G.C.S.A.I. PRESENT ON TUESDAY THE 24TH OF NOV, NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY CROKE PARK THE DAYS AGENDA and SPEAKERS: Registration 8.30 9.30 – 9.30 10.15 Welcome address and Discussion featuring GCSAI, IGCMA, PGA, & CGI – 10.15 11.00 Colm Dockrell, Assistant Principal, Teagasc College, National Botanic Gardens – Pesticide Stewardship-The fate of Pesticides in the turfgrass environment” “ 11.00 11.20 Tea/Coffee Break. – 11.20 12.05 Dr Paul Miller, Lecturer Golf Course Management, Elmwood College – of the Old Links; Why They’re still Relevant” “Soils 12.05 12.50 Laurence Pithie MG, Turf Master One Consultancy – Organic Matter” “Managing 1.00 2.00 Lunch Break. – 2.00 2.45 Damian Mc Laverty, General Manager GCSAI – Professional Development Programme, CPD Launch” “Continuing 2.45 3.30 Keith Kent, Head Groundsman Twickenham Stadium, – Rugby World Cup 2015, Preparing, Maintaining and Delivering a World “Twickenham Class Playing Surface for Rugby World Cup 2015”
G.C.S.A.I. PRESENT ON TUESDAY THE 24TH OF NOV, NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY CROKE PARK THE DAYS AGENDA and SPEAKERS: Registration 8.30 – 9.30 9.30 – 10.15 Welcome address and Discussion featuring GCSAI, IGCMA, PGA, & CGI 10.15 – 11.00 Colm Dockrell, Assistant Principal, Teagasc College, National Botanic Gardens “ Pesticide Stewardship-The fate of Pesticides in the turfgrass environment” 11.00 – 11.20 Tea/Coffee Break. 11.20 – 12.05 Dr Paul Miller, Lecturer Golf Course Management, Elmwood College “Soils of the Old Links; Why They’re still Relevant” 12.05 – 12.50 Laurence Pithie MG, Turf Master One Consultancy “Managing Organic Matter” 1.00 – 2.00 Lunch Break. 2.00 – 2.45 Damian Mc Laverty, General Manager GCSAI “Continuing Professional Development Programme, CPD Launch” 2.45 – 3.30 Keith Kent, Head Groundsman Twickenham Stadium, “Twickenham Rugby World Cup 2015, Preparing, Maintaining and Delivering a World Class Playing Surface for Rugby World Cup 2015”