Southwestern Region
Of The American Music Therapy Association
SWAMTA Cancellation
Policy:
Requests for refunds for
conference registration or
CMTE courses must be
submitted in writing to the
Vice President or
Continuing Education
Director no later than
March 15 in the year of the
conference. If the request
is received at that time,
SWAMTA will issue a check
with the full refund amount,
less a $25.00 processing
fee, within 30 days of the
request. SWAMTA is
unable to issue refunds
after March 15.
OTHER CONFERENCES
TEXAS FACTS & TRIVIA
Conferences & Workshops
Site of the 2009 Southwest Regional Conference
Austin, Texas
Please direct Harmony Award nominations to the president-elect: Janice Harris  and
Friends of Music nominations to
Kathleen Coleman.
Students:
Apply for the
SWAMTAS 2009-2010
Student Scholarship
Application Instructions
Application
There are now
2 internship
scholarships
in the amount
of $500 each!
Updated:  6/21/08
EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
Invite Letter
Contract
THE NEUROSCIENCES AND
MUSIC-III
Disorders and Plasticity
June 26-28
Montreal, Quebec  Canada
Conference Information
More information
Posted 4/30/08
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currently being updated.

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what has been added.

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have an updated date at
the left of the page.

Thanks for your patience.
March 26-28th -  Wyndham Garden Hotel
3401 South IH-35
Austin, TX  78741
(512) 448-2444
www.wyndhamaustin.com
2009 Call for Papers Info.
Plan your trip to Austin

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2009 AMTA National Conference
The Millennium Hotel St. Louis
200 South 4th Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63102
• Sessions Nov. 21 - Nov. 23, 2008
• Meetings Nov. 18 - Nov. 23, 2008
• Institutes Nov. 19, 2008
• CMTE’s Nov. 20 & Nov. 23, 2008
Online Conference Registration
Conference Summary
Conference Agenda
Conference Registration Form
Submissions to the Research
Poster Session
  AMTA's Research Committee will
sponsor a Research Poster Session on  
Saturday, November 22, 2008. This
session will provide participants with an  
opportunity to display their research in
exhibition format. Those interested in
having their research considered for
display during this session should

1) Submit four copies of a 600-800 word
abstract; or

2) submit four copies of the full report.
Submissions must include complete
information for judging research quality.
The deadline for submissions is July
15, 2008.
Please send submissions to:

Dr. Clifford K. Madsen, AMTA Research
Committee,
Center for Music Research,
Florida State University,
Tallahassee, Florida
32306-2098 USA
Participate in the Internship Fair
  Internship Directors who are registered for the
conference are invited to take part in the Internship
Fair scheduled for
Saturday, November 22, 2008.
 Participants will be given table space so they may
present information about  their internship site or
share public relations materials in an informal  way.
Table space is limited. To reserve a space and
ensure your name is  published in the final
program, send your name, address, and name of  
internship site or poster to:  
2008 AMTA Conference, Internship Fair,
8455 Colesville Rd., Ste. 1000
Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Fax: 301-589-5175
E-Mail: conf@musictherapy.org

Information must be received by Friday, September 5, 2008.
National conference and
Exposition on Autism Spectrum
Disorders
July 9-12
Orlando, FL
www.autism-society.org
Posted 6/1/08
The National Eating Disorder
Conference
September 18-20, 2008
Austin, TX
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Posted 6/1/08
Obsessive Compulsive
Foundation Conference
Aug. 1-3
Boston, MA
www.ocfoundation.org
Posted 6/1/08
National Association of The Deaf
Conference
July 7-11
New Orleans, LA
www.nad.org
Posted 6/1/08
American Speech and Hearing
Association Conference
Nov. 20-22
Chicago, IL
www.asha.org
Posted 6/1/08
World Rhythms Arts Program
(WRAP) 2008 Summer Course
July 20th to 25th, 2008
Los Angeles, CA
(Holy Spirit Retreat Center)
www.drum2dance.com
Posted 6/21/08
Drum Circle Music Facilitator
Training
July14 - July 18
Briarwood Retreat Center
670 Copper Canyon Road
Argyle, TX 76226
www.drumcirclemusic.com
Posted 6/21/08
Drum Circle Music Facilitator
Training
July 27 - Aug. 2
Holy Spirit Retreat Center
4316 Lanai Rd.
Encino, CA 91436
www.drumcirclemusic.com
Posted 6/21/08