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2009 STMA Conference - Certificate of Attendance
Click here for your certificate of attendance for the 2009 STMA Conference & Exhibition. You can enter your full name on the form and print it off. NRPA will accept this certificate for CPRP renewal!
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2009 STMA Conference - Speaker Presentations & Handouts
Tues., Jan. 13, 2009
6:00-9:00 pm - COTS
STMA COTS Presentation - Kim Heck
Taking Member Participation to an Extreme Level - Ben Polimer

Wed., Jan. 14, 2009
12:30 - 12:50 pm - STMA Career Center
Crisis Communication - Paul Bagan

2:00-4:00 pm - Pre-Conference Workshop
Practical Record Keeping for the Sports Turf Manager - John Netwal, CGCS
Practical Record Keeping for the Sports Turf Manager 2 - John Netwal, CGCS
2009 Primo Cheat Sheets - John Netwal, CGCS
Activities Log - John Netwal, CGCS
Application Record - John Netwal, CGCS
Budget Justification Worksheet - John Netwal, CGCS
Budget Worksheet - John Netwal, CGCS
Daily Work Record - John Netwal, CGCS
Department Budget Summary - John Netwal, CGCS
Equipment PM Logs - John Netwal, CGCS
Equipment Replacement Cycle - John Netwal, CGCS
Fertility & Agronomic Plan - John Netwal, CGCS
Field Maintenance Costing - John Netwal, CGCS
Grounds Equipment Replacement Cycle - John Netwal, CGCS
Monthly Work Record Tabulations - John Netwal, CGCS
Product Quantity Worksheet - John Netwal, CGCS
Rolling Stock Equipment List - John Netwal, CGCS
Salary & Benefit Projections - John Netwal, CGCS
Salary Projection Worksheet - John Netwal, CGCS
Salary Summary, OT & Benefit Projections - John Netwal, CGCS
Salary Survey Form - John Netwal, CGCS
Sports Field Product Orders - John Netwal, CGCS
Ten-year Equipment Replacement Plan - John Netwal, CGCS

4:10 - 4:30 pm - Career Center
Dealing with a Diverse Workforce - Paul Bagan


Thurs., Jan. 15, 2009
7:30-7:50 am - Career Center
STMA PCI - Mike Tarantino

8:00 - 10:00 am - General Session
Water Issues - Ali Harivandi, Ph.D.

8:00-11:30 am
Turfgrass 101 in Spanish - José Makk

10:30-11:45 am - Educational Sessions
Get a Grip: The Fundamentals of Project Management - Jeffrey L. Bruce

Sports Fields: From IPM to Environmental Management - David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP and Mary Owen

Communicating with Coaches, User Groups, Administrators and Other Nefarious Characters PDF- Dale Getz, CSFM, CSE and Boyd Montgomery, CSFM, CSE
Communicating with Coaches, User Groups, Administrators and Other Nefarious Characters PPT - Dale Getz, CSFM, CSE and Boyd Montgomery, CSFM, CSE

Polo Field Maintenance: When the Sport of Kings Met the STMA - Rich Watson

Practical Solutions to Failed Fields - Norm Hummel, Ph.D.


1:30-2:45 pm - Educational Sessions
Weather 101: Fundamental Meteorology for Turf Managers - Brad Jakubowski
Lightning Science (film clip) - Brad Jakubowski

Storm Water Management - Aaron Volkening

Punch Lists Punching You Out? - Jay Warnick, CSFM

Planning, Construction and Maintenance of Infill Fields, What We Have Learned- Darian Daily


3:00-4:15 pm - Educational Sessions
Advanced Logo Painting for Special Events 1 - Mike Hebrard
Advanced Logo Painting for Special Events 2 - Mike Hebrard
Elipse Formula - Mike Hebrard
Star Formula - Mike Hebrard

Practical Solutions to Failed Fields - Norm Hummel, Ph.D.

Defending Against the Indefensible - Poa Strategies that Work 1 - Eric Fasbender, CSFM
Poa Outline - Eric Fasbender, CSFM

How Do I Do More with Less? - Chuck Pula

6:00 pm - Logo Painting Demo on the Trade Show Floor
Logo Painting Tips Sheet - Abby McNeal, CSFM

Fri., Jan. 16, 2009
6:45-7:45 am - Women's Networking Breakfast
Weathering the Storm - Lynda Wightman

7:00-7:50 am - Innovative Sessions
Post Season Field Restoration (paper) - Bob Marcotte
Post Season Field Restoration (PowerPoint) - Bob Marcotte

How to Conduct a Safety Audit- David Schlotthauer

8:00-10:00 am
Warm Season Presentation - Ron Hostick, CSFM

12:10-12:30 pm - Career Center
Advancement Through Association Involvement - Mike Andresen, CSFM

1:15-5:15 pm - Institute
Turfgrass Institute III: Turf Pathology - Alan Windham, Ph.D.

1:15-5:15 pm - Student Forum
Leveraging Your Personality Traits for a Successful Career - Mike Goatley, Jr., Ph.D.

2:45-4:00 pm - Educational Sessions
John Mascaro's Photo Quiz Comes Alive - John Mascaro

Comparison of Organic-based Fertilizers to Synthetic-based Fertilizers - Mike Schiller, CSFM and Troy Taylor

Community Sports Complex: From Concept to Bid - Jay Beals

Considerations in the Selection of Renovating a Native Soil Field Vs. Replacing with Synthetic Turf - Devin Conway

Maximizing Irrigation Distribution Uniformity with Catch Pan Performance Data 1 - Jeffrey Gilbert
Maximizing Irrigation Distribution Uniformity with Catch Pan Performance Data 2 - Jeffrey Gilbert

4:15-5:15 pm - Educational Sessions
The Politics of Sports Field Management - Don Savard, CSFM, CGM

Improving Native Soil Athletic Field Drainage 1 - Alec Kowalewski
Improving Native Soil Athletic Field Drainage 2 - Alec Kowalewski
Improving Native Soil Athletic Field Drainage 3 (film clip) - Alec Kowalewski
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2009 in San Jose!
STMA's 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition
Jan. 13-17, 2009 in San José, CA





Click here to view the 2009 digital Conference Brochure.

The 2009 Conference & Exhibition was held at the San José McEnery Convention Center and the host hotels were the San José Marriott and the Hilton San José.



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How to Convince Your Employer to Send You to the STMA Conference
Be knowledgeable of other conferences costs, especially the conferences that your employer attends.

It may be an easier ‘sell’ to your employer if you are conversant about industry educational events, their registration fees and what that includes. To help you prepare, STMA has researched and assembled many organizations' events. For a detailed view, click here, or access the summary document.

For more specific suggestions on how to convince your employer to send you to the STMA Conference, click here.

To help you with your discussion with you employer, you may find this document useful.
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STMA's 2009 Call for Presentations
The Call for Presentations for STMA's 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition in January, 2009 has closed. Please contact us at STMAinfo@STMA.org if you have any questions.
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