FEGGA Conference

Prague 16-19 February 2012

FEGGA Conference
Prague 16-19 February 2012

Thursday 16th February 2012

Optional walking tour of Prague city – Tour will include lunch and will start at 13.00hrs.

19.30: Evening – Opening reception event at the InterContinental Hotel

Short presentations by
• Hotel Manager of the Intercontinental
• Chairman of the Czech Greenkeeper/Golf Association
• Stig Persson – Chairman of FEGGA

Friday 17th February 2012

Conference day to be held at the Brevnov monastery http://www.brevnov.cz/CS/pronajmy

Coach departs hotel at: 08.30

09.15 – 09.30: Stig Persson to open the Conference
09.30 – 10.15: Presentation by Czech Greenkeepers and Golf Association
10.15 – 11.00: R&A Presentation – Steve Isaac
11.00 –11.30: Refreshment break
11.30 – 12.30: GEO Update Presentation
12.30 – 13.10: Czech Environmental Focus
Frantisek Jaskula Director of Environmently Protected Beskydy
13.10 – 14.30: Lunch
14.30 – 15.00: Association Spotlight Presentations

15.00 – 16.30: Presentations followed by a Panel Discussion – Conference Patrons and other partners to be part of this session

This session will be chaired by Jerry Kilby (CEO Club managers Association of Europe)

(Session will include a 30 minute refreshment break)

Subjects:
• Recession Management
• Managing in the Future
• Environmental Concerns – What are the challenges for organisations and how they manage them
• New Concepts within Sportsturf renovation
• Other subjects to be added

17.00 – 18.00: Patron Meeting (to be held at the Brevnov monastery)

19.30 Evening dinner event – to be held at the PIVNICE U RUDOLFIN
Sponsored by:

Saturday 18th February 2012

Education Workshop:

09.00 – 09.15: Introduction to education (EGEU)
09.15 – 10.00: What education is out there now and what are the current levels
(Produce a survey (FEGGA and EGEU)
10.00 – 12.00: Presenting the Green-e project
(Will include a 30 minute refreshment break half way through this session)
• Introduction – including short video
• Presentation by Lithuania (Pilot project experiences)
• Presentation by Czech Republic (Train the Trainers)
• Final evaluation
• Questions
12.00 – 12.30: Creating and developing an Educational programme (EGEU)
12.30 – 13.00: Czech Republic model
13.00 – 14.00: Lunch
14.00 – 14.30: Association Spotlight Presentations
14.30 – 14.50: A short Focus on CMAE education
14.50 – 15.10: CPD and linking it to Association Membership – BIGGA to introduce
15.10 – 17.00: Group work – focusing on the above subjects
(Will include a 30 minute refreshment break half way through this session)
17.00 – 17.30: Final summary and close of Conference

17.30: FEGGA AGM

Evening Dinner event To be held at the Namarjance www.namarjance.cz

Sunday 19th February 2012 – Departure Day