Summer Meeting

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Live List of 2024 Summer Meeting Registered Attendees

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.

Thank you to our sponsors of the 2024 Summer Meeting!

We are seeking your support as an auction item donor for the annual auction to benefit the GCBAA Foundation and Sticks for Kids Program. Proceeds from this event are used to further the mission of the GCBAA Foundation to provide youth with the tools and opportunities to explore the game of golf and potential careers related to the golf industry. This event will be held Tuesday, July 25, 2023 during the GCBAA Summer Meeting in Lake Geneva, WI. The GCBAA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity (47-0842041); your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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GCBAA 2024 Summer Meeting - Save the Date!

Schedule of Events

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Hotel Deadline is July 18, 2024

All times are Pacific Time Zone.

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Time TBD - 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

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Dinner & Auction- Cypress Ballroom

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM - Breakfast- Dolphins Ballroom

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM - Member Benefit Expo- Dolphins Ballroom

Education in Cypress Ballroom

8:30 AM - Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology 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 Member Expo (Dolphins Ballroom)

1:00 PM - Local Flavor - Point Sur Naval Base & Lighthouse

1:45 PM - Cracking the Culture Code presented by Kelly Merbler, Principal, The Kelly Merbler Company

2:45 PM - Leading Out - 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

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Reception- Central Plaza

Thursday, August 22, 2024

9:00 AM - Buses Depart Monterey Plaza Hotel

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

1:30 PM - Buses Return to Monterey Plaza Hotel