The NCAA News - News and Features

January 13, 1997

Convention facts

When: January 11-15.

Where: Nashville, Tennessee. The headquarters hotel is the Opryland Hotel. Some delegates will be housed at the AmeriSuites across from the Opryland complex.

End of an era: Barring an unexpected turn of events, this will be the final NCAA Convention at which legislation is considered by the full membership. At future Conventions, Division I delegates will use the occasion for discussion and celebratory purposes; Divisions II and III will continue with their traditional one-institution/one-vote, legislative events.

Projected attendance: Preregistration figures are almost identical to those for the 1996 Convention, which featured record attendance of 2,663. Last year, however, a large number of preregistered delegates were unable to attend because of a major snowstorm on the East Coast, so it is likely that the attendance standard will be broken at this Convention.

Number of proposals: A total of 149 proposals and 14 amendments-to-amendments appear in the Official Notice. At the 1996 Convention, the Official Notice contained 133 proposals and 30 amendments-to-amendments.

Next year: The 1998 NCAA Convention will be conducted in Atlanta. The co-headquarter facilities will be the Marriott Marquis and the Hyatt Regency Hotels.

Key events

Delegates reception:6:30-8 p.m., January 11, Delta Ballroom B.

NCAA Chief Executive Officers Forum: 1-4 p.m. January 12, Nashville Room.

Opening business session: 4:45-6:15 p.m. January 12, Presidential Ballroom.

Honors dinner: 7:30-9:30 p.m. January 12, Delta Ballroom.

Presidential Agenda Day: January 13.

Division business sessions:

I-A -- 9:45-10:45 a.m. January 13 and 8 a.m.-8:45 a.m. January 14, Delta Ballroom.

I-AA -- 9:45-10:45 a.m. January 13 and 8 a.m.-8:45 a.m. January 14, Governors B.

I-AAA -- 9:45-10:45 a.m. January 13 and 8 a.m.-8:45 a.m. January 14, Governors A.

I -- 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:45-3:45 p.m. January 13 and 9 a.m.-noon January 14, Delta Ballroom.

II -- 9:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 3-3:45 p.m. January 13 and 8 a.m.-noon January 14, Presidential B.

III -- 9:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:45-3:45 p.m. January 13 and 8 a.m.-noon January 14, Presidential A

General business sessions: 8-9:30 a.m. and 4-5:30 p.m. January 13, and 1:30-6 p.m. January 14, Delta Ballroom.

Division III Discussion Session: 1:45-2:45 p.m. January 13, Presidential A, Governors A and Governors B.