2019 USEA Annual Meeting and Convention Program
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37 C O N V E N T I O N H I G H L I G H T S STEP-BY-STEP: HOW TO BECOME AN OFFICIAL Friday, December 7 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Speakers: Alina Brazzil, John Michael Durr, Loris Henry, Sally Ike, Tim Murray, Marilyn Payne, & Wayne Quarles Napoleon D2/3 So you want to be a licensed official? What does it mean? What are the expectations? What are the requirements? What type of education and continuing education is required? Once you become a licensed official, what does that mean? What does a technical delegate do? What does a judge do? What does a course designer do? This session will help answer all of these questions and more! CLASSIC THREE-DAY OPEN FORUM Friday, December 7 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Speaker: Gretchen Butts | Napoleon D2/3 Come to the Classic Three-Day Open Forum, hosted by Waredaca's Event Organizer and Chair of the USEA Classic Three-Day Task Force, Gretchen Butts, to hear why this popular 'educational' competition is so successful and find out why a classic three-day should be on your 2019 event schedule! 2020 EVENTING CALENDAR PLANNING Friday, December 7 | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Moderator: Debra Dealcuaz | Borgne Have you ever wondered how the eventing calendar is constructed each year? If so, you won't want to miss the Event Calendar Planning Workshop! We will be looking at the first run of the 2020 competition calendar. All are welcome to sit in on this dynamic planning session. ORGANIZERS OPEN FORUM Friday, December 7 | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Moderator: Jonathan Elliott | Borgne Jonathan Elliott of Aspen Farms Horse Trials in Yelm, Washington and the Chair of the USEA Organizers Committee will host the Organizers Open Forum to inform and discuss all issues big and small facing organizers. CROSS-COUNTRY DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE Friday, December 7 | 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Speakers: James Atkinson, Gretchen Butts, John Michael Durr, Capt. Mark Phillips, Morgan Rowsell, & Cathy Wieschhoff Napoleon C3 Join this impressive panel who will discuss the future of cross-country course design, frangible technology, and risk management. COURSE DESIGNERS/BUILDERS OPEN FORUM Friday, December 7 | 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Moderators: Derek di Grazia Capt. Mark Phillips, & Morgan Rowsell Napoleon C3 Bring all of your course designing and building questions to the Course Designers/Builders Open Forum to have them answered by the top professionals currently designing and building courses. This forum will focus on recent developments in frangible technology as well as other key factors relating to the design and building of cross-country courses. Discussion will be led by co-chairs of the Course Designers/Builders Committee, Derek di Grazia, Capt. Mark Phillips, and Morgan Rowsell.

