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ASV offers tracked utility vehicle
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Signature Control acquires turf division of L.R. Nelson
GCSAA Class A Director of Golf Course Maintenance Ernie R. Pock is hosting the Frys.com Open
GCSAA Class A superintendent Craig M. Felton is hosting the AT&T Championship
Golf course superintendent Daniel P. Hyland is hosting the Miccosukee Championship
Lavrenz wins Leo Feser Award
Superintendents in the news
Chuck Easton joins Phoenix
Lohmann adds real estate consultant
Bird-X hires Kogan
Upcoming events in the world of golf course
management
Events
Oct. 29 – GCSAA Webcast: Digital Photography Instruction, GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now
Oct. 30 – 2008 Turf Season in Review: Research from Field and Greenhouse, Results from On-Golf-Course Trials, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 508-892-0382, http://www.umassturf.org
Nov. 9-11 – California GCSA Annual Conference, Trade Show and Golf Championship, Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa, Cabazon, Calif., California GCSA, http://www.californiagcsa.org/annual_mtg.htm
Nov. 11 – South Texas GCSA Annual Meeting, The Houstonian CC, South Texas GCSA, http://www.stgcsa.org
Nov. 11-12 – Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop and certification exam, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Tree Care Industry Association, 800-733-2622, http://www.tcia.org
Nov. 11-13 – Penn State Golf Turf Conference, Nittany Lion Inn, University Park, Heather Treaster, Penn State Turfgrass Management program, http://turfgrassmanagement.psu.edu
Nov. 12-14 – Oklahoma Turf Conference, Wes Watkins Conference Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma Turf Research Foundation, 918-299-0807, http://www.otrf.net
Nov. 13 – GCSAA Webcast: Herbicide Resistant Poa Annua – Real or Imaginary? with J. Scott McElroy, GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now
Nov. 13-15 – Tree Care Industry Expo 2008, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Tree Care Industry Association, http://www.tcia.org
Nov. 17-20 – Carolinas GCSA Annual Conference and Trade Show, Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Convention Center, 800-476-4272, http://www.cgcsa.org
Nov. 18 – GCSAA Webcast: Everything You Wanted to Know About Nitrogen with Brian Horgan, Ph.D, GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now
Nov. 19 – Minnesota Turfgrass Foundation 2008 Pesticide Workshop, Minnesota Valley Country Club, Bloomington, Learn more
Nov. 20 – GCSAA Webcast: Top Notch Communication Skills with Mike Jousan, GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, Register now
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 – 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. 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. 8-10 – Texas Turfgrass Association Annual Conference and Trade Show, Fort Worth (Texas) Convention Center, Texas Turfgrass Association, www.texasturf.com
December 16 –GCSAA Webcast: Bringing More Golf to Your Community, 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
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.