Call For Presentations: Topics

Business Management

Budgeting
Building a Strong Management Team
Communication
Conflict Resolution
Employment Issues and Retention
Financial Management
Technology Usage

Course Management

Alternative Energy Sources
Bunker Drainage Systems
Energy and Waste Management
Green Purchasing
Recycling Oils/Solvents
Tournament Preparation

Disaster Recovery

Disease and Weed Control

Anthracnose
Brown Patch
Clover
Creeping Bentgrass Control
Dollar Spot
Fairy Ring
Gray Leaf Spot
Moss
Poa annua /trivialis Control
Pythium Blight
Rapid Blight
Spring Dead Spot
Summer Patch
Take-all Patch on Newly Constructed Greens
Zoysia Patch Control

Golf Course Siting, Design and Construction

Buffer Strips
Chemical Storage
Environmental Maintenance Facilities
Environmental Mitigation: Stream Restoration
Flat Pipe vs. Round Pipe
Green Building/Construction/Specifications
Watershed Planning/Protection

Health/Safety Issues

Integrated Plant Management

Insect Thresholds and Treatment
Environmental Project Success Stories

Laws and Regulations

Immigration
OSHA Regulations/Issues

Pest Control

Africanized Bees
Annual Bluegrass Weevil (North)
Bag Worms
Cicada Killers
Earthworms
European Crane Fly
Fire Ants
Japanese Beetles
Nematodes
Wildlife Damage Prevention/Control

Turfgrass Management

Biostimulants
Cultural Practices
Environmental Stresses
— Tree Management
— Subsurface Practices
Fertilization
— Foliar
— Organic
Green Speed
New Herbicides and Fungicides
— Use of Generics
Overseed Transition
Plant Growth Regulators
Poa annua Maintenance
Transition Zone Management/Issues
Warm-season Grass Control in Cool-season Bentgrass
Winter Damage, Recovery and Play
Zoysia Issues/Selection/Management

Turfgrass Technology

Disease Resistance
Genetically Engineered Turfgrasses- GMO's
Herbicide Resistance
Insect Resistance
New Varieties
— Environmentally Stress-Resistant
Novel Drainage Systems
Remote Sensors
Subsurface Technologies

Water Management

Environmental Awareness
Ground Water Issues
Storm Water Management
Water Quality
— Managing Ponds
— Monitoring
— Storage Areas
— Wash Pads
Working with Municipalities
Water Use
— Buffer Zones
— Conservation Erosion Control on Banks
— Pond Re-Construction
— Public Relations

Wildlife and Habitat Management

Habitat Development/Protection
Managing Native Grasslands/Forests
Wetlands Development/Protection

Work and Family Life Balance

Stress Management