Updated: 01/28/2025
Schedule is subject to change.

Opening Keynote Session
Tree Academy
Utility Session 1
Commercial/Municipal Session 1
General Session 1
Utility Session 2
Commercial/Municipal Session 2
General Session 2

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8:00 - 8:15 am
Welcome & Introductions
Dr. Hallie Dozier, ISA Southern Chapter President

8:15 - 8:45 am
ISA NEWS AND UPDATES
Dr. Tom Smiley, President of the ISA Board of Directors
Caitlyn Pollihan, CEO and Executive Director, International Society of Arboriculture

8:45 - 9:30 am
RECENT UPDATES TO TREE PROTECTION AND TREE RISK BMP'S
Dr. Tom Smiley, Senior Arboriculture Researcher, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories

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9:00 am – 3:00 pm

TREE ACADEMY TRAINER

Megan Bujnowski, Upward Training

Dr. Brian Kane, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

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10:15 - 11:30 am
URBAN COMPARABLE TREE ARCHITECTURE: WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO WE GET THERE?
Dr. Ed Gilman, Professor Emeritus, University of Florida

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ROUND TABLE FACILITATED DISCUSSION ON TOPICS RELATED TO UTILITY COOPERATIVES

• Scott Carraway, DEMCO

• Michael Johnson, Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation (MTEMC)

• Matthew Kirk, Merriweather Lewis Electric Cooperative (MLEC)

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10:15 - 11:00 am
TRAQ APPLIED
Dr. Lindsey Purcell, Urban Forestry Specialist, Lp Consulting Group

11:00 - 11:30 am
WHITE HAT HACKING THE TRAQ METHODOLOGY
James Komen, Consulting Arborist, Class One Arboriculture

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1:00 - 2:00 pm
IS YOUR TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE CONSTITUTIONAL?
James Komen, Consulting Arborist, Class One Arboriculture

2:00 - 2:45 pm
SEX AND THE SINGLE TREE
Dr. John Ball, Professor, SDSU Extension Forestry Specialist and South Dakota Department of Agriculture Forest Health Specialist

3:30 - 4:15 pm
THE SCIENCE AND BMP’S OF TREE PLANTING AND ESTABLISHMENT TO PROMOTE TREE GROWTH AND LONGEVITY
Dr. Richard Hauer, Director of Urban Forestry, Eocene Environmental; Professor Emeritus of Urban Forestry, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point

4:15 - 5:00 pm
MANAGING TREES IN CEMETERIES
RJ Laverne, Manager, Education, & Training, The Davey Tree Expert Company

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1:00 - 2:00 pm
CONDITION BASED VEGETATION MANAGEMENT WILL REQUIRE NOT ONLY AN UPGRADE OF OUR TECHNOLOGIES, BUT ALSO AN UPGRADE OF OUR THINKING
Robert Vanderhoof, Research & Consulting SME, ARBORMETRICS

2:00 - 2:45 pm
AGGRESSIVE HOMEOWNERS: TRAINING FOR A MINDSET OF DE-ESCALATION
Liz Westberg, Manager of Quality Assurance and Training, Growth Solutions

3:30 - 4:15 pm
CHANGES TO THE Z133
Dr. John Ball, Professor, SDSU Extension Forestry Specialist and South Dakota Department of Agriculture Forest Health Specialist

4:15 - 5:00 pm
SIF PREVENTION FOR UTILITY ARBORICULTURE
Jacob Taylor, Corporate Safety Director, Asplundh Tree Expert Company

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1:00 - 2:00 pm
REVIVING URBAN LANDSCAPES: THE ROLE OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS IN SOIL DE-COMPACTION AND TREE SURVIVAL
Dr. Glynn Percival, Senior Arboricultural Research Manager, Bartlett Tree Expert Company

2:00 - 2:45 pm
ENGAGING ARBORISTS TO ATTRACT AND TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION
Erin Demers, Manager, Workforce Recruitment & Retention, TCIA

3:30 - 4:15 pm
WHOLE TREE PHILOSOPHY: CIRCULAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MEMPHIS
Mike Larrivee, P.G., Director of Generative Initiatives, The Works, Inc.

4:15 - 5:00
ANSI A300 STANDARDS - INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
Dr. A.D. Ali, Manager, Special Projects, Davey Institute, The Davey Tree Expert Company

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2:45 - 3:30 pm
Posters and authors to be announced.

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