CoSIDA Board Minutes

CoSIDA Board Minutes

June 8, 2006
I. President Joe Hernandez gave an update on the Academic All-America Hall of Fame induction. He said he had heard from all of the candidates. Justin Doherty  said he had received video and or photos from several but was still missing items from some. Hernandez said he would send information toTreasurer Dave Wohlhueter to make room reservations for the Workshop. There was discussion of the Dick Enberg Award and the video for its presentation. Hernandez said he would contact President Gerald Ford's Library, who is providing the video.

II. Wohlhueter said he would make arrangements for the reception with the hotel, similar to the 2005
function.

III. Hernandez said that Third Vice President John Bianco of Texas had resigned from the board. Hernandez said he would divide up presentations for the award winners at the 2006 Workshop between the At-Large and College Division Representatives. Director of Marketing Ed Carpenter said he would make sure and get the corporate sponsor information to have included on the awards programs. Carpenter said he would email the list to Hernandez.

IV. Hernandez set the next CoSIDA Board Call for June 26th at 11:30 a.m. Central.

V. Hernandez asked for any Workshop agenda items for the board meetings.

VI. Hernandez said NACDA was still interested in discussions with CoSIDA about  incorporating CoSIDA in some way with the NACDA Workshop. Hernandez said he was attending the NACDA
Convention and would report back to the CoSIDA Board.

VII. Past President Pete Moore discussed merging the current CoSIDA membership data base
with the on-line data base to simplify operations. He said Jeff Rubin at ICS would talk to Wohlhueter and Secretary Jeff Hodges to get information on how things are currently being done and how best to merge thetwo.

VIII. Hodges said the Workshop Digest had gone into the mail in late May. He said blast emails asking for directory updates had gone out and letters had been sent to the retirees forupdates. He said 346 members had already paid for 2006-07 and of those, 42 were first-time members.

IX. Directory of On-line Services Maxey Parrish said 68 jobs were posted, 76 resumes, 22 news items and six new logos. 

X. First Vice President Doug Dull said he was putting the finishing touches on the Workshop Program. He had provided a copy to the board and asked for any additions or corrections. He said he would be
sending the pocket schedules off next week. Carpenter said he would also send him a list of sponsors for the schedule cards.

XI. Second Vice President Charles Bloom said he had a call scheduled with the social committee on Friday at 10 a.m. He said he would have a final list of breakfast sponsors.

XII. Wohlhueter asked for information on which sponsors should be at the head table for each function and Carpenter provided that information.

XIII. Bloom asked for a number on T-shirts to order for the softball and basketball  function. He was told to produce the same number as 2005.

XIV. Bloom said he had sent Wohlhueter every check that he had received.

XV. There was discussion of a possible farewell party but there is no funding for the function. Bloom said he would talk to his local committee to see what type of deal the Wildhorse Saloon would
provide and that some  sort of function would be held there.

XVI. Carpenter told the board that the NIT Breakfast would be held again. He said CSTV would provide a gift for the registration packets instead of sponsoring a function.  He said he had also received a $2,500 check from the Heismna Trophy and he said the Cotton Bowl was providing a breakfast
sponsorship. He also discussed the possible sponsorship of Lifelock.

XVII. There was discussion of Marriotts financial sponsorship, which has dropped. Carpenter
asked that Marriott be kept at their level of sponsorship due to their past help in booking hotels,
securing lower rates and assiting with any contract difficulties, the board agreed.

XVIII. Wohlhueter said 378 are preregistered for Nashville. He said CoSIDA had a contract commitment of 2,000 total rooms and would likely have trouble meeting that number. He said only 14
board members had preregistered. The call was adjourned.