Rooms at the
Crown Plaza Ravinia must be reserved by January
25, 2008 to ensure the $102 room rate.
Make
your
reservations
online
at
Connections
or for
more
information
call
Connections
at (404)
842-0000
or
1-800-262-9974.
SEATA
Athletic
Training
Student
Symposium
Near
Capacity
Over
565
students
are
already
registered
for the
23rd
Annual
SEATA
Athletic
Training
Student
Symposium
on
Feb. 8-9, 2008
at the Crown Plaza Ravinia Hotel in Atlanta, GA.
Online
registration,
preferred
and
recommended
ASAP,
via
www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=SEAT26Eat
$70.00
closes Friday, Jan. 25, 2008 or postmarked via
www.seata.org/08atssreg.doc
before
midnight,
Friday,
January
18.
Due to a
capacity
enrollment
there
will be
no
onsite
registration.
Only
those
pre-registered
will be
admitted.
Rooms at the
Crown Plaza Ravinia must be reserved by January
25, 2008 to ensure the $102 room rate. Make
your
reservations
online
at
Connections
or for
more
information
call
Connections
at (404)
842-0000
or
1-800-262-9974.
Funding
for
Capitol
Hill Day
from
SEATA
The
SEATA
Executive
Board is
in the
final
stages
of
taking
applications
for
funding
to
assist
members
from
each
state
with
travel
expenses
to
attend
NATA's
5th
Annual
Capitol
Hill Day
on
February
25,
2008.
$7,000
has
again
been
allocated
for this
purpose.
All
expenditures
must be
approved
in
advance
via the
application
process
outline
below.
Contact
your
state
presidents
as
they
are
assisting
in
the
selection
process
to
ensure
appropriate
representation
for
contacting
the
most
influential
legislators.
As
part
of
the
SEATA
approval
process,
all
applicants
will
need
to
register
online
by
Feb.
1
via
the
NATA
Capitol
Hill
Day
registration
form
at
https://www.nata.org/capitolhillday/08reg.htm.
Application
does
not
insure
approval.
Please
wait
for
approval
from
SEATA
President
MaryBeth
Horodyski
before
committing
to
expenditures
you
are
not
prepared
to
pay
yourself.
Expenses
will
be
reimbursed
as
per
the
process
detailed
on
the
form
upon
submission
of
the
required
documentation.
There
will be
a “How
to
Lobby”
and
briefing
on
specific
issues
important
to NATA
the
evening
before.
NATA
will
coordinate
Congressional
appointments
for you
and
others
from
your
state.
We'll
prepare
you with
an
insider's
briefing
from
NATA's
Washington,
DC
representative
... and
arm you
with the
latest
talking
points
for
discussion
with
members
of
Congress.
CUATC
Awards
nominations
due
March 20
The
College
and
University
Athletic
Trainers'
Committee
is now
accepting
nominations
for its
three
national
committee
awards.
College
Certified Athletic
Trainer
of
the
Year
Award
Assistant
Certified
Athletic
Trainer
of
the
Year
Award
Above
&
Beyond
Award
Winners
for each
award
will be
named in
all of
the
following
categories: Division I,
Division
II,
Division
III, NAIA and
Junior/Community
Colleges.
If you
know
someone
who has
exhibited
extraordinary
work in
this
setting
and
deserves
more
than a
pat on
the
back,
the
CUATC
wants to
hear
from
you.
Go to
www.nata.org/members1/committees/cuatc/award_criteria.cfm
to
review
the
award
criteria
and
access
the
nomination
form.
Nomination
forms
must be
received
by March
20,
2008.
2008
Jack
Cramer
Scholarship
The
application
for the
2008
Jack
Cramer
Scholarship
is now
available
at
www.nata.org/cramerscholarship/index.htm.
Please
encourage
any
interested
high
school
students
to
apply.
The
scholarship
is for
high
school
seniors
who plan
on a
career
in
athletic
training
in the
secondary
school
setting.
Completed
applications
with
letter
of
recommendation
MUST be
received
by April
7, 2008
"Beyond
the
Call"
Athletic
Training
Conference
& High
School
Student
Athletic
Training
Workshop
Mark
your
calendars
for Jan.
27,
2008.
Florida
Southern
College
will be
hosting
a
“Beyond
the
Call”
Athletic
Training
Conference
and High
School
Student
Athletic
Training
Workshop.
Bobby
Barton
and Mark
Smaha
will be
the
featured
keynote
speakers.
5 CEUs
will be
awarded.
See the
brochure
at
www.seata.org/ataf/BeyondTheCall.pdf.
Collegiate
Sports
Medicine
Foundation
Student
Leadership
Workshop
The
Collegiate
Sports
Medicine
Foundation
is proud
to
announce
its 3rd
Annual
Student
Leadership
Workshop
to be
held May
14 – 16,
2008 in
Ft.
Lauderdale,
FL.
This is
an
honorary
program
which
the
Collegiate
Sports
Medicine
Foundation
provides
for 2
students
from
each
NATA
district
to
attend.
This
includes
ground
and air
transportation,
lodging,
most
meals
and a
tremendous
program
which
includes
a
variety
of
topics
and
speakers.
Current
faculty
will
include
Kathy
Schniedwind,
Dr.
Susan
McGowen,
Darryl
Conway,
Dr.
Frank
Walters,
Dr.
Elizabeth
Swann,
Dr.
Richard
Ray and
a NATA
Past
President.
Topics
to
include:
Professional
and
Leadership,
ATSO
Organizations,
Effective
Communication,
Involvement
Outside
the
Classroom,
Graduate
School,
Exploring
Job
Opportunities,
Research
in
Athletic
Training,
Volunteerism
and
more.
For more
information
please
visit
www.csmfoundation.org/Center_ATSO_Leadership.html
It is
preferable
for
current
juniors
(Seniors
in
2008-09)
with
NATA
Applications
to apply
however
all
athletic
training
students
are
eligible.
Deadline
is Jan
31,
2008.
Email
Brian
Anderson
with
specific
questions
at
banderson@csmfoundation.org.
Mississippi
Call for
Nominations
Nominations
for the
offices
of MATA
President,
MATA
Secretary,
and
Physician
Member
to the
Board
are due
in
writing
to Deb
Dunn by
January
31,
2008;
nominations
can be
made in
person,
via
e-mail
Seibukan73@yahoo.com, or
mailed
to her
at 2472
Stigger
Rd.,
Jackson,
MS
39209.
SEATA
Welcomes
New
Members
A hearty
welcome
to the
27 new
District
IX
members
who
joined
the NATA
and
SEATA
from
Dec. 1
through
Dec. 31, 2007.
When you
see
these
people
congratulate
them on
their
decision
to join:
February 14, 2008
SEATA Research
Grant Request for Proposals, Guidelines, General
Information & Application Deadline. Go to
www.seata.org/SEATAResearchGrant2008.pdf
February 15, 2008
33rd Annual SEATA Clinical Symposium & Members
Meeting online registration Deadline at
www.seata.org/08csmm.htm
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