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GCSAA Resources Guiding Your Career

GCSAA Resources Guiding Your Career. Steve Randall GCSAA Sr. Manager Chapter Outreach. Today ’ s Objectives. Knowing GCSAA’s Mission and Vision Understand What GCSAA Is Doing To Advance Member’s Careers How can GCSAA Better Serve You? Get answers to your questions about GCSAA.

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GCSAA Resources Guiding Your Career

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  1. GCSAA ResourcesGuiding Your Career Steve Randall GCSAA Sr. Manager Chapter Outreach

  2. Today’s Objectives • Knowing GCSAA’s Mission and Vision • Understand What GCSAA Is Doing To Advance Member’s Careers • How can GCSAA Better Serve You? • Get answers to your questions about GCSAA

  3. 20,000 + members in 72 countries 100 staff 10,000 registrants in education programs overall 25,737 attendees, over 8,000 seminar seats were sold; 965 exhibitors, 300,900 sq. ft. of exhibit space at GIS at Orlando in 2008 100 chapters 66 student chapters 1,920 certified members ~250 members serving on committees/task groups 12,297 member superintendents registered on website (representing 86.2% of registered website users) Our Profile

  4. GCSAA is dedicated to servings its members, advancing their profession and enhancing the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of golf. GCSAA Mission – Who We Are

  5. GCSAA members will be consistently recognized as: Key to the enjoyment of the game Crucial to the economic success of the facility Clear authorities regarding issues related to golf course management Professionals belonging to an inclusive organization that embraces a diversity of ideas and people. GCSAA’s VisionWho we aspire to be

  6. Members will take pride in belonging to GCSAA as the organization that provides them with increased recognition by continually: Expanding its role as a leading golf organizations Working to improve golf’s positive environmental impact Vision

  7. Advocacy Representing the profession Legislative/Regulatory issues Professional Development A major reason why you’re here today! Community A strength of local chapters in addition to GCSAA Areas of Focus – Vital To You!

  8. Compliance Counseling for members on laws and regulations affecting golf facilities Search state specific data bases. Advocacy Legislative Action Center Monitors and tracks – Directly and a grassroots effort Outreach Media/Public Relations Association/Allied Relationships Marketing/Promotion Advocating on behalf of members:Compliance, Advocacy, Outreach

  9. Is it the main reason you are at the GLTE? GCSAA Education – The cornerstone to your success Focus on facility success – future of profession Affordable, accessible, attainable (3a’s) Current, convenient, comprehensive (3c’s) Types of Education Conference Seminars Education Conference/Golf Industry Show E-Learning/Self Study External Education Topics Agronomic Business/Communication/Leadership Professional Development

  10. GCSAA Members support one another, network, build relationships Find answers to issues/problems your addressing Volunteer! (MiGCSA Assistant Committee, other areas of concentration on the MiGCSA Board, allied level) Community

  11. Lets Review specific programs and services that benefit assistants Next Steps GCSAA and Assistants

  12. GCSAA and Assistants • Assistant Superintendent Committee • Tavis Horton, member from MiGCSA • Assistant Superintendent Session – Golf Industry Show • Who from here will be attending? • Continuing Education • Again, various ways to “activate” your membership • How many of you have tapped into the GCSAA web site, and focused on career development? • How many of looked at the professional development resource (PDR) tool? • Gaining credits now will enable a smooth transition to Class A/CGCS status, if desired.

  13. Career Services • Career Coaching • Create Marketing Tools to Grow Your Career! • Use compensation, benefits and operations data for your benefit! • Just call (800) 472-7878! • ERS Job Posting

  14. Something else you should knowOutreach! • $1.3 million budgeted overall in the program. • 415, 30-second commercials; 10-12 live interviews; 2, 3-5 minute segments from the Golf Industry Show. • Course set up features in LPGA events; Weekly feature in Sprint Pre Game Show discussing course conditioning/set up. • Special programming – What’s in the Bag Episode (Golf & the Environment: Managing our Water Resources). • “Environmental” programming and internet microsite (Pilot Fall 2008). • Weekly e-push to Golf Channel newsletter subscribers [600,000] on Thursday of each week. • (Video – If Time)

  15. Very challenging, not top condition 12% 88% Total Best Customers Not as challenging but in very good condition What Our Data Has FoundRelated To Your Profession Forced Choice: Do you generally prefer to play a course that is…

  16. Total Best Customers LESS ABOUT COURSE CHALLENGE & MORE ABOUT CONDITIONING • Golfers were twice as likely to want “better course conditioning” over “better architecture and layout” as an incentive for them to pay 25% more for greens fees!

  17. Delegates meeting held in New Orleans October 24-26 – The city is vibrant! New Orleans! Discover New Orleans (Feb. 2-7) • Culinary Legacy • Rich flavor • unforgettable cuisine • Family Attractions • Audubon Zoo • Aquarium of the Americas • Children’s Museum • Nightlife • Live jazz music • Piano bars • Social Tours • Louisiana swamplands • Plantations • French Quarter

  18. Questions?

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