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Ron Benedict, GCSAA superintendent, is hosting the Toshiba Classic
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NYSTA elects 2008 officers and directors
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Profile adds Gauthier to technical service tea
Agrotain expands sales and marketing staff
Upcoming events in the
world of golf course management
Events
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
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 – 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 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 3 – South Florida Field Day. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721, http://www.ftga.org
April 5 – Cape Cod Horticultural Conference, Barnstable High School, Performing Arts Center, Hyannis, Mass. Contact Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, 508-375-6690, http:// www.capecodextension.org
April 7 – Annual Spring Turfgrass Seminar, SRP Pera Club, Tempe, Ariz. Contact the University of Arizona Turfgrass Research, Education and Extension, http://turf.arizona.edu
April 16 – Pruning Trees and Shrubs, Holiday Inn, Brockton, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org
April 16 – Advanced Management of Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Golf Greens, Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center, Orlando, FL., Click here.
April 25 – Florida Sod Growers Cooperative Field Day, Bethel Farms, Fort Pierce, Fla. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721, http://www.ftga.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 15 – Karsten Turfgrass Field Day, Tucson, Ariz. Contact the University of Arizona Turfgrass Research, Education and Extension, http://turf.arizona.edu
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,Darcy DeVictor.