Events

Feb. 26 – University of Guelph Turf Club Job Fair, Guelph Turfgrass Institute, 328 Victoria Road South, Guelph, Canada, Contact gbrown@uoguelph.ca

Feb. 27 – GCSAA Webcast: Bunker Sand Selection 2008. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Feb. 27 -- Strategies and Products for Managing Weeds and Invasive Plants, Publick House, Sturbridge, Mass. Contact UMass Extension, 413-545-0895, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

Feb. 27 – N.Y. Southeast Regional Conference, Holiday Inn, Suffern, N.Y. Contact the New York State Turfgrass Association, http://www.nysta.org

Feb. 28 – GCSAA Webcast: Leading the Next Generation. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

March 3-6 – New England Regional Turfgrass Conference and Show, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence. Contact the New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation, 401-848-0004, http://www.nertf.org

March 4 – Strategies and Products for Managing Diseases of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, Holiday Inn, Marlboro, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

March 4-5 – Michigan Green Industry Trade Show and Convention, Rock Financial Showplace, Novi. Contact the Michigan Green Industry Association, 248-646-4992, http://www.landscape.org

March 5 – GCSAA Webcast: Fungicides, Resistance & Disease Control. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

March 6 – Western Regional Conference, Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, Amherst, N.Y. Contact the New York State Turfgrass Association, 800-873-8873, http://www.nysta.org

March 6-7 – Professional Grounds Management Society’s Regional Grounds Management Seminar & Site Visitation, Dallas. Contact Professional Grounds Management Society, http://www.pgms.org/2008regionaltexas.htm

March 10-11 – USGA Regional Conference and Golf Outing, Charlotte Marriott Executive Park & Golf Club at Ballantyne Resort, Charlotte, N.C. Contact the Carolinas Golf Course Superintendent Association, http://www.cgcsa.org

Mar. 13 – GCSAA Webcast: Excel: Chart & Graph Development to Enhance Your Budget. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

March 17 – ID, Biology and Current Control of Poa trivialis, GCSAA Education 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

March 18 – Strategies and Products for Managing Insects in the Landscape, Holiday Inn, Marlboro, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

March 20 – GCSAA Webcast: Phosphorus Fertilizers and Pollution – What Turf Managers Need to Know. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

March 20 – Non-chemical Products and Strategies for Disease, Insect and Weed Management in the Landscape, Sheraton Hotel, Milford, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

March 25 – Adirondack Regional Conference, Crowne Plaza Lake Placid (N.Y.) Resort. Contact the New York State Turfgrass Association, http://www.nysta.org

March 26-28 – 11th Annual FlowExpo, Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China. Contact FlowExpo, http://www.shibo.com

March 27 – Weed Management for Garden Retailers, Sheraton Hotel, Milford, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

April 1 – Application deadline for Penn State’s Two-Year Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program, University Park. Contact Penn State, 814-863-0129, http://cropsoil.psu.edu/academic/turfgrasst.cfm

April 1 – Training for Grounds Managers and Public Officials on Implementing IPM Guidelines for Turf, Landscapes and Indoor Pests in Massachusetts Schools, Holiday Inn, Marlborough. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-0895, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

April 16 – Pruning Trees and Shrubs, Holiday Inn, Brockton, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

April 29 – Scouting for Pests and Problems of Turf and Woody Ornamentals Walkabouts, Elm Bank, Wellesley, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

May 28 -- Scouting for Pests and Problems of Turf and Woody Ornamentals Walkabouts, East Bridgewater, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.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.