ATLANTIC CITY, NJ. — (September 27, 2006) – The PGA of America has approved education points for its members who attend the International Network of Golf Regional Golf Seminar in Atlantic City on October 25 and 26.
A total of four Member Service Requirements will be allotted for each day of the two-day seminar. The Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority serves as the presenting sponsor of the seminar.
"Some of the most important issues in the golf industry will be addressed by some of its most important people at the ING Regional Seminar," said Geoff Surrette, executive director of the Philadelphia Section PGA. "We felt it was important to encourage our members to take an active part by awarding MSR points for each day of the seminar."
Surrette also will serve as one of the panelists on the Regional Golf Summit seminar, the featured panel discussion of the two-day event.
The International Network of Golf is a 16-year-old organization dedicated to education and communication in the golf industry. It is coming back to Atlantic City, after holding an extremely successful inaugural Mid-Atlantic Regional Golf Seminar in Atlantic City last year.
The highlight of each year for the ING is its annual Spring Conference. This year it was held in Pinehurst, North Carolina. As a matter of supporting the efforts of the national conference and addressing local issues, the Regional Golf Seminar in Atlantic City was instituted to bring the same focus on education and communication within the golf industry to the Mid-Atlantic region.
The seminar will bring together some of the top minds in all facets of the golf industry for two days of seminars, panel discussions, exhibitions and networking. Also, an alliance has been struck with the New Jersey Golf Course Owners Association that will result in more than double the amount of people attending the golf conference.
The two days of education and communication will all begin with an 18-hole golf tournament on both courses at Blue Heron Pines, just west of Atlantic City. Part of the purpose of the fall seminar is to test the Atlantic City area as a host site for a national ING Conference.
"Our annual spring conferences have grown to the point where they are regarded as one of the key events on the annual golf business calendar," said Mike Jamison, executive director of the International Network of Golf. "We have an extremely strong membership in the Mid-Atlantic region and I am overjoyed at the fact that last year’s conference was so successful and it has expanded in its base for this year. There are a lot of critical issues in the golf industry and they need to be addressed at the regional level as well as the national level."
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Golf Seminar is open to anyone who wants to learn more about the golf industry, network with some of its leaders or bring their latest ideas to the media.
Reasonably priced packages for the conference have been arranged through Gary Shea at Golf Vacations (877-320-1991). Also, information is available on the website at www.golfvacations.com/ing.
For more information, contact TL Golf Services at 610-279-9220.
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