Wednesday, 22nd of April, 2009

• 3 p.m.
  Participant and attendee accreditation
• 4 p.m.
  Conference opening session

Part I – Tourism, Territory and Golf

• 4.15 p.m.
  I.1. Tourism Uses and Occupation of Territory. Town-Planning, Spacial and Landscaping Criteria.
  Enrique Bardají Álvarez. Architect and Associated Professor for Town-planning and Arrangement of Territory at the Superior Technical School of Architecture in Madrid.
• 4:45 p.m.
  I.2. A model example of a Golf Course of Touristic Interest in Andalusia. The New Golf Course of the VALDERRAMA Group in Castellar de la Fra.
  Ramón Dávila Guerrero. President of RD Golf Consulting.
  Felipe Ortiz Patiño. President of the VALDERRAMA Group.
• 5:30 p.m.
  Coffee break
• 6:00 p.m.
  I.3. Sustainable Golf Destination Planning
  Gregorio Méndez. Professor for Tourism Planning. Polytechnical University Madrid.

Relator: Isabel Fernández Arderius

Part II – New formulas for Golf Course Management

• 6:45 p.m.
  II.1. New formulas for Golf Course Management.
  Paul Dellanzo. Vice-President of Troon Golf Europe.
• 7:30 p.m.
  End of the day.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Part III – Sustainability of Golf Courses

• 9:30 a.m.
  III.1. GEO Certificate: Tell us your environmental story
  Benjamin Warren. Golf Environment Organization.
• 10:15 a.m.
  III.2 Technological innovations purificating treated water to irrigate golf courses
  Cristina Serracarbasa Barba. Technical Area Manager. Fertilaiser Water Technologies
• 11:00 a.m.
  Coffee break
• 11:30 a.m.
  III.3. Buenas prácticas para el mantenimiento campos golf. Un enfoque Ambiental
  Rafael González-Carrascosa Bassadone
  Head Greenkeeper
  Alicante Golf
• 12:15 p.m.
  III.4. Green Optimization with Nitrogen-irrigation
  Rafael J. López-Bellido Garrido. Titular Professor of Vegetal Production of the University of Córdoba.
  Luís López Bellido. University Professor for Vegetal Production of the University of Córdoba. Dept. for Sciences and agricultural and forest resources.
• 12:50 p.m.
  III.5. Studies for the Optimization of Irrigation and Phytosanitary Treatments on an Experimental Green (Golf Course del Mediterráneo, Castellón). Preliminary results.
  Ignacio Morell Evangelista. University Jaume I of Castellón.
• 1:15 p.m.
  III.6. Benefits of the Application of Mycorrizas on turf
  Serafín Triviño Gómez de las Cortinas. Commercial Director MYCOSYM-TRITON.
• 2:00 p.m.
  Lunch break
• 4:00 p.m.
  III.7. Good Practices in the Use of Recycling Water on Golf Courses.
  Juan Antonio López Ramírez. University of Cádiz.
• 4:45 p.m.
  III.8. Use and profitability of recycling water for the irrigation of golf courses in Southwest-Spain.
  José Antonio Martínez Serna. Dr. Engineer Agronomist. Investigator of IMIDA. Council of Agriculture and Water. Murcia region.
• 5:30 p.m.
  Coffee break
• 6:00 p.m.
  III.9. Golf and Climate change. The Energetic Balance of a Golf Course.
  Santiago García Bonache. Foro 21
  Antonio Campillo Mateo. Técnico del Servicio de Calidad Ambiental. Consejería de Murcia.
• 6:45 p.m.
  III.10. Loch Lomond Golf Club Environmental Plan
  David Cole. Golf Course Superintendent/Estate Manager
• 7:30 p.m.
  End of the day.
  

Relatores: Iñigo Sobrini Sagaseta de Illurdoz y Juan Fuentes

Friday, April 24, 2009

Part IV – Environmental Management of the Golf Courses

• 9:30 a.m.
  IV.1. The link between optimum playing performance and golf course sustainability
  John Lockyer M.Sc. Turfgrass Agronomist & Sports Surface Consultant STRI
• 10:00 a.m.
  IV.2. EU Directives on the environment and their impact on golf.
  Dr. Keith Duff. Advisory Member Golf Course Committee. R&A Rules Ltd.
• 10:30 a.m.
  Coffee break
• 11:00 a.m.
  IV.3. Improved Environmental Practices at the Golf Courses of the Mexican Caribbean.
  Aurelio Ahumada Rivera. GRUPO ECO RED. Cancún, Quintana Roo
• 11:30 a.m.
  IV.4. Environmental aspects to be considered at the design of golf courses.
  Jeremy Slessor. Managing Director. European Golf Design. The design company of the PGA European Tour and IMG
• 12:15 p.m.
  ROUND OF TALKS – TOURISM, GOLF AND ENVIRONMENT
  Moderator: Baltasar Fernández Ávila. Delegate Advisor GDT.
  
  Participants of the round of talks:
  Iñigo Sobrini Sagaseta de Illurdoz.
  President of the Spanish Association for Valuation of Environmental Impact.
  Jose Manuel Recio Espejo.
  Dept. of Applied Ecology of the University of Córdoba.
  Aurelio Ahumada Rivera.
  ECO RED Group. Cancún, Quintana Roo
  Isabel Fernández Arderius
  University School of Tourism. University Rey Juan Carlos I.
  David Gómez Agüera
  Committee Green Section RFEG
  Francisco Amorós
  Patronage of Tourism of the Costa del Sol
  Ramón Dávila Guerrero.
  President of PROMOTUR.

Relator: David Gómez Aguera
Mesa redonda Definiciones de sostenibilidad en el golf: Antonio Cantó