7.30–8.15 am

Registration and Breakfast

A hearty hot breakfast! Egg and bacon

muffins/roles.

8.15–8.25 am

Nathan Tovey

President, STA Vic

Welcome

8.25–9.00 am

Matthew Young

Sportsground Supervisor

City of Kingston

Introduction to facility and inspection of

complex.

9.00–9.30 am

Peter Mercer &

Shane Parton

General Manager and Sports Sales

Representative, Abel Sports

“Preferred Supplier” to AFC Asian Cup &

“Official Supplier to FFV”.

A demonstration of key features of Abel

Sports goal equipment.

9.30–10.00 am

Tim Frampton

Chief Operating Officer,

Football Federation Victoria

Tim is a member of the Executive Leadership

Team of FFV.

Overview of the growth of soccer in Australia

and Victoria.

10.00–10.40 am

Morning Tea

More goodies! Muffins and buns.

10.40–11.10 am

Dr Marke Jennings-Temple

Sports Turf Research Institute,

Snr Consultant for Asia Pacific

STRI is the world's leading consultancy for

design, research and management of

natural and artificial sports turf surfaces.

Delivering a World Class soccer experience:

challenges and expectations?

11.10–11.40 am

Past or present FFV player

To be confirmed

A valuable overview of players’ expectations of

soccer pitch conditions.

11.40–12.15 pm

Justin Lang

Sports field Co-ordinator,

Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust

2014 FIFA World cup in Brazil – an Aussie

Turfie’s experience!