The OGCSA Pest Management Education Program will continue with the virtual live webinar format in 2023. This year’s event will be held over 4 days, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 5-6 & 12-13, 2023 in 3-hour sessions. Join us for one or all four sessions and hear presentations from leading industry professionals.
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 5-6 & 12-13
- You may choose to skip daily sessions—However you will only receive credits for each session attended in FULL
- Early registration fee is $120 for the series. After November 27 the fee will increase to $140
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 use 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.
CREDITS:
- 12 Oregon Pesticide Recertification Credits – 3 Credits will be given per daily session attended in full – APPROVED
- DAY 1, DEC. 5th – Credits Approved ( Core:2 Other:1 )
- DAY 2, DEC. 6th – Credits Approved ( Core:1 Other:2 )
- DAY 3, DEC. 12th – Credits Approved ( Core:2 Other:1 )
- DAY 4, DEC. 13th – Credits Approved ( Core:2 Other:1 )
- 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 am – 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 5, 2023
-Noncommercial Applicators License & Pesticide Applications – When to follow Agriculture vs. Nonagricultural Label Use Requirements
Speaker: Colton Bond & Andrea Sonnen – Oregon Department of Agriculture—Pesticide Program
-Oregon’s Newest Pests: Billbugs, Crabgrass, White Grubs and More & Managing Summer Stress in Greens
Speaker: Zac Reicher, Ph.D.—Envu
Day 2 – Wednesday, December 6, 2023
-Recognizing and Combatting Nematodes at Your Site
Speaker: Joseph Roberts, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor – Turfgrass Pathology & Nematology – Clemson University
WEEK 2 SESSIONS:
Day 3 – Tuesday, December 12, 2023
-Drift Management and Pesticide Application Errors
Speaker: Chrissie Segars, Ph.D. – West Research Scientist – PBI Gordon Corporation
-Plant Growth Regulator Effects on Annual Bluegrass Turfgrass and Recovery from Cultivation & Billbug Phenology and Species Composition in Oregon: Optimizing Pest Management through Proper Pesticide Timing
Speaker: Chas Schmid, Ph.D. – Associate Research Professor— Oregon State University
Day 4 – Wednesday, December 13, 2023
– Winter Turf Diseases and Control & Identifying and Dealing with Patch Diseases
Speaker: Ronald Townsend, Syngenta
-Emerald Ash Borer in Oregon: A Pacific Northwest Dis-ash-ter
Speaker: Max Ragozzino, Ph.D., Biological Control Entomologist – Oregon Department of Agriculture – Insect Pest Prevention and Management
~ PLEASE NOTE ~
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBLTY TO MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM IS READY TO GO AND WILL RUN THE WEBINAR
