THURSDAY
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
January 28
7:45 am - 9:00 am GGIA Annual Business Meeting, ANLA Meeting/Awards Breakfast
8:00 am - 5:00 pm The Business of Landscape Contracting Workshop
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Irrigation Contractor 2-Day Training Workshop
8:00 am - 12:00 pm Georgia Certified Landscape Professional Exam
8:00 am - 12:00 pm Georgia Certified Plant Professional Exam
9:00 pm - 12:00 pm GA EPPC Board Meeting
9:30 am - 11:30 am GGIA/FFA Careers in Horticulture
10:00 am - 5:00 pm TRADE SHOW OPEN
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Georgia Urban Forest Council Seminar
10:30 am - 2:00 pm Georgia Water Wise Council Quarterly Meeting
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Keynote Address, Dr. Kim Coder, The University of Georgia
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sediment & Erosion Control Workshop
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm FFA Junior Certification
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Invasive Non-native Plant Control Workshop
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Awards Reception in Performing Arts Center
GGIA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING & ANLA GEORGIA CERTIFIED LANDSCAPE
MEETING & AWARDS BREAKFAST PROFESSIONAL EXAM
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7:45 - 9:00 am in Performing Arts Center
GEORGIA CERTIFIED PLANT

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Must pre-register by contacting Susan Thornhill at sthorn@uga.
edu or call Susan at 770-233-6107.
1:00 - 2:00 pm in Room 6BC
Included with Options A, B, C or Registration Option E You are the Best in the Business...Prove it.
Over 1,600 Georgia Green Industry Professionals have been
Tree Health Care Issues – certified since 1972. Show your customers you have the knowl-
Customers as Partners Not Prey edge to make their landscapes sustainable and environmentally
Dr. Kim Coder, The University of Georgia responsible. The UGA Center for Urban Agriculture administers
Dr. Coder, Professor of Community Forestry and Tree the Georgia Certified Landscape Professional GCLP program for
Health, has been a faculty member at UGA since 1985. landscape contractors and the Georgia Certified Plant Profes-
Dr. Coder, as part of the Warnell School of Forestry and sional program for nurserymen. Both programs are self study
Natural Resources, provides certification, education and support courses that can be completed without interrupting your work
activities for professional tree health care providers. Among his schedule.
many honors, earlier this year Dr. Coder received the coveted Please visit http://GCLP.info or http://GCPP.info for details.
‘Award of Achievement’ from the International Society of Arbori-
culture for his sustained outstanding efforts and contributions to
the advancement of international arboriculture and urban forestry.
GEORGIA WATER WISE COUNCIL
QUARTERLY MEETING
GA EPPC BOARD MEETING MEETING
10:30 am - 2:00 pm in Room 2B
9:00 am - 12:00 pm in Room 2A
SEDIMENT & SOIL EROSION
GGIA/FFA CAREERS IN HORTICULTURE
CONTROL WORKSHOP
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm in Room 2A

9:30 am - 11:30 am
Registration Option M
in Room 6BC

Willie Chance, Houston County Extension
Industry professionals present real-world education to
This workshop is for people working as a subcontractor under
potential green industry colleagues who are currently FFA club
a primary, secondary, or tertiary permittee. This training satis-
members from across the state.
fies the requirement for state certification in erosion control for
landscapers and other subcontractors. There is no exam.
FFA JUNIOR CERTIFICATION
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Each of these classes have been submitted for recertification credits with
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm in Room 5ABC the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).
TRADE SHOW OPEN 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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