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