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Green Industry Conference to
Become LANDSCAPES
6 Juy/August 2015 Landscape and Irrigation www.landscapeirrigation.com
The National Association of Landscape
Professionals (formerly PLANET)
announced that it is rebranding its annual
education convention from the Green
Industry Conference to LANDSCAPES.
The Green Industry Conference is held
in Louisville each October in partnership
with GIE+EXPO and Hardscapes North
America.
"Our convention has been called GIC
for short, which sounds similar to the
GIE+EXPO, so we wanted a new name
and brand that stands out, will attract
new attendees and works well with our
new association branding," said NALP
CEO Sabeena Hickman, CAE, CMP. "Our
convention focuses on helping people
understand the business and regulatory
landscape in our industry and the new
name reflects that."
According to NALP, the change is
part of the larger National Association of
Landscape Professionals rebranding, which
includes a focus on providing an invaluable
knowledge platform, and the education
and networking sessions at LANDSCAPES
are an important part of that.
The 2015 conference will feature
more than 40 sessions presented
in five different learning formats
including town hall meetings, deep-dive
workshops, lightning-round sessions,
facilitated roundtable discussions, and
one-on-one personal consultations
with industry mentors (Trailblazers).
According to NALP, LANDSCAPES
is the only education event of its size
that brings together the most sought-
after industry experts and business and
professional development experts from
outside the industry.
LANDSCAPES is sponsored by
John Deere at the Platinum level, with
additional support by Caterpillar as Gold
Sponsor, and Bayer as Silver Sponsor.
For more information about
LANDSCAPES, visit bit.ly/nalplandscapes.
NALP ANNOUNCES
NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP
The National Association of Landscape
Professionals also announced that Scott
Jamieson, Landscape Industry Certified, is
the new president of the NALP board of
directors.
"I'm honored and excited to be
president of NALP," stated Jamieson. "We
have incredible momentum having come
through a tremendous rebranding effort
that has positioned us to bring more
value to our members and the landscape
profession."
Jamieson is vice president with Bartlett
Tree Experts. He leads Bartlett's national
recruiting and corporate partnerships
efforts and also heads the Bartlett
Inventory Solutions team in providing
innovative and technologically advanced
tree management plans to clients across
the country.
"We are the national association for
all those companies that design, build
and maintain the elements that come
together to create landscapes where we all
live, work and play," said Jamieson. "Lawn
care, landscape maintenance, tree care,
irrigation, interior plantscape, and the
designing and building of landscapes all
come together to create our association of
landscape professionals. Great landscapes
don't just happen, it takes landscape
professionals."
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