56th Annual Convention
January 29-31, 2024
Delta by Marriott, 1635 42nd St. SW, Fargo ND
Keynote Speaker Dick Beardsley
Our Trade Show will be larger than before and have dedicated hours on Monday mid-afternoon, Jan. 29th & Tuesday early afternoon. We’ll have entertainment Monday evening. Our banquet and live auction is Tuesday evening and breakout sessions are on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday.
TRADE SHOW
Vendors are encouraged to sign up for more booth space or join us!
Check out the map here and email gloria@ndngla.com if you have a preference on your location.
Complete your vendor registration here!
Consider sponsoring one of the meals or Monday evening entertainment or place an ad in our program here!
PROGRAM
The keynote speaker on Tuesday, Jan. 30th will be best-selling author of his autobiography “Staying the Course” and champion in running and in life, Dick Beardsley. He is a two-time winner of Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth and the winner of the first London Marathon in 1981.
His topic will be OVERCOMING ADVERSITY. Life including your work or business can be a series of ups and downs. Nothing can be more demotivating than an individual or organization that reaches the greatest of highs and then falls to the lowest of lows. Dick personally knows in an incredibly powerful way how this feels and how to climb back up to greatness again, going from world class athlete at the top of his field to confessed drug addict, falling to the depth of the valley. Dick shares in a personal and poignant way how to get back to the top of the mountain again.
Breakout session topics include:
Paint Your Own Ceramic Speckled-Clay Planter. $45. Please pre-register
Tree Planting: What to Do and What Not to Do.
Hot Legal Topics
Emerald Ash Borer: It's Here....Now What?
Creating a Great Shopping Experience for Your Garden Center Customers
Requirements for Certification & WPS Training
Synthetic Lawn: Surfacing for Inspired Design
Selling a Business: Your Guide to Success
Turf 401--Grow Your Knowledge on Grass
20 Questions on Plant Diagnosis
Commercial Vehicle Basics
Knock Out Annuals
YouTube: It's Not Just a Video, It's Way More
Breaking Down the Basics of Two-Wire Irrigation
Garden Center Panel
Conifers: Superpowers and their Nemeses
Staying the Course
My Favorite Plants Panel
Know the Facts: H2A & H2B Guest Worker Program Updates
Landscaping Panel
Maintenance in the Green Industry: Lawn, Snow, Irrigation
CONVENTION SCHEDULE: Check out the schedule here!
Display Contest & Landscape Contest
Please consider entering our Display Contest and our Landscape Contest to be announced at our NDNGLA Convention January 30, 2024. Deadline: Dec. 29, 2023.
See flyer below. Submit your entries here!
SILENT & LIVE AUCTIONS
Please bring an item for our auctions. All proceeds go to scholarships!
LODGING
Room rates are available. Reasonable rates are available here through 12/29/23. Call 701-277-9000 and ask for NDNGLA block of rooms.