The American Nursery and Landscape Association announced a new executive forum-style convention format beginning in the year 2000 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The new program will offer an owner-focused program, a variety of formal and informal networking opportunities, programming for the whole family and speakers that will discuss strategic, big-picture information in a creative learning format.
The Irrigation Association voted during its summer board meeting to take a proactive stance against water shortages caused by population growth and catastrophic weather by organizing a Water Summit to be held in 1999. The meeting is designed to gain the attention of federal and state regulators about the importance of advanced irrigation technology as part of urban and agricultural water management.
The American Society of Landscape Architects announced plans for its 1999 centennial celebration. They will include a volunteer project renovating 100 green spaces for community life, a program recognizing well-known landscape designs, a commemorative postal stamp honoring Frederick Law Olmsted and an issue summit at ASLA’s 1999 annual meeting in Boston that will examine the direction landscape architecture should take for the next century.
The American Landscape Contractor Association announced that Michael Gerber, author of “The E-Myth,” will be the speaker at the 1999 Executive Forum, Feb. 20-24, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The forum is aimed at enhancing the leadership, management and financial skills of company leaders.
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