Highlights

Welcoming Reception – Laissez Le Bon Temps Rouler!   

Presented in partnership with Syngenta Professional Products

Wed., Feb. 4
5:15 – 6:45 p.m.

The welcoming reception is the perfect place to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. Sample sumptuous New Orleans cuisine, enjoy a refreshing beverage and mingle with your peers at this popular and exciting annual event. 

This kick-off event brings everyone together and sets the stage for a career enhancing conference and show. Let the good times roll!

Opening Session

Thurs., Feb. 5
9-10:45 a.m.  

Presented in partnership with TYCROP Manufacturing Inc.

You'll want to be in this number! The GCSAA Education Conference hits a high note Thursday morning with the always popular Opening Session. GCSAA's most coveted honor, the Old Tom Morris Award, will be presented at this session. The winner of the award will also headline the event as the featured speaker or panelist. This event is certain to stir your emotions in the same manner as recent featured speakers such as Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Charlie Sifford, Nancy Lopez, Greg Norman, Jim Nantz and others.   

Other GCSAA top awards that will be presented at this session are the Leo Feser Award, Excellence in Government Relations Award, GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards, President's Award for Environmental Stewardship, and the Distinguished Service Award.

Golf Industry Show General Session – “The Speed of Trust”

Fri., Feb. 6
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Produced by GCSAA, NGCOA and CMAA

What element do you consider to be most crucial to the success of your team, your golf facility, your business or your organization?

In his best-selling book The SPEED of Trust, Stephen M. R. Covey tells us it is trust that has become a critical leadership competency in today’s business world. He has demonstrated time and again that trust is no longer considered a “soft skill,” but rather a “hard-edged” economic drive that can be learned and measured. The co-founder and CEO of CoveyLink Worldwide, he has become one of the most sought-after advisors on trust, leadership, ethics and high performance.

Attendees will quickly experience the passion in which Covey delivers his message. It is an infectious style that will keep those who hear his words rapt with attention.

USGA Green Section Education Program

Fri., Feb. 6
10 am – Noon

This popular program, which features presentations by the USGA’s Green Section agronomists, could be worth the price of admission itself! Learn how you can save money and be more efficient with the resources available at your facility. Program details.

The 2009 Construction Project

Thurs., Feb. 5 – Sat, Feb. 7
Trade Show Floor

Watch as a fairway and water feature are built right on the trade show floor. This year’s project will focus on water with an emphasis on its efficient use and management. Complementing the construction project will be presentations by some of the marquee names in golf course architecture, construction and renovation.