26th Australian Turfgrass Conference presentation webcasts now available

Starting yesterday the AGCSA has rolled out the series of webcasts recorded at the recent 26th Australian Turfgrass Conference. All fully registered and day delegates were sent an email late Thursday containing a link and user name and password details to gain access to a total of 17 presentations which were recorded during the Gold Coast event. 

As mentioned in recent editions of The Cut, nearly 12 hours worth of sessions were videoed by Brisbane-based company TR Vidcom as part of this year’s conference. The webcasts require no special software downloads and are simply accessed through a user name and password protected link. Upon logging in, a screen showing all presentations appears from which you can choose which presentations to view. Each webcast includes video footage of the speakers well as their PowerPoint presentation. You can view the presentations as many times as you like. (Please note the webcasts do not include question time at the end of each presentation due to poor audio quality). 

As part of the recordings, two presentations outlining HAL-funded turf research projects – Matt Roche’s ‘Final results of warm-season grass trials (HAL Project TU05001)’ and Andrew Peart’s ‘Evaluating new bentgrass cultivars (HAL Project TU08002) – are available for viewing regardless of whether you attended the conference or not. These two presentations can be accessed by clicking here. 

For those AGCSA members and non-members who didn’t attend this year’s conference, you can purchase access to all webcasts or individual day sessions (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – see list below). As a special offer, if you purchase access to all webcasts the AGCSA will also include a copy of the 174-page 26th Australian Turfgrass Conference Proceedings. Prices are as follows:

Access to all 17 presentations
AGCSA members: $330
Non-members: $440

Individual day sessions
AGCSA members: $110 per day session
Non-members: $165 per day session
NB: Upon purchasing you will be sent a link as well as user name and password details to access the webcasts.

The individual day sessions include the following presentations: 

Tuesday

• A life on the Links (Euan Grant)
• Home Depot Center – Los Angeles (Kyle Waters)
• Disaster Recovery Forum (Paul McLean, Phil Saikaly, Bruce Stephens, John Geary)
• 2010 AGCSA Distinguished Service Award (Les Burdett)
• Water Management Forum (Mike Smith, Rob Savedra, Richard Kirkby, Daryl Sellar)

Wednesday

• Environmental Considerations Constructing Machrihanish Dunes (Euan Grant)
• Restoration of Playing Surfaces at Royal Melbourne (Richard Forsyth)
• Green Speed Research - Balancing Budgets, Turfgrass Health and Customer Satisfaction (Dr Thom Nikolai)
• 2009 AGCSA Excellence in Golf Course Management Award (Andy Hugill)
• Black Fungus 1 – Couch Disease Forum (Gary Dempsey, David Scaife, John Odell, Jyri Kaapro, Dr Percy Wong)

Thursday

• Managing Golfer Expectations (John Geary)
• Managing for Peak Performance (Andy Hugill and Mark Parker)
• USGA Course Rating and Handicapping System (Ian Read)
• Green Speed Forum (Dr Thom Nikolai, Euan Grant, Richard Forsyth, Tim Hicks, Andrew Langford-Jones)

For more information about the conference webcasts or to purchase access please contact Lyndel Conway at the AGCSA or call (03) 9548 8600. The AGCSA is also keen to get your feedback on the webcasts and this can be directed to either Brett Robinson or Simone Staples.