Join the live, online chat
on GCSAA's proposed dues strategy Sept. 6.
GCSAA is seeking member input on the proposed dues
pricing strategy, which will be discussed at the
GCSAA Chapter Delegates Meeting Oct. 13-15. Please
review the proposed
pricing concept and frequently asked questions
as a basis for providing feedback to your chapter
delegate. You can also submit
questions for the online chat, scheduled 11
a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6 (CST).
RTJ Invitational raises
more than $30,000. The Golf Course Superintendents
Association of New Jersey Foundation and the Robert
Trent Jones Endowment Fund (administered by The
Environmental Institute for Golf) received more
than $30,000 from the 17th
annual Robert Trent Jones Invitational at Metedeconk
National Golf Club in Jackson, N.J.
You may
be eligible for an EGR Award. The 2007
Excellence in Government Relations Awards recognize
and honor outstanding individual and chapter efforts
in government relations. Any GCSAA member superintendent,
assistant superintendent, or chapter is eligible
to receive the award. Nominations
are due Oct. 15, 2006.
Did you
know? 88 percent of employers support
continuing education. Now is a great time to look
into GCSAA's
certification program and what it can offer
you and your facility. Check out the members who
have already made a commitment to higher learning
by earning certification
or renewing
this month.
Voicemail
faux pas. Are you inadvertently frustrating
callers? Follow these pointers
to avoid cumbersome messages and keep to the point.
The conference
session, "You
Asked For It…You Got It!,"
will be featured in Anaheim this February,
following the success of its debut in Atlanta
in 2006. Help GCSAA build this session by
sharing this year's hot agronomic topics
and telling us what challenges you’re
facing. Topics will be accepted until mid-September.
At that time, members will be able to vote
online for topics that have been submitted.
The session will be developed around the
top-rated topics.
Your voice
matters, so be sure to share your hot topics
and vote. Then, stay tuned to see this dynamic,
customized conference program become a reality
in Anaheim.
For more information
about this session,
contact Tonya
Hartman, conference education administrator,
at (800) 472-7878.
Employee retention
– worth your effort. The U.S. Department
of Labor estimates that the base cost of replacing a worker
is 30 percent of that person's annual earnings. (Source:
Supervisor's Guide to Employment Practices, Feb. 27, 2006)
FAQs
offer helpful information. Whether you are
seeking help to navigate GCSAA's Web site, reset your
browser, or search available career resources, check
out GCSAA
FAQs for helpful tips and online links.
