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>> STUDENT CHALLENGE >> WHAT TO DO >> EXHIBITOR LIST >> OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES >> CONFERENCE PROGRAM Richard Kent, Ph.D. Thursday, January 17 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. STMA 209 - Shoe-Turf Interaction, Injury Risk, and Performance of Elite Athletes REPEATED on Fri., Jan. 18, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Friday, January 18 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. STMA 306 - Shoe-Turf Interaction, Injury Risk, and Performance of Elite Athletes REPEATED SESSON: See Thurs., Jan. 17, 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Richard Kent, Ph.D. STMA Academy 2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. STMA 403 - Breeding, Develop- Leah A. Brilman, Ph.D. ment, and Production of Cool-Season Turfgrasses Do you have unanswered turfgrass management questions? The Innovative Session, STMA CEUs and Pesticide 315 - Agronomic Research Ideas - What Haunts You About Turf Man- agement? takes place on the trade show floor at 11:00 a.m. A.J. Powell, Jr., Ph.D. will allow and encourage sports turf managers to suggest turf- grass research problems. These prob- lems will be summarized and made public so university and private com- panies can get a feel for management problems in which there may not be a product or sales related solution. Recertification Credits CEUs and Pesticide Recertification Credits Many organizations recognize the cal- iber of STMA education and are awarding CEUs! CEUs have been approved by NRPA, NIAAA, ASBA, PLANET, IA, ASLA, GCSAA, FNGLA, and Florida Pesticide Recertifica- tion Credits. Handouts STMA will post all conference handouts online during the first week of January. Schedule & Trip Report Go on line to STMA.org to fill out your schedule and complete a trip report for your employer. OPTIONAL EVENTS Seminar on Wheels Both on Tues., Jan. 15 Full Day - 7 am - 5 pm The full day tour will go to Everbank Sta- dium - home to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville - home of the Suns, and finish at the Daytona In- ternational Speedway. Half Day - 1 - 5 pm The half day tour begins at 1 pm and stops at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, home to the Daytona Cubs, and finishes the day at Daytona International Speedway join- ing those who participate in the full day tour. In addition to touring the Speedway, participants will have an opportunity to enter a drawing for two pace car rides that will occur at the end of the tour to bene- fit The SAFE Foundation. CSFM Testing Tues., Jan. 15, 3:30 - 7:30 pm & Sat., Jan. 19, 8 am - 12 pm Pre-qualification and pre-registration by Dec. 15 is required for those who wish to take the exam. If you test on Tuesday and do not pass all of the sections, you may be able to retest on those sections on Satur- day. To find out if you qualify, call STMA at 800-323-3875. ASBA Certified Builder Exam Testing Sat., Jan. 19, 8 am - 1 pm 18 SportsTurf | November 2012 www.sportsturfonline.com