US SAILING

2007 One Design Sailing Symposium

Crowne Plaza - Dublin, Ohio

Tentative Event Schedule

Revised 11/9/07

Time Agenda Topic Speakers Crowne Plaza Location
Friday,  Nov 16      
8am-5pm Basic Race Management Seminar John Strassman Kildare
6-8pm Welcome Cocktail Party and Registration   Ballroom C
Saturday, Nov 17      
7:30-8:00 Registration   Ballroom Foyer
8:00-8:30 Welcome, Introductions, Door Prizes
ODSS… What is it All About?		 Patty Lawrence Ballroom AB
8:30-9:15 Keynote Address: Annual Sailing Industry Report Jonathan Banks Ballroom AB
9:15-9:45 National Yacht Club Survey Results Dan Cooney Ballroom AB
9:45-10:15 Best Practices for National Classes
 		 Janet Baxter Ballroom AB
10:15-10:30 Overview of morning workshops    
10:30-11:20 Making Your Class Attractive - Photos Enhance Class Marketing Efforts Fried Elliot Ballroom AB
  One-Design & Insurance 101 Sarah Davidson Waterford
  Sail Fast #1 Skip Dieball & Tom Hubbell Kildare
11:20-11:30 Move to workshops    
11:30-12:20 What RC's Need to Know to Run Your Regatta John Strassman Ballroom AB
  PR - Getting the Word Out Marlieke Eaton Waterford
  Sail Fast #2 Skip Dieball & Tom Hubbell Kildare
12:20-12:30 Move back to General Session    
12:30-12:55 Skin Cancer Basics:  Importance of Sun Protection Dr. Tim Storer Ballroom AB
12:55-1:05 Top 10 Ideas/Fun Races (explained) Clark Chapin Ballroom AB
1:05-1:45 Networking Lunch (included in your registration fee)   Ballroom C
1:45-1:55 Move back to General Session    
1:55-2:05 Lunch Wrap Up Clark Chapin Ballroom AB
2:05-2:15 US SAILING's National One-Design Awards Clark Chapin & Jim Capron Ballroom AB
2:15-2:25 Overview of afternoon workshops    
2:25-3:15 Successful Measurement Practices David Sprague & Jim Capron Ballroom AB
  Selling & Fulfilling Sponsorship Dan Cooney Waterford
  Sail Fast #3 Dave Rosekrans & Tom Hubbell Kildare
3:15-3:25 Move to workshops    
3:25-4:15 Add Women to Your Fleet (and Watch it Grow) Women's Panel Discussion Janet Baxter, moderator      Heidi Backus Riddle Gretchen Backus Loper         Sherrie Desmond               Connie Aguero            Ballroom AB
  Lightning Boat Grants - Who, What, Where, WHY? Steve & Jan Davis Waterford
  Sail Fast #4 Skip Dieball & Tom Hubbell Kildare
4:15-4:25 Move back to General Session    
4:25-4:55 Best Practices Wrap Up Janet Baxter Ballroom AB
4:55-5:30 Invigorating Fleets Panel Discussion moderator
Scott Latham
Mark Andrew
Ron Stryker
Stuart Walker		 Ballroom AB
6:00-8:00 Mt. Gay Speaker Series featuring Dave Perry "Winning Moves in One-Designs"
Free Mt. Gay drinks & cash bar; heavy hors d'oeurves
Hosts: Buckeye Lake YC, Leatherlips YC, Hoover SC                                                          		 Dave Perry Ballroom CDE
Time Agenda Topic Speakers Location
Sunday, Nov 18      
8:00-8:20 Welcome, Announcements, and Door Prizes   Ballroom AB
8:20-8:50 Sportsmanship: Dave will lead a discussion on ways class and event organizers can foster better sportsmanship among the competitors. Dave Perry Ballroom AB
8:50-9:00 Overview of morning workshops    
9:00-9:50 Coordinating Class Membership, Registration & Results Ken Taylor Ballroom AB
  Non-Profit Organizations 501(C)(3) George Fisher Waterford
  Sail Fast #5 Skip Dieball & Tom Hubbell Kildare
9:50-10:00 Move To Next Workshop Session    
10:00-10:50 Speeding Up Measurement at Regattas David Sprague Ballroom AB
  How High School Sailing Can Help Your One-Design Program Grow Don Shea Waterford
  Sail Fast #6 Skip Dieball & Tom Hubbell Kildare
10:50-11:00 Move back to General Session    
11:00-11:45 Keynote Address: How Sailors Deal with the Adversities of Competition Dr. Stuart Walker Ballroom AB
11:45-12:00 More One-Design Awards Clark Chapin  
12:00-1:00 Lunch (included in your registration fee)                                                  Ballroom C
1:00-1:45 One-Design Connecting with Industry Janet Baxter, moderator
Greg Fisher
Skip Dieball
Kyle Gross
Doug Laber
Jonathan Banks		 Ballroom AB
1:45-2:30 Greg's GO FAST Tips
 		 Greg Fisher Ballroom AB
2:30-3:00 Wrap Up, Raffle, Big Door Prizes Patty Lawrence Ballroom AB