2021 Conference Program

The conference education sessions cover golf, sportsfields & grounds, technicians, workshops and management topics and feature a combination of 
Australian researchers, industry experts, turf professional from sportsfields and golf courses, keynote speakers and panel discussions.                

                         Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre

                                     Broadbeach, Queensland

       Monday 21 June

Conference weeks kicks off with the ASTMA Golf Championships and National Turf Industry Awards Dinner

Monday 21 June
6.30pm - Arrival and Pre Dinner Drinks
 

Arena Foyers
Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
 

Day 1      Tuesday 22 June

Day 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

Time

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

Morning Tea

11.00am - 1.00pm

Co-opeation and Communication

Presentation and Panel session on developing teamwork

Lunch 

1.45pm - 2.30pm

Leadership for Life

Keynote Presentation

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Moviational Guest Speaker

Keynote Presentation

VIP Trade Exhibition Opening

8.30pm - 1.00pm

                                                   Turf Technicians Stream                                                 

Tour sites to be confirmed

Day 2       Wednesday 23 June

Day 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 . 

Time

Golf

Sportsfields & Grounds

Technicians

Workshops

8.30am - 19.10am

Regional Review

Sportsfield and Stadium Management 
2021 Vs 2020

Electric and/or Hybrid Small Engines

Construction Sand and Soil Workshop

9.50am - 10.30am

Cricket Centre of Excellence Blacktown

Small Engine Maintenance

9.10am - 9.50am

Sting Nematodes

Racetrack Redevelopment

10.00am - 10.30am

Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition

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 

12.20am - 1.00pm

Rugby Centre of Excellence Ballymore

1.00pm - 5.00pm

Lunch & Trade Exhibition 

2.00pm - 3.30pm

Growing Degree Day Workshop

5.00pm - 5.30pm

AGM of the Australian Sports Turf Managers Assocaition 

ASTMA Members

Day 3       Thursday 24 June

The 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. 

Time

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

Team Work - Staff Involvement and Engagement

9.30am - 10.00am

Effective management of ERI Fungi

10.00am - 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00am - 11.40pm

Irrigation and Dosage Systems

Turf Management - A Versatile Career 

The Importance of Good Record Keeping

Modern Leadership for Turf Managers

11.40pm- 12.20pm

Sports Turf Management Sustainability

Your changing fleet

12.20pm - 1.00pm

Research into Green House Gas Emissions from Australian Sportsfields and Golf Courses

Lithium & future battery technology 

1.00pm - 2.30pm

LUNCH

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Guest Keynote Speaker

Conference Farewell Bash - Sponsored by Greenway Turf Solutions

Time:		Thursday 24th June 5.00pm - 7.30pm
Venue:		TBC