Pre-Conference Courses
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If you’re involved with irrigation, IA education and training can make you more productive and your business more profitable. IA courses help professionals in landscape, golf, and agricultural irrigation become more successful in the field and at their desks.
Expanding technical and business skills will enable you and your employees to offer fast, effective solutions. When it’s decision time, determining the best solution the first time will have a positive impact on personal productivity and client satisfaction—right down to your bottom line.
IA courses offer more than theory. Designed by industry experts especially for working professionals, IA irrigation courses are based on real world applications, testing, and experience. Just as important, IA courses are delivered by instructors who are experts in their respective fields with excellent presentation skills. You’ll walk away with knowledge that you can put to work immediately.
Advanced Irrigation Design for Water Conservation
Monday, March 30
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Baycliff Room
Course Level - Advanced
Course Orientation - Landscape & Golf
Course Description:
This course is designed specifically for irrigation designers, contractors, water purveyors, suppliers, and other irrigation professionals. Advanced concepts of irrigation design, uniformity, and technology will be discussed. The class emphasis is on water conservation in the landscape through better irrigation design skills.
- 8 IA CEUs
- Focus: landscape water efficiency through better design for irrigation designers, contractors, water purveyors, suppliers, and other irrigation professionals.
- Topics include: advanced concepts of irrigation design, uniformity, and technology.
- Recommended prerequisites: proficiency in basic irrigation design skills and Principles of Irrigation and Landscape Irrigation Design courses.
- Math skills required: intermediate.
- Course includes: one day of instruction, manual, and pipe sizing software.
You must register with the IA at www.irrigation.org as well as with WaterEC for this course. There are also two separate fees as outlined below.
Registration Deadline: March 16, 2009
Irrigation Association Fees Paid Directly to the IA:
I.A. Member Cost - $170.00
Affiliate Member Cost - $185.00
Non-Member Cost - $205.00
WaterEC Fee: $125.00
Cancellation:
To cancel registration, you must notify the Irrigation Association in writing within 24 hours of the start date of the class as well as WaterEC. Cancellations received before January 30, 2009, will be subject to a non-refundable processing fee of 35%.
SMART Technologies for Irrigation Management
Monday, March 30
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Avalon Room
Course Level - Intermediate
Course Orientation - Landscape
Course Description:
This course focuses on emerging technologies to improve irrigation water management. Contractors can learn to use and install devices including ET-based controllers, and weather and soil moisture-sensors which have become more advanced in some areas and mandated in irrigation systems. Topics include device features, how and where to install, and practical applications.
- 8 IA CEUs
- Focus: emerging technologies to help contractors improve irrigation water management.
- Topics include: devices and features, how and where to install, and practical applications.
- Learn to use and install ET-based controllers and weather and soil moisture sensors.
- Math skills required: basic.
- Course includes: one day of instruction and manual.
You must register with the IA at www.irrigation.org as well as with WaterEC for this course. There are also two separate fees as outlined below.
Registration Deadline: March 16, 2009
Irrigation Association Fees Paid Directly to the IA:
I.A. Member Cost - $195.00
Affiliate Member Cost - $215.00
Non-Member Cost - $235.00
WaterEC Fee: $125.00
Cancellation:
To cancel registration, you must notify the Irrigation Association in writing within 24 hours of the start date of the class as well as WaterEC. Cancellations received before January 30, 2009, will be subject to a non-refundable processing fee of 35%.
For further information please contact:
Irrigation Association
6540 Arlington Boulevard
Falls Church, VA 22042-6638
USA
Phone: 703-536-7080
Fax: 703-536-7019
education@irrigation.org
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