The Green Industry Calendar

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Arizona

October 15 Arizona Certified Landscape Professional Workshop: Soils & Fertilization. Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Ariz. To learn more, visit www.azlca.com.

November 6 Southwest Landscape & Nursery Expo; Arizona Certified Nursery Professional Exam. University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. For more information, visit www.azna.org.

California

September 17-19 CalScape Expo 2008. Palm Springs, Calif. To learn more, visit www.piagrows.org.

November 5-6 Western Turfgrass & Landscape Expo. Fairplex, Pomona, Calif. For details, visit www.landscapeonline.com.

November 19-22 California Landscape Contractors Association Annual Convention. Kona, Hawaii. For more information, visit www.clca.org.

Colorado

September 25 14th Annual Women in Horticulture Luncheon. Lakewood Country Club, Lakewood, Colo. To learn more, visit www.coloradonga.org.

October 2-4 2008 ISA-RMC Annual Conference & Tree Climbing Competition. Colorado Springs, Colo. For details, call 303-756-1815 or visit www.isarmc.org/pro/index.htm.

October 8 CPA Exam Prep: General Seminar I. JeffCO Extension Office, Golden, Colo. To learn more, visit www.coloradonga.org.

October 13 Rocky Mountain Golf Course Superintendents Association 13th Annual Membership Meeting. The Club at Flying Horse, Colorado Springs, Colo. For details, visit www.rmgcsa.org/calendar.cfm.

October 15 CPA Exam Prep: General Seminar II. JeffCO Extension Office, Golden, Colo. To learn more, visit www.coloradonga.org.

October 22 CPA Exam Prep: Turf Seminar. JeffCO Extension Office, Golden, Colo. For details, visit www.coloradonga.org.

October 29 CPA Exam Prep: Ornamental Seminar. JeffCO Extension Office, Golden, Colo. To learn more, visit www.coloradonga.org.

October 29-30 Fall Landscape Business University. McKee Building at The Ranch, Loveland, Colo. For more information, call 303-757-5611, ext. 301.

December 9-11 Rocky Mountain Regional Turfgrass Association 55th Annual Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Denver International Airport, Denver, Colo. To learn more, call 303-770-2220, e-mail rmrta@gwami.com or visit www.rmrta.org.

January 12-16, 2009 ProGreen EXPO. Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colo. For details, call 303-756-1079 or 800-397-6665, or visit www.progreenexpo.com.

Hawaii

September 18 HGCSA Annual Golf Tournament. Waikele Golf Club, Waipahu, Hawaii. For more information, call 808-220-6054 or e-mail nakatsukc003@hawaii.rr.com.

September 19 HGCSA Annual Educational Seminar. Hawaii Prince Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii. For details, call 808-220-6054 or e-mail nakatsukc003@hawaii.rr.com.

November 8 Lawn & Garden Fair and Hawaiian Tree Giveaway. Maui Nui Botanical Garden, Kahului, Hawaii. For more information, visit www.malp.org.

Idaho

January 21-23, 2009 Idaho Hort Expo. Boise Centre on the Grove, Boise, Idaho. For more information, visit www.inlagrow.org.

Montana

January 7-9, 2009 Montana Green Expo. Holiday Inn Grand Montana, Billings, Mont. For more information, visit www.plantingmontana.com/Events.htm.

Oregon

September 24-27 Oregon Association of Nurseries Annual Convention. Harrah’s/Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Casino & Resort, Stateline, Nev. For more information, visit www.oan.org.

December 3-4 Oregon Landscape Expo. Portland, Ore. For details, visit www.oregonlandscape.org.

Utah

November 12-13 Southern Utah Green Industry Conference & Trade Show. Holiday Inn, St. George, Utah. For more information, visit www.utahgreen.org.

National

September 16 Landscape Irrigation Auditor Class. St. Charles Convention Center, St. Charles, Mo. To register, visit www.giastl.com.

September 17 Reel Mowing: What You Don’t Know Might Hurt. GCSAA Web cast. For more information, call 800-472-7878 or visit www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

September 25 Foliar Nutrition: A Splash on the Grass. GCSAA Web cast. To learn more, call 800-472-7878 or visit www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

September 26 Landscape Irrigation Auditor Class; SMART Technologies for Irrigation Management. Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. For details, visit www.irrigation.org.

September 27 Electrical Troubleshooting Part I: Diagnosing Field Wiring Problems. Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. To learn more, visit www.irrigation.org.

September 29-October 1 NTEA’s Annual New Model Truck Product Conference. Hyatt Regency Dearborn, Dearborn, Mich. For details, call 800-441-6832 or visit www.ntea.com.

October 1 7th Annual Irrigator Tech Educational Conference. Chino, Calif. For more information, visit www.irrigatortech.com.

October 3-7 2008 American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting & Expo. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pa. For details, call 888-999-2752 or visit www.eshow2000.com/asla.

October 5-7 2008 Nursery & Landscape Association Executives of North America Green Industry Leadership Forum. The Palms Resort, Las Vegas, Nev. For more information, visit www.nlae.org.

October 5-9 2008 Joint Annual Meeting of GSA, ASA, CSSA, SSSA and GCAGS. Houston, Texas. For more information, call 888-443-4472 or visit www.acsmeetings.org/2008.

October 8; 9; 10 Predicting & Estimating Landscape Water Use; Advanced Irrigation Design for Water Conservation; Sprinkler System Scheduling. South Point Hotel-Casino-Spa, Las Vegas, Nev. To learn more, visit www.irrigation.org.

October 8-10 WaterSmart Innovations 08. Las Vegas, Nev. For details, call 702-862-3777 or visit www.watersmartinnovations.com.

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.

October 22-25 2008 PGMS School of Grounds Management. Louisville, Ky. For details, visit www.pgms.org.

October 23-25 Green Industry & Equipment Expo (GIE+EXPO). Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. For more information, call 800-558-8767 or visit www.gie-expo.com.

Canada/International

September 17-18 CanWest Hort Show. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. For more information, visit www.canwesthortshow.com.

September 18-20 Pre-GLEE Tour With Ian Baldwin. England. For details, visit www.anla.org.

October 8-9 Canadian Greenhouse Conference. Mississauga, Ont., Canada. To learn more, visit www.canadiangreenhouseconference.com.

November 7-9 Organic Soil Management. Canada Way Education Center, Burnaby, B.C., Canada. For details, visit www.gaiacollege.ca/public/programs/soil/index.php.

November 20-21 Green Industry Show & Conference. Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alb., Canada. For more information, call 800-378-3198 or visit www.landscape-alberta.com or www.greenindustryshow.com.

Does your organization or association have an upcoming field day, trade show or workshop that you would like to promote? Send us your information and we’ll add it to The Green Industry Calendar. You can e-mail all event information to turfpr@MooseRiverMedia.com, or mail it to Turf, P.O. Box 449, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819.