Events

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 – Advanced Turf Technical School, SUNY Delhi, N.Y. Contact the New York State Turf Association, http://www.nysta.org

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 – Tree and Shrub Insect ID Laboratory, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact UMass Extension, 413-545-0895, http://www.umassgreeninfo.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. 11 – Florida Sod Growers Annual Meeting, Orlando. Contact the Florida Sod Growers, http://www.floridasodgrowers.com

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 – Tree and Shrub Disease ID Laboratory, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact UMass Extension, 413-545-0895, http://www.umassgreeninfo.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 – 2008 Winter Lawn Care Conference, Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge, Mass. Contact UMass Extension, 413-545-0895, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

Jan. 23-25 – Georgia Green Industry Association’s Wintergreen Expo and Winterschool Conference, Classic Center, Athens. Contact the Georgia Green Industry Association, 706-632-0100, http://www.ggia.org

Jan. 25 – Pruning and Care of Landscape Fruit and Nut Trees, University of California, Davis. Contact UC Davis Extension, 800-752-0881, http://www.extension.ucdavis.edu/agriculture.

Feb. 4-8 – Turfgrass Producers International Midwinter Conference, Caribe Royal, Orlando. Contact Turfgrass Producers International, 800-405-8873, http://www.turfgrasssod.org

Feb. 6-8 – New England Grows, Boston Convention & Exposition Center. Contact New England Grows, http://www.negrows.org

Feb. 11-14 – 2008 Indiana Turfgrass Short Course, Lebanon. Contact the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, http://www.mrtf.org

Feb. 12 – 17th Annual Winter Lawn Care Conference, Allentown, Pa. Contact the Lawn Care Association of Pennsylvania, 800-577-6801, http://www.lawncareofpa.org

Feb. 13 – Turfgrass Advocacy Day, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. Contact the New York State Turfgrass Association, http://www.nysta.org

Feb. 18-21 – Environmental Connection 2008, Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando. Contact the International Erosion Control Association, http://www.ieca.org/EC08

Feb. 25-28 – 2008 Illinois Turfgrass Short Course, Willowbrook, Ill. Contact the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, http://www.mrtf.org

Feb. 25-28 – Western Pennsylvania Turfgrass Conference, Greater Pittsburgh Expo Mart, Monroeville. Contact the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council, 814-238-2402, http://www.paturf.org

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

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

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

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