HENDERSON, N.V. ?EUR??,,????'??+ Desert Green VII will be held November 6-7 at the Henderson Convention Center in Henderson, N.V. This conference will explore the effects of drought on the Southwest green industry. In its seventh year, the conference is the largest green industry educational conference in Nevada, consistently drawing about 300 turf and landscape professionals. For the first time in the show?EUR??,,????'???s history, the conference also will feature a dedicated sports turf session, co-sponsored by the Arizona Sports Turf Managers Association. In addition, the keynote speaker will by Steve Wightman, sports turf manager at San Diego QualComm Stadium, who will speak on ?EUR??,,????'??The Super Bowl Experience.?EUR??,,????'?? The conference theme this year, "Drought in the Desert: Doomsday or Opportunity" recognizes the long drought in the Southwest and will focus on practical solutions for water-starved landscapes. There will be a total of 38 presentations over two days. Tracks include: pesticide training; golf course maintenance; sports turf; designing for drought; plant solutions and irrigation innovations. The Southern Nevada Golf Course Superintendents Association, the Southern Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, the Nevada Landscape Association, the Southern Nevada Water Authority and the Southern Nevada Arborists Group, are sponsors of the conference. For registration information, contact ML Robinson at 702-257-5529, robinsonm@UNCE.unr.edu.