ISA Annnual Conference and Trade Show

Educational Sessions - Tuesday July 27



Legend for CEUs CEUs A = T = U = M = B(spm) =
July 2010
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Science
Management
Practice
Certified Arborist Tree Worker Climber Utility Specialist Municipal Specialist Board Certified Master Arborist
CEU categories are distinguished by color. L = Aerial Lift Specialist

Climbers' Corner Schedule

Tuesday, July 27
Emerald Ash Borer
3.0 A,U,T,M,L, 2.0 Bs, 1.0 Bm
Veteran Tree Management
3.0 A,U,T,M,L,Bp
Science and Practice of Arboriculture
3.0 A,U,T,M,L,Bp
Utility Vegetation Management
4.50 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Evaluation of Neonicotinoid-class Insecticides for Control of Emerald Ash Borer
Fredric Miller, Ph.D.
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Using Extraordinary Measures to Preserve Structurally Deficient Heritage Trees
Torrey Young
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Development of Risk Assessment Criteria for Branch Failures Within Tree Crowns
John Goodfellow
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Utility Easements and Impact to Utilities
Tom Walker
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Evaluation of Soil-Injection Insecticides for Management of EAB
Shawn Bernick
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
UK Perspective of Mature and Veteran Tree Management
Colin Bashford
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Estimating Tree Health: A Better Way
Jerry Bond, Ph.D.
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Utility Easements and UVM—Where Tree Lawsuits Are Headed and Where They Should Be Headed
Brian Tomasovic
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Mapping the Future for EAB Readiness and Response Planning
David Sivyer and Ian Hanou
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Conservation Arboriculture
Philip van Wassenaer
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
From Tree Science to Tree Practice—New Thinking About Arboricultural Technology Transfer
R. Bruce Allison, Ph.D.
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
UVM—Optimized Approach to Prescription Management
Alastair Jenkins
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Environmental Impacts of Nonchemical Alternatives
Jimmie Cobb
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Break on Trade Show Floor
11:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Break on Trade Show Floor
Biotic Disorders
2.0 A,U,T,M,L, Bp
Pruning
2.0 A,U,T,M,L, Bs
Planning the Urban Forest
2.0 A,U,T,M,L, Bm
12 noon - 2:30 p.m.
UAA Lunch and Business Meeting (Ticketed Reception)

"Meeting the Challenge Ahead"

Keynote Speech by
Pete Jackson
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Thousand Cankers Disease in Walnuts
Whitney Cranshaw, Ph.D.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
What Does Research Tell Us About Pruning?
Jim Clark, Ph.D.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
New Opportunities for Expertise: Land Use and Transportation Changes and You
Dan Staley
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Galling of America
Jim Chatfield, Ph.D.
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The CODIT Principal—New Results About Wound Reactions of Trees
Dirk Dujesiefken, Ph.D.
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Planning for a New Approach to Street Tree Planting
Stan Kochanoff
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Break on Trade Show Floor
Arboriculture: Online and Worldwide
2.0 A,U,T,M,L, 1.0 Bp, Bm
Technology and Practice of Arboriculture
2.0 A,U,T,M,L,Bp
Tree Program Planning and Assessment
2.0 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
Utility Arboriculture
2.0 A,U,T,M,L,Bm
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Internet Technology for Arboriculture
David Bloniarz, Ph.D.
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
A New Tool for Measuring Water Stress on Trees
Scott Shultz
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
What Your Mayor Should Know Before Launching a Million Tree Planting Initiative
Greg McPherson, Ph.D.
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Why a Realistic Understanding of Utility Arboriculture Is Important to All Arborists
Geoff Kempter
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Urban Forestry Images
Joe LaForest
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Data Standardization Update
David Nowak, Ph.D.
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Historical Development of Tree Climbing Techniques
Mark Bridge
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Advancing Our Understanding of Urban Forests and Management: The Chicago Wilderness Approach
Liam Heneghan, Ph.D.
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Aerial Rescue Needs of the Line-Clearance Industry
John Ball, Ph.D.