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Michelle Rogat

Meetings with the House Committee


 * 1st Explanatory Meeting
 * Explain what the purpose of my research is - to look into resistance to sustainability initiatives in businesses and other kinds of establishments and to use the cc to look at golf courses in particular. The practices the club uses now, the roles and the extent to which stakeholders in the club interact with how the club is ran, what opportunities are they missing out on, their reaction to these findings, how will they use this information, what are the decision making processes, etc. Then later down the road maybe even carry out some of the projects if the club is interested and observe the whole process, what issues arise, how are they dealt with, the relations among the different stakeholders and how that comes into play...
 * Have ready for the meeting;
 * background info on why to do this research - how many golf courses there are in the US, their average water use and carbon emissions, how many GC's have already decided to improve on their env impact, the fact that Schuyler Meadows has been certified and taken that initiative already, I feel personally that by focusing my research here I'd be giving back to the place that's employed and supported me for the past year,
 * What my plan is for research at the club and what I need permission to have access to:
 * present to them a map of all the stakeholders and the people in which I'd like to interview
 * a grounds tour of the golf course, the buildings on the club's property, a walk through of how the golf course is managed
 * documents relating to costs and history if I find something that could be improved upon - like lighting, or of a project recently done - like the roof
 * energy and water resources and use
 * my plan to start things off at the club - do a preliminary in-house audit
 * interview the house committee members themselves
 * look into where the club gets its energy and water and how they are being used, and how much
 * the club's waste management - garbage pickup, recycling, yard trimmings, food waste, etc
 * go over the management of the golf course, including equipment used, and where everything is stored with grounds super
 * interview with grounds super
 * interview with golf pro
 * interviews with members on what they would be interested in having at the club, and their view on env sustainability, our roles, etc
 * 2nd meeting - months after, be careful on how findings are presented - first present the issues to observe their reactions and then go into savings and funding opportunities
 * have ready:
 * an "in-house audit" results
 * interview results that pertain to anything that's wanted/suggested by stakeholders for the club
 * information on the Audubon International program and on Wildlife Links