December 11, 2008

  • NGF assesses recession's effect on golf
  • Hydration stations to debut at GIS
  • Atlantic Hurricane Season sets records
  • An overdue thank you
  • Inside your environment
  • Photo quiz
  • Toys for Tots
  • GIS to get new look in San Diego
  • Feedback coming in
  • Date and event changes for 2010 Golf Industry Show
  • CMAA rolls out new Clubs and the Economy site
  • NGCOA awards announced
  • Toro reports fiscal 2008 results

  • Bobcat offers new heavy-duty snow blades
  • "Secrets" book opens door into golf course architects' minds
  • John Deere enhances remanufacturing focus through full ownership of ReGen
  • Universal Golf and Bunkershot.com launched
  • Videos focus on the top 50 golf-related injuries
  • GCSAA superintendent member Scott S. Slomka is hosting the Merrill Lynch Shootout
  • Superintendents in the news
  • Jett to lead Carolinas GCSA in 2009
  • Bonar wins 2009 USGA Green Section Award
  • Shaun Barry recognized for dedication to the industry
  • Dupont’s Orrben passes away
  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management
 

Events

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, www.wnla.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan. 13 – Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape Expo, Boerner Botanical Gardens, Hales Corners, Wisc., 608-845-6536, www.wisconsinturfgrassassociation.org/expo.htm

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

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

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

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

Jan. 14-16 – Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show, McCormick Place West, Chicago, 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, turf.uark.edu

Jan. 19-23 – Cornell University Short Course, Cornell University campus, Ithaca, N.Y., contact Maxine Welcome, 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 –Winter Lawn Care Conference, Sturbridge (Mass.) Host Hotel,
UMass Turf Program, 508-892-0382, mailto:mowen@umext.umass.edu

Jan. 21-22 – Arkansas Turfgrass Association Conference, Hot Springs (Ark.) Convention Center, turf.uark.ed

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

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

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

Feb. 4-6 – New England Grows, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, contact New England Nursery Association, www.nensyassn.org

Feb. 5-7 – South Carolina Horticulture Industry Trade Show, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, contact South Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association,  www.scnla.com

Feb. 8-12 – Winter Management Conference, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, contact Tree Care Industry Association, 800-733-2622, http://www.tcia.org

Feb. 10-12 – Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Conference, The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, contact Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association, www.plna.com

Feb. 18-19 – 18th Annual Ontario Turfgrass Symposium, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, contact: University of Guelph, 519-767-5000, www.open.uoguelph.ca/ots

Feb. 23-25 – Cornell University Advanced Short Course, Cornell University campus, Ithaca, N.Y., contact Maxine Welcome, mw45@cornell.edu, 607-255-5439

Feb. 24-25 – New York State Turfgrass Association’s Southeastern Regional Conference, Holiday Inn, Suffern, contact New York State Turfgrass Association, 800-873-8873, www.nysta.org

Feb. 25-26 – Landscape Industry Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, contact California Landscape Contractors Association, www.clca.org

Mar. 2 – 2009 New York State Turfgrass Association’s Western Regional Conference, Millennium Hotel, Buffalo, Contact New York State Turfgrass Association, 800-873-8873, www.nysta.org

Mar. 2-5 – 12th Annual New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation Conference and Trade Show, Providence, contact New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation, 401-848-0004, www.turfshow.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.

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