Hi

I want to touch base to let you know about some past and future happenings here at the podcast.

First, I am excited to interview Dr. Matt Normand at the 10th anniversary Hoosier Association for Behavior Analysis Conference. I've had the opportunity to chat with Matt a few times and he's a really sharp guy, so that should make for a really fun conversation. If you have any questions for him, please let me know. This will be my first live-audience podcast, so please keep your fingers crossed. Also, I don't know if tickets are still available, but if they are, please consider attending. I'd love to see you there!

Second, I am likewise excited to host Nic Weatherly in one of our membership zoom hangouts. This will take place on October 10 at 8 PM Eastern time. Members will have an opportunity to ask Nic questions directly. As you may have picked up on in the most recent episode, Nic is a wealth of information on all things OBM. In fact, after his episode aired, I received an unsolicited email from a listener saying that his work with her organization was, "transformational," which, in New England parlance, roughly translates to "wicked awesome." 

Third, I will be hosting a discussion with Drs. Josh Pritchard and David Palmer in late October. This conversation was inspired by Dr. Mark Sundberg's recent address at FABA in which he discussed whether RFT and VB proponents could get along (note: I wasn't there, and my paraphrasing of the title of Mark's talk is probably woefully inadequate). This is sure to be a lively discussion. I'm not sure if we'll have time for a listener question segment for that one, but I'll let you know if we go that route. 

Fourth, congratulations to Dr. Le'Ann Milinder, who is amongst other things, the VP of the New Hampshire ABA chapter. Her organizational and leadership talents led to yet another sold-out NH ABA conference. It was, in keynote speaker Dr. Vince Carbone's estimation, one of the most well organized events he's attended. In many ways NH ABA is like a reunion of sorts for me given the size of our small state, but I was pleasantly surprised to see license plates in the parking garage from folks all over New England. If you're in the neighborhood next September, I hope you consider attending (and just between you and me, not to take anything away from all of the presenters, but the person I lobbied to be invited to speak stole the show...not that I'm biased or anything ;-).

Talk soon,

Matt