The IA, an organization for irrigation companies and professionals, has announced that registration is open for the 2014 Irrigation Show &
Education Conference.

The Irrigation Association has announced that registration is open for the 2014 Irrigation Show & Education Conference, which will be held in Phoenix, Ariz., November 17 – 21.

As the IA show is recognized as the top show for irrigation professionals, attendees can expect to find exceptional education classes, technical seminars, cutting-edge products and networking opportunities.

General session keynote speaker Lowell Catlett, PhD, is a regents professor in agricultural economics and business and extension economics and dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University. A well-known futurist with upbeat predictions, Catlett will give his unique perspective on emerging technologies.

The show also will feature:

• Over 300 exhibitors for irrigation and related products.
• Recent market introductions at the new product contest.
• Show pavilions hosted by the International Professional Pond Companies Association and American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association.
• Networking at the opening night party and Blending Borders, an international reception open for the first time to fully-registered attendees.
• Cutting-edge technical sessions on using alternate water sources, conservation programs and landscape water management.
• Seminars on fertigation, wiring techniques and new auditing technology.
• Seminars for landscape contractors.
• Agriculture seminars on water regulations; climate change; and irrigation's role in meeting future demands for food, fuel and fiber.
• Half-day International Agriculture Irrigation Summit on global regulations, practices and sustainability initiatives.
• Over 15 classes on landscape and golf irrigation basics and advanced techniques.
• Pond and waterscape seminars from IPPCA INFO TANZA.
• Rainwater harvesting workshops at ARCSA's 2014 Annual Conference.