SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
For conference tracks and speakers, see PAGE 16. For full education session schedule with descriptions, see PAGE 17.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
6:30- 9 p. m. Registration Open Convention Center 13th Street Lobby Concourse
MONDAY, JANUARY 19
6:30- 8 a. m. Continental Breakfast Convention Center 13th Street Lobby Concourse 6:30 a. m.- 5 p. m. Registration Open Convention Center 13th Street Lobby Concourse 7 a. m.- 5 p. m. Full-day Seminar on Wheels Board buses at 6:45 a. m., depart from Convention Center 10 a. m.- 1 p. m. SAFE Cornhole Tournament Omni- Fort Worth Ballroom 1-4 1:15- 5 p. m. PRE-CONFERENCE EDUCATION- Jump Start Your Conference: Power Learning Sessions Convention Center 202ABC
Core Aeration by the Numbers, The ABC’ s of GDDs, Back to School: SFMA and Secondary Education
When the Weed Fights Back: Plant Factors Undermining Herbicide Success, When Nature Turns Against You: Environmental Conditions That Sabotage Herbicide Performance, When the Cure Bites Back: Herbicide Limits, Misuse, and Misfortunes That Backfire
Fertilizer Product Basics, Using Variety Trial Data to Select the Best Cultivars, Turf Disease Basics 6- 9 p. m. SAFE Bowling Tournament- BowLounge Board buses at 5:30 p. m., depart from Convention Center
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20
6:30- 8 a. m. Continental Breakfast Convention Center 13th Street Lobby Concourse 7 a. m.- 5 p. m. Registration Open Convention Center 13th Street Lobby Concourse 8- 9:30 a. m. General Session- Inside the Pitch: Field Managers’ Perspective on Preparing for FIFA World Cup 2026 Convention Center Ballroom AB 8 a. m.- 5 p. m. FFA National Turfgrass Science Invitational( NTSI) Offsite at TCU 9:45- 10:45 a. m. CONFERENCE EDUCATION:
Time to Take the PCI Off the Shelf Convention Center 203C
Renovating Cool-Season Turfgrass Dominated by Annual Bluegrass Convention Center 201BC
Simplified Soil Science for Superior Sports Surfaces Convention Center 202AB
Optimizing Mowing Practices for Turfgrass Species: Autonomous vs Conventional Convention Center 202CD
It’ s Not About the Paycheck Convention Center 203AB
Ensuring Peak Performance Through Weed Control in Warm-Season Turf Convention Center 204AB 11 a. m. – Noon CONFERENCE EDUCATION:
Manager
Work / Life Balance for the Sports Field
Convention Center 203C
Sports Field Irrigation A to Z-Including the Things You Were Afraid to Ask Convention Center 201BC
Utilizing Autonomous Mowing Technology for Sports Field Management Convention Center 202AB
Trust the Journey: Navigating Career Transitions with Confidence and Finding Success Convention Center 202CD
Managing Sports Fields More Effectively with PGRs Convention Center 203AB
Leave it Better Than You Found it! Convention Center 204AB Noon- 2 p. m. Break- Lunch on Own Noon- 2 p. m. Women’ s Forum Lunch Convention Center 110AB 2- 3:15 p. m. CONFERENCE EDUCATION:
COTS – Chapter Leadership Training Convention Center 203C
Measured Maintenance: Turfgrass Mathematics for Peak Performance Convention Center 201BC
Suncorp Stadium-Australia’ s Premier Multipurpose Rectangular Stadium Convention Center 202AB
Ballfields on a Budget: Practices and Products to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck Convention Center 202CD
Indoor Turf Management: What We Have Learned Preparing for FWC26 Convention Center 203AB
Managing and Leading Young Workers and Dealing with Turnover Convention Center 204AB 3:30- 4:30 p. m. CONFERENCE EDUCATION:
Clean Air, Healthy Fields: Leveraging Science to Support Natural Turf Convention Center 203C
Fraise Mowing Strategies: Improving Recovery and Field Performance Convention Center 201BC
Pesticide Formulations and Mixing Convention Center 202AB
Improving Synthetic Turf Through Research: Key Findings from 15 Years of Research Convention Center 202CD
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