Hawks Field at Haymarket Park
 
 
 
Announcements
 Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Start planning now for STMA's 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition
Jan. 13-17, 2009 in San José, CA

The 2009 Conference & Exhibition will be held at the San José McEnery Convention Center and the host hotels are the San José Marriott and the Hilton San José. STMA has been able to get great room rates in San José! $159 per night at the Hilton San José and $169 per night at the San José Marriott. Both rates are for standard rooms and are for single or double occupancy.

Contact us if you are interested in, or have questions about, exhibiting at STMA's 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition in 2009!

 STMA's August 2008 Electronic Newsletter
News You Can Use
Deadline Reminder
Leadership Expert at STMA Conference
Dues Proration
Don't Forget FOY
Two New Resources
Solid Report
Big Brand Merchandise

The 2-Minute Tip for Success
Job Interview Follow-up Do's and Don'ts

Turf Rundown
Water Issues

 Scientific Review on Synthetic Fields
Read about a scientific review of synthetic turf recently released by the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

New York City Turf Report

For information about MRSA and athlete safety, click here.

The Center for Disease Control issued on June 18, an advisory about potential exposure to lead in artificial turf. For more information, click here.

On July 30, the Consumer Products Safety Commission finds that synthetic fields are okay to install and play on for people of all ages. For more information, click here.

You may also find helpful research that is being conducted about synthetic fields, by Dr. Andrew McNitt.

We encourage you to continue to educate yourself on the issues using scientific information and to be aware of possible media sensationalism and bias.

 STMA PCI to be Piloted for Remainder of 2008
STMA has developed the STMA PCI Pilot as a tool for STMA member sports turf managers to use to in assessing the current playing conditions of an athletic field at a given point in time. For the remainder of 2008, STMA is asking members to use the STMA PCI Pilot and provide STMA with feedback so that we may develop a useful and comprehensive tool for the sports turf manager. The STMA PCI Pilot is only available to National STMA members and can be found on a new page in the Members Only section of STMA.org. STMA Members click here to login.

If you are not a member of STMA, please click here to join and gain access to this exciting new resource.