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2026 Registration Information
Registration begins in December 2025
This year the 45th Annual Membership Meeting of the Vegetation Management Association of Kentucky (VMAK) will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center located at 401 West High Street, Lexington, KY 40507 on April 7,8 & 9, 2026. You can register to attend in person only for the conference. (We have discontinued the webinar.)
The registration for the Membership Meeting begins in December 2025.
The registration desk will open on Tuesday, April 7 at 10:00 a.m. The Annual Membership Meeting begins at noon on April 7, 2026, and continue through noon April 9, 2026, and will include a luncheon on Wednesday, April 8th.
The 3rd Annual VMAK Golf Outing will be on Monday, April 6, 2026 at the Marriott Lexington Griffin Gate Golf Resort, 1800 Newtown Pike, Lexington, KY 40511. There is a separate registration page for the Golf Outing.
Hotel Reservations
There will be a link to the hotel on your conference registration confirmation as well as the website. If you call the hotel to make your reservations be sure to mention the VMAK conference to get the discounted room rate.
Membership & Registration fees for the 2026 Annual Conference:
- 1st Time Attendee Registration (includes luncheon): $175.00
- Early Bird Member Registration (includes individaul meembership dues and Luncheon): $160.00
- Member Registration (includes individual membership dues and luncheon): $165.00
- On-Site Re gistration (includes individual membership dues and luncheon): $165.00
- Booth/Exhibitor Registration (includes membership, luncheon & registration for one (1) Exhibitor Representative): $500.00
- Silver (includes registration, luncheon and membership for one (1) individual): $500
- Gold (includes registration, luncheon and membership for one (2) individuals): $800
- Platinum (includes registration, luncheon and membership for one (3) individuals): $1,000
- Exhibitor Luncheon on Wednesday. (Minimum suggested donation - $500.)
- Breakfast on Wednesday moening.
- Breakfast onThursday morning.
Membership & Registration changes (check back in December).
Sustaining Memberships:
The sustaining memberships do not include an exhibitor booth
Other sponsorship opportunities:
Exhibitor Reception on Tuesday.
These opportunities are open to all companies as well as exhibiting companies. Sponsorship of the organization is greatly appreciated.
Certifications for Kentucky and other states:
Representatives from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture will be on hand to provide re-certification forms at the end of each day.
Reciprocal re-certification credits have been requested from those states that typically participate in the reciprocity program with Kentucky and we anticipate a positive response from each of them. To assure that you receive the proper re-certification from each of the states, please bring the necessary documentation (i.e., certification number, license number, social security number, and current mailing address) with you to receive the proper CEU credit.
We will also offer ISA Credits for Arbroists.
Make sure you sign the forms provided at the end of each day as requied by each state for those states that you require CEUs. Not all states require you to sign-in each day, so be sure to check and see what days you will need to sign for your chosen CEUs. Some state have a new way of getting your credits and require you to scan a QR code and fill in the information, this usually has to be done before a certain date and time.
We look forward to seeing each of you at the Association Meeting in March.