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2012 CoSIDA Convention
CONNECTING THROUGH COMMUNICATION:
Mastering changing constituencies, message conveyances and core competencies on campus and beyond
JULY 3, 2012
CONVENTION IN REVIEW
• Convention panel and session materials, presentations, powerpoints & handouts HERE
• Convention in review: Via blogs and on-demand information HERE
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• Saturday-Tuesday, June 23-26, 2012
• Renaissance Grand Hotel, St. Louis, Mo.
• Convention Program Schedule
• download Convention Schedule (.doc)
• Convention Attire/Dress Policies
For all convention panels, meetings, sessions (Saturday-Tuesday, June 23-26)/Sunday and Monday luncheons/Kickoff Reception/ESPN Reception: Business casual dress (no shorts, hats/caps or flip-flops for either men or women. Example: slacks and polo shirts for men; dress capris, skirts and pants for women. Tie optional for men.
For Capital One Special Awards Gala (Monday, June 25): Business attire. Jacket/shirts/ties for men.
For Busch Stadium Farewell Party/Reception (Tuesday, June 26): Dress shorts are appropriate.
• Credential mandatory for attendance to panels, meals, social events
All receptions, luncheons, dinners and panels are for registered attendess only. YOU MUST WEAR YOUR REGISTRATION BADGE TO ALL EVENTS. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• Convention Preregistrations: closed June 1
Note: On-site registration - at a higher fee than preregistration - will take place in St. Louis June 23-24 during registration times (times below:): $225 for CoSIDA members and $225 each for spouses, friends and children; $325 for non-CoSIDA members. On-site registration can be paid by cash or check; no credit card, please.
• 2012 Convention Registration FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
• Renaissance Hotel Reservations: closed May 31
- Need a hotel roomate? See our convention roommate finder inquiries
- HOTEL PARKING: REDUCED daily rate of $9/day for CoSIDA Convention attendees!
- INTERNET HOTEL ROOM SERVICE: FREE WIRED SERVICE (not wireless) in each CoSIDA attendees room
• CoSIDA 5K fun run/walk & community service project with St. Patrick Center
• Convention announcements & special releases/Special Awards
• Details and ticket information for Busch Stadium Reception, Farewell Party and Stadium Tours(Tuesday, June 26)
• Sponsor & Exhibitor Information
2012 Convention Sponsors list
2012 Convention Exhibitors list
• Metrolink service
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• Why Attend the 2012 CoSIDA Convention?
Check here to see MORE reasons to attend! (PDF)
Tremendous opportunities exist year-round for professional developement and networking for CoSIDA members ... help us carry this momentum into 2012 and to St. Louis for our annual national workshop!
The 2010 Convention in San Francisco and the 2011 Convention in Marco Island created a great buzz among participants and presenters with a tremendous strategic and digital communications-based workshop program in two incredible locations. Our membership is moving at a record pace with 2,800+ members, so there is TREMENDOUS MOMENTUM within our national organization.
You will be challenged to consider new ideas, new strategies, new technologies and have an array of networking opportunities. That's an INVALUABLE INVESTMENT towards your growth as an athletic communications professional. When that happens, you will leave feeling energized, invigorated and inspired.
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CONVENTION INFORMATION (SCHEDULE, EXHIBITORS, SPONSORS)
2012 Convention Program
Connecting Through Communication: Mastering changing constituencies, message conveyances and core competencies on campus and beyond
Schedule of Events
DOWNLOAD Program/Social Schedule (.doc)
Saturday, June 23
9-10 am: Allied Organizations Committee meeting [Parkview]
Goodwill & Wellness Committee meeting [Aubert]
Program Committee meeting [Lindell]
Special Awards Committee meeting [Pershing]
10 am-3 pm: Registration/Preregistration Credential Pickup [Majestic Foyer]
• (donations collected for St. Patrick Center at this time; registration available for CoSIDA 5K fun run/walk - $10 per person or $20 per family)
• Tickets available for non-registered family & friends for Farewell Party/Reception at Busch Stadium ($30 apiece)/Tickets available for private tour of Busch Stadium ($5 apiece)
10-11 am: Academic All-America Committee meeting [Majestic F-H]
Job Seekers Committee meeting [Washington Ballroom]
Membership Services Committee meeting [Aubert]
New Media/Technology Committee meeting [Lindell]
10 am-Noon: NCAA Statistics & Advisory Board meeting [Pershing]
11-11:45 am: #cosida12 Generation Next Rookie Panel [Majestic F-H]
Presenters: Maurice WIlliams, Hampton (2012 CoSIDA Rising Star Award-University Division); Kim Wenger, Centennial Conference (2012 CoSIDA Rising Star Award- College Division); Mark Fleming, Moravian (CoSIDA Board member)
Moderator: Stephanie Dutton, Plattsburgh State
For those attending their first CoSIDA convention and for those new to the athletic communications field, you will receive helpful info from these "rising stars" and others in our profession.
11-11:45 am: Moving Up the Career Ladder [Majestic E]
Presenters: Chuck Yahng, Maryville; LaTonya Sadler, Miami, Fla.; Jamie Weir Baldwin, Michigan State; Charles Bloom, SEC
Moderator: Wendy Mayer, Purdue
Offering advice on how to prepare and position yourself for professional advancement, including how to move into a football or men's basketball role or a director/assistant AD position. Panelists will share their personal experiences as media relations professionals and answer questions. This session is sponsored by FAME (Female Athletic Media Relations Executives).
Noon-1:10 pm: CoSIDA Past Presidents Roundtable [Majestic E]
Presenters: Alan Cannon, Texas A&M (2002-03 CoSIDA President): Max Corbet, Boise State (1999-2000 CoSIDA President); Justin Doherty, Wisconsin (2009-10 CoSIDA President)
Moderator: Pete Moore, Syracuse (2001-02 CoSIDA President)
Hear some of our CoSIDA legendary leaders talk about how the profession has changed and what values have remained the same.
1-5 pm: Exhibit Hall opens [Majestic B & D]
1:15-2:15 pm: Panel session: Sourcing [Majestic E]
Presenters: Joe Schad, ESPN; Kirk Wessler, Peoria Journal-Star; Pat Coleman, D3Sports.com; Bryan Burwell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Moderator: John Paquette, Big East Conference
A discussion with the media about the ever-changing sourcing standards of today, including use of anonymous sources, social media as sourcing, editorial fact-checking.
2:30-5 pm: Divisional sessions
(Note: during these sessions, representatives from CoSIDA's leadership, NCAA, Capital One, Stat Crew and the Academic All-America Committee will rotate to meet with each divisional group)
Division I:
2:30-4 pm (General meeting) [Hawthorne/Lucas/Flora]
2:30 pm: John Humenik, CoSIDA Executive Director; 2:40 pm - Danielle Moorman, NCFAA; 2:50 pm: Stat Crew; 3 pm: NCAA reps; 4 pm: Panel (below)
Division II: 2:30-4 pm (General meeting) [Majestic E]
2:30 pm: Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of External Affairs; 2:40 pm: Stat Crew reps: 2:50 pm: Academic All-America® Committee members; 3:15 pm: NCAA reps
Division III: 2:30-5 pm (General meeting) [Majestic F-H]
2:30 pm: Stat Crew reps; 2:40 pm: Will Roleson, CoSIDA Director of Internal Operations; 3 pm: Academic All-America® Committee members; 3:15 pm: NCAA reps
NAIA: 2:30-5 pm (General meeting) [Westmoreland/Kingsbury]
2:30 p.m.: Academic All-America® Committee members; 3:15 pm: Stat Crew reps; TBA: CoSIDA staff
note: CoSIDA Canadian members not meeting as a group
3-5 pm: Job Seekers session [Washington Ballroom]
Coordinated by Lawrence Fan (San Jose State), Chair of the Job Seekers Committee
4-5 pm: Integrated Communications: Working with marketing, development, PR staffs and others [Hawthorne/Lucas/Flora] (session open to all)
Presenters: Tom Eiser, Xavier; Sue Edson, Syracuse; Doug McIlhagga, Southern Illinois Edwardsville; Justin Doherty, Wisconsin; Scottie Rodgers, Ivy League
Let's talk about best practices and relationship building with other external areas of your department, including marketing, development and PR.
6-7:15 pm: Welcome/Kickoff Reception in Exhibitor Hall [Majestic B & D]
Headline Sponsors: National Football League
Major Sponsors: XOS Digital, Sports Systems, Populous, Provations Group, Jostens/MTM Recognition
Supporting Sponsors: American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Lott Trophy, Wuerffel Trophy, Front Row Marketing, BFish Inc., PlayUp, USA Basketball, National Football Foundation
Contribution Sponsors: Alamo Bowl, Awards and Recognition Association (ARA), American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Big Ten Network, Colonial Athletic Association, CollegePressBox.com, Conference USA, Cotton Bowl Classic, Horizon League, Paul Hornung Award, Licensing Resource Group, Lindy’s Sports Publications, Missouri Valley Conference, National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), Sporting News, United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)
7:30- 8 pm: College Division Management Advisory Council (CDMAC) meeting [Parkview]
7:30-8:30 pm: CoSIDA/NACDA Transition Team Meeting [Majestic A]
7:30-9 pm: NCAA Championships & Alliances Advisory Board meeting [Pershing]
7:30-9:30 pm: Black College Sports Information Directors Association meeting [Majestic F-H]
7:30-10 pm: Great Midwest Athletic Conference meeting [Auburt]
8-9 pm: Scholarship Committee meeting [Lindell]
Sunday, June 24
7:30 am-8:45 am: CoSIDA 5K Fun Run/Walk [St. Louis Gateway Arch grounds]
Coordinated by the CoSIDA Goodwill/Wellness Committee and the St. Louis CoSIDA
Convention local organizing committee. Registration fee is $10 per participant or $20 for a family of three or more; 7 a.m. check-in. All of the proceeds will go to the St. Patrick Center, CoSIDA's 2012 charity/service project organization.
Preregister to Sam Atkinson (sam.atkinson@gallaudet.edu) with your name, school and number of participants. Click registration fee link above for more details.
8-9 am: CoSIDA Chapel [Westmoreland/Kingsbury]
Guest speaker: Walt Enoch, pro sports ministry director, Greater St. Louis chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
8-11 am: Registration/Preregistration Credential Pickup [Majestic Foyer]
(also, donations collected for St. Patrick Center at this time)
9-10:15 am: Panel session: Social media 2.0: Content Engagement: What your audience wants, what is working today and what's trending [Majestic E]
Presenters: Ronnie Ramos, NCAA Managing Director of Digital Communications; Dana Thomas, NCAA Assistant Director of Social Media Strategies; Jeff Rubin, Syracuse University iSchool Associate Professor of Practice and SIDEARM Sports CEO; Spencer Kitley, CoverItLive Event Specialist/former assistant SID at Univ. of Texas and Concordia (Texas)
Using best practices and case studies from intercollegiate athletics, the discussion focuses on what is - and is not - working today in athletic social media; making sure stakeholders are getting content from you that they cannot get elsewhere; how to best engage and listen to your audience; and best use of your athletic staff manpower to manage social media.
10 am-Noon: Exhibit Hall open [Majestic B & D]
10:30-11:45 am: Town meeting: CoSIDA Today and Beyond [Majestic E]
Presenters: Tom DiCamillo, The PacWest Conference/Central Arizona (CoSIDA President); CoSIDA Executive Director John Humenik; CoSIDA 1st Vice President Joe Hornstein, Florida International (CoSIDA 1st Vice President); Eric McDowell, Union- N.Y. (CoSIDA 3rd Vice President)
Moderator: Shelly Poe, Auburn (CoSIDA 2nd Vice President)
Take a look at what's happening in CoSIDA, including the combination of our convention with other NACDA partners next year our progress on the strategic plan passed in 2008, our outreach to other organizations and exciting new initiatives.
Noon-1:45 pm: Kickoff Luncheon [Landmark 1-7]
(Awards presented: 25-Year, Trailblazer, Kenworthy Community Service, Keith Jackson, College Division Rising Star, University Division Rising Star)
Sponsors: SIDEARM, ASAP Sports, NewTek, TRZ Sports/TEAMLINE, Stat Crew
2-5 pm: Exhibit Hall open [Majestic B & D]
2:15-3:15 pm: Panel session: Paperless game notes? How to service the media and public in an online age [Majestic E]
Presenters: Chris Yandle, Baylor; Ted Gangi, CollegePressBox.com; Chris Freet, University of Miami; others
When is providing too much information a bad thing? Who has time to read a 100-page note packet for a non-televised, non-conference game? Not the media. It’s time to streamline your notes and promote the best. Our job is to make the media’s job of covering our schools easier, not harder (and make our jobs easier as well). In the social media age, less is definitely more.
2:15-3:30 pm: Table Topics [Westmoreland/Kingbury]
Table Topics are supported by: Provations Group, Jostens/MTM Recognition
• Earning Influence in College Sports Public Relations: Joe Moore, Ph.D., Central Missouri
• Finding your niche in a pro sports market: Jeff Bernstein, NYU; Steve Dombroski, Manhattan
• How to set up a press conference: Jamie Weir Baldwin, Michigan State; Scottie Rodgers, Ivy League
• NCAA Statistics Chat (2 sections): Jim Wright, Bonnie Johnson, Jenn Rodgers, Sean Straziscar, NCAA Statistical Services
• Promoting the outstanding athlete: Jeff Weinstein, Union (N.Y.); Chris Masters, Notre Dame; Danielle Moorman, National College Football Awards Association
• Raising the visibility of your office on campus: Phil Ticknor, Washington (Md.); Scott Musa, Shenandoah
• Training your students to work at the next level: Bill Dyer, Virginia Tech
3-4 pm: Strategic Planning for the Small College SID [Majestic F-H]
Presenter: Ron Smith, Westmont
Moderator: Cindy Fotti, Columbia (Mo.) College
A well-constructed strategic plan not only helps institutions, but can help craft the direction and goals of a sports information office at any level institution. Here are ideas on how a strategic plan can help your operations and tips on how to contruct one.
3:15-4 pm: Beyond The Labels - Bias and Stereotypes in Coverage [Majestic E]
Presenters: Carol Stiff, ESPN Vice President, Programming & Acquisitions (NCAA, WBB); Laura Gentile, Vice President, espnW; Katie Richman, Director of Social Media Strategy, ESPN; Mechelle Voepel, ESPN.com
Moderator: Chevonne Mansfield, Southeastern Conference
On the 40th anniversary of Title X, a look at bias and stereotying in sports coverage, and a discussion of how to foster respectful personal expression from your athletes and coaches.
4:15-5 pm and 5 pm-5:45 pm: Skill Set sessions
Note: These sessions will be repeated back-to-back so registrants can attend two sessions if they like
Skill Sets are supported by: XOS Digital, Sports Systems
1) Scoring volleyball statistics & the new reporting structure [Majestic E]
Presenters: Ian Schraier, Molloy; Ira Thor, New Jersey City University; Diane Nordstrom, Wisconsin; Jenn Rodgers, NCAA
Moderator: April Goode, Virginia Tech
How to score volleyball and what you will be required to report starting in the fall of 2013.
2) Increasing your influence through campus events [Westmoreland/Kingsbury]
Presenters: Clark Teuscher, North Central College; Matt Turk, Cal State Bakersfield
As the gatekeepers of most athletics-related information on our campuses, our expertise can make us a valuable asset when our institutions begin planning their campus-wide milestone events. We'll discuss ways to get your office involved in such an event and the long-term benefits it can provide, in addition to strategies and tools for building your department's historical archive.
3) Health and wellness for the CoSIDA professional [Majestic F-H]
Presenters: Dr. Bryan Smith, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (SIUE) Professor of Kinesiology
Moderator: Eric Hess (SIUE)
Timely tips and information to improve your personal game in the areas of nutrition, physical activity and weight issues despite long hours and meals with team travel.
6-7:15 pm: ESPN Reception [Landmark 1-7] (sponsored by ESPN)
8-9 pm: Publications Contest Committee Meeting [Washington Ballroom]
Monday, June 25
8-8:30 am: Annual CoSIDA Business Meeting [Majestic F-H]
8:30-9:50 am: Panel Session: Tell me a story: Writing in the digital age [Majestic E]
Presenter: Dr. Don Ranly, Professor Emeritus, Missouri School of Journalism
Moderator: Dennis O'Donnell, University of Rochester
In this day of email, tweeting, etc., people still like to tell stories, they still like to hear stories, and most of all, they remember information better if they hear it in the context of stories.