AREA Annual Conference Information

EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 21st

PRE-APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS— AREA applied for CEUs from ABVE, CRCC and ICHCC to be awarded by conference registrants upon their completion & evaluation of each session attended. CEA and EA credits are conferred for each hour of conference attendance.

**FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION** — AREA continues its tradition of seeking and promoting FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION. This year a donation of $250 will again feature all donors during the 2023 Conference as well as on AREA’s website for a full year! Your generous contribution to the AREA Mission may be made at any time during the year or at the same time as your conference registration payment (below). Please email area@gasvcs.net with any questions.

2023 AREA CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Last update: March 31, 2023

Course descriptions, goals and objectives, and speakers’ credentials, bios and contact info are being gathered for the 2023 Conference packet.

Registrants should expect to receive an email the week of the Conference containing online access to the final Conference materials.

Thursday, May 18 – Concurrent BOOT CAMPS*

8:45-9:00 am — ANNOUNCEMENTS & INTRODUCTIONS (please be prompt)
9:00-10:15 am — BOOT CAMP
10:15-10:30 am — BREAK
10:30-11:30 am — BOOT CAMP
11:30 am-1:30 pm — LUNCH
1:30-3:00 pm — BOOT CAMP
3:00-3:15 pm — BREAK
3:15-5:00 pm — BOOT CAMP

Intermediate Boot Camp*— Fundamentals of Earnings Loss Calculations: α to Ω — Kristin Kucsma, MA and George Barrett, MBA, MSRC, CRC, CVE
Advanced Boot Camp*— Estimating the Economic Damages of the Self-Employed: Lost Profits or Lost Earning Capacity — Allyn B. Needham, PhD, CEA*

*If interested in taking the exam to become a Certified Earnings Analyst, click here for more information about membership and the EA/CEA certification process or contact AREA. The CEA exam will be administered on Sunday, May 21, 2023.

Friday, May 19 – MAIN CONFERENCE – Day 1

7:45-8:00 am — ANNOUNCEMENTS & INTRODUCTIONS (please be prompt)

8:00-9:30 am: Denis Boudreaux, PhD – A Review of Medical Care Inflation, What an Economist and a Vocational Expert Should Know (3/31/23 update)

9:30-9:45 am — BREAK

9:45-10:45 am: Roger A. Thrush, PhD – Job Analysis for the Vocational Evaluator (3/2/23 update)

10:45-11:00 am — BREAK

11:00 am-12:00 pm: Travis Andrews, PhD and Anthony Andrews, PhD – Ethical Practice in Forensic Testimony: Considerations for the Expert Witness

12:00-1:00 pm: Kevin Blair, BA, ASA – Business Ownership & Risk in Economic Damages to an Individual

1:00-3:00 pm — LUNCH

3:00-4:00 pm: Philip Cross, PhD – Forensic Economics and Class Actions: Private Provision of Probation Services

4:00-4:15 pm — BREAK

4:15-5:15 pm: Dubravka Tosic, PhD – Calculation of Economic Damages in Matters Involving Allegations of Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment – Special Considerations

5:15-5:30 pm — BREAK

5:30-6:30 pm: Dwight Steward, PhD – Analyzing Employment Termination Damages in Special Cases: A View from Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives

Friday, May 19 – 6:45-8:15 pm
PAST PRESIDENTS’ COMMEMORATION & RECEPTION

Saturday, May 20 – MAIN CONFERENCE – Day 2

7:45-8:00 am — ANNOUNCEMENTS & INTRODUCTIONS (please be prompt)

8:00-9:30 am: Jerome Paige, PhD and Tom Dawson, Esq. – Medical Coverage, Reasonable Value, and Economic Valuation In Life Care Plans: A Case Study

9:30-9:45 am — BREAK

9:45-10:45 am: Kevin Cahill, PhD – The Ever-Evolving U.S. Workforce

10:45-11:00 am — BREAK

11:00 am-12:00 pm: Jeffrey Truthan, MSRC, CVE – DOT vs. ORS – Critical Differences in Data Collection | Reporting | Usage (3/29/23 update)

12:00-1:00 pm: David Pitts, FSA, MAAA – Lost Income / Fringe Benefit Valuation Services

1:00-3:00 pm — LUNCH

3:00-4:00 pm: Edward Garcia, MS, MAFF – A Practitioner’s Lesson on Life Care Plan Valuation: The Basics of the Inputs, Formulas, and Presentation

QUICK BREAK BEFORE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING BEGINS