CO-SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

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1. INTRODUCTION

North American Sports Medicine Institute/Advances in Clinical Education is pleased to learn of your interest in co-sponsoring one or more of our series of courses. Each year we conduct over 30 courses throughout the United States in the areas of Sports Medicine, Orthopaedics, and Geriatrics. We currently offer a series of courses leading up to Certification of Competency in Sports Physical Therapy. A similar certification process is in development for Geriatric Rehabilitation.

While we usually conduct our courses at hotels convenient to faculty and students, with professional conference facilities, we are quite willing to do the same in alternative settings provided they are comparable and perhaps offer other advantages to participants such as free parking and geographical convenience.

We need however to be assured that the co-sponsor fully understands their obligations and is willing to play an active roll in the success of the seminar.

We do plan our courses twelve months in advance. It is necessary to have your information as early as possible, as once our speakers are scheduled elsewhere it is difficult to schedule additional dates for the year.

This information packet on co-sponsorship has been designed to assist you in confirming that you wish to co-sponsor and to help us both achieve a successful outcome.

2. WHAT NASMI WILL DO FOR THE CO-SPONSOR

In return for active and successful co-sponsorship, we will provide one free course registration for every 10 paid registrations. We require that registrants pay fees directly to NASMI. We will send confirmations of receipt of deposit and of full payments. All registrations are to be with NASMI. Stay in touch with us to learn of your number of free registrations. Should we have any last minute cancellations, your number of agreed free registration will not be affected.

NASMI will assume all direct expenses related to Speakers such as meals, travel, and lodging. We will also provide course materials for participants.

NASMI will be responsible for printing brochures for the seminar and will advertise the seminar nationally along with our other locations.

3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

LOCATION

The course location should be convenient to public transportation and a hotel. This is important for faculty and particularly out of town registrants. A hospital located on the outskirts of a metropolitan area is not generally attractive to registrants and faculty. Geographical areas with a sufficient population base of professionals and close proximity to air travel are preferred.

SPACE

Room size: A room in which to conduct a course must be of adequate size. Small rooms with obstructions make it difficult to lecture. Sufficient room is needed to conduct labs and make participants comfortable. We recommend 1500 to 2000 square feet of unobstructed space be available in the event of a large number of participants.

Acoustics and Sound System: There should be no interference from other public address systems, such as hospital paging. A microphone system will be needed.

4. EQUIPMENT

Seating: The host facility must provide for seating classroom style. (2 people to a 6 foot conference table) These tables can be used for lab demonstrations. If a lecture auditorium is used, an additional break-out area is needed outside the classroom. We also have vendors that can attend and demonstrate equipment used by speakers. This is at the discretion of the co-sponsor.

Audiovisual: An 8 foot professional screen with an unobstructed view from the seating area. An LCD projector and a projection system for video presentation is needed. NASMI can provide this if not readily available.

Lighting: This should be quite bright for clinical examination and hands on practice of techniques. We must be able to control it to both dim and remove it from the projection screen area.

Refreshments: Arrangements should be made to offer continental breakfast with beverages prior to the course each morning and a break with snacks and beverages in the afternoon.

5. ADVERTISING

The co-sponsor will be responsible to advertise by direct mail to every therapist in the state and region and to place the advertisement at least twice in the State Chapter

Newsletter. As mentioned earlier the direct mail piece will be provide by NASMI. Direct mailing is strongly recommended as are phone calls to hospital departments and colleagues. Just having the facilities and our national listing will often be insufficient to ensure a successful number of registrations. Direct mailing should be scheduled to be complete 14 weeks prior to course date if using other than first class mail.

In the Application Form which we ask you to complete, we will request a full statement as to the promotion and advertising you are planning as will as a statement as to why you think the program should succeed in your location. We will also need a backup contract person.

6. CANCELLATION POLICY

NASMI reserves the right to cancel any co-sponsored course which four weeks prior to the commencing date has less than 25 paid registrants. You as co-sponsor will need to stay in touch with use regarding registration numbers and completion of direct mailing and advertising. Adequate advance notice is crucial in the successful promotion of a course.

7. DEPOSIT AND ENROLLMENT POLICIES

A $50.00 non-refundable deposit must accompany all registrations. The balance of the course tuition is due prior to commencement of the course. Balance can be transferred or refunded with 2 weeks written notice. No refunds will be issued after the course begins.

Eligibility: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistants, Athletic Trainers.