As athletic trainers look forward to this iconic annual event in athletic trainng history, NATA Now is highlighting “75 Things To Know About Convention."

Students, get ready to tackle the BOC exam by participating in the virtual NATA Student Leadership Committee BOC Prep Kahoot 2024 event at 7 p.m. CST Feb. 6-7. This event is free to NATA members and nonmembers.

Brought to you by NATA and ACES Preparatory Workshop, the event aims to help AT students test their knowledge and review for the upcoming BOC exam.

Career-advancing athletic trainers: You’re invited to attend the next NATA Connection and Engagement Committee Meet and Greet at 11 a.m. CST Nov. 15.

The NATA Political Action Committee (NATAPAC) would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2023 NATAPAC Sweepstakes Sept. 11-30. Through your contributions, $10,140 was raised for NATAPAC. The winners of the 2023 sweepstakes are:

• Roger Kalisiak, AT Ret. – Apple iPad Air
• Mathew Golden, MSAT, LAT, ATC – LG 70-inch 4K Smart TV
• Carley Parkinson, MBA, LAT, ATC – Apple iPad Air

Students and athletic training programs, you’re invited to attend the NATA Student Leadership Committee’s virtual fall engagement event, "The Great AT Debate," at 7 p.m. CDT Oct. 16.

LaTonja Lee, MS, ATC, PES, has a deep passion for exposing more girls to the athletic training profession. In 2019, Lee brought a program call Women in Athletic Training to the Girl Scouts of Nassau County (New York) (see p. 30 of the November 2019 NATA News).

From now through Sept. 30, NATA members have the opportunity to support the NATA Political Action Committee and potentially win one of three prizes through the NATAPAC Sweepstakes.

Introduced in 2021, the NATAPAC Sweepstakes has become an annual fundraiser, providing another way members can contribute to the advancement of the profession.   

Students and athletic training programs, you’re invited to attend the NATA Connection and Engagement Committee Student Meet and Greet at 7 p.m. CDT Sept. 27.

By Lydia Hicks

NATA’s popular podcast, “The NATA-Cast,” taped a live on-site session featuring the NATA AT Compensation Task Force June 22 in the Indianapolis Convention Center during the 74th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo.

After a three-year hiatus, the NATAPAC Breakfast returned June 23 with about 200 attendees during the 74th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo in Indianapolis.

The NATAPAC Breakfast is the premier event and fundraiser at convention for the NATA Political Action Committee (NATAPAC), and this year, attendees got to hear from keynote speaker and NATA AT Compensation Task Force Chair Murphy Grant, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES.