Sports Turf Manager Association

2010 STMA Election

VOTE!

Please take a moment to review the STMA Slate of Candidates, and cast your vote for your association’s 2010 leaders. Each voting member of STMA will be sent the Slate of Candidates, ballot, proxy and annual meeting agenda via US mail. You need to fill out the proxy only if you are not attending the STMA Annual Meeting in Orlando. The proxy indicates the voting member to whom you have given authority to cast a vote on your behalf during the annual meeting, should any voting take place.

STMA Is Headed Back to Disney for 2010!

STMA's 21st Annual Conference & Exhibition
will be held Jan. 12-16, 2010 in Orlando, Fla.

The 2010 Conference & Exhibition will be held at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort & Convention Center in Lake Buena Vista.

STMA has been able to negotiate great room rates at the Coronado Springs Resort - rooms will be $141 per night plus tax. Click here to make your hotel reservations.

Register on line now.

Download a registration form, fill it out and fax it to STMA.

Click here to see the digital conference brochure.

Contact us if you are interested in, or have questions about, exhibiting at STMA's 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition in 2009! Visit the Exhibitor Resources section of the website for more information.

Extend your stay by adding a family vacation! For advance purchase of specially priced Disney Meeting/Convention Theme Park tickets, click here. These tickets can be purchased up until January 9, 2010.

STMA's November 2009 Electronic Newsletter

News You Can Use
NEW Grant Available to Members
Conference Registration Form Now On-Line
Seminars-on-Wheels Showcase Sports Venues
Take Home Exciting Prizes
Cast Your Vote
Golfers Return to ChampionsGate
Photos Needed!
Webinar Recording Now on Website
Earn CEUs at the National Conference
Renew Your Membership On Line
3 Certification Levels Offered by ASBA

The 2-Minute Tip for Success
The Impact of Rudeness at Work

Turf Rundown
Mulched Maple and Oak Leaves Associated with a Reduction in Common Dandelion Populations in Established Kentucky Bluegrass

Recent News on Synthetic Surfaces

Read about a study from the Athena Institute in Canada on Estimating the Required Global Warming Offsets to Achieve a Carbon Neutral Synthetic Field Turf System Installation.

A new study correlates lower extremity injury risk with football playing surfaces. Read the abstract that was recently presented at the North American Congress on Biomechanics.

For the Penn State report to the Synthetic Turf Council on the Research Project Survival of Staphylococcus aureus on Synthetic Turf, click here. For more information about MRSA and athlete safety, click here.

Last summer, the Center for Disease Control issued an advisory about potential exposure to lead in artificial turf and the Consumer Products Safety Commission finds that synthetic fields are okay to install and play on for people of all ages.

You may also find helpful research that is being conducted about synthetic fields, by Dr. Andrew McNitt.

We encourage you to continue to educate yourself on the issues using scientific information and to be aware of possible media sensationalism and bias.