College Sports Information Directors of America

Leading up to next week's CoSIDA Convention, we are previewing a special element of the Convention daily, beginning Sunday, June 7 through Friday, June 12. The Convention takes place Sunday-Wednesday, June 14-17 at the Marriott World Center in Orlando.

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2015 Convention Schedule:

Schedule (as of June 12) PDF   doc

"NACDA 2015" CONVENTION MOBILE APP - with all CoSIDA information - available in iTunes or for Android download See App HERE

The Countdown

Sun., June 7: LINK: Community service & volunteer opportunities available for CoSIDA members in Orlando

Mon., June 8: "Divisional Day" schedule & featured speakers & panels

Tue., June 9: Our social events

REMINDER: Your CoSIDA convention badge provides access to all educational sessions and panels during NACDA & Affiliates Convention week, except those which require an additional registration fee or those which are a closed session. CoSIDA credential will not allow access to NACDA's luncheons and social events with the exception of CoSIDA's access to the NACDA Exhibit Hall Social on Tuesday, June 16. Your CoSIDA credential will NOT provide access to the NACDA Exhibit Hall Social on Monday.

CoSIDA & NACDA & AFFILIATES FEATURED SPEAKERS

CoSIDA welcomes kickoff keynote featured speaker Manny Ohonme and closing keynote speaker Oliver Luck to the 2015Convention. Ohonme, inspiring speaker and storyteller and the founder of Samaritan's Feet International, will deliver the keynote kickoff address "Overcoming Obstacles" on Sunday, June 14 (3 p.m., Sago Ballroom).

Luck, NCAA Executive Vice President, Regulatory Affairs will deliver a mesage on “The Value of College Sports” on Wednesday, June 17 (10:45 am, Royal Ballroom).

NACDA Featured Speakers:

Here is a list of the NACDA featured speakers who kick off morning sessions on the following days in Salons G-H:

• Tuesday, June 16
  8-9 am: John Skipper, President, ESPN and Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks
• Wednesday, June 16
  8-9 am: Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) – “Sexual Misconduct – An Insider’s Perspective”

DIVISIONAL DAY PROGRAMMING: Monday, June 15

Highlighting the Monday, June 16 schedule is CoSIDA "Divisional Day" where specific divisional programming, panels and breakouts are scheduled for Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA, CIS, two-year and conference attendees. Please see the morning and afternoon sessions of "Divisional Day" on the schedule below:

Convention Schedule: Programming & Events PDF    doc

CoSIDA/NACMA JOINT SOCIAL MEDIA PROGRAMMING: Tuesday, June 16

For the third consecutive year, CoSIDA and NACMA, the college athletic marketing association, are sponsoring joint programming. The joint programming kicks off with a 9:10-10:10 am panel "Wha! t We Can Learn From the Pros" with panelists from pro sports talking about strategic communications and social media strategies. Breakout sessions on a vareity of communications and marketing topics will be held after the general sessions - there are eight 40-minute sessions, repeated 3 times each.

Also, the main session (9:10 am) will be livestreamed on Periscope. Whether you are in Orlando or not, don't miss our @periscopeco stream of the #SMPros panel at #CoSIDA15!

POWER FIVE CONFERENCES MEETING: Monday, June 15

For attendees from "Power 5" conferences, there will be a special meeting on autonomy issues in the North Tower's Cayman Islands room from 4:15-5:30 pm Monday, June 15. Presenters include Greg Sankey (Southeastern Conference Commissioner), Erik Christianson (NCAA Director of External Affairs/NCAA) and Drew Gallagher (ESPN Features Manager).

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