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| Saturday, July 23, 2022 | ||||
| Start Time | End Time | Session | Location | |
| 8:00AM | 9:00AM | Registration for Officials Classes | Pre-function 2nd floor | |
| 8:30AM | 1:00PM | Registration for General Session for Commission Members | Pre-function 2nd floor | |
| 8:30AM | 3:00PM | Boxing Judge Class & Test – Duane Ford | Event Center B, 2nd Floor | |
| 8:30 AM | 3:00PM | MMA Referee Class- for unlicensed officials, written test – Blake Grice | Wolf Room B | |
| 8:30AM | 3:00PM | MMA Referee – for licensed w/ at least 3 yrs experience -Kevin MacDonald | Wolf Room A | |
| 7:00PM | 9:00PM | *also cornhole tournament for Retired Fighter Fund | Event Center D, 2nd Floor | |
| Sunday, July 24, 2022 | ||||
| 8:00AM | 8:30AM | Registration for Officials Classes | Pre-function 2nd floor | |
| 8:30AM | 1:00PM | Registration for General Session for Commission Members | Pre-function 2nd floor | |
| 9:00AM | 12:30PM | MMA Ref Mechanics – Level 1-Practical Assessment & Exam-Blake & Jerin | Casal Gym | |
| 8:30AM | 12:00PM | Boxing Referee Course – Jay Nady | Event Center B, 2nd Floor | |
| 1:00PM | 3:00 PM | Boxing Referee Mechanics Course & Final Test- Jay Nady | Casal Gym | |
| 1:00PM | 3:30PM | THE Training Course for Inspectors -Tim Shipman, Scott Bowler | Event Center B, Seneca | |
| 8:30AM | 3:00PM | MMA Judge Course & Test -Kevin MacDonald, assisted by Sal D’Amato | Event Center A, Seneca | |
| 3:30PM | 7:00PM | Welcome Picnic Cookout- Niagara State Park- for Commissioners | Niagara Park, Behind Seneca | |
| Bring Ticket! | ||||
| Monday, July 25, 2022 | ||||
| 8:00AM | 10:00AM | Registration for General Session for Commission Members | Pre-Function, 2nd Floor | |
| 8:00AM | 8:30AM | Coffee (w Pastries provided by Top Rank) | Event Center, A & B | |
| 8:30AM | 8:45AM | Opening Remarks -ABC President Mike Mazzulli | ||
| 8:45AM | 8:55AM | Self-Introduction of Attendees & Affiliation/Voting Forms | ||
| 8:55AM | 9:00AM | Approval of 2021 Minutes – Matt Schowalter | ||
| 9:00AM | 9:15AM | Financial Report – Alyson Tuley | ||
| 9:15AM | 9:35AM | MMA Rules Committee Update- Andy Foster | ||
| 9:35AM | 9:40AM | Boxing Rules Committee Update- Andy Foster | ||
| 9:40AM | 10:15AM | ABC Membership Benefits Discussion – Vote on Wed. | ||
| 10:15AM | 10:30AM | Professional Glove Damage Update-RA | ||
| 10:30AM | 10:45AM | Break | ||
| 10:45AM | 11:45AM | Tips & Tricks on Training Inspectors – Shipman, Bowler | ||
| 11:45AM | 1:15PM | Lunch on Your Own | ||
| 1:15PM | 1:45PM | Combat Registry – Kirik Jenness & Chris Palmquist | ||
| 1:45PM | 2:15PM | BoxRec Update – Dr. Marina Sheppard/John Sheppard | ||
| 2:15PM | 2:25PM | Vendor Gift Recognition | ||
| 2:25PM | 2:35PM | Break | ||
| 2:35PM | 3:10PM | Open Scoring & ABC Judges – Din Thomas | ||
| 3:10PM | 3:25PM | Lack of Amateur Boxing – Leon Ramsey | ||
| 3:25PM | 3:35PM | Glove Presentation/Watch List – Greg Sirb | ||
| 3:35PM | 4:05PM | Tribal Commissions & Issues – Haskell Alexander | ||
| 3:35PM | 4:05PM | New Commission Orientation – Scott Bowler | ||
| 6:00PM | 7:00PM | Cocktail Party Courtesy Dr. Varlotta & ARP – Ticket Required | Event Center C | |
| 7:00PM | 9:00PM | Retired Fighter Fundraiser – Cornhole Tournament | Event Center D |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | |||
| Start Time | End Time | Session | Location |
| 8:45AM | 9:00AM | 2023 Conference Presentation & Options – Lydia Robertson | Event Center A & B |
| 9:00AM | 12:00PM | Medical Committee Report & Symposium- Foster, Schwartz | |
| Mechanism of the KO-Dr. Micahel Schwartz | |||
| Concussion Testing-Chris Newton, SportsGait | |||
| Rapid Weight Loss & Medical Damage – Dr. Chris Kirk | |||
| Break-15 minutes | |||
| The Older Fighter – Dr. Lou Durkin | |||
| Boxing Deaths – Dr. John Neidecker | |||
| Transgender Athletes in Combat Sports – Dr. Netin Sethi | |||
| Therapeutic Use Exemptions- Dr. Gerald Varlotta | |||
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | Lunch on your own | |
| 1:15PM | 1:40PM | USADA – Nadia Silk | |
| 1:40PM | 2:00PM | Suspended Fighters Outside of the U.S. – Greg Sirb & Scott Bowler | |
| 2:00PM | 2:20PM | WBC Presentation – Mauricio Sulaiman | |
| 2:20PM | 2:35PM | Break | |
| 2:35PM | 3:05PM | Appeals Committee Update – Brian Dunn & Scott Bowler | |
| 3:05PM | 3:15PM | Retired Fighter Fund Update – John English | |
| 3:15PM | 4:30PM | MMA Royalty Guest Speaker-Jake “Juggernaut” Ellenberger | |
| 6:00PM | 7:00PM | Welcome Reception/Bring Tickets | Event Center D |
| (Business Dress) | Annual Banquet – Circle of Honor Awards | ||
| ABC Founder Tributes: | |||
| Marc Ratner, Don Hazleton, Duane Ford, Chuck Minker, | |||
| Duke Durden, Jake Hall, Greg Sirb | |||
| Honorees | |||
| John McCarthy, Pat English, Jeff Blatnick | |||
| Wednesday, July 27, 2022 | |||
| 8:45AM | 9:15AM | Bylaws Change/Member Addition Vote – Mazzulli | Event Center A & B |
| 9:15AM | 9:45AM | Combat Sports Law & Questions You Were Afraid to Ask – Pat English | |
| 9:45AM | 10:10AM | BareKnuckle Committee Report/Update – Brian Dunn | |
| 10:10AM | 10:30AM | WBO Presentation – John Duggan | |
| 10:35AM | 11:00AM | Details on Officals’ Training – Novice & Advanced Levels | |
| Boxing: Foster, MMA: Dunn | |||
| 11:00AM | 11:30AM | ABC Suspension Policy /Compliance | |
| 11:30AM | 11:40AM | Announcement of Finance Committee/Fraud Prevention | |
| 12:15PM | 12:45PM | Social Media, Commissioner Conduct & Code of Ethics-H. Alexander | |
| 12:45PM | 1:15PM | New Business | |
| 1:15PM | Adjournment | ||
| * Agenda subject to updates |