GCSAA 2009 Conference Brochure - (Page 8) EDUCATION CONFERENCE AND EVENTS YOUR Big SUCCESS 11 am – 12:30 pm STARTS HERE! Register for the full-conference package, and you can attend all the education programs in this section, plus the trade show, for one price! You’ll also receive 1.5 GCSAA education points that will automatically be recorded for you. GCSAA’s parade of industry experts and hot topics lead the way to the year’s best opportunity to sharpen your skills, learn the latest techniques, share best practices with your peers and meet thousands of golf course management professionals from around the world. From beginning to end you’ll find: • Superintendents, researchers and industry experts sharing their expertise • Innovative ideas for you and your facility • Networking opportunities everywhere you turn SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4 8 am – 2 pm 8:30 – 9:30 am • The Changing Face of Golf Forum 11 am – 3 pm • Golf Industry Show General Session Produced by GCSAA, NGCOA and CMAA • CGCS Examination 1 – 3 pm • The First Tee Forum – Tour • Management to Leadership – The General Manager Role • Trends in Contemporary Golf Course Architecture • What Does Ecosystem Service Value Mean . . . and Who Cares? 2 – 4 pm • Chapter Executives Session and Networking Lunch 11:30 am – 6 pm 9 am – 5 pm • Career Hot Topics • Communications Hot Topics 9 – 11 am • Career Hot Topics • Communications Hot Topics 12:30 – 2 pm • Chapter Editors Session 10 am – Noon • Environmental Session: A Focus on Water 1 – 2:30 pm • Quality of Cut – A Turf Equipment Technician’s View 3 – 5 pm • In the Moment . . . the State of Public Golf 1 – 3 pm • USGA Green Section Education Program — It’s All About the Economy! Good Ideas to Help You Tighten Your Belt 12:30 – 2 pm • Doing More with Less! • You Asked For It . . . You Got It! Presented in partnership with Ariens • Career Forum: Balancing Personal Priorities with Business Responsibilities 1:30 – 5 pm • Certification Luncheon and Business Meeting Presented in partnership with Syngenta Professional Products 1 – 4 pm 3:30 – 5 pm • Steering into 2020 with Multi-Course Companies 5:15 – 6:45 pm • GCSAA IPM Exam 2:30 – 4:30 pm • Assistant Superintendent Session and Reception Presented in partnership with Syngenta Professional Products and The Toro Company • Annual Meeting and Election 4 – 5 pm • Welcoming Reception Presented in partnership with Bayer Environmental Science 2 – 4:30 pm • Research Solutions: Science for Your Course • Student/Superintendent Employment Fair 5 – 6 pm THURSDAY, FEB. 5 6 – 6:30 am FRIDAY, FEB. 6 6 – 6:30 am • Student/Superintendent Networking Reception • Innovative Superintendent Breakfast 6:30 – 7:30 am • Innovative Superintendent Breakfast 6:30 – 8:20 am SATURDAY, FEB. 7 8:30 – 10:30 am • Chapter Delegates Breakfast 6:30 – 8:20 am • Innovative Superintendent Session II 6 – 7 am • Innovative Superintendent Session I 9 – 10:45 am • Coffee Talk with the Experts — The Latest and Greatest in Turf Management • Prayer Breakfast 8 – 11:30 am • Opening Session Presented in partnership with Bayer Environmental Science • 15th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition 6
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