Frequently Asked Questions
Are you going to offer credit?
Yes – at this point we will be offering for the Pre-Conference:
7.5 hours of CDE recertification credit
.5 semester hours of Adams State Credit
and for the Conference:
15 hours of CDE recertification credit
1.0 semester hours of Adams State Credit
We are not offering ASHA CEUs at this point but we are looking into it.
How do I indicate what strand I want to go to during the Pre-Conference?
In the years past we have offered two separate strands. However, this year we will be offering only 1 strand revolving around RTi.
Why don’t you accept credit card payments?
In order to keep the cost of the conference down we are not accepting credit card payments. Credit card companies would charge us per transaction and we are trying very hard to keep the cost of the conference to a reasonable price.
Why did you increase the cost of the pre-conference and conference registration?
Most of your registration fees pay for the meal costs. Unfortunately meal prices have increased (the Marriott, last year’s hotel, food costs increased by almost 30% thus why we moved to another hotel). We are charged an 18%-21% service fee (dependent upon the hotel) on all of the meals.
Things that are typically out of our control:
Temperature of the rooms – we suggest dressing in layers. It doesn’t seem to matter which hotel we go to some rooms get very hot and some room are very cold. We assign moderators to each session to help report any problems with the heat/air-conditioning so that we can alert the hotel as quickly as possible. Hotel response times vary greatly (as we have learned over the years).
Bathrooms – we have requested for the hotel staff to bus the bathroom during the sessions to help minimize problems. If you notice one of the bathrooms are gross please report it to the information desk immediately so that we can alert the hotel staff.
Quality of the food – we try to go to the hotel to sample their food prior to booking the hotel. But sometimes there is a huge quality difference between cooking for 20 and cooking for 600 that we don’t find out about until after the fact.
What happens if a huge snowstorm blows in during the conference?
Obviously we are in Colorado so there is always a potential for this one. If you are driving home a distance of over 50 miles we will excuse you from the last session only. However, in order to receive CDE credit you will need to write up a paper or review an article related to our field. You will not receive a certificate until this has been completed.
We are waiting to get clarification from Adams State College on this issue.
Why didn’t I receive a binder/handbook this year?
Because we are cutting back on the amount of paper needed for a conference this large to conserve and save resources. We are providing your information in a more environmental-friendly and “greener” CD-rom format. This will be available on the website when speaker information is finalized and you will receive a CD with all of the information on it at the on-site check-in at the start of the Symposium. We also changed to this type format due to the feedback we had received about the size of the binders being too large.