There is a lot going on in Mission Bay – check out these great suggestions from Magen Shaw and the Hospitality Committee.
Check out these cool ideas from the Hospitality Committee
Early Rate Extended
Great News – we have extended the advanced registration discounts through 4/10/2024!
Planning on joining us to celebrate our 90th Annual Conference in San Diego at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina? If so, early registration has been extended to April 10th. Register today and save $50.00. Click here to register
Don’t forget to book your room by 4/5/2024. Rates are not guaranteed after that time. Click here to book
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📢 Exciting News! Registration is now open for the 90th Annual WCISA Conference in San Diego! Join us from April 29 to May 2, 2024, for a memorable event filled with knowledge, networking, and fun. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with industry professionals and experts. Register now to secure your spot! 🌟🌿 #WCISA2024 #growwithWCISA #WCISAConference #SanDiego #Arboriculture #Networking #Learning #Trees!
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Keynote speaker – James Clark, PhD
Our conference theme “Cultivating Competence” operates on at least two levels, organizational and personal. At both levels we want to develop and nurture the skills and abilities need to perform the tasks required of an arborist. Programs like Certified Arborist, Certified Tree Climber, TRAQ, and CTSP connect the individual and organization. Dr. Clark will argue that these programs are necessary to cultivate competence but not sufficient to achieve it. Join us in May for this provocative discussion!
RFP is Closed
Our conference theme is “Cultivating Competence” Our focus this year will be on Arboricultural standards, practices & qualifications.
The Committee is interested in receiving proposals from all the professional affiliations in arboriculture: commercial arborists, consulting arborists, municipal foresters, utility arborists, climbing arborists, and others. We are looking for programing in Spanish as well.
Strong speakers are the highest priority: Dynamic, Active stage presence. Engaging. Humorous. We are interested in topics that are substantive and that provide material tools to attendees. Deliverables include material, documented, measurable techniques, procedures, practices, advice, documents, or other elements that attendees can take home with them to enhance their or their organization safety, professionalism, productivity or cost-effective performance. Our top 10 topics from the membership include; Risk Assessment, Abiotic Disorder, Biotic Disorder, Plant Health Care, Diagnostic Process, Pruning, Tree Preservation, Soil Science, Risk Management and Plant Identification
The conference committee invites you to share your experience, expertise, and professional knowledge by submitting a presentation proposal.
The deadline for submitting proposals is 5pm, October 15th, 2023.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
The preferred proposal format is submitting online through this link. Proposals may also be emailed to Rose Epperson (repperson@wcisa.net) and If necessary, they may be mailed to WCISA 2024 Program Committee, 31910 Country Club Dr. Porterville, CA 93257.
If you have any questions, please contact a member of the 2024 Program Committee (see below) or Executive Director, Rose Epperson (repperson@wcisa.net).
2024 Program Committee
- Brian Widener (Chair) – bwidener@sandiego.gov
- Ian Campbell – ian@mselandscape.com
- Pedro Berry – pedro@sdholistictree.com
- Raquel Falco – rfalco@cityofglendora.org
- Igor Lacan – ilacan@ucanr.edu
Western Chapter ISA 90th Annual Conference & Trade Show 