Tuesday Highlights Start your day with the Breakfast and TPI Annual Business Meeting combo. Tis is your opportunity to hear directly from your elected leaders about the status of your association and their vision for the future. President Jimmy Fox of Evergreen Turf and Secretary-Treasurer Hank Kerfoot of Modern Turf will both provide timely reports and you’ll also hear from TPI’s New Executive Director Casey Reynolds, PhD. You’ll learn about—and have an opportunity to vote on—the proposed Bylaws change to adjust TPI’s Fiscal Year to streamline financial processes, tax filings, and member services, as well as provide more flexibility for members when paying dues. (See page 10 for details of the proposal.)
Following a morning of excellent presentations in the Education Sessions, you’ll head for the TOUR OF R&R PRODUCTS. Established in 1971, R&R Products manufactures and supplies quality replacement parts, sod harvester blades, golf course accessories, irrigation, power equipment, and tools for the commercial golf and turf industries. Family owned and operated with over 275 employees, R&R has grown from less than a hundred parts in 1971, to over a thousand in 1985, to over 25,000 parts today.
Teir manufacturing and distribution facilities in Tucson, Arizona, include: computerized numeric controlled lathes and mills for precision machining, punch presses, and a state-of-the-art laser cutting center, as well as five heat treating systems for complete control of the temper on blades. Te modern manufacturing and automated warehousing facilities encompass over 300,000 square feet. You’ll enjoy a special lunch sponsored by R&R Products along with this impressive tour.
Ten you’ll head back to the Westin La Paloma for more excellent education presentations in the Concurrent Breakout Sessions.
Te Exhibit Hall opens late in the afternoon and dinner will be served inside that venue in the early evening. You’ll want to stop by all the exhibits to see what’s new and improved, along with the long-time products that continue to deliver, and to connect with the suppliers that work so diligently to support the turfgrass industry and especially turfgrass producers. Tis is the showplace for the products and services geared to making your business a success. You can ask questions and get your answers directly from the experts.
Wednesday Highlights While most attendees share a continental breakfast, an optional Women’s “Dutch” Breakfast gives the ladies of the industry the opportunity to connect with each other and share ideas to improve that work/life balance so hard to achieve with today’s challenges.
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Ten it’s off to the Field Day at Evergreen Turf. Field Day Hosts Jeff Nettleton and Jimmy Fox, along with their turfgrass team, are eager to welcome you. Here you’ll find another showplace for the products and services you want and need. You’ll see in-the-field demonstrations of much of the equipment. Experts from each supplier will be ready and able to answer your questions as you meet and mingle with turfgrass industry professionals from around the world. You’ll also be able to check out the TPI Seed Test Plots. (See more details about Evergreen Turf starting on page 27.)
Wrap up the evening with Te Lawn Institute “After Hours” Dessert Reception where bidding continues for TLI’s Silent and Live Auctions. Winners will be announced during this event.
Thursday Highlights Start your day with the Inspirational Breakfast, open to all again this year. You’ll gain new insights and, perhaps, take away some fresh ideas to incorporate into your business and personal life.
More stimulating education presentations fill the morning. Ten you’ll have one more opportunity to connect with suppliers in another visit to the Exhibit Hall. Lunch will be served there, too. Te Conference wraps up with an education session which features two of the always popular “Show & Tell” presentations, one by Jim Keeven of SelecTurf, Inc. and the other by Keith Wittig, of Central Turf Farms, Inc.
Open Working Group
& Committee Meetings Are you interested in volunteering on a TPI Working Group or a TLI Committee? Do you have ideas for membership growth, conference education topics, or fundraising that you would like to contribute? Join in on any of the working group or committee meetings during the 2018 Conference & Field Day. You’ll learn about what’s happening in those areas and may even be inspired to volunteer to serve.
Tuesday, February 13, from 5:00 – 6:00 pm: TPI Open Working Group Meeting – Membership
Tuesday, February 13, from 5:00 – 6:30 pm: TLI Open Committee Meeting - Research
Wednesday, February 14, from 7:30 – 8:30 am: TLI Open Committee Meeting – Fundraising
Wednesday, February 14, from 2:30 – 3:30 pm: TPI Open Working Group Meeting – Manufacturers’ Advisory Council (at the Field Day site)
Tursday, February 15, from 7:00 – 8:00 am: TPI Open Working Group Meeting – Public Relations
Tursday, February 15, from 7:00 – 8:00 am: TPI Open Working Group Meeting – Conference & Education
Suz Trusty is co-editor of Turf News. TPI Turf News January/February 201 2018
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