IECA Southeast Chapter launches scholarship program
Deere and Milliken named to world’s most ethical companies list
FMC launches Echelon herbicide
TeeJet flat spray tip offers drift control and coverage
Standard expands marking paint offering
BASF offers turf-safe hydraulic fluid
ProteSyn now offers Amino-Lok technology
Cover-All offers GCSAA discount
Dupont launches summer turf Web casts
Malloy offers cedar bridge options
Caterpillar introduces four C-Series skid steer loaders
Scott A. Witte, CGCS, is hosting the U.S. Amateur Public Links
Paul Grogan, CGCS, is hosting the John Deere Classic
Mark Mixdorf, CGCS, is hosting the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
Andrew L. Cain, GCSAA Class A superintendent, is hosting the Dick's Sporting Goods Open
Dennis L. Bowsher, CGCS, is hosting the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational
Superintendents in the news
Bevacqua named USGA’S chief business officer
RCGA names Scott Simmons executive director
Keller joins Bernhard and Co.
Cleary hires McGuffin as sales representative
Otterbine Barebo hires Heimbach
Upcoming events in the world of golf course management
Events
July 14-17 – Ohio Florists Association’s Short Course and Trade Show, Greater Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center. Contact the Ohio Florists Association, http://www.ofa.org
July 17 – OTF/OSU Summer Turf Problems and Solutions, Yankee Trace Golf Club, Centerville, Ohio. Contact the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, 888-683-3445, http://www.OhioTurfgrass.org
July 18 – Iowa GCSA Field Day Classic, Jewell (Iowa) G&CC. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org
July 18 – Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association and the Massachusetts Flower Growers Association’s Summer Field Day, Tower Hill Botanical Garden, Boylston, Mass. Contact the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.mnla.com
July 19 – Iowa Turfgrass Field Day, Iowa State University Turfgrass Research Station, Ames. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org
July 19 – WaterSmart Symposium sponsored by Toro Irrigation, Toro Irrigation, 5825 Jasmine Street, Riverside, Calif. Contact http://www.torowatersmart.com/register.htm, 877-333-8676
July 23 – Superintendent Invitation, Oldfield Club, Hilton Head Island, S.C. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, http://www.cgcsa.org
July 24 – Broadleaf Weeds 1, Weed Identification Workshop, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, Mass. Contact the UMass Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-0895 or mailto:eweeks@umext.umass.edu
July 24 – Organic Approach to Golf Course Management, Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club, 5811 Tampa Palms Blvd., Tampa, Fla. Florida West Coast GCSA, contact http://www.gcsaa.org/education
July 25 – Advanced Management of Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Golf Greens, Colonial Country Club at Deerfield, 264 Deerfield Club Dr., Canton, Miss. Louisiana-Mississippi GCSA, contact http://www.gcsaa.org/education
July 31 – Broadleaf Weeds 2, Weed Identification Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact the UMass Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-0895 or mailto:eweeks@umext.umass.edu
Aug. 1-5 – Golf Course Builders Association of America Summer Meeting, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Monterey, Calif. Contact the GCBAA, http://www.gcbaa.org
Aug. 3 – Florida GCSA Annual Meeting, Grand Cypress Villas Conference Center, Orlando, Fla. Contact Marie Roberts, 772-692-9349, mailto:fgcsa123@bellsouth.net
Aug. 4-5 – Central Florida’s Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot Open, Grand Cypress Resort, Orlando, Fla. Contact Lisa McDowell, 407-239-1946, mailto:lisa.mcdowell@grandcypress.com
Aug. 10 – University of Arizona’s Cooperative Extension Annual Short Course, Doubletree Scottsdale Resort. Contact the Cactus and Pine GCSA, http://www.cactusandpine.org
Aug. 10 – Arizona Nursery Association’s Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education, Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact the Arizona Nursery Association, http://www.azna.org
Aug.15 – 8th Annual Sullivan County Challenge, Grossinger Country Club, Liberty, New York, Hudson Valley GCSA, Contact NYSTA www.nysta.org, (518) 783-1229
Aug. 20 – Iowa GCSA Superintendents Tournament, Fort Dodge (Iowa) CC. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420 http://www.iowagcsa.org
Aug. 20-23 – StormCon, the North American Surface Water Quality Conference & Exposition, JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix. Contact StormCon, http://www.StormCon.com
Aug. 21 – Carolinas GCSA and Coastal Plains GCSA Regional Seminar, Hilton Garden Inn, Charleston, S.C. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, http://www.cgcsa.org
Aug. 22 – 76th Rhode Island Turfgrass Field Day, University of Rhode Island’s C.R. Skogley Turfgrass Research Facility, Kingston. Contact the University of Rhode Island Turfgrass Foundation, 401-874-2791
Aug. 23 – Grassy Weeds, Weed Identification Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact the UMass Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-0895, mailto:eweeks@umext.umass.edu
Aug. 27 –Central New York GCSA Poa Annual Golf Tournament, Bellevue Country Club, Syracuse, N.Y., Contact the Central N.Y. GCSA http://www.cnygcsa.org/, info@cnygcsa.org
Sept. 5-8 – 10th Biennial Southern Plant Conference, produced by the Southern Nursery Association in conjunction with the Alabama Nursery and Landscape Association, Battle House Hotel, Mobile, Ala. Contact the Southern Nursery Association, http://www.sna.org
Sept. 10 – ITI – Iowa GCSA Benefit Tournament, Echo Valley CC, Norwalk, Iowa. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org
Sept. 11 – Northeastern GCSA’s Poa Annual Golf Tournament, Saratoga National GC, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Contact the Northeastern GCSA, http://www.negcsa.org
Sept. 11-14 – Florida Turfgrass Association Conference and Show, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Hotel, Bonita Springs, Fla. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 407-843-3250, http://www.ftga.org
Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2008 – GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Contact GCSAA, 800-472-7878, http://www.golfindustryshow.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 Golf Course Management. Send a contact name if all details are not final. Contact Golf Course Management, Attention: ComingUp, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS66049-3859; fax 785-832-3665,mailto:ddevictor@gcsaa.org.
