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New Technology, Innovation and Fun at CLCA's Landscape Industry Showa
The California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) is
proud to announce several new attractions to this year's Landscape Industry
Show, which takes place February 1-2,
2012 at the Los Angeles Convention
Center. In addition to the latest and
greatest industry technology and products, CLCA is pleased to introduce the
Technology Café where attendees can ask questions on the spot about mobile
apps, iPads, Facebook and LinkedIn. Native Plant Bingo is being brought
to you by the California Native Plant Society, Norman's
Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation. Also new to this year's show
is "Designer's Challenge" brought to you by the Association of
Professional Landscape Designers (APLD).
The theme of this year's Show is titled: Back in the Game
and all green industry professionals and students are invited to attend!
Attendees will have the opportunity to experience technology, tools and
industry resources to help them grow their business as our economy picks up
steam again! Show attendees will also have the opportunity to experience
a number of innovative new technology demos on the show floor including:
learning to install an easy greywater system for irrigation, installing plastic
pavers, building a living retaining wall, enhancing concrete using stains and
sealers, resurfacing concrete and incorporating rainwater harvesting into
landscape design.
CLCA's Landscape Industry Show also features excellent
seminars including Introduction to Green Wall Systems, Design and Installation
and Dirt - Can You Dig It?, sponsored by the American Society of Landscape
Architects (ASLA), and Professional Selling Skills sponsored by Ewing
Irrigation. Other seminars include: edibles, using social media, money
management, pesticide application technology, how to get paid in full during
difficult times and much more! CLCA's Water Management Certification
Workshop and test will also be available in both English and Spanish along with
many other CEU opportunities. Also new for students, come speak with some
of the green industry's brightest and best about your future, and how work
experience with the right firm can earn you a 'Masters' in the green
industry. This seminar titled the Why's and How's of Earning a Masters is
free with a college ID.
Besides the excellent educational opportunities available,
attendees have the opportunity to network, meet vendors and make excellent
businesses connections. CLCA's Landscape Industry Show is free to those who
register in advance and is $5 at the door for those who arrive the day of the
show. Seminars are a bargain and begin at $40 with unlimited classes for $120.
Attendees achieve an excellent return for their time as well as opportunities
to grow!
Attendees come from all over California
to learn about the latest and greatest products and technology the industry has
to offer, pick up continuing education units, network with industry
professionals, learn from interactive on floor demonstrations and have fun! One
of the things that makes this show especially unique is that it is created from
a volunteer committee of industry experts for industry experts. The show
attracts landscape industry professionals including landscape contractors,
architects, designers, irrigation specialists, arborists, concrete
professionals, stone and erosion control experts and more!
Formerly residing in Long Beach
and not to be confused with the Landscape Expo, CLCA's show is located in Los
Angeles and has been in existence since 1980.
For more information or to register to attend or exhibit, please go to www.clca.us/lis.
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