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PAATS Annual Symposium

The PAATS Annual Symposium is where athletic training professionals in performing arts settings converge to celebrate expertise, diversity, and innovation. This event serves as the premier platform for advancing athletic training in the performing arts setting. 

2027 Symposium

The 8th Annual Symposium will take in Atlanta, GA from February 25-27, 2027.​

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This will be our third joint symposium with ATTPS and AATE! ​​​

At-A-Glance
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Hotel / Venue

Hotel:

Discounted dates: Sun, Feb 21, 2027 - Wednesday, March 3, 2027

A room block has opened, and if you think you'd be interested in sharing a hotel room with another PAATS attendee, please leave your information on the sheet linked below! We'll work to connect you all!

Travel

Closest Airport:

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

11 miles to venue/hotel

Student Travel Award

We are thrilled to offer an opportunity to fund student attendees! This fund is made possible by our sponsors and from event speakers who choose to donate their honorariums. While we are always able to offer one award, we are hopeful to present multiple.

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Recipiant(s) will receive:

Free registration

Travel reimbursement for a set value

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Application dates will be announced soon.

Keynote Speaker
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David Vobora is a former NFL linebacker and founder of the Adaptive Training Foundation. After a career-ending injury and the dark chapter that followed, he reinvented his life around movement, service, and resilience—and now extends that mission through his foundation and “Life After” podcast, sharing stories that inspire grit, growth, and possibility.

Unconquerable Souls

UNCONQUERABLE SOULS is a call to the part of you that has been tested, stretched, humbled, and still chooses to show up. It is a reminder that the greatest measure of our lives is not what we have accomplished, but the lives we have touched, the hope we have carried into hard places, and the courage we have given someone else to keep going. As we honor ten years of ATPPS and the extraordinary difference this community has made, we will also ask a more personal question: what is still waiting to happen through you? Together, we’ll redefine the power of human connection, learn how to become hope-dealers in a world that desperately needs them, and leave with the clarity, courage, and the conviction to step into the next chapter, not because the work is finished, but because there are still people who need what only you can give.

Abstract Submissions
Presentations

Submissions for the 8th Annual Symposium are closed. 

Posters

Open: 9/24/26

Close: 11/15/26

Decisions: 12/1/26

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