2023 GCSSA Conference and Tradeshow

BY SHANE CONROY AND GCSAA STAFF

2023 GCSAA

CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOW

Shane Conroy

October is always a welcomed month on the calendar. After another tough year – Mother Nature, rounds, labor – all the credit to you and your team for getting to this point. Golf doesn’t exist without your hard work, dedication, and commitment, and soon the snow mold app will be down, and the irrigation system will be put to bed. As you begin your focus on the 2023 season, I hope you will include the 2023 GCSAA Conference and Tradeshow (CTS) in your plans. There are a lot of changes in store from previous shows which will only enhance your experience in Orlando.

Beginning with Monday each day of the event encompasses its own theme. Kicking off the event, Monday’s theme is Champions on the Course. With three different ways to earn education points on the day, there is something for everyone. Whether it’s seminars and power hours, specific topic tracks or the ever-popular facility learning tours – of which, eight will take place on Monday – it’s your choice on how you’ll want to earn and learn. To wrap things up Monday evening, a reception at Aquatica Beach is set for you to enjoy time with friends and colleagues.

Looking ahead, and building off Monday’s education, Tuesday’s Immersive Education theme offers additional opportunities for you and your team to earn education points and bring real solutions back to your facility. Along with the fourteen educational tracks, there are additional seminar and power hours, along with six facility learning tours. Cap off Tuesday with exhibitor events and spend time with your friends and the industry partners who provide the products and services that keep your facility running. Wednesday: Discovering Innovation. Where else can you start your day off with a Sunrise Celebration and see the latest innovations in the industry? The 2023 tradeshow floor will allow you to: • Discover the solutions you are looking for from the hundreds of exhibitors who will be in Orlando • Make the connections with industry partners for the products and services you need • Save money with show-only specials to stretch your budget • Visit the BMP Resource Center for info and vendors offerings sustainable solutions • Enjoy education and prodcut launches on the spectacular grass stage

Thursday: It’s all about celebrating you. The show floor turns interactive. Test it! Spray it! Grind it! Drive it! Cut it! Win it! during Super Thursday at the trade show. • Demo exhibitors’ products and services • Learn grinder best practices presented by SIP grinders • Test your skills with competitions like cup cutting, blade changing, mower obstacle course and more • Improve your ‘app’titude with app education presented to Connected Clubs • Win big with giveaways of products and other prizes throughout a fun-filled afternoon to wrap up the week!

And as always, don’t forget to about the special events including: • HEALTH IN ACTION 5K to benefit the GCSAA

Foundation. • SILENT AUCTION great deals for a good cause. • GCSAA Annual Meeting, be there Thursday morning.