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Climbers' Corner

Climbers' Corner
Monday, August 5	Tuesday, August 6
9:45 am - 10:30 am AMANDA CARPENTER ED CARPENTER Ergonomic Awareness and Safety for the Tree Care Worker 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	9:45 am - 10:30 am DWAYNE NEUSTAETER Tree Climbing Standard Operating Procedures or Guidelines 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp
10:30 am - 11:00 am Break	10:30 am - 11:00 am Break
11:00 am - 11:45 am ITCC Climbers and Volunteers Aerial Rescue As a Competitive Event: The Rationale behind the Scenario 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	11:00 am - 11:45 am MELISSA LeVANGIE Hunting Asian Longhorned Beetle: From a Climber's Perspective 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp
11:45 am - 12:15 pm Break	11:45 am - 12:15 pm Break
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm ITCC Climbers and Volunteers Tree Climbing Championships--Then and Now 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	12:15 pm - 1:00 pm ANDREAS DETTER Redirects in Rope Systems: Load Dissipation between Branches Used as Anchor Points 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Break	1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Break
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm PIERCE WASMUND Throwline Installation: A Survey of Techniques 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	1:30 pm - 2:15 pm ALEX JULIUS Promoting a Positive Safety Culture 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Break	2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm NICK DANKERS Climbing and Pruning Large Coniferous Trees: Lessons Learned in the Pacific Northwest 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	2:45 pm - 3:30 pm RIP TOMPKINS Precision Felling Techniques and Working the Plan 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp

Tree Academy Workshops

Tree Academy Workshops
Saturday, August 3		Sunday, August 4
Morning		Morning
9:00 am - 12:00 pm TOM SMILEY NELDA MATHENY Tree Risk Assessment: Transitioning from TRACE to TRAQ MIN: 15; MAX: 100 3.00 A,U,T,M,L,Bm		9:00 am - 12:00 pm ED GILMAN Structural Pruning Using ANSI Pruning Methods MIN: 15; MAX: 100 3.00 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	9:00 am - 12:00 pm PAUL JOHNSON PAUL RIES How to Talk Trees to Just About Anyone MIN: 15; MAX: 100 3.00 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
Afternoon		Afternoon
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm JIM CHATFIELD Tree Problem Diagnostics: The 23 Questions of Plant Diagnostics MIN: 15; MAX: 100 3.00 A,U,T,M,L,Bp		1:00 pm - 4:00 pm KIM CODER Advanced Tree Biology: Primer on Essential Elements and Tree Health MIN: 15; MAX: 50 3.00 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	1:00 pm - 4:00 pm LARRY COSTELLO TOM SMILEY International Tree Failure Database Training Session MIN: 15; MAX: 50 3.00 A,U,T,M,L,Bm

Educational Sessions Monday

Monday, August 5
COFFEE & NETWORKING 8:00 - 8:30 AM
OPENING GENERAL SESSION
WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS 8:30 - 9:00 AM TERRY FLANAGAN, ISA President-Elect
9:00 am - 10:00 am L.C. Chadwick Award recipient 1.0 A,U,T,M,L,Bs
10:00 am - 11:00 am KARL J. NIKLAS, KEYNOTE SPEAKER What We Don't Know about Tree Biomechanics: A Biophysical Perspective on Why Trees Fall Down 1.0 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 2-hour break for lunch (not included), meetings, trade show
SYMPOSIUM 1: Arborists as Athletes: Measuring and Enhancing Performance	Emerald Ash Borer	Biomechanics	Disease and Pest Management
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm JOHN BALL Measuring Arborist Performance: Energy Expenditures of Climbing Methods 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	1:00 pm - 1:45 pm VICTORIA BADHAM Engaging Residents to Take Action in Response to Emerald Ash Borer 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	1:00 pm - 1:45 pm FRANK RINN How Tree Biomechanics Influences Tree Stability 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	1:00 pm - 1:45 pm JIM CHATFIELD Why Tree Diseases Are So Difficult to Manage 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bs
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm AMANDA CARPENTER, ED CARPENTER An Arborist's Guide to Reducing Injury and Enhancing Performance 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bp
	1:45 pm - 2:30 pm JIM ZWACK EAB Management Options vs. the Ash Mortality Curve 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	1:45 pm - 2:30 pm ALEXIA STOKES Urban Trees Are Not Stand-Alone Structures: Improving Knowledge of Tree Mechanical Stability by Considering Local Environmental Conditions 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	1:45 pm - 2:30 pm AHMED D. ALI Alternative Pest Management Strategies in the Landscape: They Really Work! 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm PANEL DISCUSSION Questions and Answers 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bs
2:30 - 3:30 PM BREAK
SYMPOSIUM 2: Innovations in Urban Forestry Research: The European Experience	Emerald Ash Borer	Biomechanics	Communications
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm CECIL KONIJNENDIJK Introduction: Urban Forestry Research in Europe and Trees and People: Advances in Research 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	3:30 pm - 4:15 pm ANAND PERSAD Positive Attributes of the Effects of Emerald Ash Borer in Our Urban Green Spaces 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	3:30 pm - 4:15 pm MATT FOLLETT Biomechanical Models and the Implications for Pruning Practices 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	3:30 pm - 4:15 pm MICHAEL ROSEN "Trees Are Good" --- Making the Tree Message Relevant for the 21st Century 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm FRANCESCO FERRINI Trees and Management: Advances in Research 0.25 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm ANDERS BUSSE NIELSEN Trees and Urban Forests: Advances in Research 0.25 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	4:15 pm - 5:00 pm JOE BOGGS, AMY STONE Asian Longhorned Beetle and Emerald Ash Borer: The Tale of Two Beetles 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	4:15 pm - 5:00 pm MARK REILAND Effect of Leaves and Static Support Cables on the Dynamic Properties of Northern Red Oak with Co-dominant Trunks 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	4:15 pm - 5:00 pm PHILIP BENNETT Monkey Business: The Confluence of Arboriculture and Environmental Education 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION Questions and Answers 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm

Educational Sessions Tuesday

Tuesday, August 6
COFFEE & NETWORKING 8:00 - 8:30 AM
Tree Risk Assessment	Issues in Urban Forestry	Trees and Diversity	Looking Below Ground: Soils, Roots, and Infrastructure
8:30 am - 9:30 am TOM SMILEY Tree Risk Assessment Update 1.0 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	8:30 am - 9:30 am GREG McPHERSON Life-Cycle Assessment of the Million Trees LA Program 1.0 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	8:30 am - 9:30 am KIM CODER Tree Diversity: New Solutions to Current Homogeny and Loss 1.0 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	8:30 am - 9:30 am JAMES URBAN, PETER SIMON Toronto's New Soil and Tree-Based Standards for Boulevards 1.0 A,U,T,M,L,Bs
9:30 am - 10:15 am STEFFEN RUST What Do We Really Know about Tree Slenderness as an Indicator for Risk Assessment? 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	9:30 am - 10:15 am JOHN HARRIS Using Appraised Values of Trees to Make Urban Forestry Management Decisions: Is a Tree Worth The Cost of Maintenance? 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	9:30 am - 10:15 am LINDA CHALKER-SCOTT Are Native Species-Planting Mandates Good for Biodiversity? 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	9:30 am - 10:15 am GORDON MANN Trees and Sidewalks: Infrastructure Coexisting Side by Side 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
10:15 am - 11:00 am JOHN GOODFELLOW, Andreas Detter Assessing the Potential of Reduction Pruning in Mitigating the Risk of Branch Failure 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	10:15 am - 11:00 am PHILIP van WASSENAER Sustainable Urban Forest Management Planning Using Criteria and Indicators 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	10:15 am - 11:00 am FRANCESCO FERRINI Planning the Green City of 2050: Species Selection in a Global Change Scenario 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	10:15 am - 11:00 am L. PETER MacDONAGH Forest Floors under Downtown Pavements: Quantitative Measurements and Trends of Trees in Suspended Pavement 27 Years after Planting 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bs
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 2-hour break for lunch (not included), meetings, trade show
SYMPOSIUM 3: Shade Tree Pruning: An International Perspective	Trees and Disaster Recovery	Trees and Diversity	UAA / SMA
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm ED GILMAN How Research and Practice Have Changed the Way We Prune: An International View 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	1:00 pm - 1:45 pm MATTHEW WELLS Emergency Tree Risk Management in New York City 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	1:00 pm - 1:45 pm BERT CREGG Conifers for Urban and Community Forests: The Good, the Bad, and the Underused 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	1:00 pm - 1:45 pm CHIP MURROW "Until You've Pruned a Mile with My Saws" 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bp
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm RANDY MILLER Utility Pruning: Where We Were...Where Are We Going? 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bp
	1:45 pm - 2:30 pm JUSTIN MORGENROTH Tree Cover and Urban Land Development: Assessing the Impact of Building Demolition on Tree Removal 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	1:45 pm - 2:30 pm CHARLES WADE Overplanting Native Tree Species: How Not to Prepare for the Next Major Calamity 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	1:45 pm - 2:30 pm VICTORIA WOJCIK Pollinator Protection and Right-of-Way Management Go Hand-in-Hand: Three Case Studies of Local Approaches to Habitat Improvement for Pollinators 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm JAN WILLEM de GROOT Municipal Pruning: Selling the Concept in Your Community 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bp
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM BREAK
SYMPOSIUM 3: Shade Tree Pruning: An International Perspective	Trees and Disaster Recovery	Trees and People: Community Outreach in Canada	UAA / SMA
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm SCOTT BAKER Pruning Mature Trees 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	3:30 pm - 4:15 pm DAVID BLONIARZ, ALEX SHERMAN Energy-Saving Tree Planting in a Tornado-Devastated Community: A Unique Opportunity for Regreening, Community Investment, and Micro-Climate Research 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	3:30 pm - 4:15 pm MARTHA BARWINSKY Partnerships in Urban Forest Management: The Winnipeg, Manitoba Story 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	3:30 pm - 4:15 pm GEOFF KEMPTER Spinning with Integrity: Improving Public Perception of ROW Corridors 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm DANE BUELL Writing Pruning Specifications Using ANSI A300: It’s Easier than You Think 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
	4:15 pm - 5:00 pm RIC MAYER Restoring the Natural Landscape: Joplin Tree Recovery 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	4:15 pm - 5:00 pm JAMES LANE Trees are Everyone’s Business: Improving Street Tree Performance in York Region 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	4:15 pm - 5:00 pm JOHN McNEIL, DEB McCULLOUGH, KRISTA RYALL, JOE MEATING SMA's EAB Position Paper and Toolbox: Why Confidence, Competence, and Camaraderie Matters 0.75 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION Questions and Answers 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm

Educational Sessions Wednesday

Wednesday, August 15
COFFEE & NETWORKING 8:00 - 8:30 AM			SMA Educational Tour	SCA Tour
SYMPOSIUM 4: The Garden Professors on All Things Arboricultural	AREA Research Presentations	UAA Utility Arboriculture	8:00 am - 10:00 am JAMES URBAN, PETER SIMON Tour Stop #1: Toronto's New Soil and Tree-Based Standards for Boulevards	8:00 am - 5:00 pm SCA History and Modern Arboriculture Tour Tour departs at 8:00 AM and returns to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre at 5:00 PM. SCA Annual Business Meeting and lunch also are included. This tour combines history and modernization. Come and enjoy a historic church and tree tour in the Niagara region of Ontario, a place rich in both Canadian and U.S. history. Of course, a trip to this part of the world must include a stop at Niagara Falls!
8:30 am - 10:00 am The Garden Professors: LINDA CHALKER-SCOTT, BERT CREGG, JEFF GILLMAN, HOLLY SCOGGINS Choosing, Installing, and Maintaining Landscape Trees: What Matters, What Doesn’t, and Why 1.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	8:30 am - 9:30 am J. CASEY CLAPP JOEL GROGAN, JORDAN HARRIS, DAVID MITCHELL, ALISON O'CONNOR 5 AREA student travel grant winners 10 min each, + Q/A 1.00 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	8:30 am - 9:30 am TERRY MALMAS, GERALD GERVAIS, DOUG CAMPBELL PANEL DISCUSSION: Canadian Perspectives: Engaging Native Peoples in ROW Management 1.00 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
	9:30 am - 10:00 am JESSICA VOGT The Costs of Not Maintaining Trees: Results of a Literature Review 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	9:30 am - 10:00 am NEIL THIESSEN UVMA-UAA Leveraging a Partnership 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
10:00 am - 11:00 am PANEL DISCUSSION The Garden Professors Answer Your Questions 1.00 A,U,T,M,L,Bp	10:00 am - 10:30 am GREGORY DAHLE Does Taper Affect Bending Stress at the Base of Branches? 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	10:00 am - 10:30 am THOMAS SULLIVAN Urban Wildlife Sanctuary along an Electric Transmission Right-of-Way: A Successful Partnership and IVM Demonstration 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	10:00 am - 12:00 pm GORDON MANN Tour Stop #2: Trees and Sidewalks: Infrastructure Coexisting Side by Side
	10:30 am - 11:00 am KAMRAN ABDOLLAHI Impact of Biochar Soil Amendment on Growth and Physiology of Live Oak Saplings 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	10:30 am - 11:00 am JOSIANE BONNEAU Vegetation Management: Opportunities for Conservation Education, Habitat Enhancements, and Sustainability 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 2-hour break for lunch (not included), meetings
Tree Inventories and Assessment Tools	AREA	UAA	Lunch Included
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm MICHAEL GALVIN Novel Applications of Urban Tree Canopy Assessment and Prioritization Tools: Supporting Collaborative Decision Making to Achieve Urban Sustainability Goals 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	1:00 pm - 1:30 pm MARK RUDNICKI A Physics-Based Model for Tree and Branch Vibrations 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	1:00 pm - 1:30 pm JOHN GOODFELLOW Economics of UVM: Balancing Preventive and Corrective Maintenance 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm MARIO LANTHIER Tour Stop #3: A Candian Certification Program for Nursery Stock	The “modern” part of the tour consists of a visit to Canada’s largest compost tea-brewing facility, which uses unique ingredients and state-of-the-art production methods. The tour will continue with a visit to one of Ontario’s well-respected arborists and tree services: Andrew Hordyk of Arborwood Tree Service. Andrew will show us how his tree service holistically approaches tree care, and how compost tea has become a thriving and profitable complement to the standard tree services offered by Arborwood. Spend a day with friends and colleagues, learning and sharing, and experience some Canadian hospitality! 5.00 A,U,T,M,L,Bp
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm ALICIA CHACALO, JAIME GRABINSKY Tree Inventories in Mexico 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	1:30 pm - 2:00 pm OLIVER BÜHLER Below the Surface: In-depth Investigation of Tree Development, Root Gowth, and Soil Conditions in Structural Soils in Copenhagen, Denmark 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	1:30 pm - 2:00 pm WILLIAM CONN Four Years Later: How to Manage a Newly Cleared ROW and Keep it on Cycle 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm JOHAN ÖSTBERG Grading of Parameters for Urban Tree Inventories by City Officials, Arborists, and Academics Using the Delphi Method 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	2:00 pm - 2:30 pm ALLYSON SALISBURY Planting and Selecting Tree Species for Stormwater Detention Basins 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	2:00 pm - 2:30 pm PATRICK HOWE Using Enhanced Analytics to Manage Vegetation Risk on an Electrical Distribution System 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM BREAK
Tree Adventures and Tourism	AREA	UAA	3:00 pm - 5:00 pm To Be Announced
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm SCOTT BAKER Tree-Supported Structures: Zip Lines, Canopy Tours, and Treehouses: Understanding the Arborist's Role 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	3:30 pm - 4:00 pm JULIA BARTENS Using Aerial Image Classification to Prioritize Urban Tree Plantings 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	3:30 pm - 4:00 pm PAUL APPELT Vegetation Benchmarking from an End User Perspective 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm ANDREAS DETTER Trees in Challenge Courses and Adventure Parks: Aspects of a Modern Use of Trees for People 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	4:00 pm - 4:30 pm ALESSIO FINI Evaluation of Different Shrub Species for Carbon Uptake and Pollution Removal 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bs	4:00 pm - 5:00 pm LARRY FERRANDIZ, BOB LEE, DAVID GOODSON, ANNE MARIE MORAN, BRIAN HARTEL, MARK BEAMISH PANEL DISCUSSION Superstorm Sandy: Lessons Learned 1.00 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm PHILIP van WASSENAER A View from the Top of the Redwood Forest 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm	4:30 pm - 5:00 pm JESSICA SANDERS Measurement and Prediction of Tree Growth Reduction in Parking Lots Based on Apparent Available Soil 0.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bs

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