Sultan is listed in the "world's most innovative resort developers"
2008 American Express Women’s Golf Month set
A summer by the seashore
Woodward a choice to make members proud
Photo Quiz
Super bloggers continued
Getting ready at Torrey Pines
Phil’s early scouting report on Torrey Pines
GCM magazine honored for writing and design
"Name It & Claim It" to win a Toro mower
TOCA Environmental Communicator of the Year goes to Colorado
Golf Industry Show attendee wins big
Skid Steer Smackdown debuts online
Rain Bird Academy offers irrigation training camps in Florida
Field Scout has new red/far red meter
Proplant fungicide added to Advan line
Phoenix adds Hawk-IN/O insecticide
ADS announces new pipe category coming
True-Surface redesigns website
GCSAA Certified Golf Course Superintendent Scott A. Ebers is hosting the Crowne Plaza Invitational
GCSAA Class A superintendent Dennis A. Fitzwater is hosting the LPGA Corning Classic
GCSAA Class A manager of golf courses and grounds Jeffrey Corcoran is hosting the 69th Senior PGA Championship
GCSAA superintendent Ben Hall is hosting the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship
Bartley wins "Seeds of Fortune" from Tee-2-Green
Superintendents in the news
Duich named Penn State distinguished alumnus
ASGCA elects eight regular members
Cleary welcomes Perdoma, promotes Cunningham
Upcoming events in the
world of golf course management
Events
May 28 – IPM Workshop, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Contact Mike Schnelle, 405-744-7361
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
June 3 – Iowa GCSA State Meeting, Jewell (Iowa) G&CC. Contact Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org
June 4 – Turf IPM Twilight Walkabout, Stanley Park, Westfield, Mass. Contact the UMass Extension Turf Program, 508-892-0382, http://www.umassturf.org
June 4-5 – Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop and certification exam, Charlotte, N.C. Contact the Tree Care Industry Association, 800-733-2622, http://www.tcia.org
June 6 – Florida Turfgrass Association Board of Directors Meetings, Orlando. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721, http://www.ftga.org
June 10-13 – Climate Information for Managing Risks’ Partners and Solutions for Agriculture and Natural Resources, TradeWinds Island Resorts, St. Pete Beach, Fla. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721, http://www.ftga.org
June 11-12 – Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop and certification exam, Mount Laurel, N.J. Contact the Tree Care Industry Association, 800-733-2622, http://www.tcia.org
June 17 – Carolinas GCSA regional seminars in conjunction with the Low Country GCSA – Fertilizers & Nutrient Management and Water Quality & Pest Management, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Head Island, S.C. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, http://www.cgcsa.org
June 18 – University of Florida Field Day, Milton. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721, http://www.ftga.org
June 18 – University of Massachusetts Turf Research Field Day, Joseph Troll Turf Research Center, South Deerfield. Contact the UMass Extension Turf Program, 508-892-0382, http://www.umassturf.org
June 18-21 – 11th Annual Snow & Ice Symposium, Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, Buffalo, N.Y. Contact the Snow & Ice Management Association Inc., http://www.sima.org
June 18-21 – Southern Regional Master Gardener Conference, Clarion Hotel and Convention Center, Oklahoma City. Contact the Oklahoma State University Turfgrass Program, http://www.turf.okstate.edu
June 20 – 11th Annual PACE Turfgrass Research Seminar, Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego. Contact PACE Turfgrass, 858-272-9897, http://www.paceturf.org
June 23 – Bunker Renovation, Sand Issues and Golf, Mesa (Ariz.) Country Club. Contact the Cactus & Pine GCSA, 480-609-6778, http://www.cactusandpine.org
July 15 – Midwest Regional Turf Field Day, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Contact the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, 765-494-8039, http://www.mrtf.org
July 16 – Field Day Classic, Jewell (Iowa) G&CC. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org
July 17 – Iowa Turfgrass Field Day, Iowa State University Turfgrass Research Station, Ames. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org
July 22 – Turfgrass Identification and Selection Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Amherst campus. Contact the UMass Extension office, 508-892-0382, http://www.umassturf.org
July 22 – Wisconsin Turfgrass Association Summer Field Day, O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility, Verona, Wis. 53593. Contact 608-845-6536 or mailto:ajander2@wisc.ed
July 23-24 – 2008 Cornell University Landscape Horticulture Short Course, Cornell University Campus, Ithaca N.Y., http://www.nysta.org
July 24-25 – Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop and certification exam, St. Louis, Missouri, advance coursework required http://www.tcia.org
July 29-31 – Penn Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Atlantic City, N.J. Contact the Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association, http://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.