Special Events
NATA
Foundation
Booth
Visit our booth to learn more about the important work the NATA Research & Education Foundation is doing on behalf of your profession.
- 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 26
- 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 27
- 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 28
FUNDRAISING EVENTS
Pickleball and Pints
7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 25
The Exchange Pickleball+Bar
Join us for a fantastic night filled with food, drinks and the excitement of pickleball, all while supporting the NATA Foundation. Enjoy food, drinks, open bar with beer/wine and open play pickleball with all necessary equipment.
Purchase your tickets when you register for NATA 2024. Deadline to purchase tickets is June 10.
Learn more on the NATA Foundation website.
PROGRAM INFO
Free Communications Presentations
The Free Communications Program is often the first chance an AT gets to present their research and clinical case studies during the NATA convention. To date, more than 8,000 oral and poster presentations have been provided through the program. Abstracts selected by the Free Communications Committee are published in a supplement to the Journal of Athletic Training and are presented at the NATA convention via oral or poster presentation.
Pinky Newell Scholarship and Student Leadership Reception
3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Thursday, June 27
Join the NATA Research & Education Foundation at the Pinky Newell Scholarship and Student Leadership Reception, a networking event recognizing the NATA Foundation’s scholarship recipients, the NATA Foundation’s Deloss Brubaker Awardees for Student Writing and NATA Bobby Gunn Student Leadership Award recipients. Space is limited and registration is required. You can sign up to attend the reception when you register for NATA 2024 (or you can add registration to your existing registration record).
NATA Foundation Mentor Meetup
2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 26
The NATA Foundation’s Mentorship Programs are designed to support and guide individuals in their professional journeys within the athletic training profession. Our mentorship initiatives aim to foster a community that values collaboration, advocacy and mentorship. The Mentor Meetup event is for participants of our 2023-24 and 2024-25 Mentor Programs to gather to discuss goals, accomplishments and network.
This event is by invitation only.
NATA Foundation Grant Writing Workshop
10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, June 26
The NATA Foundation is bringing together a nationally recognized group of mentors who have obtained success with external funding agencies to maximize the chance of research funding for athletic training investigators. This workshop will provide the expertise and support to improve funding successes for grant proposals submitted to the NATA Foundation, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies funding athletic training research.
The target audience for this workshop includes junior and mid-level athletic training researchers who are on the cusp of success but could benefit from expert mentorship in grant development. Past attendees, post-doctoral fellows and doctoral candidates who are transitioning to faculty positions are also encouraged to register to attend.
Advanced registration is required. Event and registration details can be found on the NATA Foundation website.
NATA Foundation Distinguished Scholars Presentation
12:45 to 2:45 p.m. Thursday, June 27
The Distinguished Scholars Presentation provides athletic trainers the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research from other health care professionals. It also allows members from these groups to benefit from athletic training speakers who represent the profession by giving presentations at their annual meetings.
This session has two components. The first consists of presentations by our exchange lecturers who represent the American College of Sports Medicine, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
The second portion of the session includes the recognition of the NATA Foundation’s 2024 research award recipients and Free Communications awards.