Invitation to Midwest SAD-ADSA Meeting, 2001
November 1, 2000
Dear Midwest ADSA-SAD Members:
The University of Illinois Illini Dairy Club is excited about hosting the 20th Annual Midwest American Dairy Science Association-Student Affiliate Division meeting on February 23-25, 2001 in Champaign, Illinois. We have already begun planning an exciting weekend that should be fun and educational. Here is a preview of what we have planned:
Friday, February 23, 2001
Until 3pm
Visit farms
3:00pm - 5:00pm Check into hotel & registration Clarion Hotel
5:30pm - 9:00pm Dairy quiz bowl Clarion Hotel
9:00pm - 10:00pm Club skits Clarion Hotel
10pm - 1:00am Party with Mike & Joe Clarion Hotel
Saturday, February 24, 2001
8:00am - 9:00am Breakfast Foellinger Auditorium
9:00am - 11:00am Business meeting Foellinger Auditorium
11:00am - Noon Quiz bowl finals Foellinger Auditorium
Noon - 1:00pm Lunch Stock Pavilion
1:00pm - 3:00 pm Career fair Stock Pavilion
3:00pm - 4:30pm Dairy judging contest Stock Pavilion
6:00pm - 6:30pm Cash Bar, Snacks Clarion Hotel
6:30pm - 9:00pm Dinner & Banquet Clarion Hotel
9:00pm - 1:00am DJ Clarion Hotel
Sunday, February 25, 2001
Need to check out by 11:00am
We will be having the typical Midwest ADSA-SAD meeting activities such as dairy bowl and skits. We would like for each school to indicate how many freshman/sophomore and junior/senior dairy bowl teams they will be bringing. Each school should create a skit that relates to the dairy industry. Please indicate if you will be competing in the yearbook and display booth contests. Rules for quiz bowl, skits, and contests will be sent with the confirmation materials in January 2001.
In order for the Illini Dairy Club to plan meal arrangements, we will need a list of those students and advisors planning to attend and a $35.00 per person registration fee (including advisors) by December 1, 2000. The registration fee will be non-refundable.
Each student needs to submit a one-page resume. These resumes will be sorted by anticipated year of graduation and bound in a booklet. Each representative from the companies that have reserved booths at our career fair will receive a booklet prior to coming to the meeting. Many of the companies are looking for interns and all are looking for students to fill full time positions. Some of the companies we have so far are:
ABS Global
Accelerated Genetics
Agri-King
Boumatic
Cargill Animal Nutrition
Dairy Strategies
Monsanto Dairy Business
Select Sires
UpJohn Animal Health
Vita-Plus
Westfalia-Surge
We have enclosed the design for the 2001 T-shirt. All t-shirts will be short sleeve and are available in medium, large, extra-large, and extra-extra-large. The cost of the shirts is included in the registration fee. Please indicate the size that each participant desires when making your registrations.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Clarion Hotel and Convention Center. Each club needs to handle its reservations directly through the hotel if you have not already done so. The cost is $62 per room. Please contact the hotel at (800) 257-6667 and mention that you are part of the Illini Dairy Club/Midwest ADSA-SAD Convention. You can also check out their website at:
http://www.stadiumview.com/index.html#clarion
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We hope that your club members are as excited about the meeting as we are. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We have a link on our website regarding the meeting. Check us out at:
http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/Clubs/IDC
Please use the attached sheet as a guide for submitting your registration information. We will confirm your registration, provide directions, possible farms to tour, and rules for the contests in mid-January 2001.
Sincerely,
Michael Gunderson Kelly Lynn Smith
mgunders@uiuc.edu klsmith2@uiuc.edu
Registration Checklist
1. School Information
a. University:
b. Club Name:
c. Contact Person:
d. Contact's Email:
2. Registrant Information
a. Please attach a typed list of members and advisors attending the convention.
b. Number of people attending: X $35/person = $ _____
(Make checks payable to the Illini Dairy Club)
c. Next to their name please indicate which shirt size they would like.
d. Have each student submit a one-page resume. Be sure to indicate the anticipated year of graduation on each resume, as this is how they will be sorted in the booklet.
3. Contest Information
a. Number of dairy bowl teams
Fresh/Soph:
Junior/Senior:
b. Will you have a skit? Yes No
c. Are you submitting a yearbook? Yes
No
If yes, please submit the yearbook with this registration packet.
d. Will you have a club booth display? Yes
No
4. Send it in!
Return this form, your list of people attending, $35/person registration fees, student resumes, and your yearbook by December 1, 2000 to:
ILLINI DAIRY CLUB
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
258 ANIMAL SCIENCES LABORATORY, MC-630
1207 W GREGORY DRIVE
URBANA, IL 61801