The Green Industry Calendar

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Alabama

October 25 Family Farm Day at FarmLinks. Sylacauga, Ala. For more information, call 205-967-0397.

October 28-30 2008 Annual Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show. Auburn University Hotel & Conference Center, Auburn, Ala. To learn more, call 866-246-4203, e-mail mailbox@alaturfgrass.org or visit www.alaturfgrass.org.

November 5-7 2008 Alabama Urban Forestry Association Annual Conference. Anniston Meeting Center, Anniston, Ala. For more information, call 205-915-8994.

November 13 Alabama Golf Course Superintendents Association Annual Meeting. North River Yacht & Country Club, Tuscaloosa, Ala. For details, call 205-967-0397.

December 8 Golf at River Bend. Jasper, Ala. To learn more, call 205-967-0397.

Arkansas

December 2 Turf Basics Workshop. Little Rock, Ark. For details, visit http://turf.uark.edu/education/basics.html.

December 3 Turf Basics Workshop. West Memphis, Ark. For more information, visit http://turf.uark.edu/education/basics.html.

December 4 Turf & Landscape Seminar. Paragould, Ark. To learn more, visit http://turf.uark.edu/education/landscape.html.

Florida

November 5 2008 Florida Ag Expo. Balm, Fla. For details, call 813-634-0000, ext. 3101, or visit http://flagexpo.ifas.ufl.edu.

November 7 pTEC St. Pete Samnik Seminar Day. Pinellas Technical Education Center, St. Petersburg, Fla. For more information, call 727-781-1212.

December 4-5 Great Southern Tree Conference. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. For details, e-mail lreindl@fngla.org or visit www.greatsoutherntreeconference.org.

December 5 Best Management Practices. University of Florida Osceola County Extension, Kissimmee, Fla. To learn more, call 321-697-3000.

Georgia

October 27-29 Environmental Flows. The Classic Center, Athens, Ga. To learn more, visit http://ga.water.usgs.gov/seflows.

October 29-31 Georgia Urban Forest Council’s 18th Annual Conference & Luncheon. Augusta, Ga. For details, call 800-994-4832 or visit www.gufc.org.

November 6 Georgia Sod Producers Association Field Day. Tifton, Ga. For more information, visit www.GeorgiaTurf.com.

November 19 Irrigation Troubleshooting Workshop. Atlanta, Ga. To learn more, visit www.ewingeducationservices.com.

November 24-25 Landscape Cost Estimate & Bidding Workshops. Conner Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. For details, call 706-542-2861 or visit www.hort.uga.edu/extension/programs/CEJBW/index.html.

December 3-6 Georgia Irrigation Association Winter Conference. Mulberry Inn, Savannah, Ga. For more information, visit www.gairr.org.

December 10-11 Turfgrass Institute & Trade Show. Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Ga. To learn more, e-mail GTA@turfgrass.org or visit www.turfgrass.org/Turfinstitute.htm.

Mississippi

October 17-18 Fall Flower & Garden Fest. MSU Truck Crops Experiment Station, Crystal Springs, Miss. For details, visit www.msstate.edu/dept/cmrec/fallgardenday.htm or call 601-892-3731.

November 2-4 Mississippi Turfgrass Association Conference/Trade Show. Bancorp South Convention Center, Tupelo, Miss. To learn more, visit www.lmgcsa.com/EventsSchedule.html

December 15-19 Mississippi Turfgrass Short Course. Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss. For details, visit www.lmgcsa.com/EventsSchedule.html.

North Carolina

November 5 North Carolina Irrigation Society Annual Irrigation Conference. McKimmon Conference & Training Center, Raleigh, N.C. For more information, visit www.bae.ncsu.edu/workshops/irrigationconference/index.html.

Oklahoma

November 5 Greenhouse IPM Conference. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. For more information, call 405-744-7361 or e-mail mike.schnelle@okstate.edu.

November 11-13 Oklahoma Turfgrass Research Foundation Conference. Wes Watkins Center, Stillwater, Okla. For details, visit www.otrf.net.

December 4 Water Issues in Horticulture Conference. Stillwater, Okla. To learn more, call 405-744-5404 or e-mail stephanie.larimer@okstate.edu.

South Carolina

October 27 Sustainable Parking Lot Design With Canopy Trees. Magnolia Plantation & Garden, Charleston, S.C. To learn more, call 843-907-2323.

November 5 SCNLA Nursery Tour. Roebuck Wholesale Nursery & Landscaping, Roebuck, S.C. For more information, call 864-592-3868.

November 17-20 Carolinas GCSA Annual Conference & Trade Show. Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C. For details, visit http://cgcsa.org.

November 20 Irrigation Troubleshooting Workshop. Columbia, S.C. To learn more, visit www.ewingeducationservices.com.

Texas

October 27-29 22nd Annual West Texas Turfgrass & Irrigation Conference & Trade Show. Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Lubbock, Texas. For details, visit www.wtgcsa.org.

October 28 & 29 Irrigation Troubleshooting Workshop—Spanish. San Antonio and Dallas, Texas. To learn more, visit www.ewingeducationservices.com.

November 13 Irrigation Troubleshooting Workshop. Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.ewingeducationservices.com.

December 8-10 Texas Turfgrass Association Annual Conference & Trade Show. Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas. To learn more, visit www.texasturf.com.

Virginia

December 8-10 Turfgrass Short Course. Blacksburg, Va. For more information, call 757-464-1004 or e-mail vaturf@thevtc.org.

National

October 14-18 National Recreation & Parks Association Congress & Expo. Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Md. For details, visit www.nrpacongress.org.

October 15 Sending it Down the Drain: Drainage Basics. GCSAA Web cast. To learn more, call 800-472-7878.

October 17 2008 Perennial Plant Conference. Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa. For more information, call 610-388-1000 or visit www.perennialplantconference.org.

October 19-22 International Plant Propagators’ Society Southern Region Annual Meeting. Omni Hotel, Charlottesville, Va. To learn more, call 205-967-7896, e-mail RStisher@aol.com or visit www.ipps.org/SouthernNA/index.htm.

October 22-25 2008 PLANET Green Industry Conference. Louisville Marriott Downtown, Louisville, Ky. For more information, visit www.landcarenetwork.org.