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SPRING SEMINAR A Textron Company PGA OF ALBERTA SPRING SEMINAR March 5 & 6, 2018 Carriage House Inn Calgary, Alberta The Most Trusted Resource in Golf SPRING SEMINAR MEET THETHE EDUCATIONEDUCATION COMMITTEE Kurtis Foote Dave Henzie Paul Horton Dean Ingalls Garett Jenkinson Woodside GC Nanton GC Heritage Pointe GA Silver Springs G&CC Golf Performance Canada at Elbow Springs Matt Johnson Shawn Lavoie Jeff MacGregor Dale Machesney Paul MacLeod Royal Mayfair GC The Winston GC Inglewood G&CC Glencoe G&CC Golf Performance Canada at Elbow Springs Aaron Pakylak Dean Sklarenko Jeremy Tanner Sean Thompson The Hamptons GC Picture Butte GC Highlands GC Cottonwood G&CC SPRING SEMINAR PROGRAM AT A GLANCE MONDAY, MARCH 5th 8:00 – 9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:00 – 10:30 PGA OF ALBERTA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 10:45 – 12:00 KEVIN LOWE & GARRY MCKENZIE Q&A SESSION (see Bio for topic details) 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (Photo session; PGA Members are strongly encouraged to update professional headshots) 1:00 – 4:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JAMES SIECKMANN (see Bio for topic details) 5:00 – 8:00 Cocktail Party at Schanks Sports Grill South, presented by (Right next to Carriage House Inn – 9627 Macleod Trail, Calgary) TUESDAY, MARCH 6th 8:30 - 9:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:30 – 10:30 BREAKOUT SESSION #1 TRACY MOFFATT (see Bio for topic details) OR TIM KREBS (see Bio for topic details) 10:45 – 12:00 BREAKOUT SESSION #2 TIM KREBS (see Bio for topic details) OR TRACY MOFFATT (See Bio for topic details) 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch RYAN ROBILLARD, Canadian Sales Manager for Super Speed Golf, will present on Coaching Speed in the Modern Golf Swing. 1:00 – 3:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: CAMERON MCCORMICK (see Bio for topic details) SPRING SEMINAR MEET THE SPEAKERS Kevin PGA of Alberta Insight Lowe MEETKevin LoweTHE THE will SPEAKERS be hostingSPEAKERS a Q&A session alongside Garry McKenzie. 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Kevin will be bringing valuable business experience KEVIN LOWE, Vice Chairman – Oilers Entertainment Group from running an NHL franchise as well as insight into the life of a professional athlete. Kevin Lowe is entering his second season as Vice Chair and Alternate Governor of Oilers KEVIN LOWE, Vice Chairman – Oilers Entertainment Group Entertainment Group (OEG). Previously, Lowe served as the Oilers President of Hockey KevinOperations Lowe is entering for seven his seasonssecond season and prio as Vicer to Chaithatr spent and Alternat eight seasone Governors as ofth Oilerse Oilers General EntertainmentManager. 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