ETS CONFERENCE 2024
„Looking beyond - changes and innovations in turfgrass management“
23rd-25th SEPTEMBER 2024 FRANKFURT/MAIN, GERMANY
23rd-25th SEPTEMBER 2024 FRANKFURT/MAIN, GERMANY
Dear Turf Friends,
with great enthusiasm, we are pleased to announce the 8th European Turf Grass Society Conference, “Looking beyond - changes and innovations in turfgrass management”, which will take place in Frankfurt City/Main from September 23rd to 25th of this year. In a new hybrid format, combining scientific presentations, interactive panel discussions and field tours, this ETS event represents a unique opportunity to bring together experts and enthusiasts from academia ,turfgrass industry and practitioners, allowing them to share experiences and scientific findings and discuss prospects.
There will also be a scientific poster section and a competition in different categories for presenting research results with awards for the best posters.
Detailed information including registration, program and sponsorship packages for companies are available on:
Direct contact to the ETS office: etsoffice@turfgrasssociety.eu
We are looking forward to welcome you in Frankfurt for a stimulating and fruitful experience.
Kind regards
Stefano Macolino
ETS President, on behalf of the entire ETS board
Program 8th ETS Conference
Welcome to this Hybrid Event connecting Research & Field Day!
- SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER
- MONDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER
- TUESDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER
- WEDNESDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER
Arrival
Individual Arrival Leonardo Royal Hotel ,Frankfurt
Hotel Check in etc.
- 15 km from Airport Frankfurt
- Near down town Frankfurt Sachsenhausen
8:30-9:00
Welcome / Opening
ETS President and Frankfurt City delegate (N.N.)
Prof. Stefano Macolino, University of Padua
09:00-9:30
Seminar 1 Key note speaker
Looking beyond: Ecosystem and climate benefits of turf
Dr. Cristina Sudiro & Dr. Adriano Altissimo; LandLab Turf Research Institute; Italy
9:30-10:00
Seminar 2 Key note speaker
Looking beyond (under): Plant - Rhizosphere Interactions
Dr. Stan Kostka, Dr. Mike Fidanza , Penn State University, US
10:00-10:30
Coffe Break - Visit Poster Show
10:30-11:30
Where are we going? Looking beyond!
Focus of Turf Research in Europe
Representatives of Universities, Academies, Institutes
Dr. Diego Gomez de Barreda Ferraz:
Warm season turfgrass species behaviour in the mild winters of the Mediterranean area
Dr. Simone Magni:
Autonomous mowers: a turning point in commercial and professional turf mowing
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Prämaßing
Effects of UV-C Radiation and Suståne Slow-Release Fertilzer on Dollar Spot Infestation on Golf Greens
Anne Friederike Borchert
Turfgrass quality with robotic mowing on fairways
NIBIO Norway
11:30-12:30
Interactive Panel Discussion
How are we facing the challenges of the future?
Moderation: MSc. Marcela Muñoz
Moderated Round tables – Interaction with auditorium
The round tables will consists of prominent turf experts e.g. Sebastian Breuing, Head Groundsman German Football League, Prof. Dr. Bernd Leinauer, New Mexico State University, Daniel Lightfoot MBA, Director Sustainability R&A St. Andrews Scotland, HGK Daniel Lüttger Superintendent Golf Course Sant Leon Rot, Germany, Dr. Christian Spring, Principal Scientist STRI, UK and others.
12:30-14:00
Lunch - Visit Poster Show
14:00-15:00
Main Sponsors Presentations
R&D /News: Short presentations from Turf Industry
Chairman: Dr. Claudia Bertoldi, Turf Europe Institute, Italy
15:00-16:00
Practitioners- Industry panel discussion
Building a Bridge -Science to Practice
Moderation: Prof. Martin Thieme-Hack,
University Osnabrück, Germany
16:00-16:30
Coffe Break - Visit Poster Show
16:30-17:30
Poster presentation
Short presentations of selected posters
Chairman: Prof. Carlos Guerrero, Algarve University, Portugal
17:45-19:00
General Assembly
4 year period closure and new board election
Moderation: ETS President Prof.Stefano Macolino and board
20:00
Dinner at the Hotel and Poster Award
Short speach from ETS board to winners
Prof. Marco Schiavon, University of Florida, ETS board member
08:00
Departure Bus at Hotel to Station 1
Field Day Tour with 4 excursions.
Moderation and "Tour Guide" through the day: Dr. Fritz Lord
8:30-9:30
Deutsche Bank Park Arena UEFA Football Stadium;
Experiences EM 2024;
Tour with Head Groundsman Sebastian Madl and Greenkeeping team
09:45
Departure to Station 2
10:00-12:00
Headquarter German Football League DFB
Welcome by DFB Sports Chief; DFB Campus tour with DFB Head Groundsman Sebastian Breuing
12:15
Departure to Station 3
13:00-15:30
Field Lunch &Turf Farm visit
Büchner Turf Farm; Turf production of sports turf, home lawns, landscape. Guided farm tour with Thomas Büchner;
Looking beyond: Requirements and breeding responses - developments in turf varieties
15:45
Departure to Station 4
16:30-18:30
Golf Club St. Leon Rot; Dave Thomas Course
Looking beyond: Digital Turf Stress Monitoring via satellite. Cooperative USGA project.
Guided tour Member Leading Golf Clubs of Germany and discussion with St.Leon Rot Superintendent Daniel Lüttger, Prof. Bernd Leinauer and Erik Kaiser, Karuna Technology
19:00-21:00
Dinner at the Golf Course
Social Dinner - Networking, Exchange of the impressions of the day - Relaxe - Enjoying…
ca. 21:30
Departure to Hotel in Frankfurt
Arrival Hotel Frankfurt ca. 22:30
until 11.00 am
Individual departure
Hotel Check out till 11:00
or Participation post conference event
(Please remember to book an extra night at the hotel)
post conference event "Kloster Eberbach"
Extra costs (50,00 - 70,00 €); depending on amount of participants.
09.00 am
Departure Hotel to famous monastery Kloster Eberbach, Eltville
(filming location of “The Name of the Rose” with Sean Connery)
10:00 -12:00 am
Guided monastery tour Kloster Eberbach and
wine tasting in historical wine cellar.
Afterwards free time / monastery garden walks
13:00 -14:00 am
Lunch in historical monastery restaurant
(Individual dishes, self payment)
Afterwards departure to Hotel