Summer Meeting

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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GCBAA Sponsorship Opportunities

The GCBAA will have a number of sponsorship opportunities for the upcoming Summer Meeting to maximize the exposure for you and your company while supporting the meeting and activities. All sponsor packages include recognition on the GCBAA website, along with additional visibility throughout the event and post show publications.

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Schedule of Events

All times are Pacific Time Zone.

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Board of Directors Meeting - John Steinbeck Boardroom

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Guest Check-in/Name Badge Pickup- Fairway Foyer

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Opening Reception- Plaza (Resort Dress - Tie Optional)

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Dinner - Cypress Ballroom (Resort Dress - Tie Optional)

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM - Breakfast- Dolphins Ballroom (Resort Casual)

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM - Member Benefit Expo- Dolphins Ballroom (Resort Casual)

Education in Cypress Ballroom (Resort Dress - Casual)

8:30 AM - Exploring the Digital Fairway – demystifying the smart golf course presented by Matthew Bertram with Future Point of View - Sponsored by Syngenta

In a thought-provoking and inspiring presentation, Matthew shares practical insight into the digital transformation and its formidable impact on golf course building and management. He provides many practical examples of a broad range of technologies in smart golf courses, including data, automation, smart devices, drones, and robotics. You will gain deep insight into today’s cutting-edge technologies as well as understand innovations just around the corner. Throughout the presentation, Matthew uses engaging and humorous anecdotes from his work as an emerging technology leader, CTO, and consultant to provide practical illustrations for integrating AI into your golf course operations.

9:30 AM - Selecting and Recruiting Personnel presented by Julius Rhodes with MPR Group

10:30 AM - Break with Member Expo - Dolphins Ballroom

11:00 AM - Hunter Pates - United States Environmental Protection Agency

11:30 AM - Allied Association Updates - ASGCA, GCSAA, et al.

12:00 PM - Lunch (Cypress Ballroom) and feel free to visit the Member Expo (Dolphins Ballroom)

1:00 PM - Local Flavor - Point Sur Naval Base & Lighthouse presented by Carol O'Neil

1:45 PM - The Power of Leadership in Building Great Company Cultures presented by Kelly Merbler, Principal, The Kelly Merbler Company

2:45 PM - Leading Out presented by GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans

We all face unexpected challenges that feel like an uphill climb. GCSAA Chief Executive Officer Rhett Evans will share lessons he learned while successfully summitting the highest peak on earth, Mount Everest. Learn how these same principles of teamwork, adaptation and resilience can help you overcome difficulties you may encounter and lead to greater personal and professional growth

3:30 PM - How Recent Changes in Employment Law Affect GCBAA Members presented by Andrew Myers, P.C.

4:30 PM - Member Benefit Expo - Dolphins Ballroom (Resort Casual)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Reception- Central Plaza (Resort Casual)

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Dress Code: Golf Attire

8:30 - Begin boarding Shutle Buses at Monterey Bay Plaza Hotel & Spa

8:45 AM - Shuttle Buses depart Monterey Bay Plaza Hotel & Spa to arrive at The Hay

9:15 AM Estimated arrival time

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Short Course Shootout at The Hay

1:00 PM - Awards

1:45 PM - Shuttles depart The Hay to return to the Monterey Bay Plaza Hotel & Spa