Voices from ITRC2022
The 14th International Turfgrass Research Conference, held at Copenhagen University, was a great success. More than 300 participants from 28 countries attended and more than 180 presentations and seminars were held!
Development and Sustainability was the theme of the conference and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in Agenda 2030 acted as the conference programme framework. The programme focused on: increased sustainability by a multidisciplinary approach; science in action by ready-to-use research; and mobilising forces from academia to industry. Check out the conference website for more information https://itrc2022.org/
Voices from the conference - short video interviews
Maria Strandberg, Director at STERF, about her expectations on ITRC2022, new perspective, new knowledge and multifunctional golf courses (Swedish):
https://delivery.youplay.se/r/0CEAC
Paul Gibson, responsible at Leicester FC King Power Stadium and the football clubs training facilities, about data driven grass development and STA: Sports Turf Academy (English): https://delivery.youplay.se/r/BA0B3
Gunnar Håkansson, General Secretary at the Swedish Golf Federation, about the need of a world congress like ITRC and an increasing research understanding world wide - especially between Sweden and USA (Swedish): https://delivery.youplay.se/r/93310
Michael Bekken, Wisconsin University, about how golf courses can become carbon neutral - and even carbon positive (English):
https://delivery.youplay.se/r/A6D68
Wendell J. Hutchens, Viginia Tech, about how to work proactive to reduce the problem with Dollarspot (English):
https://delivery.youplay.se/r/BB007
Thomas Pihl, Course Manager at Furesö Golfklub outside Copenhagen, about serving a whole dinner consisting raw materials only from the golf course (Danish): https://delivery.youplay.se/r/3EFC3
Anne Mette Dahl Jensen, CEO at DFL Seeds & Science, Denmark, about R&D on grass and the challenges for the golf courses because of the climate changes (English): https://delivery.youplay.se/r/6A7DF
Maria Viking, Husqvarna Forest & Garden, about the environmental benefit and development of auto movers for professional use - as golf courses (English): https://delivery.youplay.se/r/B3158
Alicia Moulin, Sustainability Manager at Swiss Golf, about the rapid development within sustainability at Swiss golf corses - with focus on GEO (English):
https://delivery.youplay.se/r/B0C95
About STERF
STERF is a research foundation that supports existing and future R&D efforts and delivers ‘ready-to-use research results’ that benefit the Nordic golf sector. STERF was set up in 2006 by the golf federations in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Nordic Greenkeepers’ Associations.
