TxABA

TxABA 39th Annual Conference

Dates: April 11-14, 2024

Registration Open

Schedule with abstracts

PDF of Annual Conference Program

Hotel Map

Royal Sonesta Galleria Houston

Live-Stream & Asynchronous:>Hotel Address: 2222 West Loop S., Houston, TX 77027

Hotel Phone Number: 713-627-7600

The hotel room block is closed.

Click here for track descriptions and speakers

This website will be updated as information becomes available

OBM Network Conference @TxABA

Creating a Positive Work Culture through Organizational Behavior Management.

OBM Network will be hosting a one-day hybrid conference on April 11th , 2024.

This is our flagship event where scholars, practitioners, and experts from diverse areas of OBM converge to explore the latest trends and innovations in Organizational Behavior Management.

12 CEUs included with your OBM Network Conference Registration

Registration includes live hybrid presentations & asynchronous viewing after the conference

By registering for the OBM Network conference you will get an action-packed day filled with keynote speakers, workshops, and networking that will leave you inspired and equipped with new OBM tools, techniques, and connections.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the OBM Network conference

CLICK HERE to purchase registration through the TxABA website. Registration open

For student registration, please CLICK HERE for information on verifying your student status in your TxABA account.

TxABA Pre-Conference Workshops

Date: Thursday April 11, 2024

TxABA is excited to offer 5 pre-conference workshops at the upcoming conference (separate registration).

Please visit here for details on the 2024 Pre-Conference Workshops

Purchase workshop registration under events on the Register page

General Information - Updated 4/4/2024

TxABA is partnering with Behavior Live again this year to provide attendees with in-person, live-stream, and asynchronous conference presentation options (all included in 2024 Conference Registration). The asynchronous presentations will be available to conference attendees for about 3 months after the conference on Behavior Live (please note that the asynchronous presentations will only be available to individuals who have purchased conference registration before the end of the conference - April 14th).

The hotel room block is closed and the hotel is sold out Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. If you haven't booked your hotel room yet, don't worry, there are plenty of hotels nearby.

The hotel is working with a neighboring parking garage to handle parking during the conference. The hotel will direct vehicles to the overflow parking garage. If you are driving, please allow extra time for Houston traffic and parking. The 'depart at' feature on Google maps can assist with planning your drive time.

The hotel has a small restaurant, a grab-and-go market, and room service. If you use the hotel's grab-and-go market called The Launch, there are tables set up in the Attendee Lounge/Exhibitor Hall in Discovery Center Level One. There are many restaurants in the area that are walkable or a short drive.

The conference starts with the Welcome Event from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The Exhibitor Booths will be open with appetizers and a cash bar. Conference badge pick-up and conference registration will be open during this time. We recommend making plans to attend Thursday night to pick up your conference badge to avoid the Friday morning rush. See below for schedule information.

TxABA offers pre-conference workshops on Thursday April 11th during the day. Pre-conference workshops are a separate registration from the annual conference registration and seating is limited for in-person. There is a live stream option for 3 workshops. For detailed information, please visit here.

The OBM Network Conference is joining us this year on Thursday April 11th. The OBM Network Conference is a separate registration, that includes CEUs, from the annual conference registration.For detailed information, please visit here.

If you are planning to attend live-stream and/or catch the presentations asynchronously, please log into Behavior Live (BL) website or app with the same email address as your TxABA account that you used to purchased registration. BL will send out access instructions a few days before the conference.

If you are planning to attend in-person, please have a photo id and the email address associated with your TxABA account ready. If you have already registered then proceed directly to badge pickup. If you need to register or pay with check then please proceed to registration. Both will be located in Discovery Center, look for the flags.

We recommend that attendees download the Behavior Live app prior to the conference. Attendees will use the Behavior Live at the conference to scan in and out of presentations, with TxABA volunteers and staff in the presentation rooms to assist. Through the Behavior Live app attendees can view the schedule, read bios & abstracts, ask questions during presentations to be answered at the end, and share their information with exhibitors to make connections.

COVID-19 and Sick Policy

TxABA encourages all those who can to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to follow CDC recommendations. TxABA encourages everyone to follow CDC guidelines on masking at the time of the conference. TxABA or the Royal Sonesta may require masking at the time of the event depending on CDC recommendations. We will notify those who have already registered for the conference and post on our website any changes.

The 2024 TxABA Conference is a hybrid event and if you are not comfortable attending in person then please join us via live stream. Conference registration includes in-person, live-stream, and asynchronous viewing after the conference. If you feel ill or have any symptoms, please select the live-stream option for attending. We encourage everyone attending in person to take a COVID test before attending the conference. We appreciate everyone's efforts to reduce the likelihood of unknowingly exposing fellow attendees to COVID-19 and other illnesses.

2024 Conference Schedule Overview

Please note that the schedule times are approximate and will be adjusted when the final schedule is set. Schedule Updated 4/4/2024.

Thursday, April 11, 2024
7:45 am - 8:30 am	OBM Network Conference Check-In
8:15 am - 9:00 am	Pre-Conference Workshop Check-In
8:30 am - 5:00 pm	OBM Network Conference (separate registration) with lunch on your own
9:00 am - 5:00 pm	Pre-Conference Workshops (separate registration) with lunch on your own
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	OBM Network Conference Social (OBM Network Conference Attendees only)
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Welcome Event and Exhibitor Expo
	Registration, Badge Pick-Up, and Merchandise Table Open
Friday, April 12, 2024
7:00 am - 6:00 pm	Registration, Badge Pick-Up, and Merchandise Table Open
7:00 am - 6:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 am - 5:15 pm	Conference Presentations on 6 Concurrent Tracks with lunch on your own
	1) Professional, 2) Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 3) General, 4) Organizational Behavior Management, 5) Social Issues, and 6) Research
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Poster Session with Student Poster Competition
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm	Professional headshots -location coming soon
5:45 pm - 6:15 pm	Severe Behavior SIG Meeting in Champions VII
Saturday, April 13, 2024
7:00 am - 6:00 pm	Registration, Badge Pick-Up, and Merchandise Open
7:00 am - 6:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	TxABA Public Policy Group Meeting
8:30 am - 4:15 pm	Conference Presentations on 6 Concurrent Tracks with lunch on your own
	1) Professional, 2) Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 3) General, 4)Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Adults, 5)Education, and 6) Niche Areas
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm	2024 Awardee Dr. Wayne Fisher Keynote
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm	Awards Ceremony
9:00 pm - 12:00 am	TxABA Social with the Operant Lab Band
Sunday, April 14, 2024
7:30 am - 12:00 pm	Registration, Badge Pick-Up, and Merchandise Open
7:30 am - 12:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 am - 9:00 am	TxABA Business Meeting: State of the Organization
9:15 am - 11:45 am	Professional Track

Group or 3rd Party Registration/Payment

If you are registering someone else for the conference then we recommend you use the group & 3rd party registration feature. This feature will allow you to print an invoice to submit to your company prior to payment.

If a different department in your company/district will be paying for registration then please confirm with them how they will pay before selecting "pay by check." We cannot change to a card payment once that has been selected and you may need to redo the entire group registration at the current price. Please reach out or ask the person who will be submitting payment to reach out to txaba@txaba.org if there are any concerns or if there were difficulties previous years.

If you have a vendor packet for a school district then please email the vendor packet to txaba@txaba.org. Please allow up to 7 business days for this to be completed, we are a small organization with part-time staff.

CLICK HERE for a Group & 3rd Party Registration Instructions PDF.

Registration Information

Registration for the 39th annual conference will be split into three periods: early registration, regular registration, and late registration. When you purchase conference registration there is a place to indicate your attendance preference of whether you plan to attend the conference in-person or online. For planning purposes, if you plan to attend any portion of the conference in person then please select in-person. This allows us to better plan for the conference and ensure that we do not sell out for in-person attendance.

Groups of 10 or more individuals will receive a group registration discount of $10 per person, this will automatically be applied to your invoice. To register a group, please use the group registration form. Before starting a group registration, check that everyone has a TxABA account. To get a member conference registration price on the group registration, the individual must be a current member or you need to select to purchase their membership on the group registration form. To receive the RBT and student discounts, the individual needs to have this setup in their accounts before they are added to the group registration. You may purchase registrations, memberships, and CEUs for the individuals on your group registration. For group registrations, you do not need to indicate if each individual is planning to attend in person or online.

Please note for Student or RBT Member Conference Registration Prices to be visible on the purchasing page, you need to purchase or already have purchased your Student or RBT Membership. To read how to qualify for student or RBT membership, please visit here.

This table was updated on 1/26/2023.

Registration Period	Period Start	Period End
Early	November 1, 2023	December 12, 2023
Regular	December 13, 2023	March 3, 2024
Late	March 4, 2024	April 9, 2024
Onsite (Including Virtual)	April 11, 2024	April 14, 2024

The table below provides information regarding registration prices by membership level and registration period. We recommend registering early to get the best conference price.

Membership Level	Early Registration	Regular Registration	Late Registration	Onsite Registration
Student & RBT Members	$100	$125	$150	$150
Affiliate & Voting Members	$240	$265	$315	$375
Non-Member	$350	$375	$425	$485

Payment Information

To pay via stripe, select "pay with card" when checking out.

To pay by check please select "pay with check" when checking out, read the instructions, confirm that you will pay by check (you cannot pay-by-card once you have confirmed that you will pay by check), print the invoice, and mail the check and invoice within 30 days and at least two weeks prior to the conference. Please make all checks payable to "Texas Association for Behavior Analysis"and mail the invoice with the check to Texas Association for Behavior Analysis, PO Box 841, Colleyville, TX 76034-0841.

Please note that with the updated system you cannot pay from your profile, the invoice will not be created until payment is made by card or the pay-by-check option is selected. If you leave an item in your cart without paying, please return to your cart page via the register page or view the cart button on your profile. Carts will automatically empty within 30 days and at the end of registration periods.

TxABA does not provide purchase orders, if you need to print an invoice to submit before payment can be made then use the Group/Other Registration option to print an invoice before confirming your payment.

If you need a W9 or have a specific vendor packet, please email txaba@txaba.org.

Please click her to review the Terms of Service regarding transfers, cancellations, and CEU policy.