Kicking off Wednesday Round-Robin Style

By Mike Miller, Pond Pro Shop/Pondliner

In an attempt to outsmart Mother Nature, Pondliner adopted a round-robin style of short introductory sessions on five different topics or products for the Wednesday event to kick off WGE 2019. Those who had suffered through the ice
and snow of previous Wednesdays were
 thankful to be inside this year.

The topics covered were (1) Atlantic’s
new LED lighting and how to use it, (2)
Atlantic’s new Copper bowls and how to
install them, (3) OASE’s new Aqua Eco
Expert and Aquarius Eco Expert fountain pumps with Easy Garden Control
(EGC) Technology, (4) OASE’s water
entertainment series including Water Jet
Lightening, Quintet and Trio, and finally,
(5) Carlisle’s seaming and penetrating
EPDM liner methodologies.

The partici
pants were divided into small groups,
which moved from session to session, and since each session was approximately 45 minutes, there was plenty of time left for sharing and discussion. This style of presentation is more conducive to adult learning and allows for sharing knowledge and fostering an open environment for questions.