NE turf managers plan event at Boston College
29 Mar, 2007 Athletic Turf NewsBOSTON, MA — If you take care of sports fields in New England or the Northeast, mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 25, and plan on heading to Boston College for the day.
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The New England Sports Turf Managers Association event planned for the brand new Yawkey Center features an incredible day of networking and learning. The Yawkey Center is the new $26 million athletic center at Boston College.
Here’s the lineup for the event:
8:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m. — Synthetic Field Demonstrations: field groomers, anti-microbials and disinfectants, latest technologies and trends.
10 a.m. — noon: Dr. Andrew McNitt, Ph.D., Penn State University, will discuss the agronomic, playability and financial considerations in constructing different types of sports fields — synthetic and natural turf systems.
Noon — 12:45p.m.: Buffet lunch at the Yawkey Center/Murray Room
12:45 p.m. — 1:00 p.m. — BC Football Coach Jeff Jagodzinski and Boston Red Sox Head Groundskeeper David Mellor will make some comments.
1:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. Professionals Open Round Table with Andy McNitt; Pat McGuire of Geller Sports; Steve LeGros; Norm Reid; Matt Hayes with BC; and David Pinnsoneault from the Town of Lexington.
For more information, email nestma@bceagles.com.
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