40th Annual Conference and Trade Show

Join us for the 40th Annual NCTGA Conference & Trade Show

February 25th - 27th, 2025 
Holiday Inn Fargo (3803 13th Ave S)
Hotel Blocks reserved under "NCTGA"

Conference Pricing

*Conference pricing includes your 2025 NCTGA membership dues*

Prices reflect a $50 Early Bird Discount! Registrations after February 14th will have a $50 price increase


Conference Attendee Pricing

Individual 3-day + membership: $330

Individual 1-day + membership: $150

Student + membership: $50 

Regular membership only (not attending): $90

First time attendee (last 5 years) + membership: $230



CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Vendor Sponsorship and Registration 

Platinum Sponsorship: $2,500

Gold Sponsorship: $2,000

Silver Sponsorship: $1,000

Bronze Sponsorship: $530

Vendor Attendance Only: $330

Membership only: $90 


CLICK HERE FOR VENDOR REGISTRATION

Schedule of Events


Tuesday - February 25th

8:00am - 3:00pm: Vendor Setup

11:00am - 12:00pm: Registration and Networking

12:00pm - 12:15pm: President’s Message (Cammi Campbell, Minot Park District)

12:15pm - 12:30pm: Sports Field Management   Association update

12:30pm - 1:00pm: GCSAA update (Steve Randall, GCSAA)

1:00pm - 2:00pm: Practical Turfgrass Physiology (Dr. Dominic Petrella, Ohio State) 

2:00pm - 4:00pm: Leadership Training (Liz Carlson, Professional Development)

4:00pm - 7:00pm: Trade Show/Social

 

Wednesday - February 26th

7:00am - 7:30am: Registration and Networking

7:30am - 8:30am: Assessing Your Trajectory (Reed Bohm, Wildflower GC and Sam Bauer, NCTGA)

8:30am - 9:30am: Vendor Seminars

9:30am - 11:30am: Trade Show

11:30am - 12:15pm: Annual Meeting

12:15pm - 1:00pm: Lunch

1:00pm - 2:00pm: Golf– UMN Research Update (Dr. Jon Trappe, UMN) concurrent

1:00pm - 2:00pm: Sports Turf– Synthetic Turfgrass Maintenance (Cody Gustafson, FieldTurf)            concurrent

2:00pm - 3:00pm: Golf– Shade Stress Management(Dr. Dominic Petrella, Ohio State) concurrent

2:00pm - 3:00pm: Sports Turf– Nutritional Programming for Sports (Dr. Jon Trappe, UMN)concurrent

3:00pm - 4:00pm: Golf– TBD concurrent

3:00 - 4:00pm: Grounds– UMN Research Update (Dr. Jon Trappe, UMN)  concurrent

4:00pm– 5:00pm: Golf– TBD concurrent

4:00pm– 5:00pm: Tree Care (Sam Demaris, Fargo Parks) concurrent

5:00pm - 7:00pm: Social/Silent Auction/Raffle

 

Thursday - February 27th

7:00am - 7:30am: Registration and Networking

7:30am - 8:30am: Managing Events at Target Field (Larry Divito, MN Twins) 

8:30am - 9:00am: Bunker Renovation (Tyler Foster, Dakota Winds GC)

9:00am - 11:30am: Leadership TBD


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