Past conferences 

To maintain a high level of technical expertise and stay current with new scientific developments,
we attend and participate many national and international meetings and conferences.

2011

Urban Foresters Symposium (Vancouver BC)
         Organized by the CanWest Show (www.canwesthortshow.com)

OFA Short Course (Columbus OH)
         Organized by the Ohio Florist Association (http://www.ofa.org/shortcourseinfo.aspx)

Sustainable Landscaping (Kelowna BC) (a longer and more detailled report is available here)
         Organized by the Okanagan Xeriscape Association (http://okanaganxeriscape.org/)

Nursery Irrigation (Drummmonville QU)
         Organized by the Institute Québécois de Développement de l'Horticulture Ornamentale (http://www.iqdho.com/en/index.php)

Emerald Ash Borer Forum (Edmonton, AB)
         Organized by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

2010

Managing Water and Nutrients Workshop (Vineland ON)
         Organized by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMFRA).

Fruit Trees for the Prairies (Edmonton AB)
         Organized by Landscape Alberta Nursery and Alberta Greenhouse Growers (http://www.greenindustryshow.com/index.php)

Pruning Trees (Saskatoon SK)
          Organized by the Prairie chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (http://www.isaprairie.com/)

Tree Appraisal (Kelowna BC)
         Organized by our company for the Pacific NorthWest chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (http://pnwisa.org/)

Veteran Tree Management (Tacoma OR)
         Organized by the Pacific NorthWest chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (http://pnwisa.org/annual-conference.html)

Perennial Plant Symposium (Portland OR)
         Organized by the Organized by the Perennial Plant Association (www.perennialplant.org)

Seed to City (Silverton OR)
         The annual Oregon Urban & Community Forestry Conference
         (http://oregoncommunitytrees.blogspot.com/2009/12/save-date-oregon-urban-forestry.html)

Up By Roots (Kelowna BC)
         Organized by our company for the Pacific NorthWest chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (http://pnwisa.org/)

Wildlife Tree Management (Penticton BC)
         Organized by EnviroMatters

Lawn Care Under the Ontario Pesticide Ban (Toronto ON)
         Organized by Landscape Ontario (www.locongress.com)
         An article on this topic (lawn care companies under a provincial pesticide ban) was published in HortWest September 2010.

2009

Canadian Greenhouse Conference 2009 (Toronto ON)
          About this conference, view the webpage http://www.canadiangreenhouseconference.com/index.asp

ISA Pacific NorthWest (Kelowna BC)
         Organized by the regional chapter of International Society of Arboriculture
         (http://pnwisa.org/news/66/102/PNW-ISA-2009-Conference-Registration-Closed/d,PNW-ISA Article Detail Template.html)

Plant Pathology Fieldmen Day (Kelowna BC)
          Organized by the Okanagan Packinghouse Fieldmen’s Group

Nursery Extension and Research Field Day (Aurora OR)
         Organized by the North Willamette Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University.

Sustainable Landscape Practices (Portland OR)
          Organized by the Oregon Association of Nurseries (http://www.farwestshow.com/)

Optimization of Sprayers, Energy Conservation in Greenhouses (Portland OR)
          Organized by the Oregon Association of Nurseries (http://www.farwestshow.com/)

Noxious Weeds, Invasive Plant Field Day (Princeton BC)
         Organized by South Okanagan Similkameen Invasive Plant Society (SOSIPS) (http://www.sosips.ca/)

"Up By Roots" with James Urban (Oregon City OR)
         Organized by International Society of Arboriculture and the American Society of Landscape architects
         (http://www.isa-arbor.com/publications/ISAToday/ISAToday0409.pdf)

Slug and Snail Management Workshop (Portland OR)
         Held at the end of the "6th International IPM Symposium" held in Portland, Oregon in March 2009.
         Webpage for the IPM Symposium: http://www.ipmcenters.org/ipmsymposium09/

2008

56^th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Alberta (Edmonton AB)
          Organized by the Entomological society of Alberta (http://www.entsocalberta.ca/meet2008.htm)

FarWest Trade Show and Seminars: Greenhouse report (Portland OR)
          Organized by the Oregon Association of Nurseries (http://www.farwestshow.com/)

Trunk Cracks from Herbicide Spraying (Portland OR)
          Organized by the Oregon Association of Nurseries (http://www.farwestshow.com/)

5^th International Weed Science Congress (Vancouver BC)
        Organized by The International Weed Science Society (http://www.wssa.net/Meetings/IWSC/)

IOBC Greenhouse Biocontrol (Sint Michielsgestel, The Netherlands)
         Organized by the International Organization on BioControl (http://www.iobcgreenhouse2008.com/UK/Introduction/)

Biological Control of Greenhouse Diseases (Kelowna BC)
         This 1-day workshop was organized by our company and attracted over 50 greenhouse growers from the region. 

2007

Greenhouse Bedding Plant Production (Edmonton AB)
         Organized by Landscape Alberta Nursery and Alberta Greenhouse Growers (http://www.greenindustryshow.com/index.php)

2005

Ball International Plug & Cutting Conference (Detroit, Michigan)
         Organized by Ball Publishing.

2004

Annual Conference of ISA-PNW (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)
        Organized by the Pacific NorthWest chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (http://pnwisa.org/).

Structural Pruning for Young Trees (Portland OR)
        Presentation by Dr. Larry Costello at the FarWest Trade Show and Seminars (http://www.farwestshow.com/).

Tree selection in Cities (FarWest Trade Show and Conference, Portland OR)
        Presentation by Dr. Larry Costello to identify 6 areas where proper tree selection can impact future maintenance budgets.

Compost tea Conference, Portland (Portland OR)
        Organized by the magazine "Biocycle"

Compost Tea Conference, Seattle (Seattle WA)
        Organized by the International Compost Tea Council.

2003

Annual Conference of ISA-Prairie Chapter (Medicine Hat AB)
        Organized by the Prairie chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (http://www.isaprairie.com/).    

Hazard Tree Decision Making Process (SunRiver OR)
        Organized by the International Society of Arboriculture, Pacific NorthWest chapter.

Extention Meeting on Cherry Fruit Fly Research (Kelowna BC)
        Organized by the Okanagan – Kootenay Cherry Growers Association

Annual Ontario Nursery Short Course (Hamilton ON)
        Organized by the Landscape Ontario Growers’ Group.