Twenty-three seminars have been added to the educational lineup for the GCSAA Education Conference to be held Feb. 27-March 2 in Las Vegas:

• Advanced Management Practices and Techniques for Fine Turf in China
  Bingru Huang, Ph.D.
• Converting Without Closing – Tees and Fairways
  Michael Goatley, Ph.D., and Andrew McCormick
• Cool-Season Putting Green Improvement – Changing Species or Cultivars, Interseeding or Regrassing
  Leah Brilman, Ph.D.
• Developing and Implementing Best Management Practices for Golf Course Water Conservation
  Clint Waltz, Ph.D., and Mark Esoda, CGCS
• Drought Impacts
  Bud White
• Environomics – Blending Environmental and Financial Stewardship for the Modern Superintendent
  Anthony Williams, CGCS
• Golf Water Management
  Andy Slack
• Identifying and Managing Hazardous Trees – Costs and Liability Associated with Tree Neglect
  John Fech
• Insect Control in Tropical and Semi-Tropical Environments – A Crash Course for Success
  Rick Brandenburg, Ph.D.
• Integrated Management of Creeping Bentgrass Diseases in Sub-Tropical Environments
  Lane Tredway, Ph.D.
• Micronutrients and Biostimulants – What’s New?
  Nick Christians, Ph.D.
• Precision Turfgrass Management – Requirements and Benefits for Your Course
  Bob Carrow, Ph.D., and Van Cline, Ph.D.
• Reducing Chemical Use on Golf Course Turf – Redefining IPM
  Frank Rossi, Ph.D., Robert Portmess, Jennifer Grant, Ph.D., and Tyler McGonigal
• So You Want to Be a General Manager?
  Gordon Welch
• Turfgrass Disease Management on Golf Courses in Korea
  Young-Ki Jo, Ph.D., and Geunhwa Jung, Ph.D.
• Turning Your Greens Green Using Turf Colorants
  Grady Miller, Ph.D.
• Understanding, Assessing and Managing Shade Stress Problems
  John Sorochan, Ph.D., and John Stier, Ph.D.
• Using Your Computer – Excel: Formulas and Functions
  Stephen Crocker
• Using Your Computer – Excel Uses for the Golf Course Superintendent
  Stephen Crocker
• Using Your Computer – Basic Computer Troubleshooting: Become Your System Administrator
  Stephen Crocker
• Using Your Computer – Creating Your Social Media Presence
  Clayton Fixsen
• Watershed Resource Management – Requirements and Benefits for Your Course
  Stuart Cohen, Ph.D., and Debra Swartz
• When Golf Course Maintenance and the Rules of Golf Collide
  Jack Fry, Ph.D.

The seminars were approved by GCSAA's conference education committee during its meeting in May. All conference seminars are evaluated annually based on member and faculty feedback. As a result, several seminars also will be restructured, rested or deleted for Las Vegas.