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Educational Programming

The ISA Annual Conference and Trade Show is the biggest gathering of researchers, educators, and practicing arborists and urban foresters from around the world. In addition to drawing top speakers to present on the latest research and techniques, the ISA conference provides a forum for the open exchange of ideas, emerging technology, and the latest products and services.

Details about Education Sessions

2012 Tree Academy Workshops

Tree Academy Workshops will be held on Saturday and Sunday, August 11-12.

2012 Education Session Topics

The education sessions will be held on Monday through Wednesday, August 13-15. All educational sessions will be held at the Oregon Convention Center.

Monday Keynote Speaker:Peter H. Raven, President Emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden and one of the world’s leading botanists and advocates of conservation and biodiversity. Raven has written numerous books and publications including Biology of Plants, a well known textbook in botany. He currently works as the Engelmann Professor of Botany at Washington University in St. Louis.

2012 Climbers’ Corner

Climbers’ Corner sessions will be held on Monday and Tuesday, August 13-14 at Oregon Convention Center in Portland.