Conferences 

CALA Trainers Recognized Throughout the World

Contact CALA if you would like to be a conference: volunteer, presenter,  guest speaker, host, Vendor (booths available).

Upcoming conferences are listed on the upcoming page.  Each year CALA hosts and presents at national, local and international conferences.

Quebec - June 2013 June 22-23, 2013 Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC Details TBA Register through CALA 1-888-751-9823 days to conference	West - September 2013 20th Anniversary Celebration CALA West Conference & CALA Aqua Yoga Specialty Training & Certification Course When: September 13 (4pm-9pm), Where: Okotoks, Alberta *Aqua Yoga-Linear ME Specialty Training & Certification When: September 11 (5pm–9pm), 12 (8am -6pm), 13 (9am-3pm), 2013 Trainer: Karl Notargiovanni Register through CALA 1-888-751-9823		Mississauga 2014 Mississauga ON East 2014 Kitchener, ON West 2014 Canmore, ON,
Past Conferences - See what you missed
Past Conferences
East March 22, 23 & 24, 2013 Kitchener, ON, Forest Heights Pool Brochure & Presenter bios  Registration Form Trade Booth app	Kitchener Pictures	Mississauga April 13, 2013 Mississauga ON Clarkson Pool Brochure, Registration & Presenter Bios	Mississauga Pictures
2012 East CALA Conference Mar. 23-25 2012 Kitchener, ON, Canada View the brochure view pictures	2011 Fall CALA-CARA Aquatic Post Rehabilitation & Reactivation Conference Mississauga, ON, Canada   Download Brochure   View pictures	2011 East CALA Conference Kitchener, ON, Canada View the brochure view pictures	See what you missed March 2010
See what sessions you missed at the Winter 2009 Conference - Okotoks AB	See what sessions you missed at the Spring 2009 Conference - Kitchener ON Check out video clips from the CALA Spring 2009 Kitchener conference	See what sessions you missed at the 2008 Conference - Kitchener ON	See what sessions you missed at the Winter 2007 Conference - Canmore AB
See what sessions you missed at the 2007 Conference - Kitchener ON

Check the Upcoming Event page for a list conferences.  Plan to attend these "not to be missed" conferences.

Testimonial by Jane MacKenzie, AMAC, UK. Aqua Trainer, Note to Fitpro UK, Written by Jane MacKenzie....
AMAC will be hosting an aqua workshop presented by Charlene Kopansky from Canada. She is the founder of CALA and known all over the world for her pioneering work within water based exercise. She will be delivering 2 workshops on Sunday 20th March 2011 at Beckenham Spa. The titles are ‘Longevity with Vim and Vigour’ & ‘Exploration of Space and Time in Water’. We are extremely lucky for her to fit in a workshop in England as she is currently very busy presenting all over the world and has not been to England since October 2009. I have been lucky enough to have worked alongside Charlene in the past at an Aqua Conference in England and she is truly an inspirational educator and ambassador for exercise in the water. I want to make sure as many people within the fitness industry are aware of this workshop and have the opportunity to attend. The last workshop she delivered here was not near London and we have chosen a venue which will allow a large amount of instructors easy access to this event.

We are currently working on the promotional material for the workshop which will have a photo of Charlene on it. I know she has recently spent some time in Israel taking the CALA qualifications to them and hosts several conferences at different locations around the world. If you look on her web site you will see that there is a very active educational programme across Canada and other parts of the world.

I can’t tell you how excited I am to be able to offer instructors in England the opportunity to experience this high standard of education from Charlene for the Aqua industry. Amac training, who I work for, are an educational provider in Kent and therefore always looking at how we can help instructors grow and improve their skills and this workshop is one way to do this for them. As a member of Fitpro myself I know that you will be able to reach so many more instructors than we will alone.

Feedback from Western Conference 2009

Congratulations on presenting the absolutely best conference of any sort that I have ever attended....it was just fantastic!!!  Between you and Karl, the two of you presenting were awesome...great interaction, and a great learning experience for all who attended. I loved the yoga, very well done, and the kickboxing! I was at a workshop in Calgary, I believe it was in 2000, downtown Calgary, and you introduced, I think it was just 'boxing' and you said, 'giving and receiving' energy then....I have been doing a bit of that in the last few years, but that segment refreshed my knowledge and gave me a new take on the whole exercise, so thank you.  Your 'sexy' class in the shallow pool was really wonderful too....I just loved those moves, hope I can come at least somewhere close in my classes....my first time for ages in the deep pool with a 'belt' really had a hard time staying upright, I always use a noodle in deep water, and that darn belt, well, I won't go into that......Thanks again for the great weekend conference, wish I could have done the water running too.. Compliments again to all of it....Marge Pollard

f you are interested in joining the conference volunteer team, please contact CALA. The CALA volunteer team goes "the extra mile" to make the event the great success it always is. Our volunteers are multi-talented, acting first and foremost as ambassadors for the CALA organization. There are benefits to volunteering. Contact CALA to discuss the benefits.

The volunteer's conference roles include:

• Picture taking

• Trouble shooting

• Setup and cleanup

• Taking attendance

• Decorating the host facility

• Controlling the music and sound

• Serving meals and refreshments

• Distributing and copying handouts

• Welcoming delegates and presenters

• Promoting and marketing the conference

• Answering questions and directing candidates

• Organizing the pool facility including equipment

• Helping at the CALA booth... and so much more

• Setting up the theory and practical dry land sessions

• Providing administrative support at CALA headquarters

• Distributing handouts, collecting and collating feedback forms

• Welcoming, assisting and familiarizing delegates and presenters