THE NALP EXPERIENCE
Registration Is Open for LANDSCAPES REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR LANDSCAPES 2020, WHICH WILL take place Oct. 20-23 in Louisville, Kentucky, in conjunction with GIE+EXPO. This “must-attend” educational and networking event connects landscape and lawn care professionals from across the country and will offer presentations on timely and relevant topics, including lessons learned from COVID-19, preparing for future business disruptions, and addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in our industry. SCAPES website for full program details. A new addition to this year’s LANDOther new features in 2020 include SCAPES is the NALP Innovation & an Opening Session with a featured Technology Forum, which will be held on speaker on Wednesday, Oct. 21, and Tuesday, Oct. 20. This full-day, interacPeer-to-Peer Specialty Discussions, tive forum was designed in response to broken down by the five specialty areas members’ requests for more education (Design/Build, Irrigation, Landscape on how technology and innovation are Management, Lawn Care, Snow and impacting our industry. Josh Linkner, a tech entrepreneur and innovation expert, Ice). These ticketed sessions will also take place on Wednesday, and require will kick off the forum with a dynamic a separate fee to cover the cost of the presentation on “How Innovation Fuels boxed lunches that will be served. Results.” The forum will also feature LANDSCAPES will look a bit different sessions with four focus areas: People, this year because of COVID-19. We are Productivity, Equipment, and Sustaintaking federal, state, and local guidance ability. These presentations will allow into account when we plan the way we attendees to learn how their peers are host individual events and education leveraging technology and embracing during the conference. Because of that, innovation to grow their companies. The at this time, you won’t find the perennial forum has a separate fee from LANDfavorite Breakfast with Champions on SCAPES ($249 for members; $349 for the live-event schedule. But look for non-members). The NALP Innovation & news about a virtual version! Technology Forum is also being offered Many other favorite LANDSCAPES virtually for those who aren’t able to join events will return this year — such as the us in Louisville. Please visit the LANDPower Sessions, CEO Forum, and evening receptions and networking events, including the Awards Reception. Keep an eye out for the full LANDSCAPES program in mid-July.
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The primary registration fee for LANDSCAPES remains the same as last year. We encourage you to register by Aug. 25 to secure the early bird discount. We are offering a flexible cancellation policy with no cancellation fees prior to Oct. 5. Attendees can cancel their hotel reservations up to 24 hours prior to scheduled arrival without penalty. At press time we are fully planning for an in-person event, but if there is a need to change course, we will announce that as soon as possible. TLP
