SportsTurf provides current, practical and technical content on issues relevant to sports turf managers, including facilities managers. Most readers are athletic field managers from the professional level through parks and recreation, universities.
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16 SportsTurf | November 2016 www.sportsturfonline.com STMA CONFERENCE PREVIEW AGRONOMIC Tues., Jan. 24 2:30 - 5 pm Research for Everyday Field Managers Grady Miller, Ph.D. Wed., Jan. 25 9:45 - 10:45 am What About the Micronutrients? Nick Christians, Ph.D. 9:45 - 10:45 am Turf 101 Trey Rogers, Ph.D. 11 am - 12 pm Why Every Turf Manager Should Consider Using PGRs Ben Polimer 2 - 3:15 pm #WeedWatch2017 - Things to Watch for in Weed Management This Year Jim Brosnan, Ph.D. Thurs., Jan. 26 8 - 9:15 am Pushing Bermuda's Boundaries: Managing Bermudagrass in the Transition Zone and Beyond Marcus Dean, CSFM and Gregg Munshaw, Ph.D. 8 - 9:15 am Warm-Season Sports Turf Weed Management Jay McCurdy, Ph.D. Fri., Jan. 27 1:30 - 3 pm Taking Stress in Stride Mary Owen PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Tues., Jan. 24 2:30 - 5 pm A Break Through Approach to Human Growth and Leadership Development Phil Eason Wed., Jan. 25 2 - 3:15 pm Positive Coaching for Sports Turf Managers Josh McPherson, CSFM Thurs., Jan. 26 8 - 9:15 am Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout Lisa Goatley, M.S., L.P.C. 8 - 9:15 am Sports Turf Management, Past, Present, Future Bob Campbell, CSFM 11 am - 12 pm Keynote Presentation Laura Katen Fri., Jan. 27 1:30 - 3 pm Managing the Problem Employee Lisa Goatley, M.S., L.P.C. FACILITY MANAGEMENT Tues., Jan. 24 2:30 - 5 pm Calibration Basics for Spreaders and Sprayers – Small vs. Large Samuel Doak Wed., Jan. 25 11 am - 12 pm Balancing Management and Legal Liabilities: BMPs for Success Bryan Hopkins, Ph.D. 3:30 - 5 pm Sustainability on Campus: Green Sports Fields and Grounds Brad Jakubowski Thurs., Jan. 26 8 - 9:15 am So You Want to Be a Meteorologist? Weather and Your Venue Kevin Kloesel, Ph.D. 9:30 - 10:45 am Who's Afraid of Calculations? Samuel Doak 9:30 - 10:45 am Management Standards for Athletic Field Management and Materials Specification Barry Stewart, Ph.D. 9:30 - 10:45 am FIFA World Cup: Preparing for a Final - Challenges and Successes Marcela Munoz and Sebastian Munoz Fri., Jan. 27 8 - 10 am Football Panel Clark Cox, CSFM, Stephen Crockett, CSFM, Nicholas Fedewa, and Rob Julian 8 - 10 am Baseball Panel Dan Bergstrom, CSFM, Nick McKenna, CSFM, Tom Nielsen, and Rick Perruzzi, CSFM, CPRP WATER Wed., Jan. 25 9:45 - 10:45 am Central Control and Varying Types of Soils in Sports Fields John Cogdill 11 am - 12 pm Have You Changed Your Filters Lately? Tony Strickland, CSFM 3:30 - 5 pm Don't Let Water Restrictions Strike You Out Bryan Hopkins, Ph.D. and Kelly Kopp, Ph.D. SYNTHETIC Wed., Jan. 25 9:45 - 10:45 am Managing a Synthetic Turf Infield and Natural Grass Outfield Chris Pearl and Jonathan Smoot 2 - 3:15 pm Converting Commonwealth Stadium to Synthetic and Our Involvement Marcus Dean, CSFM 3:30 - 5 pm Facts and Misconceptions Regarding Natural Grass and Synthetic Turf Andrew McNitt, Ph.D. 8 EDUCATIONAL TRACKS - Featuring a New K-12 track! Find the education to meet your needs. With eight educational tracks, you can find information specific to problems that you are facing now or projects you will be managing in the future. This year, a K-12 track has been established to focus on the special budgetary and overuse challenges many sports field managers at public and private high schools face.