Registration Opens For Wilderness Symposium

We are happy to announce that registration is now open for the 2013 Wilderness Therapy Symposium presented by OBHIC! To access a brochure with course descriptions and bios of this year's presenters and to register online please visit: https://www.obhic.com/symposium/

The 2013 Symposium will take place at the Millennium Hotel in Boulder, Colorado from September 5th-September 7th, 2013. Please note that we have shifted to a Thursday-Saturday schedule for this year. The Symposium will open with the Networking Reception followed by dinner and keynote lecture by Dr. Edward Hallowell.

Early-bird deadline to qualify for discounted Symposium rates is August 1st, 2013. The deadline to register for a hotel room at the Millennium in order to receive the group-rate discount on your hotel room is August 19th.

Discounts: We are offering discounted rates to all OBHIC members, students and seniors, and non-profit organizations. OBHIC members will receive a separate email with discount information and codes. Students and seniors can select the discount option when you complete your registration online. There is a Group Discount available for organizations registering four or more attendees. Non-profit organizations should contact us directly for additional information about discounts and to receive your discount code if you are a qualifying organization.

We are offering 5 preconference workshops this year on Thursday September 5th. In addition to four offsite workshops, we are pleased to offer a free onsite workshop presented by Mike Gass, Keith Russell and Lee Gillis. The focus of the presentation will be a comprehensive summary of the accumulated research surrounding wilderness therapy and will include a panel of the OBHRC research scientists. These presentations will be anchored by a keynote address by one of the leading legal minds in the profession, Reb Gregg, who will deliver a luncheon keynote address on, "What the Law says about Safety, Standards and Success."

Online registration is also open to reserve a display table for either the Thursday Networking Reception (4-6pm) or to reserve a table in the full-weekend Exhibition Hall. The Exhibition Hall registration fee includes 2 full Symposium attendee registrations. Display tables offer a key opportunity to promote your organization and to interact with Symposium participants.

We have a number of new ways to get involved as a Symposium Sponsor this year. Sponsorship support is fundamental to the Symposium's success and its ability to offer a rich variety of workshops while keeping registration fees accessible to a large audience. Please contact us for more information regarding sponsorship and associated benefits at info@wildernesstherapysymposium.org

We look forward to seeing you all in Boulder, and please feel free to email us with any questions you might have at info@wildernesstherapysymposium.org

Sincerely,
The OBHIC Wilderness Therapy Symposium Committee

OBHIC is a community of leading outdoor behavioral healthcare programs working to advance the field through best practices, effective treatment, and evidence-based research.

Wilderness Therapy Symposium brings a diverse cross-section of clinicians, field instructors, rites of passage guides, educational consultants, professors, research specialists, students and residential programs staff under one roof to share theories, insights and best practices in an open spirit.