Sports symposium extended early‑bird

The California Chiropractic Association quietly did something that usually means an event is still drawing buyers late in the cycle: it kept the discounted registration window open for its Sports Symposium scheduled for May 1 and May 2, 2026, at Paradise Point Resort and Spa in San Diego. The event page shows the symposium is about 20 days out and still actively promoting registration for both in-person and livestream attendance. (calchiro.org) This is not a giant convention center trade show. It is a two-day continuing-education meeting built for chiropractors who treat athletes, active adults, and injury rehab cases, with 15 hours of approved continuing education listed by the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners. (calchiro.org) The pricing tells you who the association wants in the room. The California Chiropractic Association’s calendar lists ticket tiers from $95 to $745, and the registration system showed multiple early-bird categories at $335 before the original April 10, 2026 cutoff. (calchiro.org, calchiro.ce21.com) What people are paying for is not one big keynote. The event page pitches movement-based training, rehab-focused breakout sessions, and updates from clinicians who work with athletes “at every level,” which is a very specific mix of hands-on skills and practice-ready education. (calchiro.org) The speaker list makes that concrete. The California Chiropractic Association calendar names eight presenters, including Jeffrey H. Tucker, Julie Brown, Stephanie Barbakoff, Robert H. George, Mitchell Green, Beau Pierce, Lisa Thomson, and Nicholas Athens. (calchiro.org) One session on the agenda shows the kind of problem these meetings are built around. Nicholas Athens is scheduled to teach a two-hour course on lifestyle management and non-contact injuries, aimed at bad movement and recovery patterns that athletes and regular patients may not notice until they get hurt. (calchiro.org) The hybrid option matters almost as much as the hotel ballroom. The event page says livestream continuing-education hours now count as in-person hours for this meeting, which gives chiropractors outside San Diego a way to earn credit without giving up two travel days. (calchiro.org) There is also a business layer underneath the education. The symposium’s sponsorship prospectus is selling access to “sports chiropractic leaders and practice owners,” with sponsor packages running as high as $6,500 for non-members, which means vendors see this audience as a concentrated buyer group, not just a classroom. (calchiro.org) That helps explain why an early-bird extension is more than a small clerical change. When an association keeps the discount alive close to the event date, it is usually trying to convert fence-sitters into attendees while preserving room volume for speakers, exhibitors, and networking. (calchiro.ce21.com, calchiro.org) By early May, the room in San Diego will be a snapshot of where this corner of chiropractic is heading. The California Chiropractic Association is packaging sports care around rehab, movement, performance, and livestream access, and it is still trying to fill that audience before May 1 arrives. (calchiro.org, calchiro.org)