Dec 4, 2008
PMP Buzz Online eNewsletter
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The National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) 2009 Going Green meeting, sponsored by Nisus Corp., is being held Jan. 8-9 at the Marriott Anaheim in Anaheim, Calif. (presented with the Pest Control Operators of California):
- Click here to view the Anaheim program and schedule of speakers.
- Click here to register for Anaheim.
The meeting will also take place March 19-20, at the Sheraton Boston (presented with the New England Pest Management Association):
- Click here to view the Boston program.
- Click here to register for the Boston meeting.
The NPMA has assembled an educational program with experts from both inside and outside the pest management industry, as well as pioneering pest management professionals (PMPs) to share the "tried and true" of what works and what doesn't. Attendees can even walk away with the coveted 2009 Going Green Tool Kit - so they can hit the ground running. Speakers at the January meeting include:
- Welcome & Kick Off: The Year in Green Dr. Austin Frishman, AMF Pest Management Services, Boca Raton, Fla.; Kevin Kirkland, Nisus Corporation, Rockford, Tenn.; Rob Lederer, NPMA, Fairfax, Va.
- What American Consumers Are Thinking About Green: Focus Group Insight Jonathan Villet, OneWorld Communications, San Francisco
- The Green Voice of Reason: Positioning Your Company and Technician as the Authority on Green Pest Management Harry Bryan, Nisus Corporation, Rockford, Tenn.
- The End-User Perspective Andrea Dunigan, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, Ark.
- Positioning Your Green Brand: The Ten Commandments of Green Marketing Carolyn Parrs and Irv Weinberg, Mind Over Markets, Santa Fe, N.M.;
- PMP Panel: Tried and True, Addressing the Successes and Failures Robert Baker, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.; Steve Good, The Terminix International Co., Memphis, Tenn.; Chris Gorecki, Orkin Pest Control, Atlanta; Bobby Jenkins, ABC Pest and Lawn Services, Austin, Texas; Mike Katz, Western Exterminator Company, Anaheim, Calif.; Dr. Stuart Mitchell, Springer Pest Solutions, Des Moines, Iowa
- Green Score Card: Creating a Proprietary Green Selection Process for Your Company; New Tools for Pest Management Lee Barrett, Nisus Corporation, Corona, Calif.; Dr. Janet Kintz-Early, Nisus Corporation, Rockford, Tenn.
- Green: A Regulatory Perspective Tom Brennan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington; Maureen Gorsen, California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Sacramento, Calif.; Bob Rosenberg, NPMA, Fairfax, Va.; Mary-Ann Warmerdam, California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Sacramento, Calif.
- Green Credentialing Programs Andy Architect and Bob Rosenberg, NPMA, Fairfax, Va.
- Tools to Get You Started Jessica Phelan, Vault Communications, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
For more information and hotel reservations at either meeting, visit www.npmapestworld.org/events. | 
