March 3-6, Providence, R.I.
Trade Show Hours
Tuesday, March 4 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. with reception
Wednesday, March 5 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (4 p.m. Live Auction)
Thursday, March 6 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Seminars of the N.E. Regional Turfgrass Conference & Show
1. Managing Turfgrass Root Systems in the North
Time: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Instructor: Dr. Keith Karnok, University of Georgia
2. Computer Training-PowerPoint 2003
Time: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Instructors: New Horizons Computer Learning Center
3. Insects of New England
Time: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Instructors: Dr. Pat Vittum (UMass), Dr. Steve Alm (URI), Dr. Stanley Swier (UNH), Dr. Albrecht Koppenhoffer (Penn State)
4. Financial Skills for the Superintendent
Time: 1 – 5 p.m.
Instructor: Cleve Cleveland, CGCS
5. Computer Training-MS Excel 2003
Time: 1 – 5 p.m.
Instructors: New Horizons Computer Learning Center
6. USGA Intermediate Rules of Golf
Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Instructor: Jeff Hall, USGA
7. Golf Course Energy Conservation and Pollution Prevention Opportunities
Time: 1 – 5 p.m.
Instructors: Joseph McCleary, CGCS of Saddle Rock Golf Course, Colorado; and Caitlin Rood, Tetra Tech EM, Inc., Denver, Colo.
Note: Recertification credits for pesticide applicators are available for all New England States. New York and New Jersey credits have been applied for and will be available for seminars 1 and 3.
Keynote Speaker/Receptions
Tuesday, March 4
3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker Ballroom A
4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Opening Reception Trade Show Floor
Wednesday, March 5
4 – 5 p.m. Live Auction Trade Show Floor
5 – 6:30 p.m. Conference Reception Trade Show Floor
Exhibitor List
| Company Name | Booth Number |
| A.A. Will Materials Corp. | 424 |
| Advan LLC | 301 |
| Agresource, Inc. | 731 |
| Allens Seed Store, Inc. | 203-205 |
| Alumni Turf Group (ATG) | L12 |
| Andersons Technologies, Inc. | 905 |
| Aquatrols Corp. of America | 909,910 |
| Arysta Life Science | 406,407 |
| Atlantic Rubber Products, Inc. | 631 |
| Automatic Pump Co. | 636 |
| Barenbrug USA | 425,426 |
| Bartlett Resources, Inc. | 303 |
| BASF Corp. | 729 |
| Bayer Environmental Science | 900 |
| Becker Underwood, Inc. | 329 |
| Bell Laboratories | 827 |
| BioSafe Systems | 312 |
| BISCO/Rainbird | 913 |
| Boart Longyear/D.L. Maher Div. | 730 |
| Carbtrol Corp./Plantstar | 830 |
| Cardinals, Inc., The | 707 |
| Carroll Childers Co. | 330 |
| Central Nurseries | 528 |
| Championship Turf Services/SISIS | 334-337 |
| Chas. C. Hart Seed Co., The | 506,507 |
| Cleary Chemical | 703 |
| Club Car Carryall | 213 |
| Cockadoodle Doo | 202 |
| Connecticut Association of Golf Course Supt. | L3 |
| Country Club Enterprises/E-Z Go | 218 |
| DAF Services, Inc. | 606 |
| DGM Systems LLC | 232,233 |
| Eastman Industries | 404 |
| Emerald Isle/Milliken | 831 |
| ESD Waste2Water, Inc. | 623 |
| First Products | 402,403 |
| Floratine Products Group/Turf Enhancement | 627 |
| Foster Materials, Inc. | 201 |
| Four Seasons Signs | 512 |
| Franklin Paint Co., Inc. | 200 |
| From Tee To Green, Ltd. | 805 |
| GCSAA | L7 |
| Gold Star Tree & Turf Farm, LLC | 400 |
| Golf Course Managers Assoc. of Cape Cod | L5 |
| Golf Course Superintendents Assoc. of N.E. | L6 |
| Golf Irrigation Services, Inc. | 608,609 |
| GPS New England Mapping Services | 610 |
| Green Solutions LLC | 429 |
| GreenJacket | 702 |
| GreenOne Ind. | 408,409 |
| Grigg Brothers | 508 |
| HARCO Fittings | 629 |
| Harper Industries | 234,235 |
| Harrell’s Turf Specialty | 800 |
| Helena Chemical Co. | 809 |
| Holliston Sand Co., Inc. | 625,626 |
| Hoverdry, Inc. | 628 |
| ITT Flowtronex | 304,305 |
| John Deere/R.F. Morse, Inc. | 106 |
| Ken Jones, Inc. | 728 |
| Kincaid, Inc. | 808 |
| Larchmont Engineering & Irrigation, Inc. | 725 |
| Lazaro’s Golf Course Supp. & Access. | 732 |
| Lebanon Turf Products | 226, 311 |
| Liquid Fence | 806 |
| MALCP | L1 |
| Nature Safe Natural & Organic Fertilizers | 727 |
| New England Golf Cars/MTS Associates | 1101 |
| New England Lawn & Golf | 509-511 |
| New England Organics | 712 |
| New England Sports Turf Managers Assoc. | L2 |
| New England Turf, Inc. | 700,701 |
| NITCO | 616 |
| Norfolk Power Equipment | 613 |
| Northeast Golf Company | 237 |
| Northeast Stihl | 8-10 |
| Northern Nurseries, Inc. | 324 & 413 |
| Northern Tree Service, Inc. | 633 |
| Novozymes Biologicals—Roots Plant Care | 331 |
| Nutramax Agriculture, Inc. | 811 |
| Nutrients Plus, LLC | 825,826 |
| On-Course Golf | 821 |
| OptimizeGolf | 527 |
| Par Aide Products Co. | 624 |
| Partac/Beam Clay | 832 |
| Phoenix Environmental Care | 713 |
| Plant Food Co., Inc. | 911 |
| Pride’s Corner Farm | 829 |
| Progressive Equip./S.V. Moffett Co. | 906-908 |
| R.C. Porter Enterprises | 717 |
| Radio Systems | 630 |
| Range Servant America | 225 |
| Read Custom Soils | 634,635 |
| Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Assoc. | L8 |
| RIGCSA | L4 |
| S.V. Moffett Co. | 1003 |
| Salsco, Inc. | 132,133 |
| Sandmat (WNI) | 300 |
| Schreiner Golf, Inc. | 637 |
| SePRO Corp. | 236 |
| Shemin Nurseries, Inc. | 704 |
| Smithco Inc. | 903 |
| SODCO, Inc. | 705 |
| Sonic Solutions | 526 |
| Standard Golf Company | 708 |
| Steven Willand, Inc. | 1003 |
| SUNY Cobleskill | 134 |
| Sustane Natural Fertilizer | 427 |
| SynaTek | 529 |
| Syngenta Co. | 525, 612 |
| T.J. Ogden Co., Inc. | 414 |
| TAS Industries, Inc. | 430 |
| The Scotts Company | 611 |
| Tom Irwin, Inc. | 813 |
| Tree Ark | 714 |
| Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc. | 431 |
| Turf Magazine, Moose River Publishing | 137 |
| Turf Products Corp. | 600 |
| Turf Tech of New England, Inc. | 428 |
| Turflinks, Inc. | 931 |
| UAP Professional Products | 513,514 |
| University of Connecticut | L11 |
| University of Massachusetts | L10 |
| University of Rhode Island | L9 |
| Valent Professional Products | 709,710 |
| Valley Green, Inc. | 706 |
| Waterwick, Inc. | 11,12 |
| Waverly Landscape Assoc., Inc. | 711 |
| Welch Welding, Inc. | 1013-1016 |
| Well Water Connection, Inc. | 807 |
| Winding Brook | 810 |
| World Class Athletic Surfaces | 410 |
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Monday, March 3
Pre-conference Seminars
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• Managing Turfgrass Root Systems in the North
• Computer Training-PowerPoint 2003
• Turf Insects of New England
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• USGA Intermediate Rules of Golf
1 – 5 p.m.
• Financial Skills for the Superintendent
• Computer Training-MS Excel 2003
• Golf Course Energy Conservation and Pollution Prevention Opportunities
Tuesday, March 4
Location: Ballroom A
USGA Morning Session-Moderator: Bob Ward, executive director, RIGA
9 a.m. Welcome From The New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation & USGA
9:05 – 9:35 a.m. Managing “Ones” and “Zeroes”-Planning a Successful Image Presentation
9:35 – 10:10 a.m. Digital Tools to See It Before You Do It
10:10 – 10:55 a.m. Golf Course Photography in a Digital Age
10:55 – 11:30 a.m. Being a Good Communicator Pays Dividends
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch Break (on your own)
1 – 1:30 p.m. Apples to Oranges: Is it Fair to Compare?
1 – 1:30 p.m. Sports Turf Seminar: Meteorology for Sports Turf Managers
1:30 – 2 p.m. Global Warming: Palm Trees in Providence?
2 – 2:30 p.m. The Economic Realities of the Golf Industry
2:30 – 2:35 p.m. Break
2:35 – 3:05 p.m. Equipment Financing Options: How to Obtain New Equipment and Stay Within a Budget
3:05 – 3:45 p.m. Sand Bunkers Are Not Intended to be a Place of Pleasure
3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Mr. Mike Vrabel-New England Patriots
4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Trade Show Grand Opening and Reception-on the Trade Show Floor
Wednesday, March 5
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Trade Show
4 – 5 p.m. Show Auction Trade Show Floor, Hall D
5 – 6:30 p.m. Conference Reception Trade Show Floor, Rhode Island Convention Center
Golf
Location: Ballroom A
9 – 9:45 a.m. Looking for Water?
9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Golf Course Design to Protect Water Resources
10:30 – 11 a.m. Water Policies & Regulations for New England Golf Courses
2 – 2:45 p.m. Disease Issues of 2007
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Alternative Products for Nematode Control
3:15 – 4 p.m. Anthracnose
Sports/Grounds
Location: Ballroom D/E
9 – 9:45 a.m. Successful Solutions for Failed Fields
9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Skinned Infield Maintenance Procedures
10:30 – 11 a.m. NESTMA Meeting-Working Lunch & Roundtables (Move to 551AB)
2 – 2:45 p.m. Improving Herbicide Effectiveness
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Managing Multiuse College Sports Fields
3:15 – 4 p.m. Eliminating Bentgrass, Nutsedge & Crabgrass from Sports Turf & Lawns
Mechanics
Location: Rooms 551 and 552
9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Turf Equipment Technicians
Hydraulic & Electronic Troubleshooting and Repair
Toro-Carl Osterhaus
John Deere-Kevin Zeller
Textron-Paul Zellner
(Separate rooms for each company)
Thursday, March 6
7:30 – 8:45 a.m. Research Breakfast
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Trade Show
Golf
Location: Ballroom A
9 – 9:45 a.m. Systematic Approach to Dollar Spot Management
9:45 – 11 a.m. Natural Area Panel Discussion
Lawn Care/Landscape
Location: Ballroom B/C
9 – 9:45 a.m. Increasing Effectiveness of Preemergent Herbicides
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Sustainable Lawns
10:15 – 11 a.m. Patch Diseases on Lawn Turf
