2008 GCAA National Convention Schedule
October 18, 2007 Welcome
Once again in order to allow coaches the opportunity to sign up for the convention at the time they pay their membership, we have included information on your invoice statement. Let me encourage you to take advantage of this at your earliest convenience.
The Kermit Blosser Memorial Golf Classic will again be presented by E-Z-GO and will be held on Wednesday afternoon, January 16 a Disney's Palm Golf Course. In this year?s golf tournament each player will again play his or her own ball counting the two low scores per hole. Your entry fee (included in the ALL SESSION FEE) will include cart, green fee, range, box lunch, soft drinks and awards ceremony.
This year's schedule will allow for additional time for general discussion on topics pertinent to improving college golf at all levels. As in years past we are scheduling divisional breakout sessions which will be held on Tuesday, January 15. We anticipate NCAA Division I, II, and III golf committee members as well as NAIA and NJCAA representatives in the respective breakout sessions. NCAA, NAIA and hopefully NJCAA staff liaison will also be in attendance to address questions and concerns. The current status of topics such as regional selections, regional championships, national championship seeding, etc. will be updated for the membership. Those in attendance at the convention will have the opportunity to provide direct input to the individuals conducting your championships. The convention schedule will include panel discussions led by top coaches around the country. Additional topics and speakers will be added in the coming months. Back again to lead a breakout session V-1 Golf, our corporate technology partner, who will be onsite to present an interactive training session. This has been one of the top breakout sessions at the last two conventions. Our Corporate Partners Exhibit Night will be held at the Coronado Springs Resort on Tuesday, January 15 from 4:00 p.m. ? 8:00 p.m. Great food and drink will be provided as always. Coronado Springs Resort As the Coronado Springs Resort is located within Walt Disney World Resort there are various benefits you can take advantage of. Some of these benefits include discounts on park tickets, dining and night life, golf and recreation and guest services. If you wish to do so your GCAA hotel rate can be extended January 10-12 (three days before) or January 17-19 (three days after). For more information on the various activities available while at Disney, please visit www.disneyconventionears.com.
Registration This year?s convention fee will be $400. When making reservations at the Coronado Springs please request the group rate for the Golf Coaches Association of America. The resort has also created a registration website for GCAA attendees and registrants at http://www.disneyurl.com/2008GCAA. The convention rate is $146 + tax (single or double). The room block cut off date will be December 21, 2007 or when our group block is sold out. Once our room block is filled, there is no guarantee of additional room availability at our convention price. This year's convention fee will be $540 for the All Session (includes golf) and, as mentioned, $400 for the General Convention (does not include golf). Transportation
See You in 2008 We look forward to seeing you in Orlando for what we anticipate being one of our largest conventions. We hope that this new venue will serve as a great host for another informative, fast-paced and exciting convention.
2007 GCAA Convention
Sunday, Jan. 13 Monday, Jan. 14 Registration Coaches Congress Meeting - All Divisions
Tuesday, Jan. 15 Registration Division Breakouts
Lunch - 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. NCAA Rules Seminar Corporate Partners Exhibit Night Wednesday, Jan. 16 Kermit Blosser Memorial Coaches Tournament2008 GCAA National Convention
This year the Hall of Fame dinner will open the convention with the awards dinner on Monday, January 14 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Join us as we honor our members for their outstanding contributions to our profession for 2007.
Jan. 13-16
Schedule of Events
GCAA Rules Workshop
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
GCAA Rules Workshop
8 a.m. - 12p.m.
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
6:30-8 a.m.
7-9 a.m.
8-11 a.m.
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
4-8 p.m. - Convention Center (Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres)
Panel Discussion/Workshop
8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
-Speaker/Topics Forum
-PGA Educational Session
-V1 Interactive Frontiers Coaching System
12:30 p.m. - Disney's Palm Golf Course