December 4, 2008

  • GCSAA seeks new Chief Operating Officer
  • Treesdale water plan featured on Green Links
  • Golf courses: playing fields, wildlife sanctuaries or both?
  • Deadline extended for National Championship & Golf Classic
  • Bag tags spread the good word about golf
  • Lone rangers; Superintendents doing more with less
  • Inside your turf; your nitrogen footprint
  • President's message
  • Is this your copy of the November GCM?
  • Thankful for a cool job
  • Col. John Morley wins 2009 OTM Award
  • Morley to receive Old Tom Morris Award
  • Comments sought on sustainable landscapes report
  • Conference and show registration opens for non-members
  • Hydration stations debut at GIS

  • Rain Bird launches new DB series wire connector
  • Turfco Direct introduces riding sprayer/spreader  
  • 2009 Because Green Matters calendar released
  • Syngenta names new fungicide
  • Turfline Inc. introduces Greens Care Collection
  • CrystalClear pond & lake treatments
  • GCSAA superintendent member Gregory K. Hrycyk is hosting the PGA Tour Q-School Finals
  • Superintendents in the news
  • Phil Tralies to receive PGA Ernie Sabayrac Award
  • GCBAA elects board
  • Dawes Marlatt named PGA director of education
  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management
 

Events

Dec. 8-10 – Texas Turfgrass Association Annual Conference and Trade Show, Fort Worth (Texas) Convention Center, Texas Turfgrass Association, www.texasturf.com

Dec. 8-10 – 2008 Virginia Turfgrass Short Course, Virginia Tech University’s Graduate Life Center, Blacksburg, Contact Virginia Turfgrass Council, 757-464-1004, www.virginiaturf.org

Dec. 8-11 – Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Show, Greater Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center, Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, 888-683-3445, www.ohioturfgrass.org

Dec. 9 – 3rd Annual Ohio Golf Summit, Columbus Convention Center, contact Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, 888-683-3445, www.ohioturfgrass.org

Dec. 9 – GCSAA Webcast: Herbicide Resistant Poa Annua – Real or Imaginary with J. Scott McElroy, Ph.D., GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now

Dec. 11 – GCSAA Webcast: Managing Nutrient Budgets in the Face of Rising Prices with Jason Dettman-Kruse, Ph.D., GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now

December 16 – GCSAA Webcast: Bringing More Golf to Your Community with Dwayne Dillinger, CGCS, GCSAA Education 800-472-7878, Register now

Dec. 16-17 – Heartland Green Industry Expo, Overland Park (Kan.) Convention Center., Heart of America GCSA, www.hagcsa.org/commonground.htm

Jan. 4-6 – Western Nursery and Landscape Association Trade Show, Overland Park, Kan., Western Nursery and Landscape Association, www.wnla.org

Jan. 5-9 – 2009 Desert Turfgrass School, University of Arizona Karsten Turfgrass Facility, Tucson, University of Arizona Maricopa County Cooperative Extension, turf.arizona.edu

Jan. 6-9 – Eastern Pennsylvania Turf Conference and Trade Show, Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council, www.paturf.org

Jan. 7-9 – Empire State Green Industry Show, Rochester, N.Y., New York State Turfgrass Association, www.nysta.org

Jan. 7-9 – Florida Pest & Lawn Care Expo, Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, contact Florida Pest Management Association, www.flpma.org

Jan. 7-9 – Minnesota Green Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association, www.mnla.biz

Jan. 11-13 – Tennessee Turfgrass Association Annual Conference and Trade Show Program, Franklin (Tenn.) Marriott Cool Springs, www.ttaonline.org

Jan. 12-14 – Indiana Green Expo, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association, www.inla1.org

Jan. 12-15 – Virginia Turfgrass and Landscape Conference and Show, Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center, Virginia Turfgrass Council, www.virginiaturf.org

Jan. 12-15 – ProGreen Expo, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, ProGreen Expo, www.progreenexpo.com

Jan. 13 – Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape Expo, Boerner Botanical Gardens, Hales Corners, Wisc., 608-845-6536, www.wisconsinturfgrassassociation.org/expo.htm

Jan. 13-14 – Arkansas/Oklahoma Turfgrass Short Course, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, turf.uark.edu

Jan. 13-14 – Mid-States Horticultural Expo, Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, www.mshe.org

Jan. 13-17 – 20th Annual Sports Turf Managers Association Conference & Exhibition, San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose , Calif., www.stma.org

Jan. 14 – Virginia Turfgrass Council Annual Meeting, Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center, www.virginiaturf.org

Jan. 14-16 – Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show, McCormick Place West, Chicago, www.midam.org

Jan. 15 – GCSAA Webcast: Going Green for Groundwater
GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now

Jan. 15-16 – Advanced Turfgrass Short Course, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, turf.uark.edu

Jan. 19-23 – Cornell University Short Course, Cornell University campus, Ithaca, N.Y., contact Maxine Welcome, mw45@cornell.edu, 607-255-5439

Jan. 20-22 – Iowa Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show, Polk County Convention Complex, Des Moines, http://www.iowaturfgrass.org

Jan. 21-22 – Arkansas Turfgrass Association Conference, Hot Springs (Ark.) Convention Center, turf.uark.edu

Jan. 21-23 – WinterGreen 2009, Athens, Ga., Georgia Green Industry Association, www.ggia.org

February 2-4 – Logicon Europe 2009, Hotel Bloom, Brussels, Belgium, contact www.logiconeurope.com

Feb. 2-7 – GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Contact www.golfindustryshow.com

Feb. 4-6 – New England Grows, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, contact New England Nursery Association, www.nensyassn.org

Feb. 5-7 – South Carolina Horticulture Industry Trade Show, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, contact South Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association,  www.scnla.com

Feb. 8-12 – Winter Management Conference, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, contact Tree Care Industry Association, 800-733-2622, http://www.tcia.org

Feb. 10-12 – Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Conference, The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, contact Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association, www.plna.com

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 GCM. Send a contact name if all details are not final. Contact GCM, Attention: ComingUp, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3859; fax 785-832-3665, mailto:ddevictor@gcsaa.org.

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