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9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

CLP Review Session (ticketed)

Interior and exterior landscape company owners and managers who want to establish themselves as leaders in the industry and increase their own professionalism as well as their companies’ should not miss this workshop. Enhance your preparation for the Certified Landscape Professional exam by attending this session and reviewing the examination process, discussing business management topics, and learning about the renewal process for the CLP designation. Your questions will be answered!

 

Greater Columbus Convention Center

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Cost-Effective Safety Programs
Moderator: PLANET Safety Specialist Barb Mulhern
Panelists: Miles Kuperus Jr., CLP, Farmside Landscape and Design, Inc., Wantage, New Jersey; Erin Maurer, Lied’s, Sussex, Wisconsin; Shane Vosberg, Swingle Lawn, Tree, and Landscape Care, Denver, Colorado

Are you proactively using safety to increase your company’s profitability? If not, you’re missing out. These panelists will discuss how safety programs at their companies have resulted in fewer injuries and illnesses, increased employee attention to safety, reduced exposure to potential OSHA penalties, and generated discounts in insurance rates. This must-attend panel discussion is for anyone interested in cost-saving safety programs that work.

10:15 a.m.  – 11:45 a.m.

Industry Recruiting and Awareness: Spread Your Enthusiasm
Brett Lemcke, R.M. Landscape, Inc., Hilton, New York

As the public’s demand for green industry services expands, the need for a qualified, dedicated work force becomes more evident. Who will inherit the green industry? In this session, you'll learn how to further industry awareness in your community and change current perceptions. Take away a recruiting package that will help you recruit for the industry — and for your own company.

 

Greater Columbus Convention Center

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Successful Spanish-English Safety Training
Moderator: Barb Mulhern, PLANET Safety Specialist
Panelists: Leslie Herndon, Greenscape, Inc., Holly Springs, North Carolina; Marisol Medrano Mejia, CoCal Landscape, Denver, Colorado; Sam Steel, National Safety Council, Itasca, Illinois

The increasing number of Hispanic employees in the green industry makes it critical that companies not only present safety training in Spanish, but that they also cut through potential cultural, literacy, and language barriers. These panelists with long-time experience training Hispanic workers will discuss visual, hands-on, and other tools being used to successfully communicate safety to this fast-growing work force.

3:00 pm – 4:30 p.m.

Certification 101. Looking for a Good Investment? Try Certification.

PLANET offers six different certification programs to challenge green industry professionals. If you’ve considered getting certified but aren’t certain which program is right for you, come listen to a panel of experts share the benefits and give you insight into the certification process.

 

Greater Columbus Convention Center

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Step Ahead of Your Competition — Get Certified!

Certification is an effective marketing tool for landscape contractors looking to distinguish themselves within their market. Register now to take the Certified Landscape Professional (CLP), Certified Landscape Technician-Interior (CLT-I), Certified Ornamental Landscape Professional (COLP), and Certified Turfgrass Professional-Cool Season Lawns (CTPCSL) exams at the conference. These exams will be offered on Saturday, November 4, 2006, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. For a complete certification package/application, check the “Certification” section of PLANET’s Web site (landcarenetwork.org) or contact PLANET at (800) 395–2522.

12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Anatomy of an Irrigation Service Division
Tom Del Conte, CLP, Del Conte’s Landscaping, Inc., Fremont, California

Recognized for their extraordinary methodology, Tom Del Conte and Lynee South of Del Conte’s Landscaping will share the strategies and techniques of operating an irrigation management division in Northern California. Learn everything you need to know about the organization, administration, dispatching, interfacing with the maintenance department, billable components, revenue potential, accounting, and job costing. You’ll also learn about successful techniques for water management, irrigation demand and delivery concepts, system checks, water conservation, calculating a benchmark for water consumption, central irrigation, and the new generation of smart timers.