Events

Nov. 27 – Purchasing Technology with Confidence, GCSAA Education 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Nov. 29 – The Georgia Water Story, GCSAA Education 800-472-7878,http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Nov. 29 – Target Specialty Products’ Business Management Conference, Westin Hotel South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, Calif., Contact http://www.target-specialty.com/, 800-352-3870

Nov. 30 – 15th Annual Sports Turf Field Day, Yuma, Ariz. Contact the Sports Turf Managers Association of Arizona, http://www.azstma.com

Dec. 5 – Virginia Sports Turf Managers Association Fall Symposium & Annual Meeting, University Hall and McCue Center, University of Virginia, Contact Jody Booze-Daniels, 540-320-1276 or visit http://vstma.org/symposium07.php

Dec. 5 – Financial Management and Budgeting, GCSAA Education http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx, 800-472-7878

Dec. 4-6 – New Jersey Green Expo, Taj Mahal, Atlantic City. Contact the New Jersey Turfgrass Association, http://www.njturfgrass.org, 973-812-6529

Dec. 4-6 – Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Show, Greater Columbus Convention Center. Contact the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, http://www.ohioturfgrass.org, 888-683-3445

Dec. 4-6 – Rocky Mountain Regional Turfgrass Association’s Annual Turfgrass Conference and Tradeshow, Holiday Inn, Denver International Airport. Contact the RMRTA, http://www.rmrta.org, 303-770-2220

Dec. 5 – GCSAA Webcast: Financial Management and Budgeting. Contact GCSAA Education, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx, 800-472-7878

Dec. 5-6 – Oregon Landscape Expo, Oregon Convention Center, Portland. Contact the Oregon Landscape Contractors Association, http://www.oregonlandscape.org

Dec. 5-7 – Illinois Professional Turf Conference, Pheasant Run and Resort, St. Charles. Contact the Illinois Turfgrass Foundation, http://www.illinoisturfgrassfoundation.org, 630-243-9483

Dec. 9-11 – 28th International Irrigation Show, San Diego Convention Center. Contact the Irrigation Association, http://www.irrigation.org

Dec. 10 – Midwest Regional Turf Foundation’s Basic Training: Turf Management, Fort Wayne, Ind. Contact the MRTF, http://www.mrtf.org

Dec. 10-12 – 2007 Virginia Turfgrass Short Course, Virginia Tech University’s Graduate Life Center, Blacksburg. Contact the Virginia Turfgrass Council, http://www.vaturf.org, 757-464-1004

Dec. 11 – Organic Matter II, GCSAA Education, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx, 800-472-7878

Dec. 17-19 – Texas Turfgrass Association’s Conference and Trade Show, San Antonio Convention Center and Marriott RiverCenter Hotel. Contact the Texas Turfgrass Association, http://www.texasturf.com

Dec. 17-20 – Mississippi Turfgrass Association Short Course, Mississippi State University, Dorman Hall, Starkville. Contact Wayne Wells, http://www.msstate.edu/org/mta, 662-418-4205

Dec. 18 -- Midwest Regional Turf Foundation’s Basic Training: Turf Management, Indianapolis. Contact the MRTF, http://www.mrtf.org

Jan. 6-8 – Western Nursery & Landscape Association Trade Show, Overland Park (Kan.) Convention Center. Contact the WNLA, 888-233-1876, http://www.wnla.org

Jan. 6-10 – National Institute of Golf Management, Oglebay Resort and Conference Center, Wheeling, W. Va. Contact http://www.nigminstitute.com, 800-472-7878, Ext. 3605

Jan. 7-9 – Michigan Turfgrass Foundation’s Great Lakes Trade Exposition, DeVos Place, Grand Rapids. Contact the Great Lakes Trade Expo, http://www.glte.org

Jan. 7-11 – Desert Turfgrass School, Karsten Turf Research Facility, Tucson, Ariz. Contact Kai Umeda, 602-470-8086, ext. 314

Jan 8-9 – Annual Oklahoma/Arkansas Turfgrass Short Course, Oklahoma Botanical Garden, Stillwater, Okla., Contact Stephanie Larimer, stephanie.larimer@okstate.edu, 405-744-5404

Jan. 8-10 – Eastern Pennsylvania Turf Conference and Trade Show, Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia. Contact the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council, 814-238-2402, http://www.paturf.org

Jan. 9-11 – Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Baltimore Convention Center. Contact MANTS, 800-431-0066, http://www.mants.com

Jan. 9-11 – Minnesota Green Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center. Contact the Minnesota Green Expo, 888-886-6652, http://www.minnesotagreenexpo.com

Jan. 10 – Building a Bridge, Not a Gap - Pros and Superintendents Working Together, GCSAA Education 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Jan. 13-15 – Tennessee Turfgrass Association Conference & Trade Show, Cool Springs Marriott, Franklin, Tennessee. Contact Jim Uden, 615-591-8286, http://www.ttaonline.org

Jan. 14-15 – Virginia Turfgrass Council’s Landscape Challenge and In The Landscape seminars, Fredericksburg Expo Center. Contact Tom Tracy, 757-464-1004, http://www.vaturf.org

Jan. 14-16 – 2008 Indiana Green Expo, Indianapolis. Contact the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, 765-494-8039, http://www.mrtf.org

Jan. 14-17 – Virginia Turfgrass Council’s Annual Conference, Fredericksburg. Contact the Virginia Turfgrass Council, http://www.vaturf.org

Jan. 16-18 – Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show, Lakeside Center at McCormick Place, Chicago. Contact the Mid-Am Trade Show, 847-526-2010, http://www.midam.org

Jan. 21-23 – Iowa Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show, Iowa State Center, Ames. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org

Jan 23-25 – Georgia Green Industry Wintergreen Expo and Conference, Classic Center, Athens, Ga. Contact GGIA http://www.ggia.org, 706-632-0100

GCSAA Education Points deadline

GCSAA members who have earned education points this year need to get them recorded, according the association's education department.

Member who attended an external education program, such as those listed in the Events section of GCSAA Newsweekly need to submit the event approval code to get the points recorded. The education point affidavit is the My Points section of the GCSAA Web site.

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, KS66049-3859; fax 785-832-3665, mailto:ddevictor@gcsaa.org.