Las Vegas Conference to Explore Ways the Industry Can Work Together

Desert Green XVI set for October 18-19 at Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas.

August 15, 2012

"Working Together for a Greener Future," Desert Green XVI, set for October 18-19 at Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, NV, explores ways that Green Industry professionals can cooperate to thrive.

The conference features two days of four concurrent seminar tracks, table-top displays and a Green Industry mixer. The keynote speaker is Rose Epperson, president of EpiCenter Management and executive director of the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture. WCISA has partnered with Desert Green for the past several years, resulting in Advanced Arboriculture sessions both days of the conference.

For more information, visit www.desert-green.org.

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