March 1, 2007

       

  • Golf courses invited to join the Audubon Green Golfer Challenge
  • EPA offers opportunities for recognition
  • Green Links case study highlights environmental management
  • USGA announces proposals on grooves and adjustability of clubs

  • The Institute to fund Chapter Leaders/Executive Symposium
  • The Experience at FarmLinks launches "On the Course Tour"
  • Project EverGreen invites college students to apply for scholarships
  • NFF announces graduate assistantship at University of Florida

  • Deere introduces 2007 golf and turf equipment
  • Jacobsen offers enhancements to E-Walk greens mower
  • BASF gets EPA registration for triticonazole fungicide
  • Dakota introduces Product Verification Testing
  • Innovative Designs by E-Z-GO offers customized vehicles

  • Gus A. Vincenty is hosting the Honda Classic
  • Yale’s Ramsay named superintendent of the year
  • Ted Woehrle among five named to Michigan Golf Hall Of Fame

  • Cunningham joins Jacobsen as VP of marketing
  • Glen Barton joins Absorbent Technologies board
  • AgraQuest Inc. appoints former head of EPA to board
  • Becker joins Lange-Stegmann as fertilizer representative
  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management

 

Events

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. 8Using 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. 15So 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 – 4th 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

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

We want to know about your conference in advance. To submit an entry for Conferences, please send your information five to six months before you’d like to see it published. We run conference information for two months in NewsWeekly and three months in Golf Course Management. Send a contact name if all details are not final. Contact Golf Course Management, Attention: ComingUp, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3859; fax 785-832-3665, mailto:ddevictor@gcsaa.org.