CLEVELAND – The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), along with its affiliate associations, announced today its 2020 and 2022 Conventions will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandalay Bay Resort will serve as the NACDA & Affiliates headquarters for the Convention week, with Delano Las Vegas serving as a secondary property for attendees.
“The sustained growth of our annual Convention, coupled with our 15 affiliate associations’ desire to meet simultaneously, has driven us to create a consolidated Convention model that can fit in one facility. After prospecting many facilities across the country, Mandalay Bay Resort was determined to be the best fit for NACDA’s new Convention format,” said NACDA Executive Director Bob Vecchione. “As a result, 2020 will be the inaugural year of our condensed Convention model, whereby all 15 associations will meet over the same time period of four days, versus the current elongated model that utilizes a nine-day Convention format.”
The 2020 NACDA & Affiliates Convention dates will be June 7-10, while the 2022 Convention will be June 26-29.
“NACDA is excited to reach an agreement with Mandalay Bay Resort to host its Convention in Las Vegas,” said NACDA President Tim Selgo, director of athletics at Grand Valley State University. “This is a great opportunity for all 15,700 of our members to meet together, as we continue to provide top tier networking and best practice opportunities for athletics administrators.”
"The NACDA Convention is the premiere event for collegiate athletics administrators and young professionals looking to gain that cutting edge in new ideas, shared concepts and best practices. The ability to house all Conventions together, at the same time is a vital asset to showing exactly the amount of networking impact amid the connective tissue of learning from your peers,” stated NAATSO President Troy Kirby, director of ticket operations at UC Davis. “This is one of the best opportunities for those looking to break in, stay in and grow at their acumen as the college athletics ecosystem changes in the modern era with the rest of the sports industry."
In the past 50 years, NACDA has hosted its Convention in Nevada eight times – seven in Las Vegas and once in Reno.