2021 Conference ProgramThe conference education sessions cover golf, sportsfields & grounds, technicians, workshops and management topics and feature a combination of |
Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition CentreBroadbeach, Queensland |
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Monday 21 JuneConference weeks kicks off with the ASTMA Golf Championships and National Turf Industry Awards Dinner |
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Monday 21 June
8.45am - Bus Departs from GCCEC |
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Coolangatta and Tweed Heads Golf Club
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Day 1 Tuesday 22 JuneDay 1 of the Sports Turf Management Conference offer a full Plenary Session discussing topics common to all sports turf managers. Machinery Technicians will have a day of off site tours. The conference plenary sessions will cover a broad range of content from industry experts, keynote speakers and panel talks that will focus on you and your team while discussing leadership, communication and building moral |
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Sports Turf Management Plenary Sessions |
8.15am - 8.30am |
Conference Opening and Welcome Address |
8.30am - 9.15am |
Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing |
9.15am - 10.15am |
Contamination and Bio Security Responsibilites |
10.15am - 11.00am |
Morning Tea |
11.00am - 1.00pm |
Co-opeation and CommunicationPresentation and Panel session on developing teamwork |
1.00pm - 1.45pm |
Lunch |
1.45pm - 2.30pm |
Leadership for LifeKeynote Presentation |
2.30pm - 3.30pm |
Moviational Guest SpeakerKeynote Presentation |
3.30pm - 5.30pm |
VIP Trade Exhibition Opening |
8.30pm - 1.00pm |
Turf Technicians Stream |
Tour sites to be confirmed |
Day 2 Wednesday 23 JuneDay 2 of the Sports Turf Management Conference breaks the Education Sessions into more specialised streams where full and day delegates can attend any session or workshop of thier choosing. The conference education sessions cover golf, sportsfields & grounds, technicians with the addition of some specialty workshops . |
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Golf |
Sportsfields & Grounds |
Technicians |
Workshops |
8.30am - 19.10am |
Regional Review |
Sportsfield and Stadium Management
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Electric and/or Hybrid Small Engines |
Construction Sand and Soil Workshop |
9.50am - 10.30am |
Cricket Centre of Excellence Blacktown |
Small Engine Maintenance |
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9.10am - 9.50am |
Sting Nematodes |
Racetrack Redevelopment |
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10.00am - 10.30am |
Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition |
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11.00am - 11.40pm |
Tournament & Event Preparation |
Developing a Fertiliser Program for Sportsfields & Grounds |
Spray Calibration Workshop |
Construction Sand and Soil Workshop (Cont) |
11.40am - 12.20pm |
Course Construction & Redevelopment |
Wicket Preperation - Driven by Data |
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12.20am - 1.00pm |
Rugby Centre of Excellence Ballymore |
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1.00pm - 5.00pm |
Lunch & Trade Exhibition |
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2.00pm - 3.30pm |
Growing Degree Day Workshop |
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5.00pm - 5.30pm |
AGM of the Australian Sports Turf Managers AssocaitionASTMA Members |
Day 3 Thursday 24 JuneThe final day of the Sports Turf Management Conference,sees streams directed toward either Agronomy or Management. Delegates can choose the session that most suits their needs across area common to all.
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Agronomy |
Careers & Management |
Technicians |
Workshop 2 |
8.30am - 9.00pm |
ANTEP & Turf Trials Update |
Recruitment Tools - Job Ads, interview Questions and Techniques |
How to service small engine carburettors |
Developing Effective Presentation Skills to Engage an Audience |
9.00am - 9.30am |
Maximising efficiency of fungicide applications |
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Team Work - Staff Involvement and Engagement |
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9.30am - 10.00am |
Effective management of ERI Fungi |
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10.00am - 11.00am |
Morning Tea |
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11.00am - 11.40pm |
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Turf Management - A Versatile Career |
The Importance of Good Record Keeping |
Modern Leadership for Turf Managers
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11.40pm- 12.20pm |
Sports Turf Management Sustainability |
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Your changing fleet |
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12.20pm - 1.00pm |
Research into Green House Gas Emissions from Australian Sportsfields and Golf Courses |
Lithium & future battery technology |
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1.00pm - 2.30pm |
LUNCH |
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2.30pm - 3.30pm |
Guest Keynote Speaker |
Conference Farewell Bash - Sponsored by Greenway Turf Solutions
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