2010 Empire State Green Industry Show

Classes for Tuesday, January 12
Click on the yellow track titles below for speaker bios and class descriptions.
[8:00 - 10:00 am]
Golf Turf		Lilac Ballroom North
Insects DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10 = 2.00 each CNLP Credits: 2	Cutting Edge Insect Control for Golf Course Professionals Daniel Potter, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Sports Turf		Highland Rooms AK
Dormant Seeding and Soil Management DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10 = 1.50 each STMA CEUs: .2 CNLP Credits: 2	Managing Soil Fertility to Reduce Pest Problems Frank Rossi, Ph.D., Cornell University
	Dormant Seeding on Sports Fields Joseph Potrikus, CSFM, Greener World Landscape Maintenance, LLC
Arboriculture/ Nursery/Landscape		Lilac Ballroom South
Insect and Disease Update – Part 1 DEC Credits: 2, 3a, 9, 10, 25 = 2.00 each ISA CEUs: 2.00 CNLP Credits: 2	Insect and Disease Update George Hudler, Ph.D., Cornell University and Gregory Hoover, Pennsylvania State University

[10:15 am - 12:00 noon]
Golf Turf		Lilac Ballroom North
Dollar Spot Management DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10, 25 = 1.75 each CNLP Credits: 1.75	Dollar Spot Biology and Ecology Alex Ellram, Ph.D., SUNY Cobleskill
	Cultural and Reduced Risk Management of Dollar Spot Frank Rossi, Ph.D., Cornell University
Sports Turf		Highland Rooms AK
Insects DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10, 25 = 1.75 each STMA CEUs: .175 CNLP Credits: 1.75	Top 5 Insect Pests of Sports Fields and How to Manage Them Daniel Potter, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Arboriculture/ Nursery/Landscape		Lilac Ballroom South
Insect and Disease Update – Part 2 DEC Credits: 2, 3a, 9, 10, 25 = 1.75 each ISA CEUs: 1.75 CNLP Credits: 1.75	Insect and Disease Update George Hudler, Ph.D., Cornell University and Gregory Hoover, Pennsylvania State University
Arboriculture		Highland Rooms DG
Utility DEC Credits: 6a = 1.50 ISA CEUs: 1.75 CNLP Credits: 1.75	Sustainability as a Guiding Principle for Vegetation Management of Rights-of-Way Christopher Nowak, Ph.D., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
[12:00 noon - 1:30 pm]
Round Table Discussion		Radisson Hotel Riverside Rochester
Round Table Discussions [12:00 noon - 1:30 pm] DEC Credits: Round Table Discussions: 1 (3a, 10, 25 = 1.00 each), 2 (3a, 3b, 10, 25 = 1.00 each), 4 (3a, 3b, 10 = 1.00 each), 5 (3a, 3b, 10 = 0.50 each), 6 (3a, 3b, 10 = 0.50 each), 9 (3a, 10, 25 = 1.00 each), 10 (3a, 3b, 10, 25 = 1.00 each), 11 (6a = 1.00), 12 (2, 3a, 6a, 9, 10, 25 = 1.00 each), 13 (2, 3a, 6a, 9, 10, 25 = 1.00 each) CNLP Credits: 1 (All Round Table Discussions) • STMA CEUs: .1 (Round Table Discussions: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) ISA CEUs: .5 (Round Table Discussions: 9, 11, 12, 13)	1. Weed Control Ideas in the Landscape and Nursery: Strategies for Reducing Herbicide Treatments, Brian Eshenaur, Cornell University Extension, NYS IPM Program
	2. Turfgrass Disease Management, Alex Ellram, Ph.D., SUNY Cobleskill
	3. Winter Injury, James Skorulski, USGA Green Section
	4. Reduced-risk Golf Course Management, Jennifer Grant, Ph.D., NYS IPM Program
	5. Athletic Field Planning and Construction to Maximize Plant Health and Reduce Pesticide Use, Robert Sanderson, Sodexho Campus Services at Nazareth College
	6. Overseeding Sports Fields, Rough Diamonds to Shining Gems Walt Nelson, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County
	7. cancelled
	8. Customer Professionalism and How to Improve Your Bottom Line Thomas Mitchell, Mitchell Landscaping, Inc.
	9. Spraying Trees: The Right Equipment, The Best Techniques Brian Sayers, The Tree Doctor
	10. “IPM”, “Organic”, “Sustainable”: Buzzwords or Reality for Turfgrass Management?, Ben McGraw, Ph.D., SUNY Delhi
	11. Sustainability as a Guiding Principle for Vegetation Management of Rights-of-Way, Christopher Nowak, Ph.D., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
	12. Emerald Ash Borer Update, Kennoth Carnes, New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
	13. Invasive Exotics, The Firewood Connection - NYS Firewood Regulations John Gibbs, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Region 8

[1:30 - 2:30 pm]
Golf Turf		Lilac Ballroom North
Winter Injury CNLP Credits: 1	Managing Winter Injury on Annual Bluegrass Turf James Ross, Prairie Turfgrass Research Centre
Sports Turf		Highland Rooms AK
IPM DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10 = 1.00 each STMA CEUs: .1 CNLP Credits: 1	IPM Elements for Sports Turf Jennifer Grant, Ph.D., Cornell University, NYS IPM Program and Walt Nelson, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County
Arboriculture/ Nursery/Landscape		Lilac Ballroom South
Insect and Disease Update – Part 3 DEC Credits: 2, 3a, 9, 10, 25 = 1.00 each ISA CEUs: 1.00 CNLP Credits: 1	Insect and Disease Update George Hudler, Ph.D., Cornell University and Gregory Hoover, Pennsylvania State University
Arboriculture		Highland Rooms DE
Utility DEC Credits: 6a = 1.00 ISA CEUs: 1.00 CNLP Credits: 1	Promoting Ground Cover Species That Resist Tree Invasion of Rights-of-Way Timothy Chick, Paul Smith’s College

[2:45 - 4:15 pm]
Golf Turf		Lilac Ballroom North
Winter Protection CNLP Credits: 1.5	Winter Protection Options James Ross, Prairie Turfgrass Research Centre and James Skorulski, United States Golf Association
Sports Turf		Highland Rooms AK
Environmental Turf Craft DEC Credits: 3a, 3b, 10, 25 = 1.50 each STMA CEUs: .15 CNLP Credits: 1.5	Environmental Turf Craft Frank Rossi, Ph.D., Cornell University
Arboriculture/ Nursery/Landscape		Lilac Ballroom South
Insect and Disease Update – Part 4 DEC Credits: 2, 3a, 9, 10, 25 = 1.50 each ISA CEUs: 1.50 CNLP Credits: 1.5	Insect and Disease Update George Hudler, Ph.D., Cornell University and Gregory Hoover, Pennsylvania State University

[12:00 noon - 1:30 pm]
Demonstration		Trade Show
CNLP Credits: .5	Logo Painting and Striping Demonstration [4:30 - 5:00 pm] Franklin Paint Company