2016 SIDEARM Sports Leadership Forum Presented by Learfield (at June Convention)

Updated May 12

Take that next step in enhancing your leadership skills and take advantage of the opportunity to advance your professional development as an administrator by hearing presentations at the SIDEARM Sports Leadership Forum Presented by Learfield.

For those CURRENT MEMBERS registering for the full 2016 CoSIDA Convention (June 12-15) and who also wish to attend the 5636Sunday, June 12 Leadership Forum, we are offering you a special rate for the Leadership Forum. You will pay only $125 to attend the Leadership Forum if you also register for the convention.

This way, you can save 45 PERCENT off the full Leadership Forum registration (which is $225 for CoSIDA members, $275 for non-members).

Leadership Forum registration link:
https://secure.sportssystems.com/events2/?eventKey=2fa9441b-d834-434e-8516-6dd56a121138

Strategies and styles in effective leadership for college sports communication office administrators will be the focus of attention as CoSIDA will host the inaugural CoSIDA Leadership Forum on Sunday, June 12, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.

The event will lead-off the 2016 CoSIDA Convention and will bring together senior-level administrators in sports communications, athletic directors and executives who have impacted college sports for panel discussions and networking opportunities.

The CoSIDA Leadership Forum is a one-day separate registration event (not under the CoSIDA Conference registration) designed for anyone currently in a college sports communications leadership role, such as assistant, associate or deputy athletics director, or who aspires to be in that position in the future. A limited number of seats are available.

The Leadership Forum will provide a unique opportunity for participants to learn leadership, management and communications skills from a number of high-level presenters in and out of college athletics. The Forum will be conducted in a relatively intimate environment that will allow for a more personal experience and interaction between presenters and participants. All are welcomed to join this exciting new event!

Two ways to register. Preregistration closes on Friday, May 13
1. To ONLY attend the Leadership Forum: will cost you $225 as a current CoSIDA member or $275 as a non-CoSIDA member
Pre-registration for the Leadership Forum is $225 for current CoSIDA members and $275 for non-members.

2. To attend BOTH the full Convention and the Leadership Forum:
Current CoSIDA members: $245 (convention) + $125 (Leadership Forum) = $370 to attend BOTH
Non-CoSIDA members: $295 (convention) + $175 (Leadership Forum) = $470 to attend BOTH

Convention Preregistration fees are $245 for current members, $295 for non-members, so for $125 more, you pay $370 to attend both as a current CoSIDA member, or $470 for non-members to attend both.

Leadership Forum registration link:
https://secure.sportssystems.com/events2/?eventKey=2fa9441b-d834-434e-8516-6dd56a121138

Schedule of events (as of May 12, 2016)   PDF   doc

Make your hotel reservations by following the main Convention page hotel links.

Jake Wood, founder and CEO of Team Rubicon and former football lineman at the University of Wisconsin, will serve as the event keynote speaker and will discuss leadership qualities. Team Rubicon is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 that provides military veterans with “Purpose, Community and Self-Worth through volunteer service by using their unique skills for disaster response, humanitarian crisis intervention and community service.”  It has responded to more than 50 missions worldwide and in the United States.
   
SIDEARM Leadership Forum Presented by Learfield
Date:                          Sunday, June 12, 2016
Location:                    Dallas/Hilton Anatole Hotel
Registration Link:       Leadership Forum Registration:
https://secure.sportssystems.com/events2/?eventKey=2fa9441b-d834-434e-8516-6dd56a121138
Schedule Details:      Sessions start at 7:30 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m.; registration includes lunch, Sunday's CoSIDA Convention Welcome/Kickoff Reception in the exhibit hall and the ESPN Party
 

2016 SIDEARM Leadership Forum Presented by Leaderfield
Agenda
• Sunday, June 12 • Hilton Anatole Dallas
Schedule below to be finalized; schedule as of May 12, 2016
 

MORNING SESSION Room
7-7:30 am Registration OBELISK FOYER
7:30-7:45 am
Event Introduction & Overview
Moderator: Justin Doherty, Senior Associate AD for External Relations, University of Wisconsin
 		 OBELISK A&B
7:45-8:30 am How to Have the Best Day of Your Life
Presenter: Chris Winfield, entrepreneur, author, and life coach
 		 OBELISK A&B
8:40-9:30 am Think Strategically
Presenters: Courtney Morrison-Archer, Associate Commissioner, Conference USA; Steve Malchow, Sr. Assoc. AD/Communications, Iowa State University; Jeff Rubin, CEO and President, SIDEARM Sports
  • What do we mean by “strategically?”
  • How to think and plan proactively and with a purpose
  • The importance of asking why we’re doing something instead of just being on autopilot
  • How can our decision-making have a strategic effect on our operations?

 		 OBELISK A&B
9:40-10:30 am Find Your Leadership Style
Presenters: Ian McCaw, Director of Athletics, Baylor University; Chris Plonsky, Women's Athletics Director/Executive Sr. Assoc. Athletics Director for External Services
  • How to be the most effective leader you can be
  • Know yourself and be yourself; don’t try to be someone you’re not
  • Leading in a way that is comfortable for you and connects with your staff
 OBELISK A&B


10:40-11:30 am








 		 Moving Into Senior Administration
Presenters: Nick Joos, Executive Associate AD/External Affairs, Baylor University; Charles Bloom, Senior Associate AD/External Affairs, University of South Carolina; DeWayne Peevy, Deputy Director of Athletics, University of Kentucky; Chris Freet, Senior Associate AD for External Operations and Strategic Communications, University of Arkansas
  • What are the differences between being a department head and being on the senior staff?
  • Do you relate differently to colleagues? How are responsibilities different?
  • Does your view of the department and your role change?
 OBELISK A&B
 
11:40 am-12:45 pm LUNCH ROSETTA ROOM
Speaker: Jake Wood (Founder and CEO of Team Rubicon; former University of Wisconsin football student-athlete)
 
1-1:45 pm Effective Management Skills                                                                                            Presenters: Amanda Braun, Director of Athletics, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Justin Doherty, Senior Associate AD for External Relations, University of Wisconsin; Bob Williams, Senior Vice President of Communications, NCAA
  • How to get the most out of your staff
  • Strategies for managing effectively
  • Building relationships with staff
 OBELISK A&B


1:55-2:45 pm





2:50-3:40 pm





 		 Becoming a Great Public Speaker
Presenters: Erik Christianson, Managing Director of External Affairs, NCAA; Amy Yakola, Senior Associate Commissioner/Chief of External Affairs, Atlantic Coast Conference
  • The importance of effective oral communication and how to take your speaking skills to the next level


Where Is College Athletics Headed?                                           
Presenters: Bill Hancock, Executive Director, College Football Playoff; Rick Hart, Director of Athletics, Southern Methodist University; Amy Perko, Executive Director, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics; others TBA
  • What are the issues, challenges and opportunities on the horizon?
  • What do we most need from today’s leaders in college athletics?
  • What do we need from communications professionals in college athletics?
 OBELISK A&B





OBELISK A&B




 
4:30-6:15 pm                           
8-9:30 pm   
         

Welcome/Kickoff Reception in CoSIDA Exhibit Hall

ESPN at the Ranch Party
CoSIDA Convention Welcome Reception & ESPN Party included in Leadership Forum registration

 

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