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Welcome
to PGMS
The
Professional Grounds Management Society
(PGMS) was established in 1911 as a professional society
for the individual with the purpose of education and professional
advancement. The majority of PGMS members are institutional grounds
managers who work for organizations such as colleges and universities,
municipalities, park and recreation facilities, office parks, apartment
complexes, hotels/motels, cemeteries, theme parks, etc.
What's
New
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Kick
Off the 2009 Site Visit and Seminar Series in California!
The
Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) will be coming to
San Diego on March 19-20 and we want YOU to be there for the first
stop in our 2009 Regional Grounds Management Seminars & Site
Visitations Series.
Designed
to provide grounds managers with the hard-to-find opportunity to
gain knowledge, ask questions, and network with their peers, this
interactive program will feature education seminars on must-know
topics as well as behind-the-scenes tours of area grounds management
programs. Click here to view
details of the event!
Sponsorships Available!
PGMS
is offering sponsorships opportunities for the
Regional Grounds Management Seminars & Site Visitations Series
and we want you to be a part of it! These site visit
events bring the movers and the shakers of the grounds industry
together and have generated sold out attendance in the past. This
is a great opportunity to get your name and business in the hands
of influential industry professionals. So what are you waiting for?
Click
here to download the sponsorship form. Questions? Contact
Jenny Smith at 410-223-2861.
One
Week Left to Comment on Latest Report
The
public comment period for the latest Sustainable Sites Initiative
report closes on January 20. The Initiative will create the most
comprehensive set of voluntary national guidelines ever developed
for sustainable landscapes. The latest report, titled Guidelines
and Performance Benchmarks - Draft 2008, provides more than 50 prerequisites
and credits that cover everything from initial site selection and
design to construction and maintenance. Click here to download the
report: www.sustainablesites.org/report/.
Public comments will inform the final Guidelines and Performance
Benchmarks which will be released in 2009.
For
information, contact info@sustainablesites.org
North
Carolina's Jamie Moore Earns CGM Status
The
Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) has announced that
Jamie Moore of Winston-Salem, N.C. has become the 116th grounds
management professional to successfully complete its Certified Grounds
Manager (CGM) program. Jamie currently serves as the manager of
landscape services at the University of North Carolina School of
the Arts where he has been for the past nine years. Click
here to learn more about the new CGM!
Register
Now for 2009 Green Industry Professional Seminar!
Back
by popular demand the PGMS DC Branch presents the 2009 Green Industry
Professional Seminar set to take place January 21-22. This seminar
will feature a general education session that includes programs
on a variety of topics as well as a pesticide applicator recertification
training seminar. Seating is limited and will fill up fast so don't
wait, click here
to register now!
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PGMS
Teams Up with Landscape Superintendent Magazine for
Salary Survey
In
an effort to enhance the value of PGMS Salary
Survey we are partnering with Landscape Superintendent
& Maintenance Professional magazine to reach grounds
management professionals in greater numbers. We expect
this to result in more representative information to
aid you in calculating and justifying salaries for specific
positions. Please do your part by participating now
and click
here.
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