PGMS Events > DC Branch 2008 Green Industry Professional Seminar

	Pesticide Applicator Recertification on Wednesday, Jan. 23, has been approved for the following categories: VA Ornamental Pest Control - (3-A), Turf (3-B), Registered Technician (60), Right of Way (6), Regulatory (9), Demonstration & Research Pest Control (10) MD Ornamental Exterior (3-A), Ornamental Interior (3-B), Turf (3-C), Demonstration & Research (10), Right-of-Way and Weed (6) DC Exterior Ornamental Plants (3-A), Lawn & Turf (3-B), Interior Ornamental Plants (3-C) To qualify for pesticide applicator recertification, you are required to attend the entire day on January 23, 2008. You must provide proof of attendance by checking in at registration and signing in on the recertification roster with your name and permit number, at the beginning of the course on January 23, 2008. Attendance will be verified during and at the end of the training session. We will remit your paperwork to each jurisdiction. Seminar also approved for: ISA Certified Arborist CEU's (call for details) VA Certified Nurserymen Credits For additional information call (703) 250-1368 or email greenisdc@aol.com. Visit www.greenindustryseminar.org for registration confirmation.

The DC Branch of PGMS is holding its “2008 Green Industry Professional Seminar and Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training” on January 22, 23 & 24, 2008 at the Ernst Community Cultural Center at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, VA.

The seminar will cover various topics (see below) with several sessions available in Spanish.
Attendees can receive pesticide license recertification for MD, DC, and VA on Wednesday, January 23. (Please see sidebar to the right)

Registration is available for individual days. For more information please call (703) 250-1368 or email greenisdc@aol.com.

Seating is limited!
Register Early!

Click here to download the full 2008 registration brochure

If NVCC closes due to inclement weather, that seminar day will be rescheduled.

SCHEDULES | REGISTRATION | DIRECTIONS

Tuesday, January 22
Tuesday, January 22 (Spanish Session)
Wednesday, January 23 - Pesticide Recertification
Thursday, January 24
Thursday, January 24 (Spanish Session)

Schedule of Events

Tuesday, January 22

Moderator: Eric Wenger, Complete Plant Health Care, Complete Lawn Care, PGMS

8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Welcome

8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Pros and Cons of Organic Lawn Care
Dr. Mike Goatley, Extension Turfgrass Specialist; VA Tech, Blacksburg, VA

9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Healthy Soils for Healthy Plants
Jose de la Cruz and Fehmi Midani, Potomac Springs Landscape, Springfield, VA

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Pruning Evergreen Shrubs
Steve Sullivan, Divisional Horticulturist, Brickman, Columbia, MD

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Lunch

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Porous Pavements - 25 Years of Results
Dan Wible, Water Resource Engineer, Cahill Associates, West Chester, PA

1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Break

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Permits - When Do You Need Them and How Do You Get Them?
Bill Benoit, VA Residential Manager, Chapel Valley Landscape Company, Dulles, VA

2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Time Management Skills To Improve Your Work Day
Kevin O'Donnell, Head of Grounds, Villanova University, Villanova, PA

3:15 p.m.
Adjourn

Tuesday, January 22 (Spanish Session)

Moderator: Mr. Steve D'Amato, Gardens of Eden, Woodboro, MD, PGMS Member

8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Welcome/Bienvenida

8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Healthy Soils For Healthy Plants
Jose de la Cruz and Fehmi Midani, Potomac Springs Landscape, Springfield, VA

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Time Management Skills To Improve Your Work Day
Kevin O'Donnell, Head of Grounds, Villanova University, Villanova, PA

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break/Descano

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Pros And Cons Of Organic Lawn Care
Dr. Mike Goatley, Extension Turfgrass Specialist, VA Tech, Blacksburg, VA

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Lunch/Almuerzo

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Pruning Evergreen Shrubs
Francisco Morales, Spanish Related Training, Brickman, Columbia, MD

1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Break/Descano

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Immigration Reform Update
Romney Wright, Attorney, Immigration Law, Tysons Corner, VA

2:45 p.m.
Adjourn/Clausura

Wednesday, January 23 - Pesticide Recertification

Moderator: Dr. Raj Waghray, Entomology Consultant, Manassas, VA

7:45 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Welcome

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
The Top Ten Landscape Pests
Dr. Donald Booth, Entomologist, R.A. Bartlett Research Laboratory, Charlotte, N.C.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Pesticide Regulations Update
Mr. Frank Filipy, Pesticide Investigator, VA
Mr. Baldwin Williams, Pesticide Investigator, DC.

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Non Chemical Pest Management As Part Of Your IPM Program
Dr. Mark Hardin, IPM Coordinator, Howard County Public Schools, Ellicott City, MD

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Group A - Lunch in the Forum
Group B - New Pesticide Products for Turf and Ornamentals
Dave Young and Bob Butterworth, Fisher & Son Company, Silver Spring, MD

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Group B - Lunch in the Forum
Group A - New Pesticide Products for Turf and Ornamentals
Dave Young and Bob Butterworth, Fisher & Son Company, Silver Spring, MD

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Pest Management Of Lawn and Roadside Turf
Dr. Kevin Mathias, Instructor and Advisor, Turfgrass Management, Institute of Applied Agriculture, University of MD, College Park, MD

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Pests of Interior Plants
Dr. Mark Hardin, IPM Coordinator, Howard County Public Schools, Ellicott City, MD

2:00 p .m. - 2:15 p.m.
Break

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Pesticide Safety - Are You Ready For A Spill?
Dr. Fred Whitford, Coordinator, Purdue Pesticide Programs, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Collect requests for recertification credit

3:30 p.m.
Adjourn

Thursday, January 24

Moderator: Ms. Lanelle Kyle, Professional Grounds, Springfield, VA, NVNLA

8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Welcome

8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
The Effects of Drought On Trees
Dr. Donald Booth, Entomologist, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories, Charlotte, NC

9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Designing Around Large Trees
Melissa Gildea, Principal Designer, Lotus Design and Consulting, Certified Arborist, Reston, VA

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Securing Pesticides And Equipment For The Road
Fred Whitford, Perdue University Cooperative Extension, Lafeyette, IN

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Lunch

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
OSHA - What To Expect When You're Inspected
Zachery Bruce, Regional Loss Control Manager, Hortica Insurance and Employee Benefits, Charlton, MA

1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Break

1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Evaluating The Site With Your Client
G. Stewart Bunn, Certified Arborist, Bartlett Tree Experts, Springfield, VA

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Bareroot To Bareroot, Coming Full Circle
Dr. Bonnie Appleton, VA Tech Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Beach, VA

3:15 p.m.
Adjourn

Thursday, January 24 (Spanish Session)

Moderators: Adria Bordas, Extension Agent, VA Coop Extension, Fairfax County, and David Yost, Merrifield Garden Center, Fair Oaks, VA

8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Welcome/Bienvenida

8:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Securing Pesticides and Equipment For The Road
Fred Whitford, Perdue University Cooperative Extension, Lafeyette, IN

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break/Descanso

10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
OSHA - What To Expect When You're Inspected
Zachery Bruce, Regional Loss Control Manager, Hortica Insurance and Employee Benefits, Charlton, MA

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Lunch/Almuerzo

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Bareroot Planning
Dr. Bonnie Appleton, VA Tech Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Beach, VA

1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Break/Descano

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
English As Your Second Language
Mary Ray, ESOL Coordinator, Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA

2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Recognizing Tree Damage and It's Causes
G. Stewart Bunn, Certified Arborist, Bartlett Tree Experts, Springfield, VA

3:15 p.m.
Adjourn/Clausura

Tuition and Registration

Space is limited, Register Early!

Pre-registration

At the Door
(as space permits)

*Walk in only after January 14.

To pre-register, please complete and mail the form below with payment prior to Jan. 14, 2008 to:

Green Industry Professional Seminar Treasurer
123 Arundel Beach Rd.
Severna Park, MD 21146

Make check payable to "Green Industry Professional Seminar." Government vouchers will not be accepted. Confirm registration at www.greenindustryseminar.org.

Click here to download the registration form

Directions

From Fairfax and West:
Take Rt. 236 (Little River Turnpike) E. to Wakefield Chapel Rd., turn right. Take third left into the back of NOVA Annandale Campus. The Cultural Center is located in front of the rear parking lot.

From the East:
Go West on Rt. 236 to the NOVA Annandale Campus on the left. Turn left at the light at Wakefield Chapel Rd. Take the third left to enter the rear parking lot.

From the Capitol Beltway, I-495:
Take the Exit for Little River Turnpike West (52 A), follow directions from the East.

Parking:
Park in Lot B in front of the Cultural Center. Parking has been pre-paid. Your permit will be given to you at the registration table and must be displayed in your car.

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