Quick Guide and Recommended Events This quick guide shows all the education events: In date and time order. Key C = Conference F = Forum W = Workshop FO = Focus On S = Seminar CD = Career Development P = Partner Events Registration will open 30 minutes before the advertised start time of all Conferences and the Forum. Stream E - Ecology M - Management Skills PD - Personal and Career Development T - Technical Skills Recommended events GK/Asst – Courses recommended for Greenkeepers and Assistant Greenkeepers 1st/Dep – Courses recommended for First Assistants and Deputy Head Greenkeepers CM/HGK – Courses recommended for Course Managers and Head Greenkeepers GC Mgt – Courses recommended for those involved in Golf Club Management or Committee Members N.B. The recommendations are for guidance only. Any attendee can attend any of the listed events. Cost £ = there is a charge for this event Free = the event is Free of charge for BIGGA members Hour value of each event Only events with an hour value are eligible for Booking Bundle discounts. The hour value of each event is the number of teaching hours and do not include scheduled breaks. N.B. Partner events are not eligible for Booking Bundle discounts. Location CP = The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 1XX MA = Main Auditorium, Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA OSH = The Old Swan Hotel, Swan Road, Harrogate, HG1 2SR QS = Queen’s Suite, Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA 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.