Marchaud

Essential oils of Western Balkan with Ana Rangus

Recovery from Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Trauma Thru Aromatic Medicine with Michael Scholes

Sustainability of Self: Avoiding Aromatherapist Burnout with Jen Shepherd

Folk Functional Foods: Focus on Digestion with Marco Valussi

Animals and Their Caregivers: Using EOs & Flower Essences with Paula Warner

Deep Dive into All Things Vanilla: Sustainability of Vanilla in the Sunshine State with Stephanie Webb

*these sessions are only available for a limited time and will be accessible from Thursday, September 26 through Saturday, September 28, 2024.

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Founded in 2006, the Alliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is the professional organization representing aromatherapists.

AIA aims to increase awareness of and expand access to aromatherapists, help its members build successful practices, expand the body of aromatherapy research, and serve as a resource for members, the media and the public.

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