Wednesday, 12 August 2015

• Details 7:30 AM — 12:00 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Registration Open Gaylord Palms® - Ballroom Level
• Details 7:30 AM — 3:45 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Education/Research Posters on Display Gaylord Palms®, Osceola Foyer 1-6
• Details 8:00 AM — 8:30 AM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Coffee and Networking Gaylord Palms®, Osceola Foyer 1-6
• Details 8:00 AM — 1:00 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 TRAQ Instructor Meeting Gaylord Palms®, Naples 1&2
• Details 8:00 AM — 4:00 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Structural Pruning at Leu Gardens (SCA) Departs from Gaylord Palms® 4.5 A, T, L, Bp Ticket Price: $60 by 7/17/15 $80 On-Site
• Details 8:00 AM — 3:00 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA) -Municipal Specialist Exam Prep Gaylord Palms®, Tampa Ticket Price: $95 by 7/17/15 or $105 On-Site
• Details 8:30 AM — 3:45 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Educational and Professional Affiliate Sessions
• Details 8:30 AM — 9:20 AM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Maximizing Your Pest Management Strategies Osceola Ballroom A A, T, M, L, Bs

  • Joe Boggs
• Details 8:30 AM — 11:00 AM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Utilizing Data- Driven Methodologies to Manage UVM Programs Osceola Ballroom B A, U, M, Bm

  • John W Goodfellow
  • Geoffrey Kempter
  • J. M. Sparkman
  • William Porter
  • Andrea Nichols
• Details 8:30 AM — 9:30 AM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 AREA Student Presentations (Travel Grant Winners) Osceola 1, 2, 3 A, T, M, L, Bs

  • Ken Beezley
  • Sarah Widney
  • Keith O'Herrin
  • Elin Svensson
• Details 9:30 AM — 10:10 AM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Hone Your Diagnostic Skills Osceola Ballroom A A, T, M, L, Bs

  • Rex Bastian
• Details 9:30 AM — 10:00 AM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Ice Storms and Trees: Characteristics that Affect Susceptibility to Ice Storm Damage Osceola 1, 2, 3 A, U, T, M, L, Bs

  • Jason Miesbauer
• Details 10:00 AM — 10:30 AM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Homeowners’ Attitudes toward Trees Following Hurricane Sandy Osceola 1, 2, 3 A, U, M, Bm

  • Alexis Alvey
• Details 10:20 AM — 11:00 AM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 A Florida Tree Health Update: Trojan Horses in Ambrosia Beetles, Confused Weed Killers and Yankee Fungi Gone Country Osceola Ballroom A A, T, M, L, Bs

  • Jason Smith
• Details 10:30 AM — 11:00 AM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Windthrown Trees: Storms or Management? Osceola 1, 2, 3 A, U, M, Bm

  • Gregory Moore
• Details 11:00 AM — 12:20 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Break Gaylord Palms®, Osceola Foyer 1-6
• Details 12:20 PM — 12:50 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 3 Years of Vegetation Management Storm Resiliency Work – The Program & Results Osceola Ballroom B A, U, M, Bm

  • Sara Sankowich
• Details 12:20 PM — 12:50 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Development of Sustainable Strategies in Urban Tropical Vegetation Management: An Examination of Pruning Practices in Trinidad and Tobago West Indies Osceola 1, 2, 3 A, U, T, M, L, Bm

  • Anand Persad
• Details 12:20 PM — 1:00 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Lessons Written in the Wind Osceola Ballroom A A, U, M, Bm

  • Richard W Gibney
• Details 12:50 PM — 1:50 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Florida Power & Light's use of GIS Tools and Imagery in Distribution Utility Vegetation Managment Osceola Ballroom B A, U, M, Bs

  • Barry Grubb
  • Chris Kelly
  • Mike Pordes
• Details 12:50 PM — 1:20 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 3D Tree Mapping - Rethinking the DBH Tape Osceola 1, 2, 3 A, U, M, Bs

  • Justin Morgenroth
• Details 1:10 PM — 1:50 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Chihuaha Mexico Reforestation Example Osceola Ballroom A A, M, Bm

  • Carlos Alanis Von Der Meden
• Details 1:20 PM — 1:50 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Using Stereo Photogrammetry to Measure Strain through the Branch Connection Zone Osceola 1, 2, 3 A, T, L, Bs

  • Greg Dahle
• Details 1:50 PM — 2:15 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Break Gaylord Palms®, Osceola Foyer 1-6
• Details 2:15 PM — 2:55 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Duke Energy, 2014 Winter Springs Vegetation Reclamation Project Osceola Ballroom B A, U, M, Bs

  • Aaron M Borgner
• Details 2:15 PM — 2:45 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Weed Control and Growth of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) are Increased with Deeper, Coarser Woodchip Mulches Osceola 1, 2, 3 A, T, M, L, Bp

  • Linda Chalker-Scott
• Details 2:15 PM — 2:55 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Health, Wellness, and Trees Osceola Ballroom A A, M, Bs

  • Ellen Vincent
• Details 2:45 PM — 3:15 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Using Airborne Multispectral Imagery for Precision Urban Forest Management Osceola 1, 2, 3 A, M, Bm

  • Paul A Barber
• Details 3:00 PM — 3:45 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Exploring the Relationship Between Trees and Human Stress in the Urban Environment Osceola Ballroom A A, M, Bs

  • Joseph Townsend
• Details 3:05 PM — 3:45 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 The Future is Now: Arboriculture and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Osceola Ballroom B A, U, T, L, Bp

  • Dan Staley
  • Alex Bilous
• Details 3:15 PM — 3:45 PM Wednesday, 12 August 2015 The Potential of Systemic Induced Resistance Compounds to Manage Root and Foliar Diseases of Urban Trees Osceola 1, 2, 3 A, M, Bs

  • Glynn Percival