EPP Info #731 Revised July 2, 2015 Upcoming Meetings CURRENT WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS FOR COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR RECERTIFICATION POINTS Darrell Hensley, and Chris Maguigan - University of Tennessee (865) 974-1286 Mary Borthick –Tennessee Department of Agriculture (615) 837-5310 This is a partial list of meetings where pesticide applicators may earn recertification points in various categories. Points may only be earned once annually when the same meeting is repeated. An updated list may be obtained at the Entomology and Plant Pathology PSEP home page. The PSEP web address is as follows: http://psep.utk.edu Register for UT PSEP seminars and purchase study manuals at eMarketplace: http://agriculture.tennessee.edu/emarketplace July 6, 2015 CTE Conference for Educators Nashville, TN Contact Steven Gass at 615-532-2847 CAT 10 = 4 points July 13, 2015 HLT License Training Nashville, TN Contact Chris Maguigan at 865-974-1286 CAT: 3 = 8 points; CAT 6 = 4 points July 13, 2015 PHMC License Training Nashville, TN Contact Chris Maguigan at 865-974-1286 CAT: 7, 8 = 4 points July 14, 2015 GRC License Training Nashville, TN Contact Chris Maguigan at 865-974-1286 CAT: 7 = 4 points July 14, 2015 WDO License Training Nashville, TN Contact Chris Maguigan at 865-974-1286 CAT: 7 = 4 points July 16, 2015 University of Kentucky Turfgrass Field Day Lexington, KY Contact Gregg Munshaw at 859-257-5606 Points available in all Categories up to 4 points July 23, 2015 Technology and Nature Working Together Cookeville, TN Contact Wayne Moss at 931-267-9978 CAT 1, 10, 12 = 3 points July 26-30, 2015 Tennessee Weed Science Short Course Knoxville, TN Contact Tom Mueller at 865-974-8805 CAT 1-6, 10-12, 14, LHA = maximum of 13 points You may earn no more than 75% of your point total by attending any one external meeting. All points cannot be accrued in one year. July 28-29, 2015 KPMA Summer Meeting Louisville, KY Register at the website below: https://npma.memberclicks.net/index.php?option= com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_192975 Points available for CAT 7 July 29, 2015 TN Bed Bug & Cockroach Management in MultiFamily Housing Meeting Knoxville, TN Contact Karen Vail at 865-974-7138 CAT: 7, 10, 12 = 7 points July 30, 2015 Soybean and Tobacco Scouting School Greeneville, TN Contact Steven Huff at 423-623-7531 CAT: 1, 10, 12 = up to 3 points August 5 and September 9, 2015 Initial Certification/Recertification Training Knoxville, Chattanooga, Johnson City, Murfreesboro, Nashville Contact Chris Maguigan at (865) 974-1286 CAT: 3, 7 = 6 points; CAT 6 = 5 points; All other CAT = 4 points All sites other than Knoxville must preregister. There must be a minimum of five trainees at the outlying sites. Testing following training in Knoxville, only. September 10, 2015 UT Turf & Ornamental Field Day Knoxville, TN Contact Jim Brosnan at 865-974-7324 CAT: 1, 3, 6, 10, 10 = 6 points September 17-18, 2015 TN Green Industry Expo Nashville, TN Contact Louree Walker at 931-473-3951 or visit http://www.tngie.com/ for information and points availability October 27, 2015 Eastern Region Nursery, Greenhouse, and Landscaping Tour Erwin, TN Contact Ty Petty at 423-735-1637 CAT 3, 10, 12 = 10 points November 10-11, 2015 West TN Commercial Horticulture Expo Memphis, TN Contact Booker T. Leigh at 901-752-1207 CAT 2, 6 = 2 points, CAT 3, 10, 12 = 6 points REMINDER ================================== You MUST sign the roster in each session in order to get points credited to your re-certification. In order for points to apply, the session topics that you attend for points must have had points assigned by TDA or UT in the category(s) you are currently certified in - see your certification card for category(s) For a summary of currently earned points or to see an online updated list of schools with approved points, visit the TDA website located at: http://tn.gov/agriculture. For information concerning directions to initial certification classes held in Jackson, call Marsha Camp at (731) 425-4718. If you need to register for any of the locations (Nashville, Chattanooga, Jackson, Johnson City, or Murfreesboro), contact PSEP Knoxville office at (865) 974-1286. The Agricultural Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, age, national origin, sex, veteran status, religion or disability and is an Equal Opportunity Employee
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