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18 September 2016 Landscape and Irrigation www.landscapeirrigation.com SHOW PREVIEW Continued on page 48 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 Top Six Estimating Methods - Choosing the Right One to Ensure Profi tability (Deep-Dive | Part I and II) > Jim Huston, J.R. Huston Consulting, Inc., NALP Consultant Member Commercial Maintenance - It's Simple ... It's Just Not Easy (Deep-Dive | Part I and II) > Ken Thomas, Envisor Consulting, NALP Consultant Member How to Build a Strategic Plan … and Stick to It! > Bill Arman and Ed Lafl amme, The Harvest Group, NALP Consultant Members Mastering the Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team > Phil Harwood, Pro-Motion Consulting, Inc., NALP Consultant Member Benchmarking and Profi t Management: Reach Your True Potential > Jeffrey Scott, The Leaders Edge Peer Group, NALP Consultant Member Delivering Over the Top Service Excellence > Jason Cupp, Kincaide, Ltd., NALP Consultant Member CEO Forum > Success with Marty Grunder, Marty Grunder! and Mark Sanborn, Mark Sanborn, Sanborn & Associates, Inc. LANDSCAPES 2016 LANDSCAPES 2016, the largest educational event in the landscape industry, will be back in Louisville, Ky., October 19-21. LANDSCAPES is hosted by the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), and is produced in conjunction with GIE+EXPO and Hardscapes North America. This year's convention will feature more than 40 sessions, presented in six different learning formats including town hall meetings; deep-dive workshops; lightning-round sessions; facilitated roundtable discussions; and power sessions. NALP members can also schedule one-on-one 75-minute business consultations with leading business owners who are part of the association's Trailblazer program. New this year, instead of one keynote session to open the conference, there will be three "power sessions" each morning that will feature the most in-demand experts. Education will be delivered in six tracks this year including: leadership; business management; operations; human resources; sales and marketing; and safety and technical. LANDSCAPES registration also includes registration to GIE+EXPO, the nation's largest landscape industry equipment expo. LANDSCAPES 2016 is approved for Landscape Industry Certifi ed recertifi cation at 1 CEU per hour of instruction attended. PGMS and HNA educational programs also qualify toward recertifi cation. The Power Sessions Thought Leaders are as follows: > Dan Ariens, chairman and CEO, The Ariens Group > Judy Guido, president, Guido and Associates > Marty Grunder, Marty Grunder! > Jeff Hoffman, ColorJar > Gene Marks, Marks Group PC > Sheldon Yellen, CEO, Belfor Educational Sessions TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Facility Tour at Klausing Group and Henkel Denkmar, Lexington, Ky. *lunch included in tour CEO Forum > Facilitated by: Mark Sanborn and Marty Grunder *includes lunch Leadership Meetings PHOTOS ON THIS PAGE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS SHOW PREVIEW