November 27, 2008

  • Azinger to keynote GCSAA Opening Session
  • Women’s Golf Month sets record for fourth consecutive year
  • NOAA’s U.S. winter outlook calls for variability
  • Nature Hills Nursery launches Green America Awards
  • The sky is the limit
  • Inside your game; Golf 20/20 goes grown-up
  • Cutting edge
  • Wild hogs attack turf in Texas
  • Azinger is coming to GIS!
  • National Alliance for Accessible Golf awards GAIN grants
  • IA Unveils New Brand Identity
  • Precise Path Robotics attains GCSAA Silver Partner status

  • Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power launches interactive Web site
  • Bobcat improves large-frame compact track loaders
  • Toro utility vehicles at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
  • Tanaka introduces two Inspire design chain saws
  • GCSAA Class A director of golf course maintenance Casey Conlin, CGCS, is hosting the LG Skins Game
  • GCSAA Assistant director of golf course maintenance Henry Ng is hosting the Omega Mission Hills World Cup
  • Anderson gets Carolinas Award
  • Superintendents in the news
  • Douglas appointed chairman of USGA Women’s Committee
  • Klopp hired at Lebanon Turf
  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management
 

Events

Dec. 2 – Turf Basics Workshop, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, 479-575-2603, http://turf.uark.edu

Dec. 3 – Iowa GCSA December State Meeting & Seminar, Grinnell (Iowa) CC, Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, www.iowagcsa.org

Dec. 3 – GCSAA Webcast: Environmental Management Systems with Deb Swartz, GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now

Dec. 3 – Turf Basics Workshop, Mid-South Community College, West Memphis, Ark, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, 479-575-2603, http://turf.uark.edu

Dec. 3-4 – Oregon Landscape Expo, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon Landscape Contractors Association, www.oregonlandscape.org

Dec. 4 – Turf and Landscape Workshop, Paragould Community Center, Paragould, Ark, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, 479-575-2603, http://turf.uark.edu

Dec. 4 – GCSAA Webcast: PGR Use on Golf Courses with Dennis Shepard, Ph.D., GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now

Dec. 8-10 – Texas Turfgrass Association Annual Conference and Trade Show, Fort Worth (Texas) Convention Center, Texas Turfgrass Association, http://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, http://www.virginiaturf.org

Dec. 8-11 – Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Show, Greater Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center, Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, 888-683-3445, www.ohioturfgrass.org

Dec. 9 – 3rd Annual Ohio Golf Summit, Columbus Convention Center, contact Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, 888-683-3445, http://www.ohioturfgrass.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, http://www.wnla.org

Jan. 5-9 – 2009 Desert Turfgrass School, University of Arizona Karsten Turfgrass Facility, Tucson, University of Arizona Maricopa County Cooperative Extension, http://turf.arizona.edu

Jan. 6-9 – Eastern Pennsylvania Turf Conference and Trade Show, Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council, http://www.paturf.org

Jan. 7-9 – Empire State Green Industry Show, Rochester, N.Y., New York State Turfgrass Association, http://www.nysta.org

Jan. 7-9 – Florida Pest & Lawn Care Expo, Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, contact Florida Pest Management Association, http://www.flpma.org

Jan. 7-9 – Minnesota Green Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.mnla.biz

Jan. 11-13 – Tennessee Turfgrass Association Annual Conference and Trade Show Program, Franklin (Tenn.) Marriott Cool Springs, http://www.ttaonline.org

Jan. 12-14 – Indiana Green Expo, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.inla1.org

Jan. 12-15 – Virginia Turfgrass and Landscape Conference and Show, Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center, Virginia Turfgrass Council,, http://www.virginiaturf.org

Jan. 12-15 – ProGreen Expo, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, ProGreen Expo, http://www.progreenexpo.com

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

Jan. 13-14 – Mid-States Horticultural Expo, Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, http://www.mshe.org

Jan. 13-17 – 20th Annual Sports Turf Managers Association Conference & Exhibition, San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose , Calif., http://www.stma.org

Jan. 14 – Virginia Turfgrass Council Annual Meeting, Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center, http://www.virginiaturf.org

Jan. 14-16 – Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show, McCormick Place West, Chicago, http://www.midam.org

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, http://turf.uark.edu

Jan. 19-23 – Cornell University Short Course, Cornell University campus, Ithaca, N.Y., contact Maxine Welcome, mailto: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, http://turf.uark.edu

Jan. 21-23 – WinterGreen 2009, Athens, Ga., Georgia Green Industry Association, http://www.ggia.org

February 2-4 – Logicon Europe 2009, Hotel Bloom, Brussels, Belgium, contact http://www.logiconeurope.com

Feb. 2-7 – GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Contact http://www.golfindustryshow.com

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

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