Program
GENERAL INFORMATION
| 15th ITRC dates | 12-16 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Karuizawa Price Hotel West |
| Organizer/Co-organizer | International Turfgrass Society (ITS) / Japanese Society of Turfgrass Science (JSTS) |
| Anticipated countries and participants | 30 countries and 500 attendees |
Conference Program
| Time | Program (concurrent sessions) | ||||
| July | 12 | Sat. | PM | Opening Ceremony, Keynote speeches, Conference reception | |
| July | 13 | Sun. | All day | Practitioner seminar (more details below), Oral & Poster Research presentations | |
| July | 14 | Mon. | AM | Graduate student presentation contest, Oral & Poster Research presentations | |
| July | 14 | Mon. | PM | Oral & Poster Research presentations | |
| July | 15 | Tue. | All day | Technical tour (1) Saitama area, (2) Nagano area, (3) Family Nagano Sightseeing Tour | |
| July | 16 | Wed. | AM | Zoysiagrass symposium, Oral & Poster Research presentations | |
| July | 16 | Wed. | PM | ITS quadrennial meeting, Graduate Student Contest Awards, Farewell party | |
ITRC2025 Conference Program_250703
ITRC2025 Guideline for Oral Presentation ver.1(15 May 2025)
ITRC2025 Guideline for Poster Presentation ver.1(15 May 2025)
Practitioner seminar
- Date: 13 July 2025 (Translation into Japanese and English will be provided)
- Venue: Karuizawa Price Hotel West
- Target participants: Turf management practitioner (superintendents, green keepers, groundmen, etc.) and academic and industry decision makers.
- Contents: Sponsoring companies will have a chance to introduce their technologies, products, and latest research results to practitioners in turfgrass management. Presentations will be translated to Japanese and English by the ITRC organizers.
Practitioner seminar program ver.5 Update（7/9）
Practitioner seminar abstract (Morning session) Update（7/8）
Practitioner seminar abstract (Afternoon session) Update（7/8）
2025 ITRC Graduate Student Competition Website Information
A Graduate Student Competition will once again take place at the 2025 ITRC. Competitions will be held for oral presentations and entrants will be divided into multiple categories based on their topic of research. The top contestants in each category will receive a complimentary ITS student membership and a modest cash prize. The presenting author of an accepted manuscript must be a graduate student at the time of the 2025 ITRC to be eligible for the competition. To enroll in the Graduate Student Competition, please click ‘I would like to enroll in the graduate student competition’ while registering for the conference on the website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/paper-submission/