Registration opens for GWA Annual Conference & Expo

GWA: The Association of Garden Communicators is preparing for its 68th Annual Conference & Expo. This year, the event will take place Sept. 16-19 in Atlanta, Ga. The conference will feature a schedule packed with events and experiences, including beautiful garden tours, engaging education sessions and essential networking.

"GWA Annual Conference is a unique opportunity to learn from the best in the industry through stimulating educational sessions as well as a chance to tour a fantastic group of gardens," said Kirk R. Brown, GWA president. "I hope everyone who comes takes full advantage of all that this year's conference has to offer."

With 15 learning sessions covering horticulture, writing, technology, business and publishing, conference attendees will include professional communicators from across the green industry including book authors, bloggers, staff editors, syndicated columnists, freelance writers, photographers, speakers, landscape designers, television and radio personalities, consultants, and publishers.

"We are excited to welcome two very exciting guests as this year’s keynote speakers, Georgia natives Coach Vince Dooley and Dr. Michael A. Dirr," Brown said. Our hope is attendees will walk away with inspired with a renewed passion for the green industry and a trove of fresh ideas and new stories."

To close out the conference, the GWA Awards & Honors Dinner on Monday, Sept. 19 will recognize and celebrate both GWA Media Awards winners and GWA Honors, including fellows, honorary members, allied trade honors, hall of fame inductees, and our new Emergent Communicator Award.

Following the conference, attendees will have the option to visit the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia and three private gardens, including the homes of Coach Vince Dooley and Michael Dirr, in Athens, Ga.

To learn more and register, visit gardenwriters.org/Annual-Conference-Expo.