Fri, April 23             5 - 7 p.m.          Registration Desk Opens

 

Sat, April 24             7 - 9 a.m.         Registration Desk Opens 

8 a.m. - 3 p.m.        Annual Bob Cloud Golf Tournament at                Rancho Canada Golf Club (transportation on your own)

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.       Monterey Peninsula and Carmel Valley Tour (meet in hotel lobby by 9:45 a.m.)

                         5:30 - 7:30 p.m.        President's Reception and Excellence Awards

Cocktails and Appetizers in Pacific Ballroom 

 

Sun, April 25                  7 a.m.         Registration Desk Opens

                                    7 - 8 a.m.          Coffee and Light Breakfast with Exhibitors

                                          8 a.m.          Beacon on the Bay General Sessions

                               8 - 8:15 a.m.         Opening Remarks - Bob Scott, ASIC President

                               

Finding and Fixing Water: Future Resource Challenges

Session Moderator: Steve Hohl

         8:15 - 9:30 a.m.         The Great Thirst, Shining the Light on Water - Robert Glennon, Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of Arizona

               

             9:30 - 10 a.m.        Break in Pacific Ballroom

 

                           10 - 10:45 a.m.        Focus on Filtration - Fred Ahnert, Yardney

Water Management Systems

                     10:45 - 11:30 a.m.        Reverse Osmosis Technologies: The FYI on RO - John Murtaugh, ITT

Water Equipment Technologies/Flowtronex

                   

   11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.        Annual State of the Society Luncheon

 

Industry Initiatives: The Business of Water and Irrigation Development

Session Moderator: Ivy Munion

1 - 1:30 p.m.       ASLA Sustainable Sites Initiative Update - Jon Mueller, President-Elect ASLA

1:30 - 2 p.m.       Irrigation Association Update - Stephen Smith, IA Immediate Past President

2 - 3 p.m.       Trick or Treatment: Recycled Water in the Golf Industry - Dr. Ali Harivandi, University of California

                               

                                3 - 3:30 p.m.       Break in Pacific Ballroom

                               

3:30 - 4:15 p.m.         Tapping Hidden Water Resources - Keil Albert, Geoconsultants, Inc.

              4:15 - 5 p.m.         Ag to Urban Interface - Stephen Smith,

Aqua Engineering

         

             6:30 - 10 p.m.        National Honor Awards Banquet - Monterey Beach Party (casual/resort attire - shuttle buses outside hotel lobby begin at 6:15 p.m.)

                               

Mon, April 26                7 a.m.         Registration Desk Opens

                                    7 - 8 a.m.          Coffee and Light Breakfast with Exhibitors

                                                                Chapter Relations Session

                                          8 a.m.          Beacon on the Bay General Sessions

                                                                               

Our  Watershed Moment

Session Moderator: Bob Scott

8 - 9:30 a.m.        Shining the Light on ASIC's Future: ASIC's New Strategic Plan - Ken Mirvis, The Writing Company

                            9:30 - 10 a.m.         CIT Update - David Zoldoske, Director, Center

for Irrigation Technology

         

         10 - 10:30 a.m.          Break in Pacific Ballroom

                               

10:30 - 11 a.m.         Dressing-Up Golf: Trends, Efficiencies, Amenity Improvements - Pat Gross, Director South Region, USGA

11 - 11:45 a.m.         Balancing Act: Managing a Finite Resource - Stephanie Pintar, Monterey Water Management District

                               

                  11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.         Luncheon

 

Advancing the Water Mission

Session Moderator: Steve Sisler

1 - 1:45 p.m.          Resisting Stress with Technology: Water Conservation for Sportsturf - Brian Horgan, University of Minnesota

1:45 - 2:15 p.m.           Panel Discussion: Future Roles of the Irrigation Consultant - Pat Gross, Brian Horgan, Stephanie Pintar, Dr. Ali Harivandi; Moderated by Jeff Bruce

                               

                     2:15 - 2:45 p.m.            Break in Pacific Ballroom

                               

2:45 - 3:30 p.m.            Golf without Water: Building Programs to Reward Efficient Water Use - Mike McCullough, Northern California Golf Association

3:30 - 4 p.m.            How to Get Paid: Collecting Receivables Sooner - Wayne Owens, financial consultant

4 - 4:45 p.m.            Assessing ASIC Objectives and Tactics - Ken Mirvis, The Writing Company

                     4:45 - 4:50 p.m.            Exhibit Hall Attendance Prizes - A Little Texas

Hold 'em

                           4:50 - 5 p.m.            Closing Remarks - Jeff Bruce, Incoming ASIC

President