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Monday, Jan. 28

8 am - 5 pm
Golf Irrigation Auditor Program
presented in partnership with the Irrigation Association

8 am - 5 pm
Leadership Skills for the Golf Course Superintendent
presented in partnership with National Seminars Group/Padgett Thompson

8 am - 5 pm
Seminars

     
     
Tuesday, Jan. 29

8 am - Noon
Golf Irrigation Auditor Program
presented in partnership with the Irrigation Association

8 am - 5 pm
The Club General Manager, Human Resources, Management and Facilities
presented by Club Managers Association of America

8 am - 5 pm
Coaching Skills for the Golf Course Superintendent
presented in partnership with National Seminars Group/Padgett Thompson

Seminars

1-3:30 pm
Certified Golf Irrigation Auditor Exam

 

     
     
Wednesday, Jan. 30

8 am - 2 pm
CGCS Exam

8 am – 5 pm
Seminars

1 - 3 pm
Trends in Contemporary Golf Course Architecture

Post-storm Tree Restoration for Golf Courses

2-4 pm
Quality of Cut – A Turf Equipment Technician’s View

3 - 5 pm
Pump Houses: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

You Asked For It...You Got It!

3:30 – 5 pm
Multi-Course Companies: What You Always Wanted to Know

5:15-6:45 pm
Welcoming Reception
presented in partnership with Bayer Environmental Science

     
     
Thursday, Jan. 31

6-6:30 am
Innovative Superintendent Breakfast
presented in partnership with BASF Corporation

6:30-7:30 am
Chapter Delegates Breakfast

6:30-8:20 am
Innovative Superintendent
Session I

8-11 am
Golf Industry Show
Distributor Preview

8 am-5 pm
Seminars

9-10:45 am
Opening Session
presented in partnership with BayerEnvironmental Science

 

 

11 am-3 pm
Chapter Executives Session and Networking Lunch

11 am-6 pm
Golf Industry Show
open to all registrants except those registered as family

11:30 am-6 pm
Career Hot Topics
Communication Hot Topics

1-2:30 pm
In the Moment…the State of Public Golf

1-3 pm
Career Forum-Superintendents and General Managers

Zoysiagrass Forum

1 - 5 pm
Remodeling University
presented in partnership with AmericanSociety of Golf Course Architects

2 – 5 pm
NEW!
Assistant Superintendent Session and Reception

2 – 4:30 pm
Research Solutions: Science for Your Course

3:30 – 5 pm
The Changing Face of Golf Forum

Friday, Feb. 1

6-6:30 am
Innovative Superintendent Breakfast
presented in partnership with
BASF Corporation

6:30-8:20 am
Innovative Superintendent
Session II

8-11:30 am
14th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition

8 am-Noon
Seminars

8:30-9:30 am
Golf Industry Show General Session
produced by GCSAA, NGCOA and CMAA

9-11 am
Chapter Editors Session

9 am-5 pm
Golf Industry Show
open to all registered attendees

9:45 – 11:15 am
Service Excellence: Taking the Golf Experience To the Next Level
presented by the Disney Institute

9:45-11:45 am
USGA Green Section Education Program – Taking Care of Business: Opportunities to Enhance Facility and Professional Growth

10 am-5 pm
Career Hot Topics
Communication Hot Topics

12:30-2 pm
Certification Luncheon and Business Meeting
presented in partnership with Syngenta Professional Products

1-4 pm
GCSAA IPM Exam

1-5 pm
Student Seminar: Are you Ready to Be a Professional?

2:30-4:30 pm
Annual Meeting and Election

5-6 pm
Student/Superintendent Employment Fair and Networking Reception

6-7:30 pm
President's Reception (By invitation only)

Saturday, Feb. 2

7:30-8:30 am
Prayer Breakfast

8-10 am
Seminar

8:30 – 11 am
Coffee Talk with the Experts – The Latest and Greatest in Turf Management
presented in partnership with John Deere Credit

9 am-2 pm
Golf Industry Show
open to all registered attendees

 

 

 

2008 Conference
Seminar Rescheduled
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the half-day conference seminar Inventory and Budgeting Management, originally scheduled the afternoon of Monday, Jan. 28, has been rescheduled to Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31. Learn more.

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