IMAGES AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2018 LAKEWOOD SYMPOSIUM
A Chronology of the Days Events and the People, Programs and Partners that Made the Lakewood Symposium a Success Again This Year Thank You Everyone and Particularly the City of Lakewood for Hosting this Years Event.
PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED
SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS RAISED
%
PARTICIPANTS RATING SYMPOSIUM EXCELLENT/ VERY GOOD
SYMPOSIUM IMAGE SHOWCASE
“The Best of 2018”
THE SYMPOSIUM BY THE NUMBERS
Participation
- 115 Participants
- 85 Enrollees
- 29 Cities, counties, school districts, special districts, and three consultant firms represented.(most ever)
- 40 Vendor Reps (most ever)
Education
- 7 FieldStations
- 2 Lecture Stations (most ever)
- 20 Vendor Tables (most ever)
- 510 Contract hours of educational programming
Satisfaction
- 100% Attendees satisfied with workshop format and content
- 100% Attendees workshop expectations met
Field Stations
- Plant Growth Regulators presented by RAINBOW TREE CARE
- Infield Care presented by EWING IRRIGATION and TURFACE
- Irrigation Systems presented by RAINBIRD
- Turf Safety presented by BROCK USA
- Weed abatement and Fertilizers presented by TARGET SPECIALTIES
- Aeration strategies presented by TURF TIME
Lectures
- Tree Health Care presented by WCA
- Playground Safety by GAMETIME
Partners and Sponsors
- 6 Signature Partners
- 14 Sponsors
- 1 Supporting organizations
- 2 Caterers
Financial
- $11,000+ net in educational programming and scholarship funds raised (most ever)
- $13,000+ in gross revenues (most ever)
Event Partners
- Rain Bird Corporation – Event Partner – Jim Dansby
- West Coast Arborists – Event Partner – Cris Falco
- GameTime – Luncheon Sponsor – Tom Norquist
- Ewing Irrigation – Breakfast sponsor – Tony Lopez
- Verde Design – Social Sponsor – Gary Hover
- Shaw Sports – Social Sponsor – Robert McCorhle
Booth Sponsors
- Rainbow Tree Care – Aaron Dickinson
- Brock USA – Steve Sawyer
- Musco Sports Lighting – Karin Anderson
- Target Specialty Products – Will Harrison
- David Volts Design – David Volts
- Turf Star, Inc. – Scott Deeth
- TechnSoil Global – Nick Thornhill
- Robertson Recreational Surfaces – Richard Hawley
- Hunter Industries – Chris Roesink
- Cantrell Turf Equipment – Jerry Andersen
- RHA Landscape Architects – Doug Grove
- Landcare – Tommy Braun
- JHM Supply – Sergio Gonzalez
- Stover Seed Company – Don Lewis
SPECIAL THANKS AND RECOGNITION TO THE FOLLOWING
City of Lakewood
Parks and Recreation Department
- City of Lakewood Park and Recreation Commission
- Lisa Litzinger, Director Parks and Recreation
- Phil Lopez, Park Superintendent
- Michael Cracium
- Mike McDade
- Jim Piacenti
- Bill Phillips
- Sean Weiby
- Mark Benavides
- Marcos Ibarra
- Aaron Ford
- Albert Polanco
- Todd Sechser
- Sheridan Attema
- Jim O’Neil
- Daniel Albino
- Rick Martinez
- Jessy Rubio and
- Tiffany Karzen
Named Event Partner
- Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supplies, Tony Lopez
- GameTime, Tom Torquiest
- Rain Bird Corporation, Jim Dansby
- Shaw Sports, Robert McCorhle
- Verde Design, Gary Hover
- West Coast Arborists, Cris Falco
Breakfast Sponsor
- Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supplies, Austin Alviso
Luncheon Sponsor
- GameTime, Tom Torquiest
CPRS Headquarters
- Leslie Fritz
- Susan Wipf
- Tammy Campos
- Linnie Andreotti
- John Gleason
- Jeff Amberson
Volunteers
- Scott Reese
Participating Organizations
- CITY OF ANAHEIM
- CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
- CITY OF BIG BEAR VALLEY
- CITY OF DOWNEY
- CITY OF EL CAJON
- CITY OF FRESNO
- CITY OF GLENDALE
- CITY OF GLENDORA
- CITY OF HEALDSBURG
- CITY OF HILLSBOROUGH
- CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL
- CITY OF LAKEWOOD
- CITY OF LOMITA
- CITY OF MOORPARK
- CITY OF NORWALK
- CITY OF ONTARIO
- CITY OF PATTERSON
- CITY OF SACRAMENTO
- CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
- CITY OF SANTA MONICA
- CITY OF SANTA PAULA
- CITY OF SUNNYVALE
- CITY OF TRACY
- CSU NORTHRIDGE
- JURUPA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
- NORTH OF THE RIVER RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT
- RIM OF THE WORLD RECREATION & PARKS DISTRICT
- TARZANA TREATMENT CENTER
OUR EVENT PARTNERS
OUR STATION HOSTS AND SPONSORS
