On October, 18, 2008 an ACSM Seminar was held at Loyola University New Orleans to link the relationship between musicians and athletes and how each group can benefit from the other in terms of studying training method and recovery. The speakers Jim Brown, Adrian Hutber and Randall Dick discussed local health/recovery resources in New Orleans for musicians and other artists and guides to finding Health Insurance coverage as an independent/sole proprietor. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is a professional society providing basic and applied exercise science conferences, meetings and workshops.