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Kick off the New Year with a resolution to learn more about the industry and improve your business education. Below is a calendar of industry events taking place around the country in January. Find more events for all of 2006 on Lawn & Landscape Online by choosing the Industry Calendar link under the Events menu on the homepage.
Jan. 2 – Feb. 16 Winter School for Turf Managers, Amherst, Mass. Contact: University of Massachusetts Extension, www.umassgreeninfo.org, 518/892-0382
Jan. 2 – 6 Advanced IPM Short Course, College Park, Md. Contact: Maryland Nursery & Landscape Association, mnacma@aol.com, 410/823-8684
Jan. 3 – 4 Kentucky Nursery & Landscape Association KLI Winter Educational Conference, Louisville, Ky. Contact: Betsie Taylor, knla@mis.net, www.knla.org, 800/735-9791
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Jan. 4 – 6 Minnesota Green Expo 2006, Minneapolis, Minn. Contact: Minnesota Green Expo, info@minnesotagreenexpo.com, www.minnesotagreenexpo.com, 888/886-6652
Jan. 4 – 6 Montana Nursery & Landscape Association Annual Meeting & Trade Show, Helena, Mont. Contact: Montana Nursery & Landscape Association, www.plantingmontana.com, 888/220-1569
Jan. 5 – 6 Mid-States Horticultural Expo 2006, Louisville, Ky. Contact: Southern Nursery Association, MidStates2006@sna.org, www.sna.org, 770/953-4411
Jan. 8 – 10 2006 WESTERN Nursery & Landscape Association Annual Meeting & Trade Show, Overland Park, Kan. Contact: Western Nursery & Landscape Association, info@wnla.org, www.wnla.org, 816/233-1481
Jan. 8 – 15 Kinman Institute First Ever Design/Build Symposium at Sea, Nassau, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Contact: The Kinman Institute, www.kinmaninstitute.com, 614/764-8733
Jan. 9 – 11 2006 Great Lakes Trade Expo and 76th Annual Michigan Turfgrass Foundation Conference, Grand Rapids, Mich., Contact: Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association, www.mlna.org
Jan. 9 – 12 46th Annual Virginia Turfgrass Council Conference, Richmond, Va. Contact: www.thevtc.org, 757/464-1004
Jan. 9 – 12 Turfgrass Industry Expo 2006 - Presented by the Turfgrass Council of North Carolina, Winston-Salem, N.C. Contact: Marsha Richardson, www.ncturfgrass.org, 910/695-1333J
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Jan. 10 FTGA/GC Horn Memorial Research Conference, Orlando, Fla. Contact: Florida Turf Grass Association, aflenghi@ftga.org, www.ftga.org, 407/291-9415
Jan. 10 Perennial School, Avon, Ohio. Contact: Ohio State University Extension, http://lorain.osu.edu, 440/326-5851Jan.
10 – 12 Eastern Pennsylvania Turf Conference & Trade Show, King of Prussia, Pa. Contact: Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council, www.paturf.org, 814/238-2402
Jan. 11 FTGA/GC Horn Memorial Research Conference, Tampa, Fla. Contact: Florida Turf Grass Association, aflenghi@ftga.org, www.ftga.org, 407/291-9415
Jan. 11 Suncoast Turf Conference, Tampa, Fla. Contact: Florida Turf Grass Association
aflenghi@ftga.org, www.ftga.org, 407/291-9415
Jan. 11 Maryland Nusery & Landscape Association Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Md. Contact: Maryland Nusery & Landscape Association, mnacma@aol.com, www.mnlaonline.org, 410/823-8648
Jan. 11 – 13 2006 Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS), Baltimore, Md. Contact: Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, www.mants.com, 410/296-6959
Jan. 11 – 14 2006 International Builders Show, Orlando, Fla. Contact: National Association of Home Builders, www.buildersshow.com, 800/368-5242
Jan. 12 – 13 ILCA Institute: Business Management & Marketing/Sales, Lisle, Ill. Contact: Illinois Landscape Contractors Association, www.ilca.org, 630/472-2851
Jan. 12 – 14 Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association Annual Convention, Vancouver, Wash. Contact: WSNLA, www.wsnla.org, 800/672-7711
Jan. 15 – 18 Greenhouse Crop Production and Engineering Design Short Course, Tuscon, Ariz. Contact: Jennifer Nelkin, nelkin@email.arizona.edu, http://ag.arizona.edu/ceac, 520/626-9566
Jan. 16 – 20 World of Concrete, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: www.worldofconcrete.com
Jan. 16 – 20 Cornell Turfgrass Management Short Course, Ithaca, N.Y. Contact: Joann Gruttadaurio, jg17@cornell.edu, www.hort.cornell.edu, 607/255-1792
Jan. 17 FTGA/GC Horn Memorial Research Conference, Lake Worth, Fla. Contact: Florida Turf Grass Association, aflenghi@ftga.org, www.ftga.org, 407/291-9415
Jan. 17 – 19 Midwest Turf Expo, Indianapolis, Ind. Contact: Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, www.agry.purdue.edu/turf/, 765/494-8087
Jan. 18 FTGA/GC Horn Memorial Research Conference, Miami/Dade, Fla. Contact: Florida Turf Grass Association, aflenghi@ftga.org, www.ftga.org, 407/291-9415
Jan. 18 – 19 Maryland Arborist Winter conference, Ellicott City, Md. Contact: Jeanne Brooks, 888/638-7337
Jan. 18 – 20 Growers Marketing Forum: Farm to Fork (GMF3), Tuscon, Ariz. Contact: Priscilla Files, pfiles@ag.arizona.edu, http://ag.arizona.edu/ceac, 520/626-9566
Jan. 18 – 20 Idaho Horticulture Expo 2006, Boise, Idaho. Contact: Idaho Nursery & Landscape Association, www.inlagrow.org/, 800/462-4769
Jan. 19 FTGA/GC Horn Memorial Research Conference, Fort Myers, Fla. Contact: Florida Turf Grass Association, aflenghi@ftga.org, www.ftga.org, 407/291-9415
Jan. 19 – 21 Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Contact: Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association, www.fngla.org, 770/888-2883
Jan. 22 – 25 U.S. Composting Council Annual Conference & Trade Show, Albuquerque, N.M. Contact: U.S. Composting Council, www.compostingcouncil.org, 631/737-4931
Jan. 23 – 24 NNLA Winter Conference and Trade Show, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Contact: Nebraska Nursery & Landscape Association, www.nnla.org, 402/450-7192
Jan. 23 – 25 CENTS 2006 (Central Environmental Nursery Trade Show), Columbus, Ohio. Contact: Erin Thomas, erinthomas@onla.org, www.onla.org, 800/825-5062
Jan. 23 – 27 ProGreen Expo 2006, Denver, Colo. Contact: www.progreenexpo.com, 800/397-6665
Jan. 23 – 27 Introduction to Greenhouse Management Short Course, Derwood, Md. Contact: Suzanne Klick, www.agnr.umd.edu/IPMNET, 301/596-9413
Jan. 24 Southwest Turf Conference, Fort Myers, Fla. Contact: Florida Turf Grass Association, aflenghi@ftga.org, www.ftga.org, 407/291-9415
Jan. 24 – 25 Landscaping & Groundskeeping EXPO, Vancouver, British Columbia. Contact: Landscaping & Groundskeeping EXPO, www.landscapingexpo.net, 888/570-0499
Jan. 24 – 26 Green Industry Professional Seminar, Annandale, Va. Contact: Mary Bean, greenisdc@aol.com, 703/250-1368
Jan. 25 FTGA/GC Horn Memorial Research Conference, Jacksonville, Fla. Contact: Florida Turf Grass Association, aflenghi@ftga.org, www.ftga.org, 407/291-9415
Jan. 25 – 27 Georgia Green Industry Association WINTERgreen Expo & WINTERschool Conference, Athens, Ga. Contact: Georgia Green Industry Association, mail@ggia.org, www.ggia.org, 706/632-0100
Jan. 25 – 27 Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association Annual Conference, Des Moines, Iowa. Contact: Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association, info@iowanla.org, www.iowanla.org, 816/233-1481
Jan. 26 Northeastern Pennsylvania Turf Conference & Trade Show, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Contact: Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council, www.paturf.org, 814/238-2402
Jan. 28 A Gardener's Palette: Saturday with the Pros, Athens, Ga. Contact: Georgia Green Industry Association, mail@ggia.org, www.ggia.org, 706/632-0100
Jan. 29 – 30 2006 Superbowl of Lighting, hosted by California Landscape Lighting, Westlake Village, Calif. Contact: Kimberlee Dobrowski, www.callite.com, 800/457-0710 x26
Jan. 30 – 31 Association of Montana Turf & Ornamental Professionals 15th Annual Conference & Trade Show, Billings, Mont. Contact: AMTOP, www.amtop.org, 866/442-6867
Jan. 30 – Feb. 1 Alberta Landscaping & Groundskeeping EXPO, Calgary, Alberta. Contact: Alberta Lndscpng & Grndskpng EXPO, www.landscapingexpo.net, 888/570-0499
Jan. 30 – Feb. 24 Turf Managers Short Course, Guelph, Ontario. Contact: Guelph Turfgrass Institute, www.open.uoguelph.ca/turfmanager/, 519/767-5000
Jan. 31 FTGA/GC Horn Memorial Research Conference, Milton, Fla. Contact: Florida Turf Grass Association, aflenghi@ftga.org, www.ftga.org, 407/291-9415
Jan. 31 – Feb. 2 New England Grows 2006, Boston, Mass. Contact: New England Grows, info@NEGrows.org, www.negrows.org, 508/653-3009