Third Annual Sports Law Symposium
was held on
September 6, 2012
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
What is the Proper Role of Sports in Higher Education?
Presented by the Institute of Sports Law and Ethics
Speaker bios
Agenda
Lunch Speech - David Drummond, Google
Symposium Proceedings
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Keynote Speakers: |
Luncheon Speaker: |
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Joe Nocera, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist (author of "Let's Start Paying College Athletes") |
Wallace Renfro, Vice-President and Chief Policy Advisor, NCAA (author of "Honor in the Conduct of Intercollegiate Athletics") |
David Drummond, Senior Vice-President Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, Google (former varsity football player at Santa Clara University) |
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Former Student-Athlete Speakers |
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NFL Hall-of-Famer |
Three-time NFL All-Pro |
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Executive Director/Commissioner Speakers: |
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Commissioner of the West Coast Conference |
Executive Director of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics |
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Reception Speakers: |
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Katherine Starr, founder of Safe4Athletes, an advocacy organization whose mission is to create an environment for athletes that is free from sexual abuse, bullying and harassments |
Tina Syer, Chief Impact Officer of the Positive Coaching Alliance, whose mission is to provide all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building sports experience. |
OUR DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS:
Santa Clara University Director of Athletics, Dan Coonan; University of the Pacific Vice President of External Relations and Athletics, Ted Leland; Director of Vaccaro Sports Partnerships, Sonny Vaccaro; Sports Economist Andy Schwarz of OSKR; National College Players Association President, Ramogi Huma; Miami Herald Sports Reporter, Linda Robertson; Boise State University General Counsel, Kevin Satterlee; former Deputy LPGA Commissioner, Libba Galloway; Public Relations Executive, Terry Fahn; Consultant, Jonathan Orszag; Sports Journalist, Bomani Jones; Florida Coastal School of Law Dean, Peter Goplerud; Professors Harry Edwards, William Gould, Kevin Greene, Richard Karcher, Lateef Mtima, Jo Potuto, Dan Rascher and Ellen Staurowsky; and practitioners actively involved with ongoing and recent litigation.
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM
Issues about college sports are frequently reported on both the sports pages and front pages: payment of athletes, recruiting violations, disciplinary mechanisms, gender equity, eligibility determinations, conference alignments, scholarship amounts, television revenues and the very definition of amateurism. The term “student-athlete” itself has evolved over the years and perhaps raises more questions than it answers. The purpose of this Symposium is to address as many of these issues as possible both individually and within the broader context of what is the proper role of sports in higher education, which may differ depending on the type of institution, the type of sport and whether that sport generates more revenues than costs. Panels of experts consisting of those most closely involved with these issues—sports organization officials, athletic directors, student-athletes, journalists who write about sports, attorneys involved in sports cases, professors who teach about sports, sports consultants—will explore these issues in depth before an audience limited to 250 attendees.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Attendance will be worthwhile for all those affiliated with sports: coaches, administrators, officials, athletes, lawyers, physicians, journalists, agents and executives from teams, leagues and sanctioning organizations. These issues have ramifications across the board.
TUITION
Early registration: tuition received before July 21, 2012 will be $125, all-inclusive. Tuition received after that date will be $175, all-inclusive. Registration deadline is August 26, 2012. Students registered in an institution of higher education who register for this symposium will be admitted free of charge.
CLE CREDITS
This program qualifies for 5.5 hours of California CLE credits, 1.5 hours of which will qualify for ethics credit. Upon request, we will supply information so that attendees may apply for CLE credits in other states and for other types of credits.
SUBSTITUTION AND CANCELLATION
You may substitute another person at any time before the Symposium. We will refund tuition, less a $25 cancellation fee, if you cancel by noon on September 2, 2012.
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