Education

New! Session presentations available

If you missed a presentation or would like to share materials with your team, download the PowerPoint slides from many of the sessions held at the education conference.

What is Your Tier 4 Emissions IQ?

2 – 3 pm and 3:30 – 4:30 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 28

Find out more about Tier 4 emissions regulations, how they will affect your operation, and factors you'll want to consider when planning future equipment purchases.

Agronomic Solutions sessions

1 – 3:30 pm, Monday, Feb. 27, and Tuesday, Feb. 28

New this year, there will be two interactive agronomic sessions during which a panel of experts will take your questions and discuss the answers and management options. Help us develop these sessions by rating your concerns, and giving us your questions and comments on these wide-ranging topics:

Disease and Weed Control from South to North »
Go Against the Grain on Ultradwarf Bermudagrass »

Tech Tips on the Half

Join us every half hour on Wednesday and Thursday in the Test Drive Technology Center as superintendents and industry experts share the latest developments in turf technology.

24 seminars join the lineup

Twenty-four new seminars – with 12 two-hour offerings – have been added to the lineup to help you address the challenges you face both on and off the course.

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Conference highlights

Turfgrass Talk Show

7:30 - 9 am, Wednesday, Feb. 29

When you ask, we answer. With the topic selected by members, this session will focus on wetting agents and their uses for superintendents. Thom Nikolai, Ph.D., internationally known as the "Doctor of Green Speed," will host this session in a style similar to that of Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show."

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Recognition of a Classic: The Restoration of Pinehurst No. 2

You've heard and read about the $2.5 million restoration of the landscape at Pinehurst No. 2. Take this opportunity to hear from those most closely involved in this incredible project and take back tips to implement at your facility.

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Seminars

More than 100 seminars provide you the in-depth education you need to meet today's challenges and prepare for tomorrow.

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Monday, Feb. 27
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Wednesday, Feb. 29
Thursday, March 1
Friday, March 2

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Sessions

Join us as superintendents, researchers and industry experts provide the latest information in golf course management, business practices and career strategies.

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Education Schedule

Monday, Feb. 27

8 am – 5 pm	Seminars
8:30 – 10 am	What the Tech? Technology Solutions for Your Turf
10 – 11:30 am	Gray to Black: The Economics of Golf Course Maintenance Presented by the National Golf Course Owners Association
10 – 11:30 am	Managing Your Equipment Fleet in a Tough Economy Presented by the International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association
1 – 3 pm	Career Hot Topics
1 – 3:30 pm	Agronomic Solutions I: Disease & Weed Control from South to North
3:30 – 5 pm	Keeping Your Facility Above Water: How Water Quality Regulations May Affect the Golf Business Presented in partnership with The Environmental Institute for Golf

Tuesday, Feb. 28

8 – 9:30 am	Innovative Superintendents: Save the Time, Money and Stress . . . Call Your Architect
8 am – 5 pm	Seminars
10 – noon	Best Management Practices for Turfgrass Anthracnose: A Comprehensive Research Summary Career Hot Topics
1 – 3 pm	Communication Hot Topics
1 – 3:30 pm	Agronomic Solutions II: Go Against the Grain on Ultradwarf Bermudagrass
2 – 3 pm	What is Your Tier 4 Emissions IQ?
3 – 4:30 pm	New Labor and Immigration Concerns for Golf Facilities: I-9 Audits, Mandatory E-Verify, Social Security No Match Letters and H-2B Visa Compliance Presented by GCSAA Government Relations
3:15 – 5:15 pm	Stand Out in a Crowd: Advance Your Career to the Next Level (Assistants only)
3:30– 4:30 pm	What is Your Tier 4 Emissions IQ?
3:30 – 4:30 pm	Environmental Institute for Golf: Funding Research, Education and Advocacy for You Presented in partnership with the Environmental Institute for Golf
3:30 – 5 pm	Trends in Contemporary Golf Course Architecture Presented by the American Society of Golf Course Architects

Wednesday, Feb. 29

7:30 – 9 am	Turfgrass Talk Show
9:30 am – 4:30 pm	Tech Tips on the Half
10 am – 4 pm	Answers on the Hour

Thursday, March 1

9:30 am – 4:30 pm	Tech Tips on the Half
10 am – 4 pm	Answers on the Hour
2 – 3 pm	Growing the Game Through Golf 2.0

Friday, March 2

8 – 9:30 am	Recognition of a Classic: The Restoration of Pinehurst No. 2
8 am – 5 pm	Seminars
10 am – noon	Improving Your Golf Course Management Odds Presented by the United States Golf Association Green Section
1 – 3 pm	Water, Water: Planning for Drought or Limited Supplies Presented by the Irrigation Association