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March 3 – 5, 2013
Penticton, British Columbia
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Dr. Joe Schwarcz – McGill University
David Phipps – Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
Tom Serensits – Penn State University
Bob Mitchell – West Shore Parks (retired)
Mario Lanthier – CropHealth Advising & Research
Paul Tukey - SafeLawns
Tom Bourassa – Pumptronics
Catherine Eiswerth – RF Binnie Civil Engineering & Surveying
Ron Aston – Terra Equipment
Lesley Tannen – BC Landscape & Nursery Association
Dale Miller – ReDox Turf
Thor Claussen – Bartlett Tree Experts
Jason Pick – Olds College
Mike Gentile – ISA Sport USA
Al Chrzanecki – Foreshore Equipment
Dale Overton – Overton Environmental Enterprises
Tim Tripp – Neudorff North America
Eric Portelance – City of Richmond
and several more to come…
Click here for Show Program as of Jan 3, 2013
EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Sunday, March 3:
• ½ day pre-conference seminars X 2 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm
o Golf seminar sponsored by the BC Golf Superintendents Association - Dale Miller, ReDox Turf “Fertilizer Efficiency - Making Moose Mince Meat of out granular and lesser products”
o Sportsfield seminar sponsored by the WCTA - Tom Serensits, Penn State University – “Managing turf in the NFL and lessons learned for managing high-use fields”
• Opening Ceremonies, Awards and President’s Reception at 7:00pm, Penticton Lakeside Hotel. Ticket included with all full conference registration packages.
Monday & Tuesday, March 4 & 5:
- Turf, golf and sportsfield industry trade show with over 100 exhibitor booths totaling 22,000 square feet of trade show area
- five (5) separate educational program tracks totaling 30 hours of instruction
- BC and Alberta Pesticide Recertification points accreditation in progress
BC Golf Superintendents Association Monday Evening Social and Dave Creamer Memorial Hockey Game – 7:00pm South Okanagan Events Centre, all education program registrants welcome at no charge
SO MUCH MORE STILL MORE TO COME…
For information contact Jerry Rousseau exec.director@wctaturf.com
conference information being updated at www.wcta-online
