This year’s convention is being held at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center and NPMA is anticipating final attendance figures to be more than 3,000.
In addition to pest control-related sessions concentrating on the latest business and technical issues, PestWorld 2006 offers 10 educational sessions dedicated to educating PCOs involved in lawn care. As an added bonus, the PestWorld Exhibit Hall will feature a section devoted to the latest lawn care equipment, products and techniques.
NEW FROM PCT. The PCT Media Group (booth #s 1016, 1018, 1020, 1022) will be announcing several exciting additions to www.pctonline.com, during PestWorld ‘06, including:
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• PCT Podcasts — PCT is interviewing leading industry professionals for podcasts, which are multimedia files distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.
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