Thank you for speaking at the OGSA Turfgrass Management Conference. Your contribution to our educational program is vital to the success of the event and to the professional development of Ontario golf course superintendents. We are excited to have you join us and look forward to making this one of our best conferences yet! Please familiarize yourself with the resort map before your arrival.
Supporting partners - please bring your own scripts for opening remarks. A printed script will be provided for speaker introductions and will be placed on the podium.
Main Stage Education Speakers (The Courts): Please be ready and at the AV desk 15-minutes prior to your session. Please bring your presentation on a USB.
OGSA Contact: If there are any issues, please contact Courtney White directly: 519-993-5421. This phone accepts text messages.
Day 1 - January 20 - MORNING SESSIONS - The Courts
7:30 – 9:25AM – MUSIC, BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
MUSIC WILL LOWER; IAN MCQUEEN WILL TAKE THE STAGE AND INVITE EVERYONE TO TAKE THEIR SEATS.
9:25AM - WELCOME REMARKS - IAN MCQUEEN [10 MIN]
9:35AM – PARTNER OPENING REMARKS: DALE KOBELSKY, SYNGENTA [5 MIN]
9:40AM – WELCOME HEATHER WYLLIE – DALE KOBELSKY [2 MIN]
9:45AM– SESSION - RESILLIANCE SESSION - HEATHER WYLLIE – [55 MIN]
10:40AM – THANK YOU & KEVIN FRANK WELCOME – OWEN RUSSELL [2MIN]
10:45AM – SESSION: WINTER KILL – KEVIN FRANK - [55 MIN]
11:40AM – THANK YOU, R4R, AND AWARDS LUNCH INSTRUCTIONS - KEVIN COLLIER [5MIN]
11:45AM – BREAK, ALL DELEGATES MOVE TO HURON BALL ROOM.
Day 1 - January 20 - AWARDS LUNCHEON - Huron Ball Room
12:00PM – AWARDS LUNCHEON - EVERYONE IS SEATED; WELCOME BEGINS. SALAD SERVED DURING WELCOME REMARKS .
12:00 PM – WELCOME - IAN MCQUEEN (1MIN)
12:01PM –– ENVU WELCOME - MARK DURAND (3MIN)
12:04PM -– ONCOURSE EDITORIAL AWARD - KEVIN COLLIER – (2MIN)
12:06PM –SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS - KEN TILT (3MIN)
12:25PM– FOOD & BEV TEAM - START TO REMOVE SALAD AND SERVE PLATED MEAL.
12:45PM– 25- & 60-YEAR MEMBERS - IAN MCQUEEN (4MIN)
12:49PM –NORM MCCOLLUM - ANDREW NIEDER - (1MIN)
12:50PM –TURFGRASS SHORT COURSE – ANDREW NIEDER - (2MIN)
12:52PM - HERITAGE AWARD - PAUL SNIDER [3MIN]
12:55PM –TURFGRASS EDUCATION - BRAD HUTCHINSON - (4MIN)
12:59PM -– GC DUKE PAUL BROWN INTERNSHIP AWARD - JASON D’ANDREA, BRAD HUTCHINSON - (3MIN).
1:02PM OR RIGHT AFTER PAUL ANNOUNCES BREAK. FOOD AND BEV WILL PLAN TO CLEAR DINNER DESSERT SERVICE BEGINS.
1:25PM –PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BURSARY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SYNGENTA – JASON CRAWFORD & BRYCE ALLAN - (4MIN)
1:29PM –WILLIAM SANSOM AWARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS AND DETAILS - OWEN RUSSELL (2MIN)
1:32PM –WILLIAM SANSOM AWARD - ROB ACKERMANN (3MIN)
1:35PM –WILLIAM SANSOM AWARD THANK YOU SPEECH - PAUL SCENNA (5-10 MIN)
1:45PM –CLOSING REMARKS - KEVIN COLLIER [5MIN]
Day 1 - January 20 - AFTERNOON SESSIONS - The Courts
1:58:PM – WELCOME BACK AND INTRODUCTION FORJARED REINDERS, MIKE KUIPERY & TIM KOEN, P.ENG – JASON CRAWFORD [2MIN]
2:00PM - SESSION: MANAGING WATER COURSE PROJECTS: JARED REINDERS, MIKE KUIPERY & TIM KOEN, P.ENG [55MIN]
2:55PM – THANK YOU AND ERIC LYONS INTRODUCTION – JASON CRAWFORD [2MIN]
3:00PM – SESSION - SOIL SURFACTANTS AND WETTING AGENTS: HELPING SOIL OVERCOME ITS FEAR OF WATER - ERIC LYONS, PH.D, UNIVERISTY OF GUELPH. [55MIN]
3:55PM –THANK YOU AND INTRO - PATRICIA ANNE MILLER, PHDC., ENVU – KEN TILT [2MIN]
4:00PM – SESSION: BIORATIONALS IN TURF: HOW THEY WORK AND WHERE THEY FIT: PATRICIA ANNE MILLER, PHDC., ENVU [30MIN]
4:30PM – CLOSING REMARKS, WELCOME RECEPTION BEGINS – IAN MCQUEEN [5MIN]
END OF DAY 1.
Day 2 - January 21 - MORNING SESSIONS - The Courts
8:45AM – WELCOME REMARKS – ANDREW NIEDER [5 MIN]
8:50AM - JESSE BOOKER, TURF CARE [5MIN]
8:55AM – INTRO FOR DAN MEERSMAN – JESSE BOOKER [3MIN]
9:00AM – SESSION: DAN MEERSMAN, CPO/DIRECTOR OF GROUNDS & FACILITIES, PHILADELPHIA CRICKET CLUB - AUTONOMOUS MOWING ON THE GOLF COURSE [55MIN]
9:55AM - DAN MEERSMAN THANK YOU & NEIL JUNIPER WELCOME – BRAD HUTCHINSON [2MIN]
10:00AM - NEIL JUNIPER, TURF CARE - IRRIGATION SYSTEM WINTERIZATION [25 MIN]
10:25AM – NIEL JUNIPER THANK YOU – BRAD HUTCHINSON [2MIN]
10:30AM - DAN MEERSMAN, CPO/DIRECTOR OF GROUNDS & FACILITIES, PHILADELPHIA CRICKET CLUB - STRATEGIC PLANNING [55MIN]
11:25AM - MAX SCHLOSSBERG, PH.D WELCOME & DAN MEERSMAN THANK YOU. [2MIN]
11:30AM - MAX SCHLOSSBERG, PH.D - TURFGRASS MICRONUTRIENTS: ROLES & REQUIREMENTS COVERING MICRONUTRIENTS IN COOL-SEASON TURFGRASS SYSTEMS. [45 MIN]
12:15 PM - THANK YOU AND NETWORKING LUNCH INFORMATION – PAUL SNIDER [5 MIN]
Day 2 - January 21 - NETWORKING LUNCH - The Courts, Supplier Session
1:00PM - SYNGENTA SUPPLIER SESSION - SPIIO/GCX DIGITAL SOLUTIONS - SCOTT WHITE, TRAVIS ROBERSON [25MIN]
Day 2 - January 21 - AFTERNOON SESSIONS - The Courts
1:58PM - DAY 2 - AFTERNOON SESSIONS – WELCOME AND BELCHIM INTRO. - PAUL SNIDER [2MIN]
2:00PM - SESSION: REGULATORY CHANGE AND THE FUTURE OF DISEASE CONTROL - PAUL GROTIER & BILLY JOE CAREY, BELCHIM – [25 MIN]
2:25PM – THANK YOU AND WELCOME ALEC KOWALEWSKI, PH.D – KEN TILT [2MIN]
2:30PM – SESSION: EFFECT OF IRRIGATION RATES AND FREQUENCIES ON TALL FESCUE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES - ALEC KOWALEWSKI, PH.D [55MIN]
3:25PM - THANK YOU AND WELCOME STEVEN MANN – KEN TILT - [2MIN]
3:30PM - SESSION: SEEING THE TURF THROUGH THE TREES - STEVEN MANN [55MIN]
4:25PM- END OF DAY REMARKS – KEVIN COLLIER [5MIN]
Day 3 - January 22 - MORNING SESSIONS - The Courts
DAY 3 – PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE GOING TO TRY AND GET OUT A LITTLE EARLIER THAN SCHEDULED. TIM FREDERICKS & GRANT MURPHY, BE PREPARED TO PRESENT BY 10:45AM.
8:55 AM - INTRODUCTION OF 2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS - KEVIN COLLIER [5 MIN]
9:00AM – SESSION: SOIL TESTING: A VALUABLE TOOL OR A FOOL'S ERRAND - MAX SCHLOSSBERG, PH.D [55MIN]
9:55AM – THANK YOU AND WELCOME MATT LEGG – MATT DAVIDSON [2MIN]
10:00AM - VALUATING 21-DAY DOLLAR SPOT CONTROL ACROSS LEADING ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - MATT LEGG, TECHNICAL LEAD, SYNGENTA. [45 MIN]
10:45AM – THANK YOU AND WELCOME TIM AND GRANT - MATT DAVIDSON [2MIN]
10:45AM – SESSION: IRRIGATION PROJECT DESIGN MANAGEMENT - TIM FREDERICKS & GRANT MURPHY [55MIN]
11:45AM – CLOSING REMARKS - KEVIN COLLIER [5MIN]