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STMA CONFERENCE PREVIEW www.stma.org November 2016 | SportsTurf 17 INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS Wed., Jan. 25 8 - 9:30 am Opening General Session Andrew McNitt, Ph.D. and John Sorochan, Ph.D. 2 - 3:15 pm Converting to LED Sports Lights at your Facility Dan Bergstrom, CSFM Thurs., Jan. 26 9:30 - 10:45 am Factors that Affect Dislodgeable Foliar Residues and Environmental Fate of Pesticides Travis Gannon, Ph.D. Fri., Jan. 27 8 - 10 am Pesticides Panel Jim Brosnan, Ph.D., Travis Gannon, Ph.D., Jason Henderson, Ph.D., and Jay McCurdy, Ph.D. RENOVATION Wed., Jan. 25 9:45 - 10:45 am In Season Resodding Tony Leonard 11 am - 12 pm A Spring and Summer Renovation Plan Pamela Sherratt 3:30 - 5 pm Triage Tactics and Strategies for Pesticide-Free Heavily Used Sports Fields Jason Henderson, Ph.D. and Victoria Wallace Thurs., Jan. 26 8 - 9:15 am Stadium Field Renovation Richard White, Ph.D. 9:30 - 10:45 am Renovating Cool-Season Sports Turf Dominated by Annual Bluegrass Brad Park K-12 - NEW Wed., Jan. 25 11 am - 12 pm Management of K-12 Fields in the Transition Zone Grady Miller, Ph.D. 2 - 3:15 pm Sports Field Management on a Shoestring Budget - Part 1 Mike Goatley, Jr., Ph.D. and Michael Skelton 3:30 - 5 pm Sports Field Management on a Shoestring Budget - Part 2 Mike Goatley, Jr., Ph.D. and Michael Skelton Thurs., Jan. 26 9:30 - 10:45 am You Can Grow Grass, Now Let's Grow Your Program David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP Fri., Jan. 27 1:30 - 3 pm Paying it Forward: How to Be Helpful When Asked for Advice Rich Watson 8 - 10 am Cultivars/Varieties Panel Leah Brilman, Ph.D., Gregg Munshaw, Ph.D., Brad Park, and Pamela Sherratt 10:30 - 10:45 am Planning for a Synthetic Turf Field Replacement Mark Heinlein 11 - 11:15 am Polymer Coated Fertilizer: Takes a Beating and Keeps on Feeding Eric Miltner, Ph.D. 11:30 - 11:45 am Porous Inorganic Amendments - Unpacking How They Really Work George Serrill 12 - 12:15 pm Stadium Grow Lighting Innovation in Europe and the USA Simon Gumbrill