Stadium Managers Association

“Diversified management services provides management and administration for the association.”

“During the fiscal year, stadium managers association updated their bylaws to add college membership as a new class of members and updated the name of the corporate membership class to vendor membership. The college membership is open to any person engaged in the management, administration, academic instruction or study, of stadium or related facilities which are owned or operated by a college or university. College members shall elect one member to the board of directors.”

“Classes of members - the association shall have five classes of members: regular, college, vendor, affiliate, and honorary. The board of directors may provide for different categories of membership within each class as well as set the membership qualifications, fees, and benefits for each such category. Admission of members - requisites for admission to membership shall be as follows: regular member - regular membership shall be open to any person who is engaged in the management or administration of stadium or related facilities; and they must meet any and all other requirements established by the board of directors. College member - college/university membership shall be open to any person who is engaged in the management, administration, academic instruction or study, of stadium or related facilities which are owned or operated by a college or university; and they must meet any and all other requirements established by the board of directors. Vendor member - those corporate members who meet the "seminar sponsorship" requirements and limitations, as established from time to time by the board, shall be designated and known as "sponsor members- and have the board membership and voting rights set forth. Vendor membership shall be open to persons, firms, corporations and other entities which have, as a principal function, the provision of goods or services to the stadium industry; and they must meet any and all other requirements established by the board of directors. Affiliate member - affiliate membership may be offered to select groups or associations whose function or purpose is the collective organization, management or promotion of sports, entertainment and recreational facilities, or related concerns; and they must meet any and all other requirements established by the board of directors. Honorary member - honorary membership may be bestowed by the board of directors upon any person who in its opinion has made an extraordinary contribution to the association; and they must meet any and all other requirements established by the board of directors. Manner of admission - no person or entity shall be admitted to membership until their membership application has been approved by the board of directors and their membership dues, unless waived in whole or in part by the board, have been paid in full.”

“Voting rights shall include the election of members to the board of directors, amendments to these bylaws and in accordance with article xviii, and any such other matters as the board, in its sole discretion, shall determine. Regular members shall, in the manner provided in article vii, elect five (5) members of the board, college members shall elect one (1), and vendor members shall elect one (1). In all voting matters, vendor members shall be limited to one vote per firm or company.”

“The form 990 is presented at a board meeting for the board to review and approve.”

“The association requires board members to review the conflict of interest policy annually and disclose any conflicts.”

“The organization provides the bylaws, articles of incorporation, and financial statements upon request. These documents are available for the same period of time as described in internal revenue code section 6104(d) for other public disclosure documents.”

“The stadium managers association (sma) is an organization that educates and provides industry resources to assist professional and collegiate stadium managers in achieving the highest level of facility administration and operation. Sma supports and promotes the professional relationships and networking among stadium managers, league officials and industry suppliers that contribute to the success of our members. The association is committed to being the primary industry resource for sports facility managers and leading suppliers in the stadium industry.”