From Your President,
Jeannette Moore, Ph.D.:
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"It is our attitude at the beginning of a
difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect it's successful
outcome."
_William James |
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From Your President, |
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The Fall semester is in full swing, and the Block & Bridle Convention will be here before we know it. This is the 86th convention, and it is hosted by The Ohio State University Saddle & Sirloin Club and will be held in Columbus, Ohio on October 20 to 23, 2005 in conjunction with the Quarter Horse Congress. There will be tours to beef and other agricultural enterprises, and it looks like the educational sessions will be excellent as well. You can get to the convention website from our national webpage at: www.blockandbridle.org. Please note: Each chapter needs to designate two voting delegates, and the delegates and chapter Advisor need to attend the Business Meeting on Saturday morning from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. At this meeting, the delegates will vote on future convention sites as well as new National Officers.
This group of national officers have been great to work with, and I want to publicly thank Dr. Cindy Wood, Dr. Nevil Speer, and Dr. Jodi Sterle for the outstanding service they have given to National Block and Bridle. Dr. Nevil Speer has found himself over-committed with other obligations and has asked to not be on the ballot for Vice President. Nevil, thank you so much for all you have done with the new B&B website and for all you did with the Collegiate Livestock Leaders program when it was active.
The nominating committee (which consists of recent Past Presidents) puts one name forward for each office, and the following have agreed to be on the ballot for national office: Dr. Cindy Wood (Virginia Tech) for President, Dr. Ed Brokaw (Abilene Christian) for Vice President, and Dr. Debra Aaron (University of Kentucky) for Editor. Dr. Jodi Sterle's position of Secretary/Treasurer continues for two more years. The nominations remain open until the voting at the Business Meeting in Ohio.
Chapters: Remember to bring your scrapbook to the convention to enter in the competition. Please also go to the national website and click on "Abstracts" because at the time this is going to press, only three chapters submitted 2004/2005 abstracts! If your chapter is not on the list, please send your abstract as soon as possible to Dr. Speer at Nevil.Speer@wku.edu.
The 87th convention will be in Orlando, Florida in January of 2007. Beyond that, the conventions have not been officially declared, but there will be a bid presented for the 88th convention to be held in Kansas City (in conjunction with the American Royal) for Fall of 2007. This is one of the items the two delegates from your chapter will be voting on at the convention.
At this time, no chapter has come forward to indicate an interest in hosting the 89th National Convention in November 2008 or January 2009. If your chapter is interested, please let any of the national officers know.
If there is anything that any of your national officers can do to assist you, please do not hesitate to ask. Our contact information is on the B&B webpage, and we are happy to help whenever we can.
See you soon!
86th National Block and Bridle Convention
Columbus, Ohio - October 20 - 23, 2005
The 2005-2006 Block & Bridle National Convention will be held in Columbus, Ohio from October 20 - October 23, 2005. The convention will be held on the campus of the second largest university in the nation. The headquarters hotel will be the Holiday Inn on the Lane.
Registration will begin at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, October
19, 2005 at the hotel and will last until 10 p.m. Registration will begin again
on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 8 a.m. and will conclude at 6 p.m. The
convention will then kick off with an entertaining speaker and a dance for
everyone to get acquainted with other chapters. We have also lined up some of
Ohio's well-known leaders in agriculture to speak throughout the convention. Not
only will you have a chance to hear about Ohio's diverse agriculture, you will
have the opportunity to "Experience it all in the heart of it all." The arranged
tour destinations will provide an opportunity for you to experience some of what
Ohio's agriculture has to offer. We are looking forward to a professional, but
fun convention and hope that you can join us. Convention information is
available online at:
http://www.blockandbridle.org/INFORMATION/CONVENSCHEDULE/convinfo05.htm
Registration Instructions
* Indicate the member's name as it should read on the name tag
* Indicate if the member would like a shirt and the size needed (an extra $10 added to registration cost)
* Indicate which tour each person would
like to go on; please note that these tours have limited space, so please
respond early to
ensure tour selection
Each club must submit the following (the forms are available online):
* Chapter Registration form (use additional copies if needed)
* Code of Conduct Pledge (from the National Organization) – each participant must sign this form
* Ohio State University Release – each participant must fill out this form
* Registration fee:
$180 for fall registration (plus $10
for shirt) (This fee does not include the hotel.)
Deadline for Fall registration is September 23, 2005. ALL registration forms must be received by the Fall deadline.
Mail registration forms and payment to:
OSU Saddle and Sirloin Club
Animal Science Department
Room 122
2029 Fyffe Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Checks can be made payable to: The OSU Saddle and Sirloin Club
Hotel Information
Location:
Holiday Inn on the Lane
328 W Lane Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
Website: http://www.holidayinnosu.com
Phone: (614) 294-5366
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn on the Lane for the convention. The rate is $89.00 per room (plus sales tax of 16.75%), regardless of occupancy. The deadline to make reservations for rooms is September 23, 2005; however, with the All-American Quarter Horse Congress being held at the same time, we recommend that reservations be made as soon as possible. Reservations can be made by calling the number listed above. When making reservations, be sure to mention that you are with the National Block and Bridle Convention to receive this discounted rate! Travel information including airport info and driving directions are available online at: http://www.blockandbridle.org/INFORMATION/CONVENSCHEDULE/convinfo05.htm
Dress Code
Thursday, October 20
Registration and Check-in - Casual,
travel clothes
Evening Opening - Casual but professional (nice jeans,
slacks, button up shirts, etc.)
Friday, October 21
Tour Day - Long pants, closed-toe shoes
are advised on tours. Dress appropriate for the tour, remembering that you want
to
make a good impression.
Saturday, October 22
The whole day is professional dress so
please dress business casual.
Gentlemen: Dress slacks (NO jeans),
dress shirt/sweater, nice shoes.
Ladies: Skirt or slacks (NO jeans),
sweater or nice shirt, appropriate shoes.
Code of Conduct
As a professional attending the National Block and Bridle Convention, each member must recognize and take the responsibility that he or she must conduct himself or herself in a professional and responsible manner at all times. In doing so, each member will follow the dress code, show up on time to all events, remain at a reasonable noise level when visiting with other members, and have the utmost respect for the hotel and the Convention Administrators at all times. Each member must realize that it is truly in his or her best interest to present himself or herself in a positive manner as he or she represents not only his or her own college but National Block and Bridle as well as the chapter hosting the event.
Schedule
Wednesday, October 19
3:00 -10:00 pm -- Registration
Thursday, October 20
8:00 am - 6:00 pm -- Registration
7:00 pm -- Opening Ceremonies - Guest Speaker
9:00 pm -- Advisor Meeting
9:00 pm -12:00 am -- Dance
Friday, October 21
Morning -- TOURS! (Breakfast and Lunch
Provided)
Evening -- Explore Columbus - Ice Skating, Gameworks at
Easton, Rock Climbing, All-American Quarter Horse Congress, etc.
Saturday, October 22
7:00 - 8:30 am -- Breakfast
9:00 am -- Speaker - Hypnotist
10:00 -11:45 am -- Sessions
12:00 - 6:00 pm -- Free Time
6:00 pm -- Banquet and Awards Program
?? - 1:00 am -- Dance - Will follow conclusion of awards
program
Sunday, October 23
8:00 am -- Cowboy Church
Convention Adjourns
Tour Information
The tours have been divided up into the six sections of Ohio, these are the Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, East and Central. You will be able to choose which of these sections you would like to travel to. General information about each tour and all of the updated information will be posted online at: http://www.blockandbridle.org/INFORMATION/CONVENSCHEDULE/convinfo05.htm
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Feel free to visit our website at http://sands.org.ohio-state.edu/ for additional information.
Mr. Gary Dunlap
Samantha Steiner
Advisor National
Convention Chair
OSU Saddle and Sirloin
OSU Saddle and Sirloin
dunlap.26@osu.edu
steiner.99@yahoo.com
Your National Officers
| Dr. Jeannette A. Moore President 2004 - 2006 Department of Animal Science North Carolina State University Box 7621, 102 Polk Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-7621 Phone: (919) 515-4010 Fax: (919) 515-8753 E-mail: Jeannette_Moore@ncsu.edu |
Dr. Jodi Sterle Secretary-Treasurer 2004 - 2008 Department of Animal Science Texas A&M University 114 Kleberg Center College Station, TX 77843-2471 Phone: (979) 845-7616 Fax: (979) 845-6433 E-Mail: j-sterle@tamu.edu |
| Dr. Cindy Wood Secretary-Treasurer 2000 - 2004 Dept. of Animal & Poultry Science Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) 3400 Litton Reaves Blacksburg, VA 24061-0306 Phone: (540) 231-6936 Fax: (540) 231-3010 E-mail: piglady@vt.edu |
Dr. Nevil Speer Editor 2002 - 2004 Department of Agriculture Western Kentucky University 1 Big Red Way Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576 Phone: (270) 745-5959 Fax: (270) 745-5972 Email: nevil.speer@wku.edu |
