• Project No. and Title: SERA25 - Turf (IEG-16)
• Dates: 07/11/2018 to 07/13/2018
• Contacts: [adam Dale] [BenWherley]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 07/11/2018 at Fort Lauderdale, FL. :

Admin Advisor: Gary D Lemme (GDL0003@auburn.edu)

Please save the dates of July 11-13 for a joint meeting between SERA and WERA Turf Groups, to be held at the University of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale REC. The tentative meeting agenda is attached.<br /> <br /> Folks are encouraged to arrive on July 11th, but the official meeting will be held on the 12th and 13th. Hosting the meeting at the University of Florida Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center provides a great opportunity to see several ongoing research projects. This year we are also jointly meeting with the western U.S. working group, WERA 10.<br /> <br /> <br /> 2018 SERA IEG 25/ WERA IEG 11 Joint Annual Meeting<br /> July 11-13, 2018<br /> University of Florida- Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center<br /> 3205 College Ave., Davie, FL, 33314<br /> <br /> <br /> Wednesday July 11th <br /> 6-8 pm Informal gathering at local restaurant TBD<br /> <br /> Thursday July 12th<br /> 8:00- 8:15 am Welcome and Meeting Overview………………..Justin Moss, Adam Dale, Gary Lemme, John Davis<br /> 8:15- 9:00 SERA State Reports (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS) <br /> 9:00- 9:45 SERA State Reports (NC, NM, OK, TN, TX, SC, VA)<br /> 9:45- 10:00 Break<br /> 10:00- 10:30 WERA State Reports (AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID) <br /> 10:30- 11:00 WERA State Reports (NE, NM, OR, UT, WA)<br /> 11:00- 12:00 SERA/ WERA Business Meetings (Separate Rooms)….......…………Justin Moss and Paul Johnson<br /> 12:00- 1:00 pm Catered Lunch (Possible Professional Development Speaker)<br /> 1:00-1:45 Discussion Topic: Water Conservation and Drought……………………………………..Moss/Leinauer<br /> 1:45- 2:30 Discussion Topic: Nutrient Management………………………………………………………...…Unruh/TBD<br /> 2:30- 2:45 Break<br /> 2:45-3:30 Discussion Topic: Shade Management……………………………...…………………………Fontanier/ TBD<br /> 3:30-4:15 Discussion Topic: Turfgrass Breeding..…………………………………………………......Kenworthy/ TBD<br /> 4:14-5:00 Discussion Topic: Weed Management…………………………………………………………………TBD/ TBD<br /> 6:00 pm Optional informal gathering at local restaurant TBD<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday July 13th <br /> 8:00 – 9:00 Turfgrass Research Field Tour…………………………………………………Brian Unruh and Jason Kruse<br /> 9:15- 10:00 Discussion Topic: Insect/Nematode Management………………………………………………Dale/ Crow<br /> 10:00- 10:45 Discussion Topic: Turf Diseases……………………………………………...……………………..Harmon/ TBD<br /> 10:45-11:15 Discussion Topic: Urban Turf Removal/ Alternative Landscapes……………………Wherley/ TBD<br /> 11:15-12:00 Multistate project/ proposal development brainstorming discussion…………………………….Park<br /> 12:00-1 pm WERA/SERA Working Lunch Wrap-Up (Separate Rooms)………………………………...…………...TBD<br /> -SERA: 5-year Proposal Development <br /> -WERA: <br />