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	SEATA eBlast News December 16, 2010

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In This Issue:

•	Registration & Agenda Available for SEATA Clinical Symposium in conjunction with Emory University Sports Medicine Symposium

•	3rd Annual SEATA Quiz Bowl Registration Open

•	SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium Registration Open

•	TATS Annual Meeting

•	Final Call for Applications!

•	GATA Lori Mobley Groover Leadership Program Continues in 2011

•	SEATA Call for Abstracts - 36th Annual Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting

•	Mississippi News Dec. 2010

•	2011 NATA Foundation Scholarship Application Information

•	SEATA Welcomes New Members

•	SEATA Corporate Partnership Registration Available

•	Upcoming SEATA & NATA Deadlines & Dates

•	SEATA Research Grant Request for Proposals

Registration & Agenda Available for SEATA Clinical Symposium in conjunction with Emory University Sports Medicine Symposium

The 36th Annual SEATA Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting, held in conjunction with the 2011 Emory University Sports Medicine Symposium, is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary program that strives to bridge the gaps between science and actual practice by incorporating surgeons, physicians, athletic trainers, and physical therapists as faculty. With the broad scope of its faculty, this symposium will reach a multidisciplinary target audience of health care professionals through a far-reaching and coordinated effort.

Emory Sports Medicine Center March 10-13, 2011
Grand Hyatt Buckhead Hotel
3300 Peachtree Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30305

Go to www.seata.org/11csmm.htm for complete details and to register.

SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium Registration Open

What: 26th Annual SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium
When: Feb. 3-5, 2011
Where: Crown Plaza Ravinia Hotel in Atlanta, GA
Costs: Pre-registration is $85 if submitted online by Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. Registration after this (if available) is $110.
How to Register: Preferably online at https://www.SignUp4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=SEAT60E or use the mail-in registration form at www.seata.org/11atssreg.doc.
When to Register: As soon as possible due to limited space in each of the three tracks.
Accommodations: Rooms at the Crown Plaza Ravinia must be reserved by January 12, 2011 to ensure the $114.00 single / double / triple / quadruple occupancy room rate via the Connections website or by calling (404) 842-0000 or (800) 262-9974. Identify yourself as being with the SEATA Meeting.
For Complete Information: Go to http://www.seata.org/11atss.htm.

Final Call for Applications!

Each year the SEATA scholarship program makes available 6 awards (some up to $1,000) for undergraduate and graduate athletic training students. The SEATA SEATA Scholarships Scholarship Committee is currently accepting applications from all potential candidates who meet the requisite criteria. The basic criteria to be considered include a GPA of ‘B’ or above and the intent to make athletic training their primary means of livelihood. In addition, there are 3 Family scholarships available to SEATA members who have a dependent enrolled in college as either a junior or senior. Also, to apply for a Family scholarship, the dependant need not be majoring in Athletic Training.

We urge those of you who know of potential candidates to encourage them to submit an application. The deadline to apply for any of these scholarships is January 7, 2011. For more information please click on the following link: www.seata.org/Scholarshipdetails.htm.

SEATA Call for Abstracts - 36th Annual Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting

The SEATA Research and Education Committee is issuing a Call for Abstracts for the SEATA Research Seminar at the 36th Annual SEATA Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting, March 10-13, 2011 as detailed at at www.seata.org/SEATACallforAbstracts11.pdf. Abstracts must be submitted to Cathy Brown, PhD, ATC at browncn@uga.edu by January 7, 2011. An example Abstract may be found at www.seata.org/Abstract2011Example.pdf.

2011 NATA Foundation Scholarship Application Information

The NATA Foundation Scholarship Program is one of the organization’s most successful and well-known activities. This program will continue in 2011, providing scholarships in the amount of $2,300 to NATA Foundation

undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students.

Information and requirements for the 2011 NATA Foundation Scholarship Program are available via the NATA Foundation website www.natafoundation.org/scholarship-program.

Complete applications, which include all letters of recommendation and transcripts, are due February 7, 2011. Applications that do not have all required documentation will not be accepted for review. It is important students gather key documents, such as transcripts and letters of recommendation, as soon as possible. Students should check the website October 1 for instructions and requirements.

The review process will begin in February and winners will be announced in April. The 2011 scholarship recipients will be recognized at the Student Leadership Event held during the NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia on Wednesday, June 22, in New Orleans, LA.

Those 2011 scholarship recipients attending the NATA Annual Meeting will also have the opportunity to volunteer for NATA Foundation programs while in New Orleans. Staff will be soliciting volunteers for the Convention Shuffle, the Silent Auction and other activities.

This is the perfect opportunity for scholarship recipients to support the NATA Foundation while gaining valuable volunteer experience and making key contacts in the organization. Scholarship recipients selected as volunteers will receive a "2011 NATA Foundation Scholarship Winner" t-shirt.

More information on the volunteer program will be provided in the scholarship recipient notification packet.

SEATA Corporate Partnership Registration Available

With the 2011 SEATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium just around the corner we are still working on getting new vendors/exhibitors to join us in Atlanta. I think with the return to this city and with our long history here we should have a very successful meeting. I would like to Thank our Corporate Partners, Bauerfeind, Bledsoe, Gatorade, and Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center.

Please submit any new companies in your area (especially in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, North and South Carolina) who could become a new exhibitor or have them contact me at the address given. Please support our exhibitors, especially our Corporate Partners, as they help in making our SEATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium the great success that it has become.

Go to www.seata.org/cpp.htm for details and to register.
David T. Green, MA, ATC SEATA Corporate Partners
SEATA Vice President & Exhibits Chair
Eastern Kentucky University
521 Lancaster Ave., Moberly 203
Richmond, KY 40475
859/622-2140 Fax 859/622-8857
859/358-8361 Cell
David.Green@eku.edu

SEATA Research Grant Request for Proposals

The SEATA Research and Education Committee is pleased to announce that they are accepting grant proposals for Research Grants up to $2,000.00. Priority will be given to those grant proposals which include an NATA-BOC certified athletic trainer who is a member of NATA District IX (SEATA). The deadline for grant proposals is February 11, 2011. For more information, contact:

Cathy Brown PhD, ATC
Co-Chair, SEATA Research and Education Committee SEATA Scholarshups

University of Georgia
Department of Kinesiology
330 River Rd
Athens, GA 30602
706-542-9257
706-542-3148 Fax
browncn@uga.edu (e-mail)

Or visit the SEATA website at
www.seata.org/SEATAResearchGrant2011.pdf

3rd Annual SEATA Quiz Bowl Registration Open

The 3rd Annual SEATA Quiz Bowl will be held at 7:00 P.M. Feb. 4, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta, GA. The winning team will represent District IX at the 3rd Annual NATA Quiz Bowl in New Orleans, LA. Go to www.seata.org/11qb.htm for details on team registration.

TATS Annual Meeting

January 15 & 16, 2011
Opryland Radisson Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee

After the Holidays it will be time for the biggest gathering of athletic trainers in the state of Tennessee at our annual meeting on January 15-16. Please save this date & plan to attend either one or both days. The Education Committee of the Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Society has a great line-up of speakers. Dr. Tim Uhl, ATC from the University of Kentucky speaking is speaking on Assessment & Management of Superior Labral tears in the Overhead Throwing Athletes. In two separate talks both Dr. Allen Sills Neurosurgeon, Vanderbilt University & Rob Duncanson, ATC from the University of Tennessee are speaking one of the biggest challenges facing most athletic trainers today - Concussions. Brian Anderson, ATC has an excellent presentation on Athletic Training Liability. These are just some of the presenters committed to our annual clinical symposium.

The Young Professional Committee is planning a social on Saturday night, after the meeting. The event will take place at Scoreboard Sports Bar, just across the parking lot from the hotel. There will be food, drink specials, karoke, and door prizes, including two tickets to a Predators game. Please join us for a fun filled evening!

You can register for the meeting online today at http:/www.regonline.com/TATS2011.

Hotel rooms are available at www.radisson.com/nashvilletn. Click on ‘More Search Options’, complete step 1, add the promotional code TNAT11, and then click on ‘Find Rates’ to complete reservation. Or you can call the Radisson toll-free at (800) 333-3333 and reference Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society to make your reservation. The rate is $99.00 per night.

Have a Happy and Safe Holiday Season

GATA Lori Mobley Groover Leadership Program Continues in 2011

PEACHTREE CITY, GA--The Executive Board of the Georgia Athletic Trainers’ Association (GATA) will present the Lori Mobley Groover Leadership Awards at the association’s upcoming meeting in January 2011. Scholarship awards totaling $1000 will be made to athletic training students on the high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels. All of the recipients must be planning to pursue a career in athletic training and demonstrate superior leadership skills as they progress through their academic and clinical programs.

The program is named for Lori Mobley Groover who served on the GATA Executive Board from Jan. 2003 through Dec. 2006, serving as President from Jan. 2005-Dec. 2006. She later served as Secretary of the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association (SEATA) from 2007-2009. Lori passed away in 2009 after a heroic battle against cancer.

Throughout her athletic training career, Lori was a leader, often serving as a pioneer in new athletic training settings. The GATA offers three scholarships, one for a high school student, one for a college student, and one for a college graduate student. Lori was involved in all these areas during her career and “The Executive Board feels that Lori deserves to be remembered in a fashion befitting her passion and dedication.” stated Michael Clanton, current GATA President.

The scholarships will be awarded as part of the 2011 Honors and Awards Banquet hosted the GATA in Peachtree City, Ga. at 6pm on Jan. 14. The banquet will be held at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center. Applications for the awards are available on the association’s website, www.athletictraining.org. Tickets to the event are included in the annual meeting registration held Jan 14-15, but may also be purchased separately online.

The Georgia Athletic Trainers’ Association is an organization committed to education of its members and enhancement of the profession of athletic training, leading to better healthcare for the population which it serves. The GATA is proudly composed of licensed athletic trainers in many different settings. Over 700 licensed athletic trainers from professional, collegiate, and high school teams to industries, physician offices, and rehabilitation clinics all work together to promote and practice the profession of athletic training within the state of Georgia. GATA Updates can be followed on online through Twitter (GATAInfo).

Mississippi News Dec. 2010

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

In addition to renewing your NATA membership (that includes SEATA and MATA dues), it is also time to renew your state license. Please visit the Mississippi State Department of Health website at www.ms.gov/HealthLicensing to renew online. The online system is set up so that one out of every four will be audited. If you are selected, simply fax a copy of your current BOC certification card to the number indicated. Please remember that your license verification will be a printable letter.

We have had an interesting few months working with the Department of Health on the Regulations that reflect the 2009 changes to our practice act. The Board of Health will be voting on our proposed Regulations on January 12, 2011. A copy of the proposed Regulations is available to view on the MSDH Professional Licensure website. We are continuing to work on a few areas and more information should be available at a later date. If you have any specific questions, please contact Donna Wesley at dwesleyatc@yahoo.com.

The MATA is continuing to stay focused on national issues including youth sport safety and health care reform. We will again be represented at the NATA’s Capitol Hill Day on February 24 – 25. It is important that we continue to be active on these and other issues. I want to encourage each of you to take a moment and contact our two Senators and your Congressman (or newly-elected Congressman for Districts 1 and 4) over the next few weeks to identify yourself and send good wishes for the upcoming session. You might also want to express an interest in helping him (and his staff) by offering feedback on areas of expertise as an athletic trainer should an issue arise during the session.

Jeff Bryant is taking the lead on the MATA’s exhibit booth at the Mississippi Athletic Administrators’ Conference in January. As you may know, the MHSAA will have several new staff members and we hope that we can continue to work together to improve the safety and health care of our secondary school athletes.

The 2011 MATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium will again be in Biloxi at the IP Resort and Spa and is scheduled for June 28 – 29. The Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on June 27^th, and Jeff Moore is working on a possible educational session also on that evening. Please look for more information within the next few months.

Don’t forget to nominate deserving MATA members and advocates for our MATA Awards. The deadline for nominations will be in early February. More information will be available soon.

Your MATA Officers want to thank everyone for a great year and send our best wishes to you and your family for a Happy & Healthy 2011!