Illinois
October 21 Illinois Landcape Contractors Association Annual Meeting & Bowling Night. Pinstripes, Northbrook. To learn more, visit www.ilca.net.
January 19, 2011 Women’s Networking Group Winter Event. Howl At the Moon, Chicago. For more information, visit www.ilca.net.
January 19-21, 2011 Mid-Am Horticultural Trade Show. Navy Pier, Chicago. For details, visit www.midam.org.
Indiana
November 9-11 Turf & Ornamental Seminar. Daniel Turf Center, West Lafayette. To learn more, visit www.mrtf.org.
Iowa
January 18-20, 2011 2011 Iowa Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show. Polk County Convention Complex & Marriott Hotel, Des Moines. For more information, visit www.iowaturfgrass.org.
Kansas
December 7-9 60th Annual Turfgrass Conference. Topeka. To learn more, visit www.ksuturf.com.
Kentucky
November 3-4 Kentucky Arborists Association Annual Conference & Meeting: Better Trees for a Better Future. Burlington. For more information, visit www.kyisatree.org.
November 18 Boone County Extension Horticulture: Winter Tree & Shrub Identification. Burlington. To learn more, visit www.kyisatree.org.
January 28-29, 2011 Mid-States Horticultural Expo. Louisville. For more information, call 931-473-3951 or visit www.mshe.org.
Michigan
October 19 Create Your Future: Develop Your Strategic Plan for 2011 & Beyond! MGIA Office, Bingham Farms. For details, call 248-646-4992 or visit www.landscape.org.
November 4; 11 All-Inclusive Commercial CORE Training. Wayne County Community College District, Bellville; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. To learn more, call 248-646-4992.
December 9 All-Inclusive Commercial CORE Training. Bingham Center, Bingham Farms. For details, call 248-646-4992.
December 13-16 Michigan State University Turf School. MSU Pavilion for Agriculture & Livestock Education, East Lansing. For more information, visit www.turf.msu.edu/msu-turf-school-dec-13-1.
Minnesota
November 17 Low Voltage Irrigation: Two Wire Systems. St. Cloud. For more information, call 651-633-4987, e-mail cassie@mnla.biz or visit www.mnla.biz.
December 2 Lunch & Learn: Invasive Plants in Minnesota. Rose Vine Hall/Grumpy’s, Roseville. To learn more, visit www.mnla.biz.
January 4, 2011 Super Tuesday: The Trend Toward Green; Stormwater Solutions; Landscape Design Basics. Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis. For more information, visit www.mnla.biz.
January 5-7, 2011 Northern Green Expo. Minneapolis. For details, visit www.northerngreenexpo.org.
Missouri
December 7-8 Missouri Green Industry Conference. St. Charles Convention Center, St. Louis. For details, visit www.motoc.org.
January 9-11, 2011 National Green Centre. St. Louis. To learn more, visit www.nationalgreencentre.org.
Nebraska
November 17-19 Nebraska Arborists Association Arborist Seminar. Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center, Gretna. To learn more, visit www.nearborists.org.
January 10-12, 2011 Nebraska Green Expo. Council Bluffs, Iowa. For details, visit www.nnla.org.
North Dakota
January 30-February 1, 2011 North Dakota Nursery & Greenhouse Association Convention. Ramada Plaza Suites, Fargo. To learn more, visit www.ndnga.com.
Ohio
October 20 Why Trees Matter Forum. Wooster. For details, visit www.onla.org.
October 21 Columbus Ohio Landscape Association Meeting. Willoway WDC, Hilliard. For more information, visit www.ohiolandscapers.org.
November 9 Working Smarter Seminar. Columbus. For details, visit www.onla.org.
November 16-17 Coloring & Perspective Drawing Workshop. Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, Brecksville. For more information, visit www.ohiolandscapers.org.
November 18 Ohio Landscape Association Annual Meeting. St. Michael’s Woodside, Broadview Heights. For details, visit www.ohiolandscapers.org.
December 1; 7 Dormant Pruning Clinic. Willoway Nurseries, Avon; Willoway Nurseries, Hilliard. For more information, visit www.ohiolandscapers.org.
December 6-8 Landscape Design Course, Part I. Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, Brecksville. For details, visit www.ohiolandscapers.org.
December 6-9 Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Show. Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus. To learn more, visit www.ohioturfgrass.org.
January 17-19, 2011 Landscape Design Course, Part II. Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, Brecksville. For more information, visit www.ohiolandscapers.org.
Wisconsin
November 13 Women in Horticulture 2010 Conference. Mount Mary College, Milwaukee. For details, call 414-727-1818 or e-mail info@melindamyers.com.
December 3 Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association Design/Management Seminar. Waukesha County Technical College, Pewaukee. For more information, visit www.wgif.net.
January 26-27, 2011 Garden Center Symposium. Country Springs Hotel, Waukesha. For details, visit www.gardencentersymposium.com.
National
October 17-21 48th International Making Cities Livable Conference. Dock Street Theater, Charleston, S.C. For details, visit www.livablecities.org.
October 24-28 American Concrete Institute Fall 2010 Convention. Westin Convention Center Hotel & David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. For more information, call 248-848-3795 or visit www.aciconvention.org.
October 28-30 GIE+EXPO 2010; Hardscape North America. Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. To learn more, visit http://gie-expo.com.
November 7-9 Critical Ignition: AEM Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas. For details, visit www.aem.org.
November 9-11 Partners in Community Forestry National Conference. Loews Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa. For more information, visit www.arborday.org.
November 11-13 TCI Expo 2010. David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. For details, visit www.tcia.org.
November 30-December 2 IECA Northeast Chapter Annual Conference. Concord, N.H. For more information, visit www.iecanechapter.org.
December 1; 2-3 Installation of Construction Site Erosion & Sediment Control Devices; Advanced Construction Site Turbidity Control. Raleigh, N.C. For details, visit www.ieca.org.
December 5-7 Irrigation Show 2010. Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Ariz. To learn more, visit www.irrigation.org.
Canada/International
October 19-20 Landscape Ontario’s Expo. Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, Ont. For details, visit www.gardenexpo.ca.
November 4-5 British Columbia Landscape & Nursery Association Annual General Meeting. Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa, Victoria, B.C. To learn more, visit www.bclna.com.
November 8-9 Atlantic Green Forum. St. John’s, Newfoundland. For more information, visit www.landscapenl.org.
November 17-18 IECA Pacific Northwest Chapter Erosion & Sediment Control Conference. Delta, B.C. To learn more, visit www.escpnw.com.
November 18-19 Green Industry Show & Conference. Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alb. For details, visit www.greenindustryshow.com.
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