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Innovations in Irrigation

Agriculture Sessions | Turf/Landscape Sessions | Water Management Sessions

The Innovations in Irrigation conference is included in your full registration to the Irrigation Show and open to all exhibitors.

Turf/Landscape Sessions  
       
Wednesday, Dec. 2      
9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.   IA Smart Water Application Technologies Scores & Water Conservation Potential
Michael D. Dukes, University of Florida		  
9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.   Maximizing Effective Agronomics in Landscapes With Soil Moisture Sensors
Jon Peters, Baseline LLC		  
10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.   Smart Irrigation: Understanding Site Conditions & Customer Perspectives
Loc P. Truong, WaterOptimizer		  
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.   Evaluating Sensor Based Residential Irrigation Water Application in Florida
Michael D. Dukes, University of Florida		  
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.   Uniformity Improvements From Multi-Stream Rotational Spray Heads
Kent A. Sovocool, Southern Nevada Water Authority		  
2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.   LEED: It's Not Just Two Irrigation Points!
Brian Vinchesi, Irrigation Consulting, Inc. 		 
2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.   Locating Field Wiring Faults in Two-Wire Systems
Tony Ware, Underhill International Corp		  
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.   Break  
3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.   Lessons Learned from the Introductory Landscape & Irrigator Training
Mark Peterson, San Antonio Water System 		 
3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Conservation Design: Pipe Sizing with Low Flow Nozzles
Patrick Crais, Blue Watchdog Systems 		 
4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.   Backflow Prevention & Irrigation Systems
Bruce Rathburn, San Antonio Water System		  
       
Thursday, Dec. 3      
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.   Water Reduction 101
Michael L. Carr, Portland Parks & Recreation		  
3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.   Review of IA's New Landscape Auditing Guidelines
Brian Vinchesi, Irrigation Consulting, Inc. 		 
3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Evaluating Uniformity Measurements From Landscape Irrigation Auditing
Charles Swanson, Texas AgriLIFE Extension Service		  
4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.   Impact of Subsurface Drip Irrigation & Shade on Soil Moisture Uniformity in Residential Turf
Douglas L. Kieffer, Spectrum Technologies		  
4:20 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.   Break  
4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.   Ragle Park Water Conservation Program
Peg Aguilar, Sites Southwest		  
5:00 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.   Evaluating Irrigation Smart Controllers for Salinity Control
Ram Dhan S. Khalsa, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation		  
5:20 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.   Sustainable Landscape Design Strategies for Maximizing Rainwater Use & Irrigation Efficiency
T. Barnabas Kane, Landscape Architect		  
5:40 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.   Crop Coefficients for Drip-Irrigated Xeriscapes & Urban Vegetable Gardens
Daniel Smeal, New Mexico State University