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What GIC means to me

We at Dowco Enterprises Inc. are eagerly anticipating PLANET’s upcoming Green Industry Conference, October 28-31 in Louisville, KY.  My wife and I, along with key staff members, have attended every year since 1993.  This is the premier green industry event of the year, an event our team cannot miss.  It is the single most important networking and educational event of the year! 

 

In my role as PLANET Membership Committee Chairman, I’ve been in constant communication with the PLANET staff over the last several months, and I know how hard they, and the GIC Committee, have been working to put together PLANET’s best convention yet.  The GIC truly gets better every year, and I honestly can’t wait to see what will be unveiled at this year’s event!  The keynote address featuring three of the industry’s “Giants” is really going to be a highlight; and the Specialty Group Receptions cannot be missed.  My company is primarily maintenance; however we divide and conquer, so we will be represented in each reception!  Truly one of the best networking events continues to be the Breakfast with Champions.  This is an event where I have personally met many of our industries leaders….and ate with them as I listened to their stories of success.  We also look forward, year after year, to celebrating our industry’s proudest achievements at the PLANET Awards Reception and Ceremony (this year, held on Friday night.)

 

As the Membership Chairman, I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t also mention a really great event that PLANET hosts for its new members and first-time GIC attendees.  If you are new to the world of PLANET, you don’t want to miss this event, allowing you the opportunity to meet PLANET’s leadership, membership committee and staff.  This event will truly orient you to the world of PLANET, and you’ll come away knowing exactly how to take full advantage of your new affiliation with this exceptional organization. 

 

At the heart of it, PLANET is really about relationships.  Many of my closest business advisors and dearest friends have come out of attending PLANET’s events.  I look forward to connecting with them at GIC, and of course, making new friends along the way.