Welcome to the Second Annual International Symposium on
Dolphin-Assisted Therapy

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Cancun for this second landmark event in Dolphin-Assisted Therapy. The 1996 Symposium will merge outstanding innovators from the fields of dolphin research, medicine and technology in order to advance research into the therapeutic benefits of human-dolphin interaction. The Symposium will also provide a forum for communication, cooperative development and shared research. As organizers, one of our primary goals for this event is to carry dolphin-assisted therapy into accreditation through standardization of protocols and methodologies and through the establishment of a peer-review journal. We hope you are enriched by and enjoy this opportunity to communicate and share your ideas and experiences among members of this emerging field.

Your Hosts,

David Cole
AquaThought Foundation

Donna Brewer
International Marine Education and Research
Dolphin Discovery

Thursday, Sept. 5

6:00pm - 8:00 pm - Reception at the Casa Maya


Friday, Sept. 6

9:00am - 4:00 pm - Symposium Presentations at the Melia Turquesa Hotel:

Saturday, Sept. 7

9:00am - 4:00 pm - Symposium Presentations at the Melia Turquesa Hotel:

Speaker(s)	Affiliation	Subject	Track
Donna Brewer, David Cole, Mike Wood	Dolphin Discovery, AquaThought	Welcome Remarks
Dr. Russel A. Bourne	The Upledger Institute	CranioSacral Therapy with Dolphins	Applied Therapy
Linda Erb	Dolphin Research Center	Developing A New Interactive Therapy Program	Applied Therapy
Susan K. Lindeblad, Deena Hoagland	University of Miami, D.A.T.A. Foundation	The Effect of a Unique Stimulus (Swimming with Dolphins) On the Communication Between Parents and Their Children with Disabilities	Applied Therapy
Marianne Klingel	Clearwater Marine Science Center	The Full Circle Program	Applied Therapy
Fritz Zimmermann	Delfinoterapia of Mexico	Programmatic Overview of Delfinoterapia	Applied Therapy
Sophie Schwer	Dolphin Reef Eilat	Therapy in Dolphin Reef	Applied Therapy
David Cole, Dr. Hillburn Hillestad	AquaThought Foundation, Jacoby Developement	EcoPlex	Applied Therapy
Dr. Ludmila Lukina	Results of Using Afalina Dolphins	State Oceanarium of Ukraine	Applied Therapy
Terry Pinney	Dolphins and You	Human-Dolphin Interaction	Applied Therapy
Shelley Friend, Cathy Anderson	Living From The Heart, Dolphin Assisted Therapy Association	Maria Jose Rodrigues Coeto's Special Needs Dolphin Interaction	Applied Therapy
Amy Giannobile	Minnesota Zoological Garden	The Equalized Enrichment Emphasis	Applied Therapy
Dr. Gregory Bossart	University of Miami School of Medicine	Disease Transmission in Dolphin-Assisted Therapy Programs: Fact or Fiction	Interaction Research
Dr. William Martens		Human Attitudes Towards Dolphin-Assisted Therapy: The Essential Tension Between Science and Faith	Related Research
Dr. Dave Nathanson	Dolphin Human Therapy and Research	Dolphin Human Therapy and Research	Applied Therapy
Beth Smart	Nova Southeastern University	The Dolphin and Marine Medical Research Foundation	Interaction Research
David Cole	AquaThought Foundation	Electroencephalographic Results of Human - Dolphin Interaction: A Sonophoresis Model	Interaction Research
Steve Birch	Monash University	Dolphin Therapy Effects: A Hypothesis	Interaction Research
Christine McMillan	Dolphin Human Therapy Internship Program	Dolphin Human Therapy and Research	Related Item
Robbin Sebastiani	Cook County Juvenile Detention Center	Between Hood and Heaven	Applied Therapy
Eldon Byrd	ELF Labs	The Dolphin Research and Therapy Program	Related Item
F. Holmes "Skip" Atwater	The Monroe Institute	Complementary Concepts on the Effects of Sound on Consciousness	Related Research
Dr. Dave Warner	Institute for Interventional Informatics	Unplugged	Related Research

Sunday, September 8

7:30am - 5:00 pm Dolphin Party

Dolphin Swims, Lunch at Dolphin Discovery on Isla Mujeres (Ferry departs from Dolphin Discovery's Cancun Office at Playa Langosta). Bus departs from Melia Turquesa Hotel to Playa Langosta at 7:30am.