PLANET Announces Corvette Sweepstakes at GIC

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HERNDON, Va. – PLANET is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Green Industry Conference with a sweepstakes for a chance to win a 1978 Corvette. GIC is held in conjunction with GIE+EXPO and Hardscape North America in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 22-24, 2014.
 
The GIC 25th Anniversary Corvette Sweepstakes is part of the larger silver anniversary celebration of GIC. To participate in the Corvette Sweepstakes, contestants must correctly answer 25 trivia questions to have their name entered into a drawing. Contestants must also be present for the drawing at PLANET’s 1980s-themed Closing Party and Specialty Group Receptions on Oct. 24 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Louisville Marriott Downtown to win. The sweepstakes supporting sponsors include Bayer, Corona Tools and Syngenta.

In addition to the celebration, conference attendees will engage in non-stop educational opportunities, including nearly 50 classes and learning sessions, with new tracks for collaborative learning and office administration education. In addition, the Learning Lounge, which debuted during last year’s GIC, returns with short power talks on variety of business-related topics and a genius bar where industry experts will be waiting to answer business questions.

GIC sessions are approved for PLANET Landscape Industry Certified recertification at 1 CEU per hour of instruction attended and landscape architecture continuing education system at one CES per hour. PGMS and HNA educational sessions also qualify toward PLANET recertification.

Helping to make this year’s conference possible is Platinum sponsor JOHN DEERE, Gold sponsor Caterpillar, Inc. and silver Sponsor Bayer.