Events

Feb. 23-28 – 44th Annual Western Canada Turfgrass Association Conference and Show, Victoria Conference Centre, British Columbia. Contact Bob Wick, 604-467-2564, http://www.wctaturf.com.

Feb. 25 – Developing a High Performance Oriented Golf Course Maintenance Staff, Victoria (B.C.) Conference Centre, Fairmont Empress Hotel. Contact the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association, 800-387-1056, http://www.golfsupers.com. 

March 2-6 – Canadian International Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show, Palais Des Congrès De Montéal, Montreal, Quebec. Contact the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association, 800-387-1056, http://www.golfsupers.com. 

March 5-8 – New England Regional Turfgrass Conference & Show, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence. Contact New England Regional Turfgrass, 401-848-0004, http://www.nertf.org.

Mar. 5 – New York Western Regional Conference, Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, Amherst, N.Y. Contact http://www.nysta.org/events/calendar.html.

March 6 – 39th Annual Professional Plant, Turf & Tree Conference, Huntington Town House, Huntington, N.Y. Contact the Nassau Suffolk Landscape Gardeners Association, 631-665-2250, http://www.nslga.org.

March 6-7 – 19th Annual Spring Training Conference, Holiday Inn at I-70 and Chambers Road, Denver. Contact Colorado Association of Lawn Care Professionals, 303-850-7587, http://www.lawncarecolorado.org.

March 6-8 – Western Pennsylvania Turf Conference and Trade Show, Pittsburgh Expo Mart/Radisson Hotel, Monroeville, Pa. Contact the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council, 814-238-2402, http://www.paturf.org.

Mar. 8 – Using Excel to Enhance Your Operation 2007, Contact GCSAA Education 800- 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

March 7-10 – Hardscape North America, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, Tenn. Contact Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, 888-580-9960, http://www.hardscapenorthamerica.com.

Mar. 15 – So What's the Big Deal with Organic Matter in Greens?, Contact GCSAA Education 800- 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

Mar. 14-15 – 4 th Annual Ohio State Golf Turf Spring Tee-Off Conference, Holiday Inn on the Lane Columbus, Ohio. Contact 888-683-3445, Tee-Off_Registration_Form.pdf.

March 14-15 – 18th Reinders Turf & Irrigation Conference, Waukesha Expo Center, Milwaukee. Contact Reinders, 800-782-3300, http://www.reinders.com.

March 21 - Planning Your Way to Better Golf Operations, The Equinox, 3567 Main Street Route 7A, Manchester, VT.  Contact http://www.gcsaa.org/education.

Mar. 27 –Adirondack (New York ) Regional Conference, Crowne Plaza Lake Placid Resort, Lake Placid, N.Y. Contact http://www.nysta.org/events/calendar.html.

March 28 – Protecting the Landscape, Protecting Yourself, Holiday Inn, Brockton, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-0895, mailto:eweeks@umext.umass.edu.

March 29-April 1 – Student Career Days, Michigan State University, Lansing. Contact PLANET Professional Landcare Network, 800-395-2522, http://www.landcarenetwork.org.

April 1 – Deadline for Penn State's Turfgrass Management Program applications, Fall semester 2007. Contact the Penn State Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program, 814-863-0129, http://cropsoil.psu.edu/academic/turfgrasst.cfm.

April 3 – Training for Grounds Managers and Public Officials on Implementing IPM Guidelines for Turf, Landscapes and Indoor Pests in Massachusetts School, Waltham, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-0895.

April 11 – Annual Spring Turfgrass Management Seminar, University of Arizona Maricopa Ag Center, Maricopa, Ariz. Contact Kai Umeda, 602-470-8086, ext. 314, http://turf.arizona.edu/index.htm.

April 12 – Training for Grounds Managers and Public Officials on Implementing IPM Guidelines for Turf, Landscapes and Indoor Pests in Massachusetts School, Brockton, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-0895.

April 15-17 – National Club Conference 2007, The University Club of Washington, D.C. Contact the National Club Association, 800-625-6221. 

April 21 – Nevada Landscape Association's Field Days Exposition, Sam Boyd Stadium Star Nursery Field, Las Vegas. Contact Nevada Landscape Association, 775-673-0404, http://www.nevadanla.com.

April 26-30 – American Society of Irrigation Consultants' 24th Annual Conference, Marriott Riverview Hotel, Charleston, S.C. Contact the American Society of Irrigation Consultants, http://www.asic.org.

May 9-10 – Recruiting 2007 Conference and Expo, Las Vegas Hilton. Contact Kennedy Information, 800-531-0007, Ext. 631, http://www.recruiting2007.com.

May 17 – University of Arizona Educational Field Day, Karsten Research Center, Tucson. Contact the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, http://turf.arizona.edu/index.htm.

May 22-24 – American Society for Testing and Materials International Committee on Sports Equipment and Facilities, Norfolk Waterside Marriott and Sheraton Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Va. Contact ASTM International, 610-832-9714, http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/F08.htm.

To learn if you can receive education points for any of these programs, visit the GCSAA External Education Listings.