‘Continue to Learn’ for 2018 unveiled

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The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) has unveiled what it calls the most extensive education programme for the turf industry in Europe.

Continue to Learn at BTME 2018 will feature more than 250 hours of education with guest speakers such as Micah Woods from the Asian Turfgrass Center and Dr Mike Fidanza from Pennsylvania State University.

Continue to Learn encompasses events for course managers, deputies and all levels of greenkeepers. Workshops and sessions also cater for golf club managers, directors of golf, golf club owners and committee members.

BTME Continue To Learn

More than 4,500 attendees are expected to descend upon the Harrogate Convention Centre and The Majestic Hotel, Harrogate for the four-day series of events.

Continue to Learn at BTME 2018 introduces a new conference specifically for young greenkeepers, to provide them with the opportunity to meet and network with other greenkeepers and to attend education that will benefit them in their career. The Young Greenkeepers Conference will take place on Wednesday 24 January at the Majestic Hotel.

Other new subjects include: turf conditions and optimal efficiency; how to motivate your team; fungicide fundamentals; how to think differently for improved performance; the brilliant manager; principles of turf grass nutrition; using and understanding MLSN guidelines for nutrient recommendations; developing the nature of golf; fairy rings; and drought – doesn’t have to mean a brown course!

Continue to Learn at BTME 2018 will take place at the Harrogate Convention Centre and The Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, from Sunday 21 to Wednesday 24 January 2018.

Tickets for this year’s event can be booked online with links available on every BTME event page on the BTME and BIGGA websites.

Visit http://btme.org.uk/education/seminars/ for full information.

To download a copy of the Continue to Learn at BTME 2018 brochure visit http://btme.org.uk/education/continue-to-learn-downloads/