College Sports Information Directors of America

Note: The final day to take advantage of the LOWEST REGISTRATION fee for the 2016 CoSIDA Convention is Friday, March 10. Make your registration plans today to take advantage of the lowest costs! Lowest registration rates end at midnight Eastern on Friday, March 11.

2016 Convention

• Held in conjunction with NACDA & Affiliates Convention Week
• Sunday-Wednesday, June 12-15, 2016

Site: Hilton Anatole

2201 North Stemmons Freeway  •  Dallas, TX, 75207

Go to 2016 full convention site HERE

Questions on registrations/hotels?

Contact Will Roleson, CoSIDA Director of Internal Operations
will roleson@cosida.com     phone: 317/490-2905

HOTEL RESERVATIONS UPDATE: March 9

See information (highlighted in yellow below) on the Hilton Anatole room block situation and the overflow hotel properties.

At the 2016 Convention, there are two programming tracks that you may register for:

1. The annual convention programming and social events which runs June 12-15

   • CoSIDA Convention Schedule June 12-15 as of Feb. 8 (PDF)
   • CoSIDA Convention FAQs (PDF)
   • CoSIDA Volunteer 15 log - Log your community service throughout the year, submit it, and be recognized by CoSIDA for your community outreach!

   Preregister for the annual Convention (at the link below) and reserve your room reservation (link below).

2. GENERAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION

   Convention Registration link: www.sportssystems.com/cosida

   reminder: If you wish to register for the Sunday, June 12th CoSIDA Leadership Forum, there is a separate registration and cost at this LINK

   Registration Fees (Preregistration closes May 13)   

   • • Current 2016-17 Members
     Register between:
     Feb. 8-March 11: $225
     March 12-May 13: $245
     On-Site:  $275
   • • Non-CoSIDAMembers
     Register between:
     Feb. 8-March 11: $275
     March 12-May 13: $295
     On-Site:  $335

3. NEW FOR 2016: 2016 CoSIDA Leadership Forum; Sunday, June 12
   REQUIRES A SEPARATE REGISTRATION FROM THE CONVENTION'S GENERAL REGISTRATION FEE (ABOVE)

   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 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.

   Preregistration for the Leadership Forum is $225 for current CoSIDA member and  $275 for non-members**. You will make your room reservations at the link below, using the CoSIDA room block login.**

   DETAILS, PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE/PRESENTERS & REGISTRATION FOUND HERE

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

HILTON ANATOLE HOTEL & OVERFLOW HOTEL ROOM RESERVATIONS
Updated March 9

Hilton Anatole near sellout: There are no more double rooms available at the Hilton Anatole in our CoSIDA room block for the convention; all our nights are SOLD OUT with the exception of Tuesday, June 14.

HILTON ANATOLE HOTEL (convention HQ)

1. Although we have reached our double room allotment, the Anatole has king bed rooms (singles) available in our room block on some nights. If you are interested in one of those king rooms, you can continue to book at the Anatole at this registration link: Hilton Anatole Hotel reservation link
   • Room Rate: $179 + 15% tax = $205.85/night (king rooms available only)
   Hilton Anatole CoSIDA room block SOLD OUT on FRIDAY-SATURDAY-SUNDAY-MONDAY, June 10-13; very limited rooms left on Tuesday, June 14
2. If you are requesting a double room, doubles are available at the following overflow hotels which currently are being used by both NACDA & Affiliates and CoSIDA convention attendees:
• DOUBLETREE BY HILTON DALLAS HOTEL - Registration Link - Registration Link Note: This property is currently sold out on the nights of Friday, June 10, Sunday, June 12 and Monday, June 13 for Convention attendees, but available the other Convention dates
  • Room Rate: $159 + 15% tax = $182.85/night
• SHERATON SUITES MARKET CENTER DALLAS HOTEL - Registration Link Note: This property is currently sold out on the nights of Sunday, June 12, Monday, June 13 and Tuesday, June 14 for Convention attendees, but available the other Convention dates.
  • Room Rate: $149 + 15% tax = $171.35/night
• HILTON GARDEN INN - Registration Link - Registration Link Note: This property is currently sold out on the night of Sunday, June 12 for Convention attendees, but available the other Convention dates.
  • Room Rate: $162 + 15% tax = $186.30/night
• RENAISSANCE DALLAS HOTEL - Registration Link - Registration Link Note: This property is currently sold out on the nights of Sunday, June 12, Monday, June 13 and Tuesday, June 14 for Convention attendees, but available the other Convention dates.
  • Room Rate: $165 + 15% tax = $189.75/night
• COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT AND FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES HOTELS - Registration Link - Registration Link Reservations are currently being accepted at these overflow properties
• • Room Rate: $144 + 15% tax = $165.60/night

When these hotels are filled, we will alert you to the next available NACDA/CoSIDA overflow property and provide a link and prices. Due to the tremendous popularity of the NACDA and CoSIDA conventions in Orlando, we used five overflow hotels in 2015.

Each of the designated 2016 convention overflow properties is a distance of 0.4 miles (the equivalent of four city blocks) or less from the Hilton Anatole. NACDA is not providing hotel shuttle service between the Anatole and overflow hotels.

Questions on convention registration and hotels? Contact Will Roleson, CoSIDA Director of Internal Operations/Convention coordinator at willroleson@cosida.com.

RESERVE YOUR ROOMS ONLY under these links which go to the CoSIDA ROOM BLOCKS
DO NOT book your hotel reservation(s) via a hotel booking agency.

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