WCTA2026 - CEC Approvals For BC Have Arrived
British Columbia CEC point approvals for the 62nd Annual WCTA Conference and Trade Show have been received! CEU approvals for Alberta remain a work in progress except for the 'CEC Points' pre-con seminar.
SHOW PROGRAM
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62nd Annual WCTA Conference and Trade Show
February 10-12, 2026 – River Rock Casino, Richmond rev26.01.10
PLEASE NOTE
• BC CECs are for both Landscape and Dispenser certificates
• AB CEU’s are for Landscape, approvals pending at Jan 12, 2026 (except for pre-con seminar)
• AB requires minimum 1 hour sessions so unfortunateley, we could not make application for our shorter presentations
Tuesday, February 10th
12:30pm – 4:30pm (WCTA code #01-26)
‘Safe Use of Pesticides’
Mario Lanthier, CropHealth Advising and Research
BC: 2.0 SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT, 2.0 APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY
AB: 1 Labelling, 2 Human Health and Pesticide Safety, 1 Application Technology
3:30pm – 4:30pm (WCTA code #02-26)
'Latest Spray Application Technology'
Dr. Chase Straw, Penn State University
BC: 1.0 APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY
AB: 1 Application Technology (approval pending)
Wednesday, February 11th
12:30pm – 1:15pm (WCTA code #03-26)
‘Safe Use of Pesticides’
Mario Lanthier, CropHealth Advising and Research
BC: .75 SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
AB: n/a (does not meet minimum time requirement of 1 hour)
12:30pm – 2:00pm (WCTA code #xx-26)
'Pressure Changes Everything: What Shows Up When Expectations Are High'
Kaylee Hansen, KayH Consulting
BC: n/a
AB: 1 Professionalism (approval pending)
1:15pm – 2:00pm (WCTA code #05-26)
'BMP's to Control Japanese Beetle & European Chafer'
Matthew Legg, Syngenta
BC: .75 IPM
AB: n/a (does not meet minimum time requirement of 1 hour)
Thursday, February 12th
8:30am – 9:30am (WCTA code #06-26)
'It’s About Tine(s) - A Closer Look at Aeration & Sand Incorporation'
Dr. Roch Gaussoin, University of Nebraska
BC: .25 IPM
AB: 1 Pest Management (approval pending)
8:30am – 9:30am (WCTA code #07-26)
‘Need for Pesticide Use'
Peter Isaacson, DessIsaa Horticultural Consultants
BC: 1.0 SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
AB: 1 Human Health and Pesticide Safety (approval pending)
9:30am – 10:30am (WCTA code #08-26)
'Secrets to Managing Quality Turf at the Busiest Course in Canada'
Peter Sorokovsky, City of Burnaby Golf Operations
BC: .25 IPM
AB: 1 Pest Management (approval pending)
9:30am – 10:30am (WCTA code #09-26)
'Things to Think About When Applying Pesticides’
Peter Isaacson, DessIsaa Horticultural Consultants
BC: 1.0 APPICATION TECHNOLOGY
AB: 1 Application Technology (approval pending)
9:30am – 10:30am (WCTA code #10-26)
‘Surprising Surfactants! Insights from 6 Years of Turfgrass Research’
Dr. John Dempsey
BC: not approved
AB: 1 Pest Management (approval pending)
BE SURE TO SIGN THE CORRECT /CARD FORM DURING EACH PRESENTATION TO RECORD YOUR ATTENDANCE!!
Point Summary
9.0 total BC CEC’s:
• 1.25 IPM
• 3.75 SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
• 4 APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY
11 total AB CEU’s (projected)
• 1 LABELLING
• 3 HUMAN HEALTH & PESTICIDE SAFETY
• 3 APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY
• 3 PEST MANAGEMENT
• 1 PROFESSIONALISM