Saturday, October 3, 2026
Fred Hack
Memorial Golf
Tournament
McGregor Links Country Club. Proceeds fund education scholarships for the children of SFA members.
Sunday, October 4, 2026
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
SFA/SFMI Combined Board of Directors Meeting
Saratoga Ballroom
1-1:30 p.m.
New Member/First-Timer Orientation
Broadway Ballroom — next to board meeting room
1:30-2:15 p.m.
Sponsor/First-Timer Social
Saratoga Ballroom Foyer
2:30-6 p.m.
Let’s Go to the Hop! Expo Grand Opening
Hilton Hotel Gallery/City Center Main Hall/City Center Rooms 1 & 2
6 p.m.
Open Evening for Networking and Business Relations
Monday, October 5, 2026
7-8 a.m.
Breakfast
Saratoga Ballroom
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Opening Session: Built on Tradition. Education. Community.
Lansingburg Student Choir, President’s Welcome, Candidate Remarks, Opening Speaker (30 minutes)
Saratoga Ballroom
9:30-11 a.m.
Let’s Go to the Hop! Expo
Interactive Meeting and Presentations on the Show Floor
Broadway Ballroom
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m
Keynote Presentation
Cornell University School Grounds Maintenance Track
Who Owns the Field? Governance, Risk, and Defining “Success” in School Athletic Facilities
Presenter: Frank Rossi
Broadway Ballroom
12:15-1:30 p.m.
Association Luncheon
Civil Service Presentation
Scholarship Presentations
Saratoga Ballroom
1:30-3 p.m.
Let’s Go to the Hop! Expo Grand Finale & Dessert
Hotel Gallery/City Center
1:30-2:00 p.m.
Policy and Program Discussion Tables — Expo Style
Civil Service, NYSED, NYSDOH, SEHP, NYSERDA, Cornell University
(Near Expo)
3:30-4:45 p.m.
Cornell University School Grounds Maintenance Track
Managing Demand with Limited Resources: Stewardship Strategies That Protect Fields, Budgets, and Athletes
Presenter: Frank Rossi
6 p.m.
Open Evening for Networking and Business Relations
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
7-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Saratoga Ballroom
8-8:30 a.m.
Government Affairs Report: PLA Legislation and More
Saratoga Ballroom
8:30-10:00 a.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
A. Facilities Manager: What Keeps Me Up at Night
Closed door round table discussion with senior school facilities directors
Travers
B. Workplace Violence: Managing the Unexpected
PANEL: Pre-Incident Planning:
Response to Action:
Post Action: HR Person
Alabama (larger room needed)
10:00-10:15 a.m.
BREAK
Hotel Gallery
10:15 am-11:45 a.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
A. A Blueprint for Success: Best Practices in Maximizing Your Planning & Operations NOTES — Obligations, Organizational Structure, Building Assessment, Addressing the Unexpected, Leading Your Team (repeats at 2:00 pm)
Travers
B. SED Safety by Design (repeats at 2:00 pm)
Alabama
C. Leveraging NYSERDA Programs to Reduce Energy Use and Save Money
Hannah Morgan, Senior Project Manager on the Efficiency Planning and Engineering Team NYSERDA | Whitney
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Association Elections
Hotel Gallery
DOF Members Only
12:15-1:45 a.m.
Luncheon with Keynote Presentation
Saratoga Ballroom
2:00-3:30 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
A. A Blueprint for Success: Best Practices in Maximizing Your Planning & Operations NOTES — Obligations, Organizational Structure, Building Assessment, Addressing the Unexpected, Leading Your Team (repeat from 2:00pm)
Travers
B. SED Safety by Design (repeat from 2:00pm)
Alabama
C. Retirement: Review of the State Retirement Options
Whitney
5 p.m.
President’s Reception
Whitney
6 p.m.
Tradition. Education. Community! Association Reception
Saratoga Ballroom Foyer
6:45-9 p.m.
Tradition. Education. Community! Banquet
Saratoga Ballroom
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
8-9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Saratoga Ballroom
8-9:00 a.m.
Officers’ Breakfast
Travers/Alabama
8-9:00 a.m.
BOCES Breakfast
Broadway Ballroom 1
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
NYSSFA Board Orientation
Review of Online Orientation Toolkit
Travers/Alabama
