2013 WCTA/STA West Coast Sportsfield Training Day Registration and Vendor List So Far
TICKETS ARE GOING FAST - ONLY 20 REMAINING!
Organization of the Western Canada Turfgrass Association first ever Sports Turf Field Training Day is well underway. Designed for all levels of sportsfield management personnel, this full day event takes place rain or shine at the Township of Langley's Willoughby Community Park and LEC (Langley Event Centre) on August 29th.
Speakers for the morning education sessions are confirmed, the Corix barbeque trailer has been booked to provide lunch, afternoon live demonstrations are scheduled and the vendors are clammering to sign-up for the supplier trade show. Note that CEC points have been applied for and we expect at least 1.0 IPM point available.
To see a list of people coming CLICK HERE
To sign up click read more....
For vendor registration form CLICK HERE
For a downloadable layout of the event CLICK HERE
Langley Events Centre Arena
Here’s the schedule:
8:30 - 9:30AM REGISTRATION AND WELCOME AT LANGLEY EVENTS CENTRE 4TH FLOOR - COFFEE, DONUTS AND NETWORKING SPONSORED BY TERRALINK HORTICULTURE
9:30 - 10:30AM
EDUCATION SESSION 1 - MANAGING TOP 6" OF SOIL - DR. ERIC LYONS, GUELPH UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION SESSION 2 - A REALISTIC REVIEW OF MAINTENANCE PRACTICES FOR SYNTHETIC TURF FIELDS - MARK LUCAS, SPORTSTURF MANAGER U-CAL/DAVIS (retired)
EDUCATION SESSION 3 - MECHANICS SESSION (WILLOUGHBY FIELDHOUSE)
10:45 - 11:45AM
EDUCATION SESSION 4 - MANAGING ATHLETIC FIELDS WITHOUT TRADITIONAL PESTICIDES - DR. ERIC LYONS (1.0 IPM point pending approval)
EDUCATION SESSION 5 - SYNTHETIC TURF MGMT PANEL DISCUSSION - CATHERINE EISWERTH, MIKE GENTILE, HUGH NORRIS, BEN HOUTA AND MARK LUCAS
EDUCATION SESSION 6 - MECHANICS SESSION CONTINUED
NOON TO 1:00PM VENDOR SHOW & LUNCH AT WILLOUGHBY FIELDHOUSE SPONSORED BY CORIX WATER PRODUCTS
1:00PM - 3:30PM ON-FIELD DEMONSTRATION STATIONS & TALKS x 5
- Irrigation auditing - IIABC
- Ball skinned infield maintenance with Turface products – Premier Pacific Seeds
- Sand banding – FarmTek Services
- Synthetic turf grooming, mtce, cleaning & upkeep (AR Mower & Astroturf)
- G-Max testing – DMA Sports Group
3:30PM - 4:30PM FREE TIME TO NETWORK, CHECK OUT VENDORS, TEST EQUIPMENT
List of Trade Show Suppliers at Aug 26
A.R. Mower & Supply www.armower.com
Astro Turf www.astroturfcanada.com
Corix Water Products www.corix.com (LUNCH SPONSOR)
Avenue Machinery www.avenuemachinery.ca
BrettYoung www.brettyoung.ca
Club Car / Terra Equipment www.clubcar.com
Direct Solutions www.growercentral.com
DMA Sports Group www.ISA-Sport-USA.com
Eljay Irrigation www.eljay.com
FarmTek Service / TDS West farmtek@shaw.ca
Foreshore Equipment & Supply www.foreshoreequipment.com
Irrigation Industry Association of B.C. www.irrigationbc.com
Keso Turf Supplies www.kesoturfsupplies.com
Kwantlen Polytechnic University www.kwantlen.ca/hort
Nilex www.nilex.com
Oakcreek Golf & Turf www.oakcreekgolf.com
Premier Pacific Seeds www.premierpacificseeds.com
Rollins Machinery www.rollinsmachiinery.ca
Suttle Recreation Inc. www.suttle-recreation.com
Terralink Horticulture www.tlhort.com (COFFEE AND DONUT SPONSOR)
THP Co. turfhealthproducts@hotmail.com
Tomko Sports Systems Inc. www.tomko-sports.com
Toro Irrigation / Irritrol www.thetorocompany.com (TAKE HOME GIFT SPONSOR)
Van-Kel www.vankel.ca
Wood Bay www.woodbayturftech.com
WCTA Mentoring & Research www.wcta-online.com
Western Root Zone turfcat@live.ca
Western Turf Farms Ltd. www.westernturffarms.com
Yardworks Supply www.yardworkssupply.ca
Langley Event Centre (left of foreground) is site of morning education sessions. Trade show and demos take place after lunch in Willoughby Community Park, on-field in top right corner of image.
To attend this event, register online by clicking below:
Event questions can be directed to exec.director@wctaturf.com
