THE ANNUAL WINTER MEETING SCHEDULED FOR FEB. 7TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND IS NOW RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 AT THE TIMBER RATTLERS STADIUM IN APPLETON.

The Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers Association  11th Annual Winter Conference has bee rescheduled for Wednesday, February 27th at the

Neuroscience Group Field at the Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, WI, home

of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.  The event will start with coffee and light breakfast at 8am and end by 3:30pm.

Registration for members will be $55.00 for guests will be $65.00. Students are welcome for a cost of $10.00 which include the breakfast table and the lunch.

Many members are taking advantage of the option to register for their annual membership with registration for the Winter Event to gain the discounted price of $90.00 rather than annual membership for $45 plus Winter Meeting registration of $55.00.

Agenda

8 to 9am                            Registration, coffee bar, and Trade Show visits

9 to 9:15                            Welcome by President Bart Bartelme and introduction of Board Members

9:15 to 9:300am              Awarding of WSTMA Roy Zehren Student Scholarships

9:30 to 10:30am              Managing Toward Uniformity for Athlete Wellbeing

                                           Troy D. Carson, M.S., Sr. Research Agronomist, Center for Technology, Research,     

                                                                                                                   and Innovation 

Description:

As sports turf managers, your desire is to provide high quality playing surfaces for athletes to compete on. New research is indicating that surface variability may be a contributor to athlete injury. We will discuss this research, examine tools and technologies for assessing field uniformity, and explore the possible future of field maintenance. Attendees can expect to leave with a greater understanding of the role that uniform predictable surfaces play in athlete wellbeing, the mportance of managing toward uniformity, and the tools and technologies available for doing just that.

 10:30am to 11am             Trade Show interaction, coffee refills

11:00am to noon              4 Secrets to Becoming a S.T.A.R. - How to Attain Success in Your Personal

                                                                                and Professional Life

                                                Neil Ihde is a speaker, lecturer, consultant and founder of Life IQ. 

Noon to 12:45pm            Partnership appreciation by President Krupke

                                                    Lunch and Trade Show interaction

12:45 to 1:30pm              Irrigating for Now and the Future. Dan Feick FRS Design

1:30 to 2:15pm                    Sports Turf Tidbits WSTMA Poa research results  

                                                                                                By-laws update and vote

Coon Valley Field Day Project

Wisconsin Turfgrass Association Field Day

                                                                                                Equipment Sharing

                                                                                                And more!

2:15pm to 3:15pm          Closing, random drawing of three new WSTMA shirts and, random drawing of gift cards

Pete Bemis, Chapter Manager at pbemis@wstma.org