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The 4th Annual CPSDA Conference and Symposium coming up May 16-19, 2012 in St. Petersburg, Fla, will feature the most dynamic roster of speakers and round table discussions in the world of performance nutrition, prompting the Board of Directors to encourage members to register early. CPSDA reserved space to accommodate 250 attendees in 2012, compared to 200 in Scottsdale, taking into consideration that a beachside resort at the start of summer vacation season may prompt more members to attend, some of whom may bring their families for an extended stay.
Fifteen hours of classroom instruction is on tap at the beautiful TradeWinds Resort on St. Pete Beach. Registration for the conference begins January 2nd. The Conference registration fee for Professional and Associate members of CPSDA is $250. Registration for student members of CPSDA is $125. Non-members will pay a $300 registration fee to attend.
As in Scottsdale in 2011, the exhibit hall will feature only the brands that partner with CPSDA as full-fledged sponsors, which is one way we express our appreciation to the companies whose funding makes it possible to schedule a first class conference while keeping membership and conference registration fees affordable.
And once again, your conference registration fee will essentially be offset by your invitation to attend and dine at all social gatherings--for no additional charge--which include but are not limited to the following:
- Poolside Welcome Party hosted by EAS Academy at 6 pm Wednesday, May 16th
- Luncheon hosted by National Dairy Council at noon Thursday, May 17th.
- Beach Party hosted by Muscle Milk at 6 pm Thursday, May 17th.
- Luncheon hosted by reGen muscle recovery beverage at noon Friday, May 18th.
- CPSDA Honors and Awards Banquet hosted by Solae at 7 pm Friday, May 18th.
9-member CPSDA Board of Directors
Maurer Carlson-Phillips
Allison Maurer and Amanda Carlson-Phillips were elected in March 2012 to complete the newly configured 9-member Board of Directors for the Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietitians Association, the national not-for-profit organization founded in 2010 to advance the practice of sports registered dietitians in the United States.
Maurer, a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL, joined the University of Tennessee in 2007 after a three-year stint at the University of Colorado, where she served as sports nutritionist/dietitian and assistant strength and conditioning coach in Boulder, Colo. Maurer is responsible at Tennessee for performance nutrition for the men's and women's athletic departments. Maurer is expected to play a leading role with the CPSDA in forming and developing the Education Committee. That role will be defined when she attends her first CPSDA Board meeting May 15 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Carlson-Phillips is Vice President of Nutrition and Research for Athletes' Performance and Core Performance in Phoenix, AZ. A registered dietitian, Amanda earned her bachelor's degree in nutritional sciences with a minor in chemistry at the University of Arizona, then went on to complete a master's degree in sports nutrition and exercise physiology from Florida State University. Amanda works directly with the nutrition team at Athletes Performance and coordinates research efforts to help it stay on the cutting-edge of sports science. Carlson-Phillips is expected to play a role in both the education and career development initiatives of CPSDA.
CPSDA Sports RDs' Guiding Principles
- We are Support Service Directors who treat everyone with respect and promote the value of character and education.
- We are ethical advisors who track outcome-based research, maintain transparency in our professional relationships, and fully support anti-doping initiatives.
- We are passionate about the character-building process cultivated by athletics, and as a result, we are valuable recruiting assets for our organization.
- We are unrelenting "food-first" advocates to help ensure athletes' health and safety; and we develop partnerships with other safety-driven organizations to ensure fueling solutions are sustainable.
- We are credible practitioners who stay ahead of the curve on banned substances, performance and recovery topics, and on body composition assessment.
- We are committed to mentoring athletes; we share insights and educational resources with Support Service Directors; and we mentor students who seek to follow in our footsteps.
- We are dedicated to community outreach with young people who represent the next generation of college, Olympic, professional and tactical (military) athletes; and we strive to assist those who have passed their performance primes to safely de-train with safety and dignity.
Sports registered dietitians, or Sports RDs, who work with college, professional, Olympic and tactical (military and law enforcement) athletes, are uniquely positioned to enhance and advance public perception and understanding of registered dietitians.
Our day-to-day interaction with athletes, coaches, athletic directors and fellow allied health care providers present opportunities in high profile environments to reinforce the value of having at least one full-time Sports RD on every athletic team's support staff.
Career Sports RDs, virtually all of whom are Registered Dietitians and members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, are well educated, highly skilled, experienced in working day-to-day with athletes, and provide value on par with the services offered to athletic programs by athletic trainers and strength & conditioning coaches. And that's precisely the message the CPSDA is determined to share, by word and by deed.
