The annual SWMLA Mid-Winter Conference will take place on March 4, 2010 at The Sherman Lakes YMCA Camp located in Augusta, Michigan.

Download the complete flier and sponsorship form here.

Download the REGISTRATION FORM here (PDF).

Registration Fee Reduction for 2010
Register 3 people from one firm and the rest are $20 for Members and $25 for Non-Members!
A 50% savings!
SWMLA Member: $40.00 each, $20.00 each
Non-SWMLA Member: $50.00 each, $25.00 each
Continental Breakfast and Lunch are included in the Registration Fee

Registrations must be received by – FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The day begins with registration and a continental breakfast and followed by Keynote Speaker, Tracy Bertog, CEO & Founder of Bertog Landscape Co. Bertog Landscape Co. is an award-winning North Shore firm located in Wheeling, IL.

The theme for this year’s conference is Safety & Compliance. Gary Smith, Manager of Citizens Management Insurance Loss Control will speak to both owners and employees about controlling loss in the workplace as well as personal workplace safety. Next, Ron Edwards with the Michigan Center for Truck Safety will provide an MDOT update. Ron is the Safety Director for the Michigan Center for Truck Safety. And, he is a Certified Director of Safety and a leading expert on truck safety regulations. Ron has been with the Center since 1990 providing workshops and seminars. Mr. Edwards also provides on-site safety evaluation and training programs for motor carriers and drivers.

Individual tracks might include topics like Spring Turf Practices, 2 & 4-Cycle Maintenance, Landscape Lighting and Retaining Wall Construction.

Finally, we will break into Round Table discussions. Discussions will include both owners & employees.

As we did in 2009, we are keeping the cost of registration down to encourage as many employees as possible to attend, thus driving more visitors to our Vendor booths.

For SWMLA members, registration is $40 for the first 3 attendees from a firm and $20 for each additional attendee from that firm. Non-members are $50 for the first 3 attendees and $25 for each additional attendee from that firm.

Sponsorship Opportunities that are available:
• General Sponsorship - $200 includes 1 table top display
• Breakfast Sponsorship - $100
• Lunch Sponsorship - $100
• Table top display - $60
(A table top display is defined as 4ft. of table space)

If you’d like to be a sponsor, please complete the attached sponsorship form and return by FAX to 517-381-0368 or by mail to MNLA • 2149 Commons Parkway • Okemos, MI 48864.

Download the complete flier and sponsorship form here.

Questions? Please contact Mike Onderlinde at 269-385-3551 or MaryBeth at 800-879-6652 or by Email to molear@mnla.org.