COSIDA OFFICERS CALL MINUTES - March 27, 2008

COSIDA OFFICERS CALL MINUTES - March 27, 2008

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Charles Bloom called the meeting to order at 11:30 a.m. CT. 

The group discussed plans for the 2008 CoSIDA Workshop.  Nick Joos will post the tentative workshop schedule on the website as soon as possible.   Jamie Joss will blast e-mail the
link to the schedule, the Tampa Marriott reservation page and the release on Dick Vitale winning the Keith Jackson Award. 

Ed Carpenter and Justin Doherty went over the sponsorship update for the workshop.  Doherty also discussed softball and picnic social plans. 

Larry Dougherty reviewed the timeline for special awards and indicated that online voting was working well. 

Carpenter gave an update on the marketing committee and there was discussion that the logo contest could be tied into the application of the strategic plan devised by John Humenik. 

There was also some discussion on ESPN’s sponsorship of the Academic All-America Program and the progress of monies received. 

Humenik discussed a timeline for the strategic plan, an update with IMG College and NACDA and went over a financial/fund-raising report as well as PR initatives to SIDs in building attendance in Tampa.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 p.m. CT.