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Viewpoint 2011 Irrigation Show Recap T he 2011 Irrigation Show in San Diego was a success as participa- tion increased by nearly 20 per- cent compared with Irrigation Show 2010. According to the Irrigation Association (IA), 5,300 attendees and 304 exhibitors filled 200,000 square feet of exhibition space inside the San Diego Convention Center, Nov. 6 – 8, 2011. "Despite another tough economic year, the irrigation industry came together in support of the 2011 Irrigation Show," said Chris Davey, chair of the IA Expo Advisory Committee for 2011. "Attendance was up by nearly 1,000 attendees from last year, the New Product Contest was a success, and those of us at the General Session were treated to a rousing morning and lots of new ideas about the IA of tomorrow. The positive feedback we heard from exhibitors, mem- bers and attendees made all of our hard work worthwhile." New Product Contest * Landscape Winner: Rain Bird for their Rain Bird HE-VAN High-Efficiency Vari- able Arc Spray Nozzle * Golf Winner: The Toro Company for their Precision Sense Site Assessment * Specialty Winner: Cleveland Tubing, Inc. for their Flex-DrainÒ The Flexible T/ Y * Agriculture Winner: Valmont Irrigation for their Valley Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) with CropMetrics VRI Optimization Irrigation Association Annual Awards * Industry Achievement Award (Agricul- ture) — George Sesser, Nelson Irrigation Corp. (Walla Walla, Wash.) * Industry Achievement Award (Turf/Landscape) — Rene Evelyn-Veere, Rain Bird Corporation (Tucson, Ariz.) * National Water & Energy Conserva- tion Award — USDA— ARS Water Man- agement Research Unit (Fort Collins, Colo.) * Person of the Year — Howard Wuertz, Sundance Farms (Coolidge, Ariz.) * Crawford Reid Memorial — Dr. Jack Keller, Keller-Bliesner Engineering, LLC (Logan, Utah) 6 Landscape and Irrigation January 2012 (Deshler, Neb.) * Small Business: Rainscapes (Maryville, Tenn.) * Manufacturer: The Toro Company (Riverside, Calif.) * Distributor: Aqua-Flo Supply (Goleta, Calif.) * Affiliate: Atascadero Mutual Water Company (Atascadero, Calif.) * Contractor: Del Conte's Landscaping (Fremont, Calif.) Board of directors The General Session introduced IA's 2011-2012 board of directors, who officially took office immediately following the show: * President Phil Burkart, The Toro Com- pany * President-elect Bob Dobson, Middle- town Sprinkler, Co. * Vice President Warren Thoma, Warren Thoma and Associates * Treasurer John Vikupitz, Netafim USA * Past President Mark Huntley, John Deere Water Board members include James Barrett of James Barrett Associates, Inc.; Tom Childers of John Deere Landscapes; Warren Gorowitz of Ewing Irrigation Products; Gregory Hunter of Hunter Industries; Dan Keppen of Family Farm Alliance; Todd Magatagan of Around the Grounds; Robert Meaney of Valmont Industries; Aric Olson of Jain Irri- gation, Inc.; Jay Robbins of Irrigation-Mart, Inc.; and Diane Toth of Aqua-Lawn, Inc. Desi Williamson, motivational speaker, author and entrepreneur, led the General Session as master of ceremonies. Alan Beaulieu of the Institute for Trend Research delivered the keynote speech on emerging economic trends and opportunities in the ir- rigation industry. The 2012 Irrigation Show will be held Nov. 4 and 5 in Orlando, Fla. LI John Kmitta Smart Irrigation Month The Smart Marketing Contest recognizes the best Smart Irrigation Month marketing ideas and campaigns in multiple categories. * Agriculture: Reinke Manufacturing IRRIGAT ON M2MEDIA360 1030 W. 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