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Thursday, 06 August 2015
Friday, 07 August 2015
Saturday, 08 August 2015
Sunday, 09 August 2015
Monday, 10 August 2015
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
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Certified Arborist Exam Prep in Spanish
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Expert Express: Innovation in Arboriculture
Expert Express: International Arboriculture
Fundamentals of Arboriculture
Heritage Trees Symposium
International Perspective
Opening General Session
Plant Health Care
Safety Symposium
Society of Commercial Arboriculture (SCA) -Tour
Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA) -Exam Prep
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Topics in Urban Forestry
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Tree Biology
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Tree Risk Assessment
Trees and Human Health
Trees and the Elements
Urban Soils
Urban Tree Diversity
Utility and Municipal Joint Sessions
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Carlos Alanis Von Der Meden
Chihuaha Mexico Reforestation Example
Ahmed Ali
Alexis Alvey
Homeowners’ Attitudes toward Trees Following Hurricane Sandy
John Ball
An Analysis of Non-Fatal Traumatic Events Among Tree Workers
Network with Presenters and your peers during this informal discussion about the innovations that will change arboriculture in the coming years.
Lori Ballard
Reports: The Write Way
Paul A Barber
Using Airborne Multispectral Imagery for Precision Urban Forest Management
Rex Bastian
Why Do Trees Die?
Network with Presenters and your peers during this informal discussion about the innovations that will change arboriculture in the coming years.
Hone Your Diagnostic Skills
Peter Becker
Safety in Arboriculture - Can we Achieve Zero Accidents?
Ken Beezley
Strain Measurement Within Trees Across the Root-Stem Transition Zone
Pamela Bennett
The 23 Questions of Plant Diagnostics - A Process to Sharpen Your Diagnostic Skills
Alex Bilous
The Future is Now: Arboriculture and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Mike Binkley
i-Tree 2015: New Innovations for Assessing Community Tree Services and Values
Joe Boggs
The 23 Questions of Plant Diagnostics - A Process to Sharpen Your Diagnostic Skills
Turning the Tide on Non-Native Tree Pests
Maximizing Your Pest Management Strategies
Joe Bones
Safety in Arboriculture - Can we Achieve Zero Accidents?
Aaron M Borgner
Duke Energy, 2014 Winter Springs Vegetation Reclamation Project
Mark Bridge
Network with Presenters and your peers during this informal discussion about the innovations that will change arboriculture in the coming years.
Max A. Butler
Early Detection of Sudden Crown Drop (SCD) in Date Palms
Salvador Cañís Olivé
Las Higueras de Formentera
Edgar Carpenter
Optimizing Biomechanics of the Production Arborist
Aerial Rescue Using Single-Rope Technique
Amanda Carpenter
Optimizing Biomechanics of the Production Arborist
Pedro Castro
New Studies for the Old Problem of Power Outage Caused by Trees.
Linda Chalker-Scott
Weed Control and Growth of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) are Increased with Deeper, Coarser Woodchip Mulches.
Jim Chatfield
The 23 Questions of Plant Diagnostics - A Process to Sharpen Your Diagnostic Skills
Bert Cregg
The Case for Mulch
Aida Curtis
From Engineers to Arborists - The Evolution of a Sidewalk Repair Project in Coconut Grove, Florida
Greg Dahle
Using Stereo Photogrammetry to Measure Strain through the Branch Connection Zone
James Downie
Reversing the Effects of Worker Turnover Through Investment & Collaboration
Erik Draper
The 23 Questions of Plant Diagnostics - A Process to Sharpen Your Diagnostic Skills
Dirk Dujesiefken
The CODIT Principles
Mark Duntemann
Determining Tree Risk Thresholds Within Arboriculture
James Earhart
ITCC 2015 Winners
Norm Easey
Assets and Liabilities of Large Old Trees in Urban Landscapes
David Evans
Safety in Numbers – The Value in Tree Risk Assessment & Management
Francesco Ferrini
Pervious vs. Impervious Pavements for Sidewalks: Effects on Soil Characteristics and Physiology of Two Establishing Urban Tree Species
Arbor-ization: What’s Going on in the World of Arboriculture and Urban Forestry
Can Stressed Trees Become a Carbon Source?
Alessio Fini
Pervious vs. Impervious Pavements for Sidewalks: Effects on Soil Characteristics and Physiology of Two Establishing Urban Tree Species
Expert Express: Network with presenters and your peers during this informal discussion about arboriculture around the world.
William Fountain
Why We Fear Things That We Shouldn't
Brian French
Connecting Arborists and Wildlife
Richard W Gibney
Lessons Written in the Wind
Lothar Göcke
How to use the Sonic and Electric Resistance Tomography for Consultancy Work
John W Goodfellow
Force of Impact of Branch Failures
Final Report: Development of a Business Case for Scheduling Utility Vegetation Management on a Preventive vs. Corrective Maintenance Basis UARF-01
Barry Grubb
FPL`s use of GIS Tools and Imagery in Distribution Utility Vegetation Managment
Lisa Hammer
From Engineers to Arborists - The Evolution of a Sidewalk Repair Project in Coconut Grove, Florida
Richard Hauer
Municipal Forestry, Tree Activities, and Management in the United States: A 2014 Urban & Community Forestry Census of the United States
Network with Presenters and your peers during this informal discussion about the innovations that will change arboriculture in the coming years.
Jason Henning
i-Tree 2015: New Innovations for Assessing Community Tree Services and Values
Scott Jamieson
Safety in Arboriculture - Can we Achieve Zero Accidents?
Joe Jimmo
Trends and Regulations Shaping Training in our Future
Liina Jürisoo
Bridges across the Baltic: International Cooperation on Arboricultural Standards
Theadore Karatinos, ESQ.
Killer Trees and Negligence
Chris Kelly
FPL`s use of GIS Tools and Imagery in Distribution Utility Vegetation Managment
Geoffrey Kempter
Storm Response as a Continuous Process: Preserving the Value of Urban Forests by Integrating Lessons Learned into Improved Preparation, Planning and Mitigation
Should I Be On Cycle?
Jamilee Kempton
ITCC 2015 Winners
Tom Kimmerer
Assets and Liabilities of Large Old Trees in Urban Landscapes
Andrew Koeser
Florida Tree ID: An Introduction and Exploration of Common Trees and Palms in the Urban Landscape
Jaroslav Kolařík
Sharing Tree Assessment Data with Public
Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch
Expert Express: Network with presenters and your peers during this informal discussion about arboriculture around the world.
Green Cities, Happy Cities - Nine Steps for Strengthening City-Forest Relationships
Alexander Laver
Retained Habitat and Veteran Tree Management, the Contractor's Perspective
de Gourét P. Litchfield
President of ISA Board of Directors 2015-16
Dr. Margaret Lowman
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Margaret Lowman
Jason Lubar
Assets and Liabilities of Large Old Trees in Urban Landscapes
Christopher J Luley, Ph.D.
Killer Trees and Negligence
Tomas Martinez-Trinidad
La aplicación de carbohidratos como una opción para mejorar la vitalidad y crecimiento del arbolado urbano.
Arne Mattsson
Species Diversity Can Reduce the Impact of Emerging Diseases – 30 Years of Practical Work in the City of Malmö
Eduardo Medina
Técnicas para ascender y atado para posición de trabajo (Ascending Techniques and Work Positioning)
Cynthia Meyer
The 23 Questions of Plant Diagnostics - A Process to Sharpen Your Diagnostic Skills
Jason Miesbauer
Ice Storms and Trees: Characteristics that Affect Susceptibility to Ice Storm Damage
Jordan Miller
Michelle Mitchell
Gregory Moore
Windthrown Trees: Storms or Management?
Justin Morgenroth
From Sapling to Maturity - Exploring Structural Diversity in Urban Forests
Expert Express: Network with presenters and your peers during this informal discussion about arboriculture around the world.
3D Tree Mapping - Rethinking the DBH Tape
Dwayne Neustaeter
Connecting Arborists and Wildlife
Aerial Rescue Using Single-Rope Technique
Andrea Nichols
Success Stories: Utilities, Communities, and the "New Culture"
Keith Norton
Trends and Regulations Shaping Training in our Future
David Nowak
L.C. Chadwick Award Recipient
Will Nutter
Reversing the Effects of Worker Turnover Through Investment & Collaboration
Keith O'Herrin
Student Awareness and Impressions of Urban Forestry as a Career Choice
Johan Östberg
Species Diversity Can Reduce the Impact of Emerging Diseases – 30 Years of Practical Work in the City of Malmö
Ken Palmer
Saw Handling & Work Positioning
Cutting Techniques for Rigging Operations
Glynn Percival
The Potential of Systemic Induced Resistance Compounds to Manage Root and Foliar Diseases of Urban Trees
Anand Persad
Development of Sustainable Strategies in Urban Tropical Vegetation Management: An Examination of Pruning Practices in Trinidad and Tobago West Indies
Ward Peterson
Municipal Forestry, Tree Activities, and Management in the United States: A 2014 Urban & Community Forestry Census of the United States
Michael Poor
Introduction to the Safe use of Knuckleboom Cranes in Arboriculture
Mike Pordes
FPL`s use of GIS Tools and Imagery in Distribution Utility Vegetation Managment
William Porter
Is Reliability-Centered Vegetation Management a Standard of Care?
Frank Rinn
Beyond TRAQ: Technical Inspections for Preserving Mature Urban Trees and for Making Tree Experts Safe Even in the Case of a Later Accident
John Roberts
Florida Tree ID: An Introduction and Exploration of Common Trees and Palms in the Urban Landscape
Joe R Samnik
Killer Trees and Negligence
Adolfo Sánchez Garcia
¿Dónde debería anclarme de un árbol? Where should I anchor on the tree?
¿Cómo se rompe una rama de árbol de forma natural?
Jessica Sanders
Humans: The Largest Threat to Urban Tree Survival
Sara Sankowich
3 Years of VM Storm Resiliency Work – The Program & Results
Bryant C Scharenbroch
An Urban Site Index for Trees
Assets and Liabilities of Large Old Trees in Urban Landscapes
Julie Schelb
Florida Tree ID: An Introduction and Exploration of Common Trees and Palms in the Urban Landscape
Lara Schuman
Assets and Liabilities of Large Old Trees in Urban Landscapes
Tom Smiley
Tree Risk
The Impact of Drilling to Detect Decay on the Spread of Decay
Jason Smith
Florida Pest Update
J. M. Sparkman
Mega Data and Predictive Modeling in the Effective Application of Utility Vegetation Management Resources
Örjan Stål
Tree Rescue on a Heritage Island and the Shipyards Beckholmen Stockholm Sweden
Dan Staley
The Future is Now: Arboriculture and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Amy Stone
The 23 Questions of Plant Diagnostics - A Process to Sharpen Your Diagnostic Skills
Elin Svensson
Citizen Science as a Useful Tool for Urban Tree Inventory
Frank W. Telewski
Thigmo What? Thigmomorphogenesis! How Trees Respond to Wind..
Rip Tompkins
Pssst, It’s all Single Line Technique! But is the Climbing Line moving or stationary?
Precision Felling Techniques and Working the Plan
Joseph Townsend
Exploring the Relationship Between Trees and Human Stress in the Urban Environment
Robert Urban
Trends and Regulations Shaping Training in our Future
James Urban
From Engineers to Arborists - The Evolution of a Sidewalk Repair Project in Coconut Grove, Florida
Angela Villademoros
Plan de Preservación de Platanus x hispanica, como parte de la gestión del arbolado en la ciudad de Rosario, Argentina.
Ellen Vincent
Health, Wellness, and Trees
Jessica M Vogt
Neighborhood and Nonprofit Urban Forestry: Results of a 5-City Study
Shannon Lea Watkins
Neighborhood and Nonprofit Urban Forestry: Results of a 5-City Study
Sarah Widney
Estimating Current and Future Benefits of Recently Planted Trees with i-Tree Streets: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
Curtis Young
The 23 Questions of Plant Diagnostics - A Process to Sharpen Your Diagnostic Skills
Al Zelaya
i-Tree 2015: New Innovations for Assessing Community Tree Services and Values
James Zwack
Tree Physiology 201: The Advanced Basics