University of Georgia Athletic
Director Vince Dooley
will speak at the Georgia Turfgrass Annual Conference and
Trade Show Dec. 9 at the Cobb
Galleria Centre in Atlanta.

Dooley will tell how the UGA Sanford
Stadium football
field was transformed into an Olympic soccer field and then
back into the same football
field. He will talk at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, the second day
of the Dec. 8-10 event.

The program is designed for anyone who wants to know more
about managing turf, from
golf course superintendents to homeowners. It has been
called “The Greatest Show on
Turf.”

The big event will have information on many turf care
problems. Visitors can learn
through intensive workshops, educational sessions,
symposiums and the trade show.

UGA researchers will tell about new turf cultivars,
advanced weed management and
landscaping and building around trees. They’ll offer
sessions on beginning and advanced
turf management, irrigation and water management.

UGA and four others – the Georgia Turfgrass Association,
Georgia Golf Course
Superintendents, Georgia Sod Producers and the Metro Atlanta
Landscape and Turf
Association – sponsor the event.

It all starts Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 a.m. The first
workshops will be Tuesday from 8
a.m. until 5 p.m. The trade show will open at noon Tuesday.
It will also be open from noon
to 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Educational sessions will be at 8-11 a.m. and 2-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 8. Thursday
will see symposiums from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and workshops
from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

You may attend the whole three days or just the days you
prefer. For example, you can
sign up for Tuesday all day, Tuesday morning only or Tuesday
afternoon only. The fees will
be adjusted accordingly.

Fees range from $40 to $125 for workshops and include
instruction, lunch, notebook and
trade show admission. For a brochure, directions or more
about fees, call (770) 975-4123.