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September 2008
| Event: | 50th International Garden Centre Association Congress(IGCA) |
| Description: | International Garden Centre Association Congress is held annually to meet the professional development needs of garden retailers, introduce them to business models from around the globe, and to provide an opportunity to network with peers in a variety of markets. |
| Date: | September 7-12, 2008 |
| Location: | Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, BC |
| Telephone: | Renata Triveri Phone: 604-523-0235 or Fax: 604-574-7773 |
| Email: | rtriveri@telus.net |
| Website: | http://www.igcacongress.com/ |
| Event: | EASTERN & WESTERN REGIONS of the INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATORS’ SOCIETY- Combined AGM’s |
| Description: | The educational program will feature combined as well as concurrent sessions with something for everyone: a focused production session, a session on new plants and plant exploration and a plant breeding and selection session. |
| Date: | September 14-17, 2008 |
| Location: | Denver Marriott City Center, Denver, Colorado |
| Telephone: | Margot Bridgen, Executive Secretary/Treasurer, IPPS Eastern Region, North America at 631-765-9638 or fax 631-765-9648 |
| Email: | ippser@earthlink.net |
| Website: | http://www.ipps.org/EasternNA/meeting.htm |
| Event: | Green Roof Infrastructure Waterproofing & Drainage 301 |
| Description: |
This is Green Roofs for healthy Cities’ third course in the Green Roof Accreditation Program. This new course will provide participants with an overview of waterproofing and drainage construction and maintenance for green roof assemblies. It lays out technical vocabulary and materials and presents detailed design solutions and implementation best management practices for waterproofing and drainage in green roofs. For complete details of the This course is Accredited Green Roof Professional Designation Program, visit the GRHC website. Register online at the website. |
| Date: | Wednesday, September 17, 2008 |
| Location: | BCIT, Room 486, 555 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC |
| Email: | training@greenroofs.org |
| Website: | http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=3996da32-7362-475c-9d01-f5df8cab149e |
| Event: | CanWest HORT SHOW 2008 |
| Description: | CanWest is Western Canada's premier horticultural trade show. It is a buying show for British Columbia's nursery, floriculture and landscape products and services. Seminars and industry tours are presented to make the show a comprehensive professional development opportunity. |
| Date: | September 17 -18, 2008 |
| Location: | Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC |
| Telephone: | CanWest office at 604-574-7772 |
| Email: | hhenderson@bclna.com |
| Website: | http://www.canwesthortshow.com/general_show_info.htm |
| Event: | GLEE Birmingham 2008 |
| Description: | The home of international garden, pet and leisure. The show welcomed thousands of buyers from the UK and around the world as new products were launched, deals struck, and awards handed out. |
| Date: | September 21-23, 2008 |
| Location: | Birmingham, UK |
| Telephone: | +44 (0)845 051 2611 |
| Email: | glee2007@emap.com |
| Website: | http://www.gleebirmingham.com/ |
| Event: | 2008 Plug & Cutting Conference |
| Description: | This intensive, hands-on learning and networking event is focused on every aspect of plug and cutting production and pest management for the greenhouse grower. |
| Date: | September 28 – October 1, 2008 |
| Location: | Orlando, Florida |
| Telephone: | Michelle Mazza, OFA at 614-487-1117 or fax 614-487-1216 |
| Email: | mmazza@ballpublishing.com |
| Website: | http://www.ofaconferences.org/ |
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October 2008
| Event: | Garden and Florist Expo 2008 |
| Description: | Unique combination of hard and live goods for the retail garden trade and floral industries. |
| Date: | October 21-22, 2008 |
| Location: | Toronto, Canada |
| Telephone: | 1-800-265-5656 |
| Email: | showinfo@gardenexpo.ca |
| Website: | http://www.gardenexpo.ca |
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November 2008
| Event: | GrowerTalks Sustainability Conference |
| Description: | The first ever conference 100% focused on providing floriculture growers the needed foundation to navigate and implement the many available options associated with sustainability. |
| Date: | November 7-9, 2008 |
| Location: | Frisco, Texas |
| Contact: | OFA at 614-487-1117 or fax 614-487-1216 |
| Email: | ofa@ofa.org |
| Website: | http://www.ofa.org/ |
| Event: | Green Industry Show and Conference |
| Description: | The Green Industry Show & Conference (GISC), continues to grow stronger. It is currently the largest horticultural trade show on the Canadian Prairies. |
| Date: | November 20 – 21, 2008 |
| Location: | Edmonton, AB |
| Contact: | Valerie Stobbe at 1-800-378-3198 or 780-489-1991 and fax 780-444-2152 |
| Email: | info@landscape-alberta.com |
| Website: | http://www.greenindustryshow.com/ |
| Event: | AN INTRODUCTION TO VALUE CHAINS and VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING |
| Description: |
Day 1:AN INTRODUCTION TO VALUE CHAINS Successful value chain alliances demonstrate how businesses that collaborate and combine resources increase their profitability and efficiency. See if a value chain might be beneficial to you or your organization. You'll learn from the experts in an interactive, hands-on format how producers and processors are adopting the value chain strategy for better profitability. Day 2 Workshop : VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Building on the day 1 workshop, you will develop a deeper understanding of the value chain process and how it can pay off for you or your business. There will be hands-on practice of using the strategies, concepts and tools indentified in day 1. You will also be able to identify resources required to develop a marketing outline for your specific product, service or value chain concept. |
| Date: | November 26 and 27th 8:30-4:30 |
| Location: |
Community Future offices : Courtenay 580 Duncan Avenue, Courtenay, BC Cranbrook 110A Slater Rd NW, Cranbrook , BC Chilliwack 6014 Vedder Rd Unit 29, Chilliwack , BC Kamloops 345 Yellowhead Highway Unit 215, Kamloops, BC Vanderhoof 2750 Burrard Avenue, Vanderhoof, BC |
| Contact: | Bill Henderson at (250)356-1675 |
| Email: | bill.henderson@gov.bc.ca |
| Website: | https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=646017 |
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June 2009
| Event: | GreenSys2009 – International Symposium on High Technology for Greenhouse Systems |
| Description: | The event is sponsored by Québec City and Laval University. The meeting will focus on Energy and Environment, but will also deal with sustainability, design greenhouse and management, substrate and hydroponics, and controlled environment agriculture. |
| Date: | June 14-19, 2009 |
| Location: | hotel Loews Le Concorde, Québec City, PQ |
| Telephone: | Greensys 2009 at 418 658-6755 |
| Email: | info@greensys2009.com |
| Website: | www.greensys2009.com |
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Links to Other Calendars
BC Landscape and Nursery Association - Calendar of Industry Events
http://www.bclna.com/bclna_calendar_industry_events.htm
Commercial Horticultural Association – Calendar of International Tradeshows
http://www.cha-hort.com/int_trade_shows.htm
Green Beam
http://www.greenbeam.com/calendar/queries/alldate.idc
Plantfinder.com Calendar of Events
http://www.plantfinder.com/Services/Calendar.asp
United Flower Growers Calendar of Events:
http://www.ufgca.com/homepage/subpages/Events.html
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