LANDSCAPES annual meeting

The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) recently announced that beginning in 2022, it will separate its annual meeting, LANDSCAPES, from GIE+EXPO and will host its own stand-alone conference. The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) is moving into 100% ownership of GIE+EXPO. For more than a decade, NALP has held its annual meeting in Louisville, KY in conjunction with GIE+EXPO. Before that, the association hosted an annual meeting and exposition (the Green Industry Expo) which traveled to different cities. “We’ve enjoyed a strong partnership with the OPEI , and we continue to work together on government relations and other important industry issues,” said Britt Wood, NALP CEO, “but the time has come to provide members with a new annual meeting experience, so beginning in 2022, our conference will move to different cities.” Kris Kiser, president of OPEI and managing director of GIE+EXPO said, “With this change in ownership structure of the show, OPEI will own the show in its entirety. We’ll continue to work with our landscape industry partners to provide attendees with training and other programmatic elements at the Kentucky Exposition Center. We look forward to the continued evolution and dynamic growth of GIE+EXPO in Louisville in the future.” GIE+EXPO “GIE+EXPO has had an extraordinarily strong run since 2010 – posting records in attendance and booth space. Last year’s show was the biggest ever, setting record attendance levels,” said Kiser. GIE+EXPO will continue to offer education, training, and certification in all segments of the OPE industry, including landscape, hardscape, ...