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PROGRAM
(Subject to change – Last updated 1/16/26)

Monday

Palm Foyer (outside Palm Ballroom)
4pm – Registration opens

 

Palm Ballroom
4pm – 9pm Exhibit booth set up

 

Key West Terrace 
5:30pm – 7pm Summit Kickoff Cocktail Reception

 

Tuesday

Cypress Room 2
6:30am – 7:30am Devotional 

 

Gazebo Restaurant – Embassy Lobby
7am – 8am Breakfast

 

Palm Foyer
7am – Registration opens

 

Palm Ballroom

8am – Welcome & Opening Remarks – SLMP President Sean Fleming

 

8:10am – Tuesday Keynote – Bob Lusk

 

9:15am –Diamond & Platinum Sponsor Spotlight

 

9:30am –  Morning Networking Break

 

10:10am – Session 1 – TABLE GROUPS – HR/People Management

 

11:30am – Gold Sponsor Sponsor Spotlight

 

12:00pm – Lunch (provided)

 

Palm Ballroom
1:30pm – Session 2 – TABLE GROUPS – New Technologies in our Industry

2:45pm – Afternoon Networking Break

 

3:15pm – Session 3 – Student Presentations

 

3:45pm – Session 4 – Panel Discussion – Vegetation & Algae Control Strategies 

 

5pm –Evening Reception with Vendor BINGO Mixer w/ cocktails and appetizers

6:30pm – Evening on your own – Load shuttle buses to Disney Springs!

 

 

Wednesday

Cypress Room 2
6:30am – 7:30am Devotional 

 

Gazebo Restaurant – Embassy Lobby
7am – 8am Breakfast

 

Palm Foyer
7am – Registration open

 

Palm Ballroom

8am – Morning Announcements – SLMP President Sean Fleming

 

8:10am – Session 5 – Panel Discussion – Fisheries

 

9:30am – Morning Networking Break

 

10:15am – Session 6 – TABLE GROUPS – Everyone in your Company is a Salesperson!

 

11:30am – Lunch (provided)

 

1pm – Session 7 Breakouts

 

Palm Ballroom
1pm – Session 7A  (Owners & Managers) TABLE GROUPS – Marketing in a Crowded Marketplace

 

Cypress Rooms 3, 4, 5
1pm – Session 7B –  (All Other Attendees) – Room Rotations: 1) Pond Construction; 2)Habitat Planning & Placement; 3) Electrofishing Best Practices & Data Interpretation

 

Palm Ballroom

2:15pm – Afternoon Networking Break

 

Palm Ballroom
2:45pm – Session 8A –(Owners & Managers) TABLE GROUPS – Employee Compensation & Benefits
Session 8B – Employee Retention – How do you keep your best people?

Cypress Rooms 3,4,5
2:45pm – Session 8C –  (All Other Attendees) – Room Rotations 1) Measuring Water Quality; 2) In-field Troubleshooting; 3)Spray Techniques & Applications

Palm Ballroom (All Attendees)
4:30pm – Session 9 – Safety

5:30pm – Evening Break

6:00pm – Cocktail Party/Raffle/Auction/Awards

7:30pm – Evening on your own – Enjoy your last evening at the Summit!

 

Thursday

Cypress Room 2
6:30am – 7:30am Devotional

Gazebo Restaurant – Embassy Lobby
7am – 8am Breakfast

 

Palm Foyer
7am – Registration open

 

Palm Ballroom

7:55am –Door prize drawings (must be present to win!)

8am – Annual Business Meeting – SLMP Incoming President John Redd

8:30am – Thursday Keynote – Bill Dance

9:30 am – Session 10 – Panel Discussion – Phosphorus Mitigation & Nutrient Management

10:30am – Attendance Door Prize Drawings & Discussion: The FUTURE of SLMP.  What do YOU want?

11:15am – Summit Closing Remarks

Cypress Room 2
12pm – SLMP Board Meeting