Because this is a global conference with attendees from around the world, the process of developing CEU arrangements with hundreds of international associations and regulatory bodies is a difficult and time consuming one that we are working on. We will post information on individual associations and governing bodies as it becomes available and you can find it here. [link]

American massage therapists can check out this page to see an outline of CE requirements by State

Canadian massage therapists see this page for outline of CE requirements by province

All other therapists can check out this international list for current information we have on file

Many, if not most, governing bodies, will grant continuing education credits to members for continuing education activities like this conference even when the World Massage Conference is not in their official registrar as a CE provider. Contact your own governing body for details.

Certificates of completion for all keynote presentations are available for a small one time fee to cover administrative costs associated with managing and record keeping. You can purchase these when registering or once you are logged into the participant area.

Certificates for approximately 40 hours of continuing education will be available for 2011.  To get your certificates, take the quiz associated with any presentation and you will be awarded a certificate of attendance if you achieve a passing grade of 80%. This certificate can be printed and submitted as documentation of continuing education activities. All these certificates meet NCBTMB requirements. 

Like a live conference, most presentaters use PowerPoint for their presentations. However, we're happy to announce that in 2011 most presenters will include 30 minutes of supplemental video to complement their presentation. There's nothing you need to do to play a video. Just stay on the broadcast page and it will start streaming immediately after the presentaion is over in exactly the same window. It's like watching TV really, we just keep pushing the shows to you. You don't have to navigate around or search for links.

This happens rarely. There may be a couple of issues, in particular if you have issues watching the video segments.

1.You don’t have the latest version of the Flash player. Download and install it from here. It’s free and it takes just a few seconds to do: http://www.adobe.com/go/EN_US-H-GET-FLASH

2. If you are having problems viewing, you’re probably running Vista and Internet Explorer. The combination is filled with bugs and there’s nothing we can do about it – it’s an Adobe bug they don’t care to fix. Solution: use the Firefox browser. It works. Even with Vista. Download the Firefox browser here: http://getfirefox.com/ It will take a few minutes but you’ll thank yourself for not dealing with Internet Explorer anymore.

3. We said it already, have more than one browser installed. In addition to the standard Internet Explorer browser, install either FireFox (probably the most reliable) or Chrome. Each browser interacts with our particular system in it's own way and each one has little quirks that cause some issues. It really is out of our control. Computers are complicated, tempermental and like to keep you in the "can't live with it, can't  live without it" zone. If the presentations don't stream in one browser, try them in another.

3.Restart your computer. I know, it’s unpleasant, but after a few days, weird stuff happens, computers run out of memory and sometimes that’s what you need to do.

You may receive access to written transcripts for a limited number of selected presentations. We're not making any promises though. If there are available you'll find them in the "Bonuses" area once you log into the site.

Click here to register. Simply fill in your payment information and submit. We take payment by Visa, Mastercard. You can also use your PayPal account to pay with your PayPal balance, Amex, Discover or debit card. Choose the PayPal tab at the bottom of the payment page. We do not accept checks.

If you are a Massage Envy employee, we've made some special arrangements for you. Contact your office admin or franchise owner and ask them about registration arrangements for the World Massage Conference. 

When you go to the Register Now page, you'll see that there is an opportunity to get the conference at half price: Only $98.50 (regularly $197). 

To be eligible for a discount, you must belong to one of our partner associations. Simply choose the organization from the dropdown list and you'll be brought to a payment page with the discounted price. 

If your association is not in the list, you can still get the conference for 50% off by telling your friends about the conference. This is a win for everyone. We save money in advertising the conference, your friends find out about this fantastic event and you save almost $100 for making the referral. 

Our technology allows you to listen to the audio seamlessly even if you have a slow dial up connection. If things get ugly, you have the option of listening to the live presentations by phone. We provide local access numbers throughout the States.

There are videos associated with most presentations. Even though we do our best to keep video sizes small, they do not stream well with dial up connections. However, these are supplemental to the primary presentations, so you won't miss the meat of any presentation. If you really want to view the video you have at least four months following each conference to view the replays, so you have an excuse to visit with a friend so you can use their computer for a little while or make a quick trip to an Internet cafe.

Within 24 hours after each presentation recorded replays will be available. You can log in anytime and view the video presentations online for a full four months after the live event is over. Registrants also have the option to download the audio recordings to put onto their MP3 players or burn to CDs.  

This is a "virtual conference" and there's no need to travel anywhere. All presentations can be attended live either by phone or on the web. Online notes or slide shows will accompany each presentation.

At the time of a presentation, you simply log into the World Massage Conference website and enter a "virtual classroom". It's not complicated. In fact, it's a lot like watching TV except that you get to interact with the presenter and other viewers. 

Replays of all presentations will be available immediately after the live presentations in case you cannot attend the live session.

If you really want to travel to the confernce, then go somewhere nice like a beautiful lakefront cottage or a Caribbean island. Just be sure to bring your laptop with you.