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Invigorate Your Professional and Personal Life
Energizing General Sessions are included with AACD Scientific Session tuition. Keynote speakers aim to motivate attendees to maximize their performance beyond the world of dentistry. Renowned presenters at past AACD Scientific Sessions have included: Author of the highly successful Rules of The Red Rubber Ball Kevin Carroll (2008), Oscar Winner Geena Davis (2007), The Capitol Steps (2005) and Erin Brockovich (2004), among many others. (Available to all registered attendees.)
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Renowned National Geographic Photographer Dewitt Jones – Dare to Dance
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
8:00 am - 9:15 am
In this Dare to Dance presentation, Dewitt Jones’ themes of vision, passion,purpose, and creativity are interlaced with stories and images drawn from his
time in the beautiful Pacific Isles.The presentation culminates with Dewitt telling a story of a hula troop from the tiny island of Molokai. To the delight of the audience, the girls of the halau join Dewitt on stage and bring his beautiful still images to life. Dewitt exhorts his
audience to “Dare to Dance” in their life and in their work. It is a performance that blends Dewitt’s unique motivational talents with the spirit
of Hawaiian aloha. For those of you who joined the Academy in Boston in 2001, you know that Dewitt’s presentations are a truly mesmerizing visual and spiritual experience. Click here to learn more.
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Colt Munchoff
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Join your AACD friends and colleagues for an inspiring morning
with Colt Munchoff as he shares his personal story. As a result of an automobile accident, Colt suffered a serious head injury
and permanent paralysis to the left side of his body that restricts
movement in his arm and fingers. Once owner of The Beach
House, a restaurant located in California, Colt struggled with
the most simplistic kitchen tasks. In a moment of frustration after
the accident, Colt
asked himself, what
do other people
do? How do they
cope? The answers
to these questions
created the focus
for his next venture
in culinary arts.
Colt inspires us to accelerate forward
both personally and
professionally even
in times of tragedy.
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The Brothers Cazimero
Thursday, April 30, 2009
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Remarkable entertainers on stage, The Brothers Cazimero
achieve a full-bodied sound that emanates from two traditional
instruments, the acoustic bass and a twelve-string guitar. Their
music has been celebrated around the world and was most
recently featured in the hit movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The
Grammy-nominated duo was inducted into the Hawaiian Music
Hall of Fame in 2006.
Their musical
talent, incredible
showmanship, and
infectious humor
have bridged cultural
gaps that naturally
exist with ethnic
music and dance.
The aloha spirit is an
integral part of their
music and spreads throughout the global
village with the
belief that a better world is possible.
Be sure to partake
in this musical
celebration of our
25th anniversary. Click here to learn more.
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