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2026 Annual Conference
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 8:00 AM to Sunday, October 04, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Category: Conference

AREA Annual Conference 2026

Omni Providence Hotel | Downtown Providence, RI
September 30 - October 4, 2026

 

 

Experience professional development, networking, and educational opportunities in the Ocean State's vibrant capital city.

Detailed schedule and speaker information below.

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Agenda

October 1 - Boot Camp

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM     Intermediate Boot Camp     Allyn Needham
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM     Advanced Boot Camp     Phillip Sidlow & Enrique Vega

 

October 2 - Main Conference

8:00 - 9:00 AM     Continental Breakfast      
9:00 - 10:00 AM Annual Membership Meeting Board of Directors
10:00 - 11:00 AM Determine Wage Loss/Wage Capacity & Household Chores for mediation or settlement only     Ron Smolarski
11:00 - 11:15 AM   Break  
11:15 - 12:15 PM    Life Care Plan Costing  Victor Matheson
12:15 -1:15 PM  Lunch  
1:15 - 2:15 PM  Discovery, Emails, and Rule 26: An Attorney's Perspective  Montly Rice
 2:15 - 3:15 PM   Ethics for Vocational, Economic & LCP Experts  Matt Hanak & Jeroen Walstra
3:15 - 3:30 PM  Afternoon Break  
3:30 - 4:30 PM  AI Presentation TBD  Christopher Skerritt
6:00 - 8:00 PM  President's Reception  

 

October 3 - Main Conference

8:00 - 9:00 AM   Continental Breakfast                                   
9:00 - 10:00 AM     Cross-Collaboration Among Experts     Jason Purinton & Maria Babinetz
10:00 - 11:00 AM      Foreign Sovernties Act Chad Staller
11:00 - 11:15 AM      Break  
11:15 - 12:15 PM  Worklife Expectancy Christopher Mann
12:15 - 1:15 PM        Lunch  
1:15 - 2:15 PM  Collaboration of Medical Doctors and Rehabilitation Practitioners          Daniel Wolstein & Jesse Wolstein
2:15 - 3:15 PM  Beginner's Mind, Expert's Method: Integrating Vocational and Economic Expertise      John May
3:15 - 3:30 PM        Break  
3:30 - 4:30 PM The International Commission on Health Care Certification™ (ICHCC®): The Certified Life Care Planner™ (CLCP®)/Canadian Life Care Planner™  Virgil May
4:30 PM Closing remarks  

 

October 4 - Exam

8:00 AM - TBD     CEA EXAM