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 

Gold Sponsorship: $2,000

Silver Sponsorship: $1,000

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 (Adam Thoms, SFMA)

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– Turf Surface Research (Dr. Jon Trappe, UMN) concurrent

3:00pm - 4:00pm: Golf– Golf Course Renovation on a Budget (Zach Varty, Coore/Crenshaw Design) concurrent

3:00 - 4:00pm: Grounds– How do Professionals Make Turf Managment Decisions (Dr. Jon Trappe, UMN)  concurrent

4:00pm– 5:00pm: Golf– Turfgrass Winter Injury and Recovery (Dr. Kevin Frank, MSU) 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: Turfgrass Nutrition (Dr. Kevin Frank, MSU) 

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

9:00am - 10:00am: Leadership TBD

10:00-10:30am: Break (Hotel checkout)

10:30am-11:30am: Brigadier General Gregory S. Bowen