Speaker Abstracts

Fit For Purpose
Ed Timings – Juggler Health

Green Engineering and Infrastructure
Mark Bowater, Auckland Council & Tracy Talbot, OPUS

How to change behaviour without a gun
David Bancroft-Turner, Matrix Training & Coaching

Influencing with and without authority
David Bancroft-Turner, Matrix Training & Coaching

International Trends and Changes to Synthetic Sports Technology
Martin Sheppard,  Smart Connection Consultancy

Managing Microdochium patch on annual bluegrass in the absence of fungicides.
Clint Mattox – Oregon State University

Managing Poa annua on golf courses – an updated control status
Dr Fred Yelverton, North Carolina State University

NZGCSA Environment Award Winner
Andy Wood, Kauri Cliffs Golf Club

Pitch monitoring – Bridging the gap between science and the art of cricket pitch preparation, taking the guess work out of the equation.
Blair Christiansen – Eden Park

Political Intelligence – How to survive, thrive and manage the politics at your Club
David Bancroft-Turner, Matrix Training & Coaching

Sports field renovations “Thinking outside the box”
Alex Glasgow, NZSTI

The effects of a wetting agent rates and frequencies on Anthracnose on an annual bluegrass putting green.
Clint Mattox – Oregon State University

The Facts About Risks to Health & Environment from Synthetic Surfaces
Martin Sheppard,  Smart Connection Consultancy

The use of drones for managing sportsfields
Chris Schraders, NZSTI

Using Plant Growth Regulators to Manage Turfgrass Growth
Dr Fred Yelverton, North Carolina State University

Water – Managing our most precious resource
Dr Marke Jennings-Temple, STRI

Why Council is moving towards hybrids
Grant Jennings – Auckland Council