Events

Jan. 2 – 17 – Winter School for Turf Managers, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. Contact Mary Owen (518) 892-0382, http://www.umassturf.org.

Jan. 4-6 -- Ontario Golf Course Management Conference and Trade Show, Toronto, Ontario. Contact Anne Snowdon (905) 602-8873 Ext. 221, asnowdon@golfsupers.com.

Jan. 4-6 -- Minnesota Green Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center, Contact http://www.minnesotagreenexpo.com.

January 8-13 -- National Institute of Golf Management, Oglebay Resort and Conference Center, Wheeling, W.V. Contact the National Training Center for Public Facility Managers, (800) 624-6988 x4019, http://www.ngf.org/nigm.

Jan. 9-12 – Turf Industry Expo and Conference, Winston-Salem, N.C. Contact the Turfgrass Council of North Carolina, (910) 695-1333, http://www.ncturfgrass.org.

Jan. 10 – Florida Turfgrass Association Horn Memorial Research Conference, Orlando. Contact the FTGA, http://www.ftga.org.

Jan.10 -- Mid Florida Turf Conference, Camp Down OUC, Windermere. Contact www.ftga.org.

Jan. 10 – Soil Conditions/Water Quality seminar with Peter Maybach and John McGuire, Dorval, Quebec.  Contact the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association, Barb Emmett at bemmett@golfsupers.com, (800) 387-1056 Ext. 233

Jan. 10-12 – Eastern Pennsylvania Turf Conference and Trade Show, Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pa. Contact the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council, http://www.paturf.org.

Jan. 11 – Suncoast Turf Conference, Tampa, Fla. Contact the FTGA, http://www.ftga.org.

Jan. 17 – Introduction to Microsoft Word Webcast. Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

Jan. 17 -- ASGCA Remodeling University, Forest Lake CC, Columbia, S.C. Contact the ASGCA, (262) 786-5960, http://www.remodelinguniversity.org.

Jan. 17 – Lake Worth Turf Conference, Lake Worth, Fla. Contact the FTGA, http://www.ftga.org.

Jan. 18– The Top 10 Most Discussed Golf Course Maintenance Practices Webcast. Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

Jan. 18 – Miami/Dade Turf Conference, Davie, Fla. Contact the FTGA, http://www.ftga.org.

Jan. 18-20 -- Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show, Lakeside Center at McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill. Contact http://www.midam.org.

Jan 18-22 -- Sports Turf Managers Conference and Exhibition, Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Fla. http://www.sportsturfmanager.org/Conferences/2006/.

Jan. 19-21 – The Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition, Broward County Convention Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Contact Linda Adams, trade show manager, (800) 375-3642 http://www.tpie.org.

Jan. 22-25 -- U.S. Composting Council 14th Annual Conference & Trade Show, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Albuquerque, N.M.. Contact http:www.compostingcouncil.org.

Jan. 23-25 -- Water Quality & Quantity Issues for Turfgrasses in Urban Landscapes, The Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev., Contact the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, (515) 292-2125, http://www.castwaterquality.info.

January 23-27 -- Texas A&M Turfgrass Ecology & Management Short Course, College Station. Contact David Chalmers, Ph.D., (979) 845-0603 http://cecoe.tamu.edu/turfgrass/index.htm.

Jan. 24 – Southwest Florida Turf Conference, Fort Meyer, Fla. Contact the FTGA, http://www.ftga.org.

Jan. 25 – Florida Turf Conference, Jacksonville, Fla. Contact the FTGA, http://www.ftga.org.

Jan. 26 – Northeastern Pennsylvania Turf Conference and Trade Show, The Woodlands Inn and Resort, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Contact the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council, http://www.paturf.org.

Jan. 30-Feb. 1 – 2006 Iowa Turfgrass Conference, Polk County Convention Complex, Des Moines, Iowa. Contact Jeff R. Wendel, CGCS, (515) 232-8222, http://www.iowaturfgrass.org.

Jan. 31 – Gulf Coast Turf Conference, Milton, Fla. Contact the FTGA, http://www.ftga.org.

Feb. 1 – 2006 Turf Advocacy-NYSTA's Lobby Day, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY. Contact NYSTA (518) 783-1229 or (800) 873-8873.

Feb. 3-7 – GCSAA National Golf Championship and Golf Classic, Houston. Contact Jeff Graham, (800) 742-7878, http://www.golfindustryshow.com.

Feb. 6-11 – Golf Industry Show and GCSAA Education Conference, Atlanta. Contact Bonnie Stephenson, (800) 472-7878, http://www.golfindustryshow.com.

Feb. 9 – Ideas For Using Microsoft Office Webcast. Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

Feb. 9 – Golf Course Construction and Renovation for Superintendents Webcast. Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

Feb. 9 – Critical Eye for the Turfgrass Guy Webcast. Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

Feb. 27-March 3 – NCSU Turf Short Course, McKimmon Center, Raleigh, N.C. Contact Turfgrass Council of North Carolina (910) 695-1333, http://www.ncturfgrass.org.

Feb. 28-March 2 – Western Pennsylvania Turf Conference and Trade Show. Contact the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council, http://www.paturf.org.

March 1-3 – Fairway 2006, 12th Golf Course Congress with Exhibition, Munich, Germany. Contact Fairway, (+49 89) 9 49-1 14 18, http://www.fairway.de.

March 1 – Deadline for application, Penn State Two-Year Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program. Contact Heather Treaster, (814) 863-0129.

March 2-7 --2006 Annual Canadian International Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show, co-hosted by Canadian Golf Superintendents Association and the Western Canada Turfgrass Association, Vancouver, B.C. Contact Anne Snowdon (905) 602-8873 Ext. 221, asnowdon@golfsupers.com.

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