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National Symposium on Athletics Reform

Tuesday, November 11, 2003 • Noon - 5 p.m.
Hotel InterContinental • 444 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana
Sponsored by Tulane University

Symposium transcripts and photos:

Keynote address: "Sustaining the Collegiate Model of Athletics"
Myles Brand, President, NCAA

First panel discussion: "Athletics Reform"

Second panel discussion: "Postseason Football Play and the Bowl Championship Series: A Conversation"

Photo album

Symposium program:

11:15 a.m.	Press briefing
Noon-1 p.m.	Opening remarks Scott S. Cowen, President, Tulane University Luncheon keynote address: "Sustaining the Collegiate Model of Athletics" Myles Brand, President, NCAA
1-1:30 p.m.	Break
1:30-2:45 p.m.	First panel discussion: "Athletics Reform" Moderator: C. Thomas McMillen, Businessman, former U.S. Congressman and former NBA player Panelists: William G. Bowen, President, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, author and former President, Princeton University Scott S. Cowen James J. Duderstadt, President Emeritus, University of Michigan
2:45-3 p.m.	Break
3-4:15 p.m.	Second panel discussion: "Postseason Football Play and the Bowl Championship Series: A Conversation" Moderator Len Elmore, Attorney, ESPN sports analyst, former NBA player and writer Panelists: Britton Banowsky, Commissioner, Conference USA Peter Dalis, Consultant and former athletics director, UCLA Craig Thompson, Commissioner, The Mountain West Conference Todd Turner, Former athletics director, Vanderbilt University
4:15-4:30 p.m.	Closing remarks Scott S. Cowen

Press Information

Speaker Information

No fees will be charged to attend the symposium, but registration is limited to invitees only. A wait list has been set up in case additional spaces become available. To add your name to this list, please e-mail jkottler@bellsouth.net.

For questions about the symposium, hotel or travel arrangements, please call Jenny Kottler at
(504) 891-1044.

Presidential Coalition for Athletics Reform