Times and session locations are subject to change. Please check back closer to the event for final schedule.
January 20 - Day 1 Schedule
Registration opens at 8am: We're Located in the space adjacent to the entrance to the Courts. Coffee & water will be available.
Silent Auction opens at 9am: Visit the Online Auction Page to bid!
Morning sessions and Awards Luncheon will take place in the Courts.
Awards Luncheon will take place in the Grand Hall.
Equipment Manager's sessions (open to all) will take place in the Kolapoor Room.
Off Site Shop Tour:
Afternoon sessions will take place in the Courts.
Welcome Reception: Join us for our Welcome Reception at the Courts from 4pm to 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 IPM POINTS 1.0 | BC, AB, SK, NL 1 Pest Mgmt | MB 1 Pest ID & Biology | PHA 1
12pm - BREAK
12:15pm - Awards Luncheon in partnership with Envu.
2:15pm - BREAK
2:30pm - Legends on the Niagara Golf Course offsite tour departs.
2:30pm - Micah Woods, Ph.D. Predicting, checking, and adjusting growth rate with clipping volume and growth potential. IPM POINTS 1.0 | MB 1 Pest Mgmt
3:30pm - Ben McGraw, Ph.D. Digging Deep: Effective Strategies for Managing Earthworms and White Grubs in Canadian Turfgrass. IPM POINTS 1.0 | BC, AB, SK, NL, MB 1 Pest Mgmt | PHA 1
4:30pm - Grand Hall sessions end.
CEC points are currently under review and will be allocated shortly.
GCSAA POINTS DAY 1: .45 (Code will be provided at the end of the day)
IPM POINTS DAY 1: 4
CGSA POINTS DAY 1: 4
PHA POINTS DAY 1: 3
January 21 - Day 2 Schedule
Day 2 Registration opens at 7am: 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-9am: 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 IPM POINTS 1.0
Trade Show Supplier Sessions:
10:00 am - Belchim Canada - Billy Joe Carey & Paul Grotier IPM POINTS .25
10:30am - BASF - Kyle Miller IPM POINTS .25
11:00am - Syngenta - Matt Legg IPM POINTS .25
11:30am - Envu - Sean Van Beurden IPM POINTS .25
1:30pm - Turf Care - Don White
2:00pm - Nufarm - Rick Fletcher IPM POINTS .25
Afternoon Education Session
2:30pm - Chris Tritibaugh & Micah Woods, Ph.D. - Members, Guests, Championships & OM246 IPM POINTS 1.0 | MB 1 Pest Mgmt | PHA 2
CEC points are currently under review and will be allocated shortly.
GCSAA POINTS DAY 2: .35 (Code will be provided at the end of the day)
IPM POINTS DAY 2: 6.25
CGSA POINTS DAY 2: 3
PHA POINTS DAY 2: 4
February 27 - Day 3 Schedule
Day 3 Registration opens at 7am: We're Located in the Pre-function space before the Grand Hall Rooms.
Breakfast available between 7:30am-9am: 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.
Silent Auction closes at 1pm: Visit the Online Auction Page to bid!
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. IPM POINTS 1.0
11:15am: Superintendent Panel - Cool Projects. Ian McQueen, Pete Dall, Greg Greer discuss: Underground Cisterns, Vermi Composting, and Hosting the President's Cup. IPM POINTS 1.0
12:15pm - Closing Remarks.
CEC points are currently under review and will be allocated shortly.
GCSAA POINTS DAY 3: .45 (Code will be provided at the end of the day)
IPM POINTS DAY 3: 5
CGSA POINTS DAY 3: 3
PHA POINTS DAY 3: 2