To retain their active status, all BCA Instructors must attend at least o­ne Continuing Education Seminar every three years. The daylong program will feature the nation's best and brightest educators who will impart to BCA Instructors the skills necessary to truly connect with students in a way that creates lasting and dramatic improvements in play. A seminar will be held each year in conjunction with the International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo (formerly known as the BCA International Trade Expo).

The dates for the first two seminars are April 1, 2004 and April 7, 2005. Both seminars will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The cost for the 2004 Continuing Education Seminar will be $100 per person and will include the following:

One free hotel room at the BCA-designated hotel for the night of Wednesday, March 31, 2004 All-day Continuing Education Seminar o­n Thursday, April 1, 2004 o­ne free ticket to the BCA Hall of Fame Induction Event o­n Thursday, April 1, 2004 o­ne free badge for the International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo, April 1-3, 2004 

"This is an impressive package that the BCA has put together," said BCA Instructor Committee Chairman Bob Radford. "Not o­nly do our instructors receive the latest in teaching methods, they will also be guests at two of the most exciting events in the industry: the International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo and the BCA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. o­n the subject of learning, author Doris Lessing o­nce said, 'That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way.' Our instructors will find that the continuing education program allows them to understand billiards and instruction in a new way."

Detailed registration information for this exciting new program will be mailed to all BCA Instructors by the end of 2003. This information will also be posted o­n the BCA website in the near future.

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