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Announcements
 Official Advisory from the CDC
The Center for Disease Control issued on June 18, an advisory about potential exposure to lead in artificial turf. For more information, click here.

Recently, many national news outlets reported on the high lead levels found in synthetic fields in New Jersey. If you manage a synthetic field, you no doubt have received questions from your employer and your user groups. We encourage you to continue to educate yourself on the issues. To help you stay current on this issue, listed below are some links to current articles and information on the issue. This information is certainly not all-inclusive, but provides a snapshot of industry news.

Athletic Business
USA Today
Newsday.com
Stateline.org
Legalnewsline.com
Synthetic Turf Council

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

 Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Start planning now for STMA's 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition
Jan. 13-17, 2009 in San José, CA

The 2009 Conference & Exhibition will be held at the San José McEnery Convention Center and the host hotels are the San José Marriott and the Hilton San José. STMA has been able to get great room rates in San José! $159 per night at the Hilton San José and $169 per night at the San José Marriott. Both rates are for standard rooms and are for single or double occupancy.

Contact us if you are interested in, or have questions about, exhibiting at STMA's 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition in 2009!

 STMA PCI to be Piloted for Remainder of 2008
STMA has developed the STMA PCI Pilot as a tool for STMA member sports turf managers to use to in assessing the current playing conditions of an athletic field at a given point in time. For the remainder of 2008, STMA is asking members to use the STMA PCI Pilot and provide STMA with feedback so that we may develop a useful and comprehensive tool for the sports turf manager. The STMA PCI Pilot is only available to National STMA members and can be found on a new page in the Members Only section of STMA.org. STMA Members click here to login.

If you are not a member of STMA, please click here to join and gain access to this exciting new resource.

 STMA's July 2008 Electronic Newsletter
News You Can Use
Regional Educational Event a Success
Membership Directory Coming
Another Reason to Consider...
July is Smart Irrigation Month
STMA Historical Collection Photos

The 2-Minute Tip for Success
Need Ideas on How to Increase Your Continuing Education Budget?

Turf Rundown
Getting Clogs in Your Irrigation System?