Welcome to the 2026 Oregon SFMA Spring Conference! Join us in person at the Nike World Campus on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 for a day filled with networking and education. Connect with fellow professionals in the sports field management industry, attend informative sessions, and gain valuable insights from industry experts. Hope to see you there!
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*Approved 2 Oregon State Pesticide Recertification Credits
*Approved 2 ORLCB Credits
*Early Registration Fee $75 ($50 for conference and $25 for membership)
(Fee increases to $100 after Friday – February 27th)
*Membership Only – $25
* Attending this meeting will renew your membership with the ORSFMA.
*If you have already renewed membership for 2026 – Please email ORSFMA for registration at discounted rate.
*Questions: Email oregonstma@gmail.com
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Sponsorship Information:
2026 ORSFMA Sponsorship Form
Schedule of Events
7:30 – 8:15 – Check in – Breakfast – Networking
8:15 – 8:30 – Oregon SFMA Introductions & Updates
8:30 – 9:30 – Dr. Chase Straw (Pennsylvania State University)- Application Errors Depending on Experience and Available Equipment. How experience and technology affect application precision. Does it really matter?
9:30 – 9:45 – Break
9:45 – 10:45 – Dr. Chas Schmid (OSU) – PNW Grubs and Their Life Cycles. Update on New Pests. Refresh on what grubs are prevalent in the PNW and how to control them.
10:45 – 11:30 – Abel Guzman (PST) – New Trends in Sports Field Management. New equipment and battery-operated machinery offerings in the industry
11:30 – 12:15 – Lunch (included with registration)
12:15 – 1:30 – Eric Sitton (Nike/CBRE) – Challenges with Ronaldo and Nike Grounds Tour. The upkeep of Ronaldo and keeping users happy. Followed by a quick grounds tour.
1:30 – 2:15 – Dr. Chase Straw (Pennsylvania State University) – Challenges in Maintaining Natural and Synthetic Fields. Biggest difficulties in managing athletic surfaces and ideas on how to work through them.
2:15 – 3:00 – Chase Straw (Pennsylvania State University) – Field Variability Impacts on Athletes. The importance of surface management on Natural and Synthetic for player safety
3:00 – 3:30 ORSFMA Closing Raffle