They are getting letters back. There are two official bids but we will soon need a deposit. Lots of letters sent out. Paul Nicklaus of Dartmouth is also helping arrange a space. Matt Ebbel at Harvard, is leading up a committee to establish an application process for the conference.
Communication is also key.
Now that we re back at school, there will be weekly meetings online. We need more involvement from Columbia, Brown, and Princeton. Scott met with VISA International's VP of Corporate Relations. Creative influence and marketing is stuff they would like to pursue. It might take a while due to the large corporate bureaucracy.