The OGCSA Pest Management Education Program will continue with the virtual live webinar format in 2022. This year’s event will be held over 4 days, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 6-7 & 13-14, 2022 in 3-hour sessions. Join us for one or all four sessions and hear presentations from leading industry professionals. 

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Partnering once again with Oregon Landscape Contractors Association 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

PLEASE READ ALL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY

WHAT IT IS:

• 4 three-hour webinar sessions each begin at 9:00am Pacific Time running Tuesday and Wednesday the weeks of December 6-7 & 13-14
• You may choose to skip daily sessions—However you will only receive credits for each session attended in FULL
• Early Registration Fee is $100 for the series. After Monday – November 28th Fee is $120

SIGNING UP:

• ONLINE registration is preferred. If you need to pay with a check via invoice option, email ogcsa@ogcsa.org with complete registration information.
• EACH attendee will need to register individually with their OWN EMAIL ADDRESS. You CANNOT uses the same email for multiple attendees.
• You will be required to enter your state pesticide license number on the registration screen. If you do not have a license number enter “NA”.
• Upon payment you will receive an email confirmation with the webinar series link. This link is unique to you and cannot be shared. Please add it to your online calendar.
• You will receive reminder emails with your webinar links & information.

IN THE SEMINAR:

• Each attendee will need to join the webinar on their own device.
• Please review Webinar Best Management Practices to ensure that your device and internet connection will work properly.
• You MUST be logged on the ENTIRE time and answer polling questions when prompted to receive credit. If you miss polling questions or leave the webinar early, you will not receive credit for that session. Webinars will be audited by state authorities.
• There will be two 10-minute breaks during each session.
• In the webinar you will not need access to a webcam you will be in listen only mode.
• You will have the ability to ask questions during the webinar through the chat feature— you may also send questions in ahead of time to ogcsa@ogcsa.org.

ANTICIPATED CREDITS:

• 12 Oregon Pesticide Recertification Credits – 3 Credits will be given per daily session attended in full – APPROVED
  Date:12/06/2022 – Credits Approved: 3 ( Core: 2 Other: 1 )
  Date: 12/07/2022 – Credits Approved: 3 ( Core: 2 Other: 1 )
  Date: 12/13/2022 – Credits Approved: 3 ( Core: 2 Other: 1 )
  Date: 12/14/2022 – Credits Approved: 3 ( Core: 3 )
• 12 Washington Pesticide Recertification Credits – 3 Credits will be given per daily session attended in full – APPROVED
• 1.2 GCSAA Education Points – .30 Points will be given per daily session attended in full – APPROVED
• 12 ORLCB Continuing Education Hours – 3 Hours will be given per daily session attended in full – APPROVED

DAILY SCHEDULE:

8:50-9:00 am—Login
9:00-9:50 am—Presentation #1
9:50-10:00 am—Q&A and Break
10:00-10:50 am—Presentation #2
10:50-11:00 pm—Q&A and Break
11:00-11:50 am—Presentation #3
11:50-12:00 pm—Q&A and Closing

WEEK 1 SESSIONS:

Day 1 – Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Tall Fescue Management
Speaker: Alec Kowalewski, Ph.D. – Turfgrass Specialist & Associate Professor at Oregon State University
Invasive Species: A Barrier to Growth
Speaker: Josh Vlach, Entomologist – Oregon Department of Agriculture – Insect Pest Prevention and Management

Day 2 – Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Managing Common Turfgrass Weeds and Diseases in Oregon and California
Speaker: Jim Baird, Ph.D., Turfgrass Specialist – University of CA, Riverside
Hort for the Course: IPM for Non-Turfgrass Areas
Speaker: Jen Browning PCA, BASF
Best Management Practices for Aquatic Resources
Speaker: Mike Pearce, Sr. Portfolio Leader – SePRO Corporation

WEEK 2 SESSIONS:

Day 3 – Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Biology and Integrated Management of Pacific Northwest Insects
Speaker: Alec Kowalewski, Ph.D. – Turfgrass Specialist & Associate Professor at Oregon State University
Rethinking your current Landscape Bed Strategy: How Covid, Supply & Labor has made your plan obsolete.
Speaker: Gil Del Rosario, Western T&O Sales & Market Development Leader – Corteva Agriscience™
Optimizing Weed Control Using IPM Strategies
Speaker: Dr. Jared Hoyle, Territory Manager, Turf & Ornamental – Corteva Agriscience™

Day 4 – Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Oregon Department of Agriculture Regulatory Update
Speaker: Gilbert Uribe, Licensing, Certification & Training Specialist -Oregon Department of Agriculture – Pesticides Program
Turf Disease Management Review for the PAC-NW
Speaker: Rick Fletcher, Technical Services Manager – Turf and Ornamentals – Nufarm

CANCELLATION POLICY & QUESTIONS:

• We encourage online payment. However, if you need to be billed by invoice please email all of the REQUIRED registration information to ogcsa@ogcsa.org or call OGCSA office at 503-344-6535.
• For FULL refund cancellations must be made by 5:00pm Friday, December 2, 2022 to OGCSA email below
• Questions—Email: ogcsa@ogcsa.org or Call: 503-344-6535

~ PLEASE NOTE ~

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBLTY TO MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM IS READY TO GO AND WILL RUN THE WEBINAR ~