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Continue to Learn
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Education Programme
Sunday 19 ‑ Wednesday 22 January 2020
Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK
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John Scurfield, Course Manager, Morpeth Golf Club information, please use the BTME 2020 App or check the BTME telephone on 01347 833 800 option 3.
website www.btme.org.uk.
Contents
Career Development
Career Development
Essential Information .................................................. 4 Workshops ................................................................... 21
Sessions
Sessions
Continue to Learn Registration .................................. 7 Focus On Session ..................................................... 30
Quick Guide ................................................................. 8 Career Development Sessions ................................ 36
Welcome Celebration ............................................... 12 Seminars ..................................................................... 39
Seminars
Seminars
Turf Managers’ Conference ...................................... 14 Partner Events ............................................................ 46
Deputies’ Conference ................................................ 16 Learning and Development Opportunities ............ 48
Young Greenkeepers’ Conference .......................... 18 Education Credits and Certificates ........................ 50
Partner Events
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Forum ......................................................................... 20 Plan Your Visit ............................................................. 51
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Information
Information
General
General
Essential Information
Event Timings
Sunday 19 January Venue Time
Continue to Learn Workshop QS 9 ‑ 9.30am
Conferences
Conferences
Registration
Continue to Learn Workshops QS 9.30am ‑ 5.30pm
GCMA – Principles of Golf Club OSH 9.30am ‑ 5.15pm
Management
Monday 20 January Venue Time
Continue to Learn Workshop QS 8.30 ‑ 9am
Registration
Continue to Learn Workshops QS 9am ‑ 5pm
Forums
Forums
Turf Managers’ Conference MA 8.15 ‑ 8.55am
Registration
Turf Managers’ Conference MA 9am ‑ 5pm
GCMA – Principles of Golf Club OSH 8.30am ‑ 5.15pm
Management
Tuesday 21 January Venue Time
Workshops
Workshops
Continue to Learn Programme QS 9am ‑ 5pm
BTME EH 9am ‑ 5pm
Deputies’ Conference MA 9am ‑ 1pm
GCMA ‑ Principles of Golf Club OSH 8.30am ‑ 4pm
Management
R&A Scholars Meeting CP 2 ‑ 4pm
BIGGA AGM MA 2.15 ‑ 3.30pm
Welcome Celebration MA 5 ‑ 6.30pm
Focus On
Focus On
Sessions
Sessions
ICL Continue to Learn Scholars 2019
Wednesday 22 January Venue Time
BTME Breakfast Club MA 8.15 ‑ 9.15am
Member Discounts Continue to Learn Booking Seminar Pre‑Booking for BIGGA members
Continue to Learn Programme QS 9am ‑ 5pm
Members of the following Associations are eligible to pay the Bundle Discounts BIGGA members can pre‑book a place for any of the listed Continue
Young Greenkeepers’ Conference MA 9.45am ‑ 12.30pm
‘Member’ rates shown in this brochure for all events except Available to BIGGA members only to Learn Seminars. 100 seminar places will be available for each of
Career Development
Career Development
Golf Course Architecture and MA 1.30 ‑ 5pm Partner Events: the sessions held on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 January.
Management Forum To help make training budgets stretch further and to provide
British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association Ltd • Your pre‑booked seminar numbers will be printed on your badge,
Sessions
Sessions
BTME EH 9am ‑ 5pm greater flexibility, we offer Continue to Learn booking “Bundle”
(BIGGA) discounts. These Bundles provide a discount when booking on arrival at Harrogate Convention Centre
Club Managers’ Association of Europe (CMAE) multiple hours of education. Discount Bundles are only available • If you do not have your badge there is no guarantee of a place.
Thursday 23 January Venue Time
Golf Club Managers’ Association (GCMA) to BIGGA members. The remaining 20‑30 places in the seminar room will be
BTME EH 9am ‑ 2.30pm available, on a first come, first serve basis to all visitors
Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) The Bundle discounts are offered in units of hours: 15‑23 hours,
• If pre‑booked badge holders have not arrived 5 minutes before
Golf Club Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) 24‑32 hours and 33+ hours. All of the eligible education events
Venue Addresses have an hour value listed in this brochure and on the booking form.
the start of the seminar, there is no guarantee of a place or a seat
Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA)
• If you arrive after the seminar start time, you may be denied entry
Exhibition Halls (EH), Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road, Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association (AGCSA) The Bundle discounts are designed for individuals or several
Harrogate HG1 5LA N.B. Pre‑booking can only be made by BIGGA members.
Seminars
Seminars
Golf Course Superintendents Association of Ireland (GCSAI) members of staff from the same golf club, to benefit from discounts
Queen’s Suite (QS), Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road, European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA) for booking multiple education events.
Harrogate HG1 5LA
Turf Rewards can be used to purchase Bundles.
Main Auditorium (MA), Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Turf Rewards What’s your No.1 reason for attending
Bundles cannot be used for Partner events.
Road, Harrogate HG1 5LA
Did you know that you can use
Continue to Learn and BTME?
Continue to Learn 15‑23 hours Bundle = 5% discount
The Crowne Plaza Hotel (CP), King’s Rd, Harrogate HG1 1XX Turf Rewards points for your Continue
Continue to Learn 24‑32 hours Bundle = 10% discount
The Old Swan Hotel (OSH) Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SR to Learn bookings? Simply claim your Networking and education
Turf Rewards Continue to Learn Continue to Learn 33+ hours Bundle = 15% discount
Partner Events
Partner Events
vouchers and use them to pay for your
N.B. Bundles and Turf Rewards cannot be booked online. Please Ryan Gall, Assistant Greenkeeper, Loch Lomond Golf Club
education at BTME 2020.
use the booking form or telephone 01347 833 800 (option 3).
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Information
Information
General
General
Essential Information Continue to Learn Registration
Dress Code Justification to Attend Queen’s Suite The Crowne Plaza Hotel
BIGGA continues to promote the professional image of those Do you need help to demonstrate to your manager or employer What’s taking place in the Queen’s Suite? What’s taking place at The Crowne Plaza Hotel?
working in the sports turf industry throughout the world and why you need to attend Continue to Learn at BTME 2020?
• Workshops • Selected BIGGA workshops (delegates will be notified)
therefore respectfully requests that all those attending adhere to
Conferences
Conferences
the following dress code: Your manager or employer needs to understand why you want to • Focus On Sessions • R&A Scholars Meeting
attend Continue to Learn at BTME, how it will benefit you and how • Career Development Sessions
Continue to Learn Events, Exhibition and BIGGA AGM it will benefit them. They are looking for a return on their Delegates booked on events being held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel
• Seminars must register at the BIGGA Desk in the Crowne Plaza Hotel before
investment in you.
Smart, casual attire (i.e. NO jeans, baseball caps, tee shirts proceeding to their pre‑booked event.
or work wear) Delegates booked on events being held in the Queen’s Suite on
Visit www.btme.org.uk/education/justification‑to‑attend/ for a list
Sunday 19 and Monday 20 January must register at the BIGGA The Crowne Plaza Hotel is located on Kings Road, adjacent to
of reasons to attend and a draft letter that you could send to your
R&A Scholars Meeting employer.
Desk in the Queen’s Suite to collect their badge and delegate pack Harrogate Convention Centre.
before proceeding to their pre‑booked event.
Tuesday 21 January 2020 at 2pm
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kings Road, Access to the Queen’s Suite on Sunday 19 and Monday 20 January The Old Swan Hotel
Forums
Forums
Harrogate HG1 1XX (adjacent to will be from King’s Road, via Harrogate Convention Centre ‑
What’s taking place at The Old Swan Hotel?
Harrogate Convention Centre) Entrance 3 (Springfield House).
• Partner Event ‑ GCMA
N.B. This is an invite only meeting Access to the Queen’s Suite on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22
January will be via the BTME Exhibition Halls. Delegates booked onto the GCMA event being held in The Old
Swan Hotel on Sunday 19, Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 January will
receive registration instructions from the GCMA.
Main Auditorium
The Old Swan Hotel is located on Swan Road, Harrogate, HG1 2SR
What’s taking place in the Main Auditorium?
All delegate badges will provide access into the BTME exhibition
Workshops
Workshops
• Turf Managers’ Conference on Tuesday 21, Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 January.
• Deputies’ Conference
• BIGGA Annual General Meeting
Need to
• Welcome Celebration
• BTME Breakfast Club
• Young Greenkeepers’ Conference
catch up?
• Golf Course Architecture and Management Forum
Access to the Main Auditorium will be via the main entrance to
Focus On
Focus On
Sessions
Sessions
Harrogate Convention Centre adjacent to the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Want to catch‑up on education
BIGGA Annual sessions from Continue to Learn at
BTME in 2017, 2018 or 2019? Watch
General Meeting
Career Development
them now in the members area of the BIGGA
Career Development
website. Simply login and visit the Education
Sessions
Sessions
Tuesday 21 January 2020, 2.15pm and Training pages or scan the QR code.
Main Auditorium,
Please note that some of the information in these videos
Harrogate Convention Centre may now be out of date. The views expressed in
these videos are those of the
The BIGGA AGM is open to all Members speaker, not BIGGA Ltd.
of BIGGA, however only Full Members are
entitled to vote.
Seminars
Seminars
A current membership card MUST be
produced to gain entry.
Partner Events
Partner Events
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Partner Events Seminars Career Development Focus On Workshops Forums Conferences General
Sessions Sessions Information
Quick Guide and Recommended Events
This quick guide shows all the education Stream Cost Location
events: In date and time order.
E - Ecology £ = there is a charge for this event CP = The Crowne Plaza Hotel,
M - Management Skills Free = the event is Free of charge for Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 1XX
Key PD - Personal and Career Development BIGGA members MA = Main Auditorium,
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T - Technical Skills Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road,
C = Conference Harrogate, HG1 5LA
F = Forum
Hour value of each event
Recommended events OSH = The Old Swan Hotel,
Only events with an hour value are eligible for
W = Workshop GK/Asst – Courses recommended for Swan Road, Harrogate, HG1 2SR
Booking Bundle discounts.
FO = Focus On Greenkeepers and Assistant Greenkeepers QS = Queen’s Suite,
The hour value of each event is the number of
S = Seminar 1st/Dep – Courses recommended for First Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road,
teaching hours and do not include scheduled
Assistants and Deputy Head Greenkeepers Harrogate, HG1 5LA
CD = Career Development breaks.
P = Partner Events CM/HGK – Courses recommended for Course N.B. Partner events are not eligible for
Managers and Head Greenkeepers Booking Bundle discounts.
Registration will open 30 minutes before the GC Mgt – Courses recommended for those
advertised start time of all Conferences and involved in Golf Club Management or
the Forum. Committee Members
N.B. The recommendations are for guidance only.
Any attendee can attend any of the listed events.
Sunday 19 January 2020 Type Stream GK/Asst 1st/Dep CM/HGK GC Mgt Cost Hours Location Page
9.30am - 1pm Identifying and Managing Turf Diseases W T £ 3 QS 24
9.30am - 1pm Managing Negativity W M £ 3 QS 24
9.30am - 1pm Soil Food Web: Principles and Practice W T £ 3 QS 24
9.30am - 5.15pm GCMA - Principles of Golf Club Management (Day 1 of 3) P £ OSH 46
9.30am - 5.30pm Basic Golf Mechanics W T £ 6 QS 22
9.30am - 5.30pm Developing a Machinery Training Plan W T £ 6 QS 23
9.30am - 5.30pm Irrigation Design and Auditing (Day 1 of 2) W T £ 6 CP 21
9.30am - 5.30pm Mathematics for Modern Greenkeeping W T £ 6 QS 22
9.30am - 5.30pm Nutrient and Biological Soil Strategies for Disease Prevention W T £ 6 QS 23
9.30am - 5.30pm Renovating Your Golf Course W T £ 6 QS 22
9.30am - 5.30pm Writing Reports and Proposals That Deliver Results W M £ 6 QS 23
2 - 5.30pm Compost and Compost Extracts W T £ 3 QS 25
2 - 5.30pm Negotiation Skills W M £ 3 QS 25
2 - 5.30pm Writing a Golf Course Policy Document W M £ 3 QS 25
Monday 20 January 2020 Type Stream GK/Asst 1st/Dep CM/HGK GC Mgt Cost Hours Location Page
8.30am - 5.15pm GCMA - Principles of Golf Club Management (Day 2 of 3) P £ OSH 46
9am - 12.30pm Optimising Turf Nutrition W T £ 3 CP 28
9am - 12.30pm Putting the Praise into Appraisals W M £ 3 QS 28
9am - 12.30pm The Turfgrass Plant W T £ 3 QS 28
9am - 12.30pm Understanding and Using Pumps W T £ 3 QS 28
9am - 5pm Basic Golf Mechanics W T £ 6 QS 26
9am - 5pm Budgeting, Planning and Financial Controls W M £ 6 QS 26
9am - 5pm Building a Fertiliser Plan for Beginners W T £ 6 QS 26
9am - 5pm Irrigation Design and Auditing (Day 2 of 2) W T £ 6 CP 21
9am - 5pm Surveying Trees, Assessing Risks (IOSH) W T £ 6 CP 27
9am - 5pm The Brilliant Manager W M £ 6 QS 27
9am - 5pm Turf Managers' Conference C £ 6 MA 14
9am - 5pm Understanding the Maintenance and Management of Your Irrigation System W T £ 6 QS 27
9am - 5pm Understanding Your Cutting Units (Lantra) W T £ 6 QS 26
1.30 - 5pm Drainage: Design and Installation W T £ 3 QS 29
1.30 - 5pm How to Develop, Present and Sell New Ideas W PD £ 3 QS 29
1.30 - 5pm Negotiating Golf Club Politics W M £ 3 QS 29
Tuesday 21 January 2020 Type Stream GK/Asst 1st/Dep CM/HGK GC Mgt Cost Hours Location Page
8.30am - 4pm GCMA - Principles of Golf Club Management (Day 3 of 3) P £ OSH 46
9.25 - 11.25am Developing and Using Positive Communication Skills FO M £ 2 QS 30
9.25 - 11.25am Considerations for Your Sustainable Future in Golf FO E £ 2 QS 30
9.30am - 12.30pm Everything You Wanted to Know About Soil Wetters But Were Afraid to Ask FO T £ 3 QS 31
9.30am - 12.30pm So You Want to Be Promoted CD PD Free QS 36
9.30am - 1pm Deputies' Conference C £ 3 MA 16
10 - 10.45am Seminar 1 - The Benefits of Physical Soil Analysis S Free QS 39
10.15 - 11.15am Seminar 2 - The Potential and Varied Benefits of Soil Microbial Management S Free QS 39
11.15am - 12 noon Seminar 3 - Pesticide 2020 and Beyond S Free QS 40
Please note - venues maybe subject to change. Delegates will be advised if the location of their event by email. Alternatively check the BTME 2020 App for the latest information.
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Sessions Sessions Information
Partner Events Seminars Career Development Focus On Workshops Forums Conferences General
Partner Events Seminars Career Development Focus On Workshops Forums Conferences General
Sessions Sessions Information
Tuesday 21 January 2020 Type Stream GK/Asst 1st/Dep CM/HGK GC Mgt Cost Hours Location Page
11.15am - 12.15pm Volunteering - A Tool For Career Development CD PD Free QS 36
11.35am - 12.35pm Seminar 4 - Maximising Putting Green Performance With Data Collection S Free QS 40
12.10 - 2.10pm Understanding the Ecology Behind the Disturbance Theory FO E £ 2 QS 31
12.30 - 1.15pm Seminar 5 - Future Advancements in Mowing Technology S Free QS 40
12.35 - 1.35pm The Importance of Understanding That Golf Is a Business CD PD Free QS 37
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1.05 - 2.05pm Seminar 6 - Disease Suppression Without Fungicides, Can It Be Done? S Free QS 41
1.30 - 4.30pm Developing an Innovative Greenkeeping Team FO M £ 3 QS 31
1.30 - 4.30pm Integrated Pest Management FO T £ 3 QS 32
1.45 - 2.30pm Seminar 7 - Foliar Feeding and Use of Plant Elicitors in the Turf Industry Today S Free QS 41
2 - 3pm Writing a Three Year Strategic Plan for Your Golf Course CD PD Free QS 37
2.15 - 3.30pm BIGGA AGM (BIGGA Members Only) MA 7
2.25 - 3.25pm Seminar 8 - Chemical Free Greenkeeping Amongst 2,400 Deer S Free QS 41
2.45 - 4.45pm Thinking on the Spot FO PD £ 2 QS 32
2.45 - 4.45pm OnCourse for Sustainability and GEO Certification FO E £ 2 QS 32
3 - 3.45pm Seminar 9 - How Biostimulants Can Form Part of an Integrated Pest Management Programme S Free QS 42
3.30 - 4.30pm A Club’s Perspective On Appointing a Course Manager CD PD Free QS 37
3.45 - 4.45pm Seminar 10 - Roots - The Holy Grail…How to Get Them and Keep Them! S Free QS 42
4 - 4.45pm Seminar 11 - Life Without Propiconazole S Free QS 42
5 - 6.30pm Welcome Celebration Free MA 12
Wednesday 22 January 2020 Type Stream GK/Asst 1st/Dep CM/HGK GC Mgt Cost Hours Location Page
8.15 - 9.15am BTME Breakfast Club Free MA 19
9.45am - 12.50pm Young Greenkeepers' Conference C £ 3 MA 18
9.25 - 11.25am Criticising and Correcting People at Work FO M £ 2 QS 33
9.30am - 12.30pm Practical Photography - Golf Course Landscapes FO PD £ 3 QS 34
9.30am - 12.30pm Excel - Tips and Tricks FO T £ 3 QS 33
9.30am - 12.30pm Soils and Water Management FO T £ 3 QS 34
9.30am - 12.30pm Drought - Doesn’t Have to Mean a Brown Course! FO T £ 3 QS 33
10 - 10.45am Seminar 12 - How to Maximise the Benefits of Biostimulant Applications S Free QS 43
10.15 - 11.15am Seminar 13 - Turf Management - Thinking Outside the Box S Free QS 43
10.25 - 11.25am 5 Stage Greenkeeping Management Philosophy CD PD Free QS 38
11.15am - 12.00 noon Seminar 14 - Light and Shade S Free QS 43
Wednesday 22 January 2020 Type Stream GK/Asst 1st/Dep CM/HGK GC Mgt Cost Hours Location Page
11.35am - 12.35pm Seminar 15 - R&A 2030 - Bringing an Initiative to Life S Free QS 44
12.10 - 2.10pm Stop Being So Nice! FO M £ 2 QS 34
12.10 - 2.10pm Master Greenkeeper Certificate, Stages One and Two CD PD Free QS 38
12.30 - 1.15pm Seminar 16 - Components of Biostimulants – The Good, The Bad and The Make-Believe S Free QS 44
1.05 - 2.05pm Seminar 17 - Delivering Agronomy for Championship Golf S Free QS 44
1.30 - 4.30pm Excel - Charts Masterclass FO T £ 3 QS 35
1.30 - 4.30pm Creating Healthy Rootzones from USGA Specification to Reduce Disease, Fertiliser, Thatch and Water Use FO T £ 3 QS 34
1.30 - 4.30pm Water Efficiency: Making Every Drop Count, Save Water and Save Money! FO T £ 3 QS 35
1.30 - 5pm Golf Course Architecture and Management Forum F £ 3 MA 20
1.45 - 2.30pm Seminar 18 - IPM – A Summary of Five Years Successful Trial Work Managing Microdochium Nivale on Turf Grass S Free QS 45
2.25 - 3.25pm Seminar 19 - Developments in Ecology and Environmental Management S Free QS 45
2.45 - 4.45pm Doing Well at Job Interviews CD PD Free QS 38
2.45 - 4.45pm Master Greenkeeper Certificate, Stage Three CD PD Free QS 38
3 - 3.45pm Seminar 20 - Understanding Your Irrigation System S Free QS 45
Please note - venues maybe subject to change. Delegates will be advised if the location of their event by email. Alternatively check the BTME 2020 App for the latest information.
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Join us for the BIGGA Welcome Celebration
Where? Main Auditorium, Awards to be presented
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Harrogate Convention Centre • Outstanding
Contribution of
When? Tuesday 21 January 2020
the Year
Drinks reception from 5pm, with the event running
from 5.30 to 6.30pm followed by a further drinks • Championship
reception until 7.30pm Greenkeeping
Performance of the Year
Who? Television presenter Naga Munchetty will host • Greenkeeping Project of the Year
the event
• Excellence in Communication Award –
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Thought Leadership
BTME is the biggest event in the greenkeeping calendar
and we kick things off with an exciting event that brings Also celebrated will be the successes of BIGGA
together members of BIGGA from all over the world. members including:
The BIGGA Welcome Celebration, sponsored by • BIGGA Life Members
Campey Turf Care Systems celebrates the • BIGGA President and Vice President
achievements of BIGGA members over the past 12
• Continuing Professional Development milestones
months and everyone who attends BTME is invited to
come along and get involved. • Master Greenkeeper Certificates
• BIGGA Photographic Competition
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Enjoy a complimentary drink when you arrive, speak to
• Student Greenkeepers of the Year
BIGGA members old and new and take a seat as we
announce the winners of the BIGGA Awards and the • Amenity Forum Spray Operator of the Year
Excellence in Communication Awards. • R&A Gold Badges
Also celebrated will be the successes of BIGGA
members as we present life memberships, introduce
the BIGGA President and Vice President and
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acknowledge those who have done incredible things
throughout the year.
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The event is informal, so there’s no dress code, and is
free to attend, meaning there’s no better way to get
your BTME experience started.
After the awards are concluded hang around for the
complimentary drinks reception.
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The BIGGA Welcome Celebration
is kindly sponsord by
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Turf Managers’ Conference Main Auditorium, Harrogate Convention Centre | Monday 20 January
The Turf Managers’ Conference will be hosted by Gareth Jones,
Managing Editor, Sporting Life Great things never came from
Implementing Stretchy Thinking to be the comfort zones
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Best Boss You Can Be
Roy. T. Bennett
Congratulations you are the boss!
Being the boss isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. By
implementing “Stretchy Thinking” you can be the best boss that
you can be. This session will help you know when you need to Using Biofertilisers, Biostimulants and
grow, when to say no, when to ask for help and when to realise you
already have the skills you need.
Nutrition to Support Plant Immunity
Learning Outcomes: Supporting the plants immune system to build inherent resistance
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to pests and diseases is emerging as a key part of integrated pest
• Consider the barriers you face to achieve excellence management strategies.
• How to use ‘Stretchy Thinking’ to overcome challenges
This session will discuss the fundamentals of plant immune
• Learn how to avoid Sneaky Snakes and finding your Super systems and outline strategies greenkeepers can use to boost turf
Supporters immunity via biofertilisers, biostimulants and plant nutrition.
• The principles of Do it, Dump it, Do more of it
Learning Outcomes:
• Skills to enable you to depend on yourself and develop your
own resilience • Fundamentals of plant immunity
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• Embrace the power of YET • Primary and secondary plant defences
Presented by: • Role of plant nutrition in catalysing production of defence
chemicals
Rebecca Jones MA, PGCE, MPSA, Managing Director, • Systemic acquired resistance vs Induced sytemic resistance
RJ Training Ltd
• Inducing plant immune response with biostimulants and
biofertilisers
Water Management and Wetting Agent Use • Understanding and addressing the root causes of plant
health dysfunction
This session will provide an overview of irrigation management
strategies to maximise turf health and playing conditions. It will Presented by:
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also offer examples of the USGA water budget tool along with
practical wetting agent programmes. Joel Williams, Plant and Soil Health Educator, Integrated Soils
Learning Outcomes:
Understanding and Managing Mindset and
• Overview of irrigation programmes in the US
Mental Health
• Strategies to reduce water use 80% People / 20% Turf ‑ The Importance The Future of Golf Course Management –
This session will focus on tools and techniques to better
• Irrigation use to improve playing conditions of Creating the Right Culture in Golf Course 2030 and Beyond
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understand and manage your mindset, including stress, anxiety
• Understanding of how wetting agents are used in the US
the Workplace The Golf Course 2030 industry initiative aims to produce a and depression.
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• Wetting agent programmes for a variety of applications (turf
roadmap for the golf industry to secure optimal course condition Learning Outcomes:
health, plant protectants, playability) From South Africa to Indonesia, Bahrain, Dubai and Scotland ‑ this
and playability in the future by mitigating the impact of the
• How to use wetting agents at your facility session will look at the art of managing people and how it is
changing climate, resource constraints and regulation. Progress • Manage stress better
transferable, no matter what the culture, belief and background is.
Presented by: has been made in initiating projects to address priority issues. This • Understand behaviours such as drinking or comfort eating
Learn the key skills required to create the right culture within your session will provide an update and outline the next steps including
• Think more critically about mental health online
Addison Barden, Agronomist, United States Golf Association team and how you can positively influence individuals who may key research initiatives to benefit greenkeepers.
not be performing at the expected level. Presented by:
Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes: Dave Cottrell, Mindset Coach, Mindset By Dave
• Engagement with industry initiative
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• Appreciate the skills of being flexible and a good listener • Raise awareness of climate, resource and regulation challenges
Working hard for something we • Different leadership styles and how to use them positively in • Appreciation of industry action Timings and Costs
any situation
don’t care about is called stress. • Recognise talent within your team
• Research and education opportunities
Times: 9am ‑ 5pm
• Impact of golf facilities
Working hard for something we love • The importance of developing ambassadors for your club and • Working closely with greenkeepers
Registration:8.15am
your role in creating future turf managers Education hours: 6 Hours
is called passion • Create a culture of inclusion and learning
Presented by:
Cost of Turf Managers’ Conference:
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Presented by: Steve Isaac, Director - Sustainability, The R&A, Dr Ruth Mann, Member (including Lunch) £120.00 + VAT
Simon Sinek Head of Research, STRI and Jim Croxton, CEO, BIGGA Non Member (including Lunch) £225.00 + VAT
Craig Haldane, Golf Course Manager, The Gleneagles Hotel
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Deputies’ Conference Main Auditorium | Tuesday 21 January
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The Deputies’ Conference will be hosted by Gareth Jones, Managing
Using Running to Combat Mental Health Recognising Personality Types and Using How to Get Employees Engaged and
Editor, Sporting Life
During this session Ben will talk about what led him to undertake Them to Get What You Want! Improve Performance
Should You Really Be The Boss? his epic adventure of running 495 miles around the boundry of
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This session will introduce you to different personality ‘types’, what 68% of employees are not engaged at work and of those, 17% are
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Yorkshire, raising in excess of £27,000 for men’s mental health
makes them tick and how to use this knowledge to help you get actively disengaged, which means a lot of time is being wasted in
Let’s use the principles of “Stretchy Thinking” to consider your future. charity CALM.
what you want! the workplace. This session will give you an insight as to why this
Not everyone can be, or wants to be the boss. While you may feel that
Learning Outcomes: happens and what practical steps can be taken to reverse the
you should be the boss one day, this session will help you to Learning Outcomes:
attitude and subsequently their behaviour.
determine if that’s the best possible option for you and your employer. • Benefits of running
• Identify your own personal type, including strengths and Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes: • How to build communities weaknesses
• Using running to manage mental health • Improve communications with managers, peers, staff, and • Understand what employee engagement is and how it
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• Consider what you really want to achieve and why
members/guests manifests itself
• How to identify your challenges and opportunities Presented by:
• Create a climate for engagement
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• The ability to identify personality styles and read body language
• Embrace the power of YET Presented by Ben Davis, CALM Running Ambassador
• Improve negotiations for budget approvals, promotions, merit • Recognise the different kinds of engagement
• Use ‘Stretchy Thinking’ to overcome challenges
increases and member engagement • How to get the organisational culture right for positive
• The principles of Do it, Dump it, Do more of it Being an Effective Deputy • Learn what makes others ‘tick’ to maximise interactions and engagement
• Skills to enable you to depend on yourself and develop your influence • The five powerful steps to improve employee engagement
own resilience During this panel session you will hear the real‑life experiences of
BIGGA members who are in a Deputy role. • Build credibility and strengthen relationships • How to embed the engagement mindset
Presented by:
Presented by: Presented by:
They will discuss strategies that they have learnt, developed and
Rebecca Jones MA. PGCE, MPSA, Managing Director, RJ Training Ltd used to manage both upwards and downwards. Phil Helmn MG, GM Sports Turf & Grounds, Goodwood Estate Ltd Michael Astrop, Principal, Coach The Mind
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You will be given the opportunity to ask questions and add
comments during this interactive session. Timings and Costs
Panellists:
Times: 9.30am ‑ 1pm
Registration:9am
I never learned anything from a Panel comprises: Alex Brougham, Deputy Head Greenkeeper,
Trentham Park Golf Club, Callum Goodhind, Deputy Course
If you cannot do great things, do Event length: 3 Hours
match that I won. Manager, Prestbury Golf Club, Lyle Davidson, Deputy Head small things in a great way. Cost of Deputies’ Conference:
Greenkeeper and Head Groundsman, The Carrick Golf Club and
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Steve Thorne, Deputy Course Manager, Highpost Golf Club Member £45.00 + VAT
Bobby Jones Napoleon Hill Non Member £80.00 + VAT
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Young Greenkeepers’
Conference Main Auditorium | Wednesday 22 January
Join us for the 2020
BTME Breakfast Club
BIGGA’s Young Greenkeepers’
Committee present their third
Cock‑ups, Disasters
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national conference specifically
designed for young greenkeepers.
and Calamities
Hosted by Jack Hetherington,
Course Manager at Boldon Golf When things unexpectedly go wrong, when no amount of
Club and Stuart Imeson, Course planning helps – what happens?
Manager at Dunstanburgh Castle
Golf Club. Join us at the BTME Breakfast Club to hear the true stories
from the greenkeepers who saved the day…
This interactive conference promises to keep you entertained,
whilst meeting fellow greenkeepers and learning skills that will Hosted by the respected journalist and BIGGA’s favourite
golf nut, Naga Munchetty, this entertaining session is the
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benefit you on your career journey.
perfect way to start your day at BTME 2020.
Senior colleagues are welcome to attend with their young
greenkeeper. Wednesday 22 January, 8.15am,
Main Auditorium, Harrogate Convention Centre
Greenkeeping Is My Career
Jack and Stu will chat to the panellists about their career journeys
to date. Find out about their education route, personal goals, career
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development planning as well as their career highs and lows.
Designed to help and inspire you to develop and follow your own
career plan.
Panellists:
Sam Evans MG, Course Manager, Fulwell Golf Club and Paul Applying for Jobs
Armour, Course Manager, Dunbar Golf Club
Jack and Stu will chat to a panel of Course Managers about what
they expect to see in a candidate’s job application as well as at an
What is IPM? interview. Learn some do’s and don’ts and pick up tips to improve
‘The Green Room
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your prospects of landing your next job.
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Jack and Stu will discuss the subject of Integrated Pest
Panellists:
Podcast – Live’ Stage
Management (IPM) with Dr Paul Miller. Paul will explain how IPM is
based on an understanding of the biology and ecology of the grass
plant and its interactions with other organisms and the James Bledge, Course Manager, Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club,
environment, as well as about setting and communicating Sam Evans MG, Course Manager, Fulwell Golf Club and Matt The Green Room is BIGGA’s successful new podcast
objectives. It will introduce you to the ideas of IPM and some of the Plested, Course Manager, Stoneham Golf Club which showcases a wide variety of practitioners and
implications of it, as an approach to turf management. issues from the greenkeeping world.
The Benefits of Social Media
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Panellists: Continue to Learn at BTME 2020 will see the introduction of
Jack and Stu will chat to the panellists about their use of the The Green Room Podcast – Live stage, hosted by Curtis
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Dr Paul Miller, Lecturer in Greenkeeping
different social media channels and why they are so important to Tyrrell CGCS, MG, the creator of the popular industry
them. Get ideas about how to use them as both a communication podcast “The Course Reports”.
and learning tool to benefit you and your career.
Curtis will be interviewing a stellar guest list, discussing
Panellists: course information, projects, tournaments and more!
James Bledge, Course Manager, Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club, Check out the BTME App for all the latest information, who
What’s your No.1 reason for attending Adam Matthews, Course Manager, Moor Allerton Golf Club and will be interviewed and when, to ensure that you grab your
Matt Plested, Course Manager, Stoneham Golf Club seat for a fascinating insight into the golf industry.
Continue to Learn and BTME?
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Curtis Tyrrell CGCS, MG was the
Timings and Costs
You share ideas and stories with others to Superintendent at Medinah Country
Club. He lead Medinah through a nine
help with your own development and Times: 9.45am ‑ 12.50pm
year, $15 million overhaul of all of the
Registration:9.15am
understanding of the industry. I highly Event length: 3 Hours
golf courses and maintenance facility. Download BIGGA’s
During that time he prepared and
recommend it! Cost of Deputies’ Conference: presented the course for the Ryder Cup latest podcast
2012 at the same time as working towards BIGGA’s Master
Member £26.00 + VAT
Greenkeeper Certificate, which he achieved in 2011. on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
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Chloe Gallagher, Assistant Greenkeeper, Senior Colleague £26.00 + VAT
The Wynyard Golf Club Non Member £36.00 + VAT
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Golf Course Architecture Workshops Queen’s Suite | Sunday 19 and Monday 20 January
and Management Forum Main Auditorium | Wednesday 22 January
Learning Outcomes:
Two Day Workshops
• How to establish an efficient irrigation system
Hosted by the respected journalist and BIGGA’s favourite golf fan, Learning Outcomes: Irrigation Design and Auditing • Deciding areas to be irrigated, correct sprinkler selection and
Naga Munchetty, the Golf Course Architecture and Management
spacing for irrigation of key surfaces
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Forum will showcase collaborations between architects, course • Make your practice facility more competitive Was your irrigation system put under pressure in 2019? Does your
managers and their greenkeeping teams. • The importance of formulating a good brief irrigation system need auditing to improve its efficiency and • Sprinkler precipitation rate and run time calculations to enable
effectiveness? Is your irrigation system becoming old, inefficient accurate irrigation scheduling and water usage
• Building the dream team to execute ‑ no excuses
and requiring upgrading? • Worked example of small irrigation design
A Team Effort ‑ Creating the JCB Golf • Designing so much more into the same space ‑ vision
• Small irrigation design
and Country Club • Phasing a multi‑faceted, multi‑year project Irrigation is an important element of golf course management to
ensure quality, consistent, playing surfaces. It is required to • How to audit your irrigation system to improve efficiency and
• Construction; before, during and after
This session will look at the successful co‑operation between supplement natural precipitation during periods of dry weather save water
architect and course manager during the construction of the JCB Presented by: and aid with maintenance practices such as the washing in of Presented by:
Golf and Country Club. They will discuss the operation and wetting agents etc. On this basis it is imperative that it functions
James Edwards, Golf Course & Academy Architect, EDI‑Golf Ltd
challenges faced to create an iconic, championship standard golf when required, particularly as it is the most expensive single item Adrian Mortram, Managing Director, Robin Hume Associates Ltd
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and Matt Plested, Course Manager, Stoneham Golf Club.
course in Staffordshire. of maintenance equipment on any golf course. With the ever
pressing demands on water resources within our environment,
Learning Outcomes:
The New 7th Hole at Royal Dornoch water needs to be used efficiently and this requires an efficient
irrigation system. Timings and costs
• Establish trust and respect throughout the project team
This session will look at the re‑development of the 7th hole at
• Adapting to unforeseen changes in circumstances Royal Dornoch. It will discuss how Course Manager, Eoin Riddell, The aim of this workshop is to provide an understanding of Sunday 19 January 9.30am - 5.30pm
• Never waver from the ultimate goal has turned the approved architectural design into reality by project irrigation system design and auditing to enable informed and Monday 20 January 9am ‑ 5pm
managing and constructing the new hole in‑house. accurate decisions to be made when managing, adding to, or Education hours: 12 Hours
• Invest in the best materials, methods and advice
upgrading your golf course irrigation system.
• Communicate well and enjoy the process. Building a golf Presented by: Cost
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course is a thrilling experience It will discuss and demonstrate a basic irrigation design helping Member (including Lunch) £235.00 + VAT
Tom Mackenzie, Golf Course Architect, Mackenzie & Ebert and Non Member (including Lunch) £440.00 + VAT
• Patience and take pride in the work. Great outcomes take time you to understand the principals of irrigation design. You will
Eoin Riddell, Course Manager, Royal Dornoch Golf Club
prepare your own small irrigation designs in groups.
Presented by:
Robin Hiseman, Golf Course Architect, European Golf Design and Getting Royal Portrush Ready For The Open
Euan Grant, Course Manager, JCB Golf and Country Club
Golf course architect, Martin Ebert and Course Manager, Graeme
Beatt will discuss the redesign and the maintenance requirements
Creating a Modern Golf Course That Will of Dunluce Links, in the lead up to The Open 2019.
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Learning Outcomes:
From an architect’s perspective, delivering the best course that a • The benefit of historic research with such projects
client can afford is key. This session will look at how to get the very • The method of detailing redesign projects
best results when building a new golf course in 2020, from
• Designing to take into account a major championship
planning through to the opening by making the client’s money go
further, whilst delivering a course that has the best chance of • The need for infrastructure planning at tournament venues
standing the test of time • The maintenance requirements for an Open Championship venue
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Learning Outcomes: • The pressure of the week of an Open
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Presented by:
• The process of delivering a new course
• The construction process Martin Ebert, Golf Course Architect, Mackenzie & Ebert and
• How can a Greenkeeper help the process of creating a Graeme Beatt, Course Manager, Royal Portrush Golf Club
new course
• Do I need to get a contractor or can my team do the job? Architects Panel Discussion
• Realistic budgeting ‑ don’t forget the grow in Hosted by: Naga Munchetty
• An eye for detail ‑ when +/‑ 5mm matters
Panellists: Martin Ebert, James Edwards, Robin Hiseman, Paul
Presented by: Kimber and Tom Mackenzie,
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Paul Kimber, Golf Course Architect, Kimber Glen
Timings and costs
Redeveloping Stoneham Golf Club’s Times 1.30 ‑ 5pm
Practice Offer Registration1pm
Education hours: 3 Hours
This session will explore why Stoneham Golf Club felt the need to
develop their practice offering, how they developed the brief, built Cost
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a strong team to execute it, designed their dream facility, phased Member £45.00 + VAT
the work and delivered a seamless project. Non Member £80.00 + VAT
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One Day Workshops Nutrient and Biological Soil Strategies for
Disease Prevention
Basic Golf Mechanics
This workshop will explore how soil can be more effectively
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This workshop will provide an overview of basic mechanical, managed to reduce the cost of inputs and enhance the quality of
electrical and hydraulic systems as seen regularly by a golf grasses. Using data collated during commercial trials run across
course technician. Europe since 2018, in conjunction with European Turfgrass
Specialists, it will provide you with insights on their experiences
Learning Outcomes:
alongside their work in other areas of soil management. You will
• Review key safety aspects of undertaking maintenance and leave with practical ideas and an actionable approach to take back
repair tasks in a workshop environment to your club and utilise to improve existing methods.
• Basic maintenance as per manufacturers guidelines Learning Outcomes:
• Basic lubrication and hydraulic maintenance
• How the physical, biological and chemical aspects of soil are
• Improve understanding of the importance of battery
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integrally linked
maintenance and how to perform this
• View real study data of golf course soil, collected over the last
• Basic electrical circuits and diagnostic procedures two years
• Basic hydraulic systems and diagnostic procedures • Generate practical ideas
Presented by: • Consider a change in approach using different products and
methods available
Ian Mitchell, Director, High Five Training
• Empower you to take control of your soil!
Presented by:
Renovating Your Golf Course
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Simon Parfey, Managing Director and Dr Jennifer Ings, Laboratory
This one day workshop will take a holistic look at the areas to be
Manager, SoilBioLab Ltd and Philip Armitage, Turfgrass Agronmist,
considered when looking at renovating and restoring your
European Turfgrass Specialists
golf course.
From tips and techniques on how design can improve your existing Developing a Machinery Training Plan
course and practice facilities to getting started and completing the
project. Find out how to achieve successful outcomes and explore This workshop is for anyone working in a supervisory or
ways to use your facility to broaden your target market whilst management role that wants to develop a structured process for
providing enhanced income streams for the club. staff training and development. Looking at current staff skill levels,
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business requirements and legal requirements to develop a
Learning Outcomes:
training gap analysis allowing you to proactively plan and manage
• Use design to improve your existing course training requirements.
• Why improve practice facilities? Learning Outcomes:
• Setting budgets and expectations
• Legal requirements for machinery training
• Selecting an architect or consultant Mathematics for Modern Greenkeeping Writing Reports and Proposals That
• How to assess skills and know what training is required
Deliver Results
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• Construction methodology, before, during and after This one day workshop will provide you with an interactive look at • Develop a training budget to meet business requirements
• Future trends in golf course design where mathematics comes in to use in greenkeeping. From
All decisions today are based upon reports and proposals. The skill • Present your conclusions to the committee
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working out areas, volumes, weights and costs, to ordering,
Presented by: and ability to craft a persuasive document can often be the • The benefits of Continuing Professional Development and training
depreciation, VAT and percentages. You will learn how to use
difference between the right decision or the wrong decision. This
Marc Westenborg, Golf Course Architect, Westenborg Golf Design numbers in day to day work and how to use them to help justify a Presented by:
workshop will look at the four different stages that you will need to
and Caspar Grauballe, Golf Course Architect, Golf Course decision. A fun and interactive day of learning, discussions,
produce a convincing document.
Architecture by Caspar exercises and sharing of experiences. Ian Sumpter, Managing Director Training and Assessments,
Learning Outcomes: Mow‑Sure Training Ltd
This workshop complements the Budgeting, Planning and
Financial Controls workshop. • Plan and structure a document for a variety of objectives
Learning Outcomes: • Write a well‑organised document that leads to a persuasive
conclusion
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• Accurately work out areas, weights and volumes • Produce a readable document with recognition of correct
• Work out real fertiliser cost and nutrient applications punctuation and grammar
• Understand and calculate asset depreciation • Edit and review a document to suit the designated objectives Timings and costs
• Confidently work out percentage increases/decreases • Proof read the document in a precise way, taking into account
Sunday 19 January
Every Champion was once a • Understand bulk density and specific gravity the issues of the digital mindset
Education hours:
9.30am ‑ 5.30pm
6 Hours
• Manage the report writing process to deliver the completed
contender who refused to give up Presented by:
document to the required time frame Cost
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Les Howkins MG, Course Manager, The Richmond Golf Club Presented by: Member (including Lunch) £120.00 + VAT
Rocky Balboa Non Member (including Lunch) £225.00 + VAT
Michael Astrop, Principal, Coach The Mind
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