PRESENTATIONS

Lectures, seminars, talks, workshops, presentations ....

For over 16 years, I have enjoyed taking part in both formal lecturing and informal seminars, talks & workshops held for greenkeepers, groundspersons and other members of the amenity turf industry. 

I have presented papers at International Conferences, given talks at International seminars, taken part in a wide range of training programmes including NVQ Level 2, greenkeeper training programmes, general turf maintenance training programmes & 'cutting edge' training programmes and presented informal seminars on turf diseases.  I have also enjoyed informal presentations to the technical staff of companies working within the amenity sector, helping to keep them up to date with disease development on cool season grasses.

I have included below a summary list of some of my recent presentations: 

• European Lady Greenkeeper Conference Helsinki, Finland December 2006

• Slovenian Greenkeepers Association Conference Bled, Slovenia November 2006

• Changes in Turfgrass Disease Problems BIGGA East Coast Section Seminar November 2006

• Turfgrass Disease Update BIGGA South Wales Section Seminar March 2006

• PJA Agronomy Seminar Textbook Descriptions vs Real Diseases, March 2006

• The Increasing Pressures of Disease and how to deal with them BIGGA South Coast Section Seminar, March 2006

• TurfCare Solutions Seminar Disease Control and Prevention, May 2005 

• Turfgrass Disease Management FEGGA Raodshow, March 2005, Milan

• IPM Workshop BIGGA regional course, April 2004

• Soils/Sands and Disease IOG Annual Conference, Malahide, Ireland April 2004

• Disease Management FEGGA Roadshow,  Summer Season Management, February 2004

• Will Future Legislation Ban Pest Control? National Education Conference - Continue to Learn, January 2004

• Are Turf Diseases Changing with the Times. GCSAI Turfgrass Management and Maintenance Conference, March 2003

• Turf Pests and Diseases - What's new? GCSAI Turfgrass Management and Maintenance Conference, March 2003

• New and Changing Fungal Diseases of Turfgrass. BIGGA South Coast Section Seminar, February 2003

• Cultural Practice & Environmental Effects on Turfgrass Diseases. Turf Talk, Winter (December) 2002

• The Emergence of New Diseases.  National Turfgrass Foundation Annual Conference, November 2002

• Leaf Spot Diseases of Sports Fields.  National Turfgrass Foundation Annual Conference, November 2002

• Current Disease and Pest Problems.  BIGGA Northern Ireland Biennial Seminar, November 2002

• Turfgrass Diseases.  Winchester Branch IOG, October 2002

• Turf Diseases - The Present & the Future.  Barenbrug Turf Conference, Co. Armagh, NI, February 2002

• Turfgrass Diseases & Their Control.  Greenkeeping Masterclass, The National Golf Centre, Woodhall Spa, January 2002

• The effects of climate change on turfgrass diseases.  December 2000

• Diseases, IPM and alternative pest control options.  Committed to Green Foundation: Technical Working Meeting, April 2000

• Integrated Pest Management.  National Education Conference - The Learning Experience, January 2000

• Weed control in managed amenity turf: an overview.  BCPC 36^th Annual Review of Weed Control, October 1999

• New diseases and pests of cool-season turf.  Barenbrug UK Ltd Open Day, July 1999

• Microbiology of turfgrass systems: Localised dry patch.  Myerscough Turf Conference, April 1999

• Micro-organisms - for better or worse.  EGU Greenkeepers Seminar, December 1998 & February 1999

• Turfgrass diseases - are they changing with the times?  STRI Technical Conference - Turfgrass Breeding & Education, April 1998

• Turfgrass disease control without pesticides.  National Education Conference - The Learning Experience, January 1998

• Sports turf diseases.  IOG Seminar, October 1997

I would be pleased to discuss the possibility of taking part in future events or training programmes.  Please give me a call.