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Schedule of Events

Monday - October 4, 2010
Golf Outing: The Legacy Golf Club
8:00 am Shotgun Start

Golf Outing Sponsored By: Toro
Conference Registration Open 12:00 pm 4:30 pm
Registration Sponsored By: Reid Consulting

Hour 1 - Monday, October 4th - 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

#102 - Golf Course Marketing Programs That Work

John Wait –  Sirius Golf Advisors
Lance Merrihew – Billy Casper Golf
John Johnson – J2 Golf Marketing, LLC
Moderator: Richard Singer – National Golf Foundation

#105 - Private Country and Golf Clubs in the Future

Randy Addison – Addison Law Firm
Achal Goswami – Frenchman's Creek Country Club
Moderator: Daniel Wielhouwer – Club & Community Corporation


Hour 2 - Monday, October 4th - 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm

#202 - Using Get Golf Ready to Attract Students, Create Golfers and Grow the Game

Kyle Guthrie – PGA TOUR Golf Academies
Jim Baugh – Jim Baugh Consulting

Moderator: Cathy Harbin – World Golf Foundation

#204 - Global Golf Development

Kurt Huseman – Landscapes Unlimited
Paul Stringer – Nicklaus Design
Moderator: Henry DeLozier – Global Golf Advisors

#205 - Private Club Membership - Best Practices

Robert Lamb – Lamb & Associates
Renee Albert – New Albany CC
Jim Coleman – OhiosGolf.com
Moderator: Heidi Voss – Bauer Voss Consulting


Welcome Reception - Exhibit Hall
4:45 pm - 6:15 pm


Tuesday - October 5, 2010
Conference Registration Open From 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Registration Sponsored By: Reid Consulting

Hour 3 - Tuesday, October 5th - 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Opening Keynote Session - State of the Industry: Trends in Operations

Hud Hinton – Troon Golf
Jeff Silverstein – I.R.I Golf Group, LLC
RJ Harper – Pebble Beach Company
Moderator: Bob Husband – Heritage Golf Group


Networking Coffee Break Exhibit Hall
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break Sponsored By: Addison Law Firm


Hour 4 - Tuesday, October 5th - 10:45 am - 11:45 am

#401 - Golf Course Finance – The Workout Session

M.J. Mastalir – Real Estate Capital Corporation
Philip Jemmett – Breakwater Equity Partners
Jeff Woolson – Golf & Resort Properties, CB Richard Ellis
Moderator: Don Rhodes – CNL Income Company, LLC

#402 - Real Solutions to Attract and Keep More Players from a Course Design and Marketing Point of View

Ron Garl – Ron Garl Golf Design
Moderator: John Johnson – J2 Golf Marketing, LLC

#403 - Purchasing Partnerships to Increase Your Bottom Line!

Amy McClean-Ragsdale – AMR Retail Consulting
Moderator: Dawn Prebula – VGM Club

#404 - Golf Course Architects Panel Discussion

Jon Garner, ASGCA – Nicklaus Design
Cal Olson, ASGCA – Cal Olson Architecture
Moderator: Forrest Richardson, ASGCA – Forrest Richardson & Assoc.


Hour 5 - Tuesday, October 5th - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

#501 - Cost or Time – What is Really Behind Golf’s Decline?

Chuck Bombard – TPC Summerlin
Eric Dutt – Harrahs Entertainment Inc.
Moderator:  Richard Mandell – Richard Mandell Golf Architecture

#502 - The Fundamentals to Increase Rounds

Ben Fowler – National Golf Foundation
Mark Tansey – Sunrise Golf, Inc.
Moderator: Douglas White – Billy Casper Golf

#503 - Trends that Will Shape Golf in the Decade

Joe Beditz – National Golf Foundation
Jon Last – Sports & Leisure Research Group
Jim Singerling – Club Managers Association of America
Alex Doaga – DSG Tag Systems
Moderator: Henry DeLozier – Global Golf Advisors

#504 - A Practical Guide to Golf Course Renovation

Kelly Miller – Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
Geoff Corlett – TDI Golf International
Dick Eide – Golf Club Consulting
Moderator: John Fought – John Fought Design


Lunch With a Colleague
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Advanced RSVP required Attendees responsible for the cost of their lunch


Hour 6 - Tuesday, October 5th - 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

#601 - Secrets to a Successful Golf Course Sale

Rudy Anderson – International Business Consultant
Jim Hinckley – Century Golf Partners
Moderator: Van Tengberg – Foley & Lardner LLP

#602 - Private Clubs In The New Online World:  Expanded Access & Benefits, Both Online & Off

Jim Stegall – Kemper Sports
Casey Ueberroth – Preferred Hotel Group
Bruce Lucker – The Signature Group
Moderator: Stephen Ready – VCT Corp

#603 - Food & Beverage Profit Improvers

Mike Holtzman – Profitable Food Facilities
Dawn Prebula – VGM Club
Moderator: John Zaruka – Zgolf Food & Beverage Services

#605 - Taking it in Strand - Reinventing Successful Club Communities

Joseph Petrash – Borders Golf Group, LLC
Doc Belitz – OB Sports
Moderator: Whitney Reid – Reid Consulting Services, Inc.


Hour 7 - Tuesday, October 5th - 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm

#701 - Future Environmental Expectations of Golf

Jeff Spangler – Troon Golf
William Carey – Dixon Golf
Greg Lyman – GCSAA
Moderator:  Terry Muir – e-par

#702 - Build Your Brand - Make More Money!

Stephen Alvezi – CYBEX
Gary Diehl – Pictometry Golf Solutions
Ricky Potts – IMAVEX
Moderator: Kevin Hammock – KSHammock & Associates

#703 - Learning to Create the Ultimate Customer and Employee Experience

Chuck Bombard – TPC Summerlin
Mark Brenneman – Shadow Creek
Moderator: Bill Hughes – PGA TOUR

#705 - Member Turnovers and Sale/Exit Strategies

Tom Bennison – Private Club Acquisition Advisors, Inc.
Kenneth Kasten – Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Moderator: Randy Addison – Addison Law Firm


Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Reception Sponsored By: GPS Industries, Inc. / VISAGE


Wednesday - October 6, 2010
Registration Open From 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration Sponsored By: Reid Consulting

Hour 8 - Wednesday, October 6th - 9:00 am - 10:00 am

#801 - Q&A with KemperSports

Steve Lesnik – Chairman, KemperSports
Moderator: Jack Crittenden – Golf Inc. Magazine

#802 - Membership Retention Spawns Membership Recruitment

Dick Kopplin – Kopplin & Kuebler
Stephen Ready – VCT Corp
Jesse Thorpe, CCM – Skyline Country Club
Moderator: Steve Graves – Creative Golf Marketing

#803 - Water Conservation

Bill Love – W.R. Love, Inc.
Ted Horton – ValleyCrest Golf Course Maintenance
Mike Baron – The Toro Company
Moderator: Ron Boyd – Williamsburg Env. Group


Steve Lesnik - Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation Exhibit Hall
10:00 am - 10:30 am

Coffee & Pastries will be served


Hour 9 - Wednesday, October 6th - 10:30 am - 11:30 am

#901 - How to Spot a Turn Around..  And then actually do it....

Phil Green – OB Sports Golf Management
Tom Frost – Synergy Golf Course Management / Tom Frost Golf, Inc.
Moderator: Doc Belitz – OB Sports

#902 - Online Tee Times 2.0: Integrating Your Operation Through The Power Of Your Tee Sheet

Mike Loustalot – Executive Vice President, Golf Channel Solutions
Jon Last – President, Sports & Leisure Research Group
Greg Avant – Owner & Director of Golf, Lone Tree Golf Club
Moderator: Henry DeLozier – Principal/Partner, Global Golf Advisors

#903 - What Make's a Great GM

Bill O'Brien – Maderas Golf Club
Sandy Clark Golf – Barona Creek Golf Resort
Scott Humphrey – Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Cathy Jo Johnson – Golf at Incline Village
Moderator: John Easterbrook – Troon Golf


Hour 10 - Wednesday, October 6th - 11:45 am - 12:45 pm

Closing Keynote Session - Managing Golf Facilities In The "New Normal"

Jim Riscigno – ClubSpecialists International
Dr. Jeff Higgins, PhD – ValleyCrest Golf Course Maintenance
Bob Farren – Pinehurst Resort

Moderator:
  John Crowder – ValleyCrest Golf Course Maintenance



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