Illinois
May 18 Illinois Turfgrass Foundation Spring Golf Day. Merit Club, Libertyville. To learn more, visit www.illinoisturfgrassfoundation.org.
June 11-12 Illinois Arborist Association Summer Conference. Allerton House, Monticello. For more information, visit www.illinoisarborist.org.
August 5 Illinois Landscape Contractors Association Summer Field Day 2009. Mariani Nurseries, Garden Prairie. For details, visit www.ilca.net/fieldday.aspx.
August 25-26 2009 iTurfExpo. Midwest Golf House Complex, Lemont. For more information, visit www.illinoisturfgrassfoundation.org.
September 1 BFG Horticulture Expo. The Stonegate Conference Centre, Hoffman Estates. To learn more, call 800-883-0234.
Indiana
July 29-31 Indiana Nursery & Landscape Association Summer Meeting. Fort Wayne. For more information, visit www.inla1.org.
Iowa
August 31 Iowa Turfgrass Institute/Iowa GCSA Benefit Golf Tournament. Hyperion Field Club, Johnston. To learn more, visit www.iowaturfgrass.org.
Kansas
August 6 KSU Turf Field Day. John C. Pair Horticulture Center, Wichita. For details, visit www.ksuturf.com/FieldDay.html.
December 8-10 Kansas Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show. Kansas Expo Center, Topeka. For more information, visit www.ksuturf.com/Conference.html.
Kentucky
April 28 Made in the Shade: Selecting Plants for Shady Sites. Burlington. For details, visit www.kyisatree.org.
June 3 Tree and Shrub ID & Care. Burlington. For more information, visit www.kyisatree.org.
Minnesota
April 20-21 Hands-On Hardscapes: SRWs & Pavers. Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska. To learn more, visit www.mnla.biz.
August 25-26 BFG Horticulture Expo. Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center. For details, call 800-883-0234.
September 10 2009 University of Minnesota Field Day. University of Minnesota, St. Paul. For more information, visit www.mtgf.org.
Missouri
June 25 Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association 2009 Summer Field Day. Springfield. For details, visit www.mlna.org.
July 14 Missouri Turfgrass & Ornamental Council Turfgrass & Ornamental Field Day. Turfgrass Research Center of South Farms, Columbia. To learn more, visit www.motoc.org.
Ohio
July 11-14 OFA Short Course. Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus. For details, call 614-487-1117 or visit www.ofa.org.
August 6 9th Annual OLA Scholarship Golf Classic. Mallard Creek Golf Club, Columbia Station. For more information, call 800-335-6521 or visit www.ohiolandscapers.org/Golf.html.
August 11 NGLCO Summer Field Day. North Coast Perennials, Madison. For details, visit www.nglco.com.
August 12 OSU Turfgrass Facility Research Field Day. OTF Research & Education Center, Columbus. To learn more, visit www.ohioturfgrass.org.
December 8-10 Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Show. Columbus Convention Center, Columbus. For details, call 888-683-3445, e-mail info@ohioturfgrass.org or visit www.ohioturfgrass.org.
Wisconsin
April 25-26 In Celebration of Trees. Boerner Botanical Gardens, Hales Corners. For details, call 414-525-5675 or 414-425-8550.
May 9 & 17 Whitnall Park Weed Out. Boerner Botanical Gardens, Hales Corners. To learn more, call 414-525-5675.
August 13 Wisconsin Nursery Association Summer Field Day. Johnson’s Nursery, Jackson. For more information, call 414-529-4705.
National
April 22 Arborjet Tree Health Care Workshop. Cincinnati, Ohio. To learn more, visit www.pgms.org.
April 23 Landscape Irrigation Auditor Class. Berthoud, Colo. For more information, visit www.irrigation.org.
April 23 Make the Connection: Dealing with the Differences in People. Webinar. For details, visit www.anla.org.
April 24 Managing Risk & Reward: Technology, Recordkeeping & Risk in Snow & Ice. Four Points by Sheraton-Chicago O’Hare, Chicago, Ill. To learn more, call 414-375-1940 or visit www.sima.org.
May 2-4 2009 American Society of Irrigation Consultants Annual Conference. Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village, St. Augustine, Fla. For details, visit www.asic.org.
June 7-10 North American Horticultural Supply Association 22nd Annual Meeting. Hilton Oceanfront Resort, Hilton Head Island, S.C. For more information, visit www.nahsa.org.
June 15-18 2009 ANLA Retail Roadshow. Mid-Atlantic region. To learn more, visit www.anla.org.
June 24-27 12th Annual Snow & Ice Symposium. Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, Ky. For details, call 414-375-1940 or visit www.sima.org.
June 24-28 PLANET Leadership Conference. Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, Wash. For more information, call 800-395-2522 or visit www.landcarenetwork.org.
July 11-14 OFA Short Course. Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. For details, call 614-487-1117 or visit www.ofa.org.
July 12-14 PLANET Legislative Day on the Hill/Renewal & Remembrance. Washington, D.C. To learn more, call 800-395-2522 or visit www.landcarenetwork.org.
July 19-20 ANLA Annual Meeting. Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel, Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.anla.org.
July 19-24 Perennial Plant Symposium. St. Louis, Mo. For details, visit www.perennialplant.org.
July 20-22 ANLA Legislative Conference. Washington, D.C. To learn more, visit www.anla.org.
July 22-23 2009 Water Conference: Water, Irrigation and the Environment. Grand Summit Resort, Park City, Utah. For more information, visit www.irrigation.org.
July 23-24 2009 Regional Grounds Management Seminar & Site Visitation. Cincinnati, Ohio. To learn more, visit www.pgms.org.
July 27-31 TPI Summer Convention & Field Days. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. For details, visit www.turfgrasssod.org.
July 30 SIMA Build a Bid Workshop. Cleveland, Ohio. To learn more, call 414-375-1940 or visit www.sima.org.
August 6 SIMA Build a Bid Workshop. Albany, N.Y. For more information, call 414-375-1940 or visit www.sima.org.
September 9-11 2009 Landscape Distribution Tour. New England. For details, visit www.anla.org.
September 18-22 ASLA 2009 Annual Meeting & Expo. McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Chicago, Ill. For more information, call 202-898-2444 or visit www.asla.org.
September 29-October 1 2009 WNGA/ANLA “Kick the Dirt” Tour & Talks. Portland, Ore. For details, visit www.anla.org.
October 28-31 PLANET Green Industry Conference. Marriott Louisville Downtown/Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, Ky. For more information, call 800-395-2522 or visit www.landcarenetwork.org.
October 28-31 2009 PGMS School of Grounds Management. Louisville, Ky. For details, visit www.pgms.org.
October 29-31 GIE+EXPO. Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. For more information, call 800-558-8767 or visit www.gie-expo.com.
December 2-4 Irrigation Show 2009. Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas. To learn more, visit www.irrigation.org.
Canada/International
April 21-22 European Turfgrass Society 2009 Valencia Field Days. Valencia, Spain. For more information, visit www.turfgrasssociety.eu.
June 29-July 2 New Zealand Turf Conference & Trade Show. Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. To learn more, visit www.nzsti.org.nz.
August 19-22 2009 Landscape Operations Tour. Toronto, Ont. For details, visit www.anla.org.
September 23-24 CanWest Hort Show. Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, B.C. For more information, call 604-574-7772 or visit www.canwesthortshow.com.
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