HDGIC Agenda

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7:30 am	Registration Opens
7:30 am - 5:00 pm	Trade Show
8:00 - 9:40 am	Keynote Speaker Climate in the Intermountain West: Past, Present & Future - Kathie Dello
9:40 - 10:00 am	Break with Exhibitors
10:00 - 11:00 am	Concurrent Session I
	The Pavers Are Installed, Now What? - Scott Nielson
	Safely Operating Brush Chippers & Stump Grinders - Joe McMains
	Turf: From Seeds to Soccer - Ed Bartz, Butch McPheeters, Ben Scott; Toni Stephan, Moderator
11 am - 12:30 pm	Trade Show Only & Lunch (lunch served at 11:30)
12:30 - 1:30 pm	Concurrent Session II
	Irrigation Sensors - Why Aren't you Installing Them? - Jim White
	Oregon Tilth Organic Land Care Accreditation - David Alba
	What it Takes to Becom a Tree Climbing Arborist - Joe Mendez
1:30 - 2:00 pm	Break with Exhibitors
2:00 - 3:00 pm	Concurrent Session III
	LED is Not the Future; It's Today! - Donny Caldwell
	Improve Your Competitiveness Using Lean Management Techniques - Kleve Kee
	Insects and Deseases of Oregon High Desert Conifers - David Shaw
3:00 - 3:20 pm	Break with Exhibitors
3:20 - 4:20 pm	Concurrent Session IV
	The Water in Waterfeaturs: What is Clean? - Travis Gilkey
	Beginner's Guide to Great Marketing - Jonathan Matteson
	Conserving Pollinators in High Desert Gardens & Landscapes - Gail Langellotto
4:20 - 5:00 pm	Trade Show & Exhibitor Raffle
5:00 pm	2012 Trade Show Ends

Time	Event
7:30 am	Registration Open
8:00 - 10:10 am	Master Class I: What Soil Is - James Cassidy Master Class II: Using Herbicides, Fungicides, Insecticides & Surfactants - Brent Radford
10:10 - 10:20	Break
10:20 - 12:30	Master Class III: Marketing in Today's World - Jonathan Matteson Master Class IV: Implementing a Successful Turf Integrated Pest Management Program - Rob Golembiewski
12:30 pm	Conference Adjourned until Next Year!