Lightning Symposium Proceedings

The Lightning Symposium took place March 7-8, 2007, in Plantation (Fort Lauderdale), Florida, USA. Researchers from around the world gathered to discuss lightning research and the latest lightning protection practices being used today in the arboriculture profession.

Speaker Biographies

• Juan Barba
• Dr. Ed Barnard
• Joe Bones
• Dr. Kim Coder
• Dr. John Foltz
• Ben Fuest
• A.William Graham, Jr.
• Steve Johnston
• Guy Meilleur
• Dr. Vladimir A. Rakov
• Dr. William Rison
• Saiful Anuar Mohamad Said
• Dr. Tom Smiley

PowerPoint Presentations

• Insects That Can Affect Lightning-struck Trees – Dr. John Foltz
• Lightning and Fundamentals of Lightning Protection – Dr. Rakov
• Lightning at the Singapore Botanic Garden – Saiful Anuar Mohamed Said
• Recording Strikes and the Effectiveness of Tree Protection – Bill Graham
• Research on Air Terminals – Dr. William Rison
• Selling and Pricing Tree Lightning Protection – Steve Johnston
• The ANSI A300 Lightning Protection Standard for Trees – Juan Barba
• The British Standard for Tree Lightning Protection and Innovations from the UK – Ben Fuest
• Tools and Equipment for Lightning Protection Installation – Joe Bones

Presentations in PDF format

• Lightning Protection Basics – Dr. Tom Smiley
• Lightning Protection Research at the Bartlett Tree Lab – Dr. Tom Smiley
• Lightning-Struck Trees Assessment and Mitigation – Guy Meilleur

Presentation Summaries

• Common and Potential Diseases of Lightning-Struck Trees – E.L. Barnard
• Lightning Protection and Trees – Ben Fuest
• Lightning Rod Improvement Studies – Dr. William Rison
• Lightning Damage Process and Risk Assessment in Trees – Dr. Kim Coder
• Lightning Protection Systems for Trees – Juan Barba
• Recording Lightning Strikes and the Radius of Effectiveness of Tree Lightning Protection – Bill Graham
• Lightning-Struck Tree Assessment and Mitigation – Guy Meilleur
• Tree Lightning Protection Research at the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories – Dr. Tom Smiley

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