Times and session locations are subject to change. Please check back closer to the event for final schedule.
February 25 - Day 1 Schedule
Registration opens at 8am: We're Located in the Pre-function space before the Grand Hall Rooms. Coffee, water and light snacks will be available.
Morning sessions and Awards Luncheon will take place in Grand Hall Rooms D & E.
Equipment Manager's morning sessions (open to all) will take place in Maple Room A&B.
Off Site Shop Tour: The Legends Golf Course Maintenance Tour will depart at 2:30pm sharp and will return between 4:30-5pm. Please confirm your interest by Jan 31. Departure location TBA.
Afternoon sessions: Grand Hall Room D&E and Maple Room A & B.
Assistant's Reception: Location TBA.
OGSA AGM: Maple Room A&B after the last session at 4:45pm.
Welcome SociALL - Shuttles will depart from the Hilton Lobby for the Niagara Parks Power Station beginning at 6:45pm.
9:00 am - Opening Remarks: CGSA, OGSA, Syngenta
9:30 am - Rhett Evans, CEO, GCSAA - Leading Out.
11:00 am - Ben McGraw, Ph.D. Penn State. When Minor Pests Go Major: Ants, Cinch Bugs & Leather Jackets
12pm - BREAK
12:15pm - Awards Luncheon in partnership with Envu.
2:15pm - BREAK
2:30pm - Legends on the Niagara Golf Course offsite tour departs.
4:30pm - Grand Hall sessions end.
CEC points are currently under review and will be allocated shortly.
February 26 - Day 2 Schedule
Day 2 Registration opens at 7:30am: We're Located in the Pre-function space before the Grand Hall Rooms.
CGSA AGM: Maple Room B, 8am-9am, prior to first sessions.
Breakfast available between 7:30am-9:30am: Hot breakfast buffet and coffee is in the pre-function space outside of the Grand Hall Rooms.
Day 2 Education session rooms: Grand Hall D. Grand Hall E. Maple Room A. Maple Room B.
Equipment Manager's morning sessions (open to all): Maple Room A.
Tradeshow: Grand Hall A, B, C.
Tradeshow Lunch between 12pm-2pm: Served on the Tradeshow Floor. Cash bar available.
Tradeshow Sessions: Grand Hall D (access through the tradeshow floor.)
Turf Care Party: Grand Hall E and Pre-function Space just outside of Room E.
9:00am - Chris Tritabaugh. Running a Major Tournament
Trade Show Supplier Sessions:
10:00 am - Belchim Turf Canada - Billy Joe Carey & Paul Grotier
10:30am - BASF - Kyle Miller
11:00am - Syngenta - Matt Legg
11:30am - Envu - Sean Van Beurden
1:30pm - Turf Care - Don White
2:00pm - Nufarm - Rick Fletcher
Afternoon Education Session
2:30pm - Chris Tritibaugh & Micah Woods, Ph.D. - Members, Guests, Championships & OM246
CEC points are currently under review and will be allocated shortly.
Conference Schedule - Feb 27
Day 2 Registration opens at 8am: We're Located in the Pre-function space before the Grand Hall Rooms.
Breakfast available between 8am-10pm: Hot breakfast buffet and coffee is in the pre-function space outside of the Grand Hall Rooms.
Day 3 education session rooms: Grand Hall D. Grand Hall E. Maple Room A. Maple Room B.
Women's Networking Breakfast: Maple Room B
Equipment Manager's morning sessions (open to all): Maple Room A.
9:00am - Assistant's Panel. Moderator: Lisa Marie Guilfoyle. Speakers: Marco China, Emerson Coulter and Dain Mikulic. Transitioning to Superintendent Roles: Interview prep, virtual interviews, hearing no, regrouping and moving forward.
10:00am - BREAK
10:15am - Bill Green, Superintendent, Cutten Fields, Jeff Mingay, Golf Course Architect. Cutten Field Renovations.
11:15pm: Superintendent Panel - Cool Projects. Ian McQueen, Reid Solodan, Greg Greer discuss: Underground Cisterns, Vermi Composting, and Hosting the President's Cup.
12:15pm - Closing Remarks.