Schedule

*schedule subject to change

Monday, May 2nd

8:00	9th Annual Britton Fund Ride – Leaving from Anaheim, CA
10:00	TREE Fund Golf Outing
3:00	Registration Opens – Upper Level Magic Kingdom Ballroom
5:00	Tree Planting – Magic Kingdom Lawn
5:30	Opening Ceremony & Reception – Magic Kingdom Ballroom

Tuesday, May 3rd (4.25 CEUs), Magic Kingdom Ballroom

7:00	Registration Opens & Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00	Welcome, Rhonda Wood, President and Conference Committee Chairs
9:00	Awards Ceremony
10:00	Morning Stretch with Exhibitors
10:30	Trees are Key, Unlocking a Brighter Future, Paul Johnson
11:30	Awards Luncheon – South Exhibit Hall
1:00	The Magic of Disney Landscapes, Julie Bush
1:45	Oaks: Propagation to Finished Product, Dave Teuschler
2:30	Afternoon Stretch with Exhibitors
3:00	Art in the Urban Forest, Adam Schwerner
4:00	Collective Impact: Framework for Urban Forestry Collaboration, Paul Ries
5:30	Happy Hour with Outdoor Exhibits on Magic Kingdom Lawn

Wednesday, May 4th (6.75 CEUs)

Main Street, USA (Urban Forestry/Risk Breakout)
- Magic Kingdom Ballroom
Tomorrowland (Innovation/Communication Breakout)
- Castle Ballroom (lower level)
Adventureland (Commercial Corner Breakout)
- Mark Twain Room (Frontier Tower)
Electrical Parade (Utility Breakout)
- Monorail Ballroom (lower level)

6:00 – 8:00	Optional tour: Behind the Scenes tour of Disneyland – limited seats available (0.5 additional CEU)
7:00	Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:15	Main Street: Seattle Tree and Sidewalks Operation Plan, Darren Morgan and Elizabeth Sheldon
8:15	Tomorrowland: Growing an Urban Forest with Cooperation from Different Disciplines, Carol Kwan
8:15	Adventureland: What’s Your Safety Vibe? Alex Julius
8:15	Electrical Parade: Applying Advanced Measuring Techniques to Tree Risk Assessment in Right of Ways, Seth Reid
9:00	Main Street: Establishing Tree Risk Thresholds within Arboricultre and Urban Forestry, Mark Duntemann
9:00	Tomorrowland: The Science Behind Popular Tree Care Products, Linda Chalker-Scott
9:00	Adventureland: The New World of Single Rope Technique! What is SRT?, Chad Brey
9:00	Electrical Parade: The Evolution of Right-of-Way Vegetation Management from Telegraph to Today, Geoff Kempter
10:00	Morning Stretch with Exhibitors
10:30	Main Street: Polyphagus Shot Hole Borer and Fusarium Dieback, Akif Eskalen
10:30	Tomorrowland: Suspended Pavement Structures, James Urban
10:30	Adventureland: Arboriculture and Wildlife, Ryan Gilpin
10:30	Electrical Parade: Integration of LiDar into a Vegetation Management Program, Bill Conn
11:15	Main Street: Recognizing and Understanding Diseases in Shade Trees, by Dr. Jim Downer
11:15	Tomorrowland: Making Mitigation Magical, Alex Julius
11:15	Adventureland: Methods with Ropes in Trees, Robert Phillips
11:15	Electrical Parade: UVM – Striving to Provide Public Safety, David Guzman & Jonathan Contreras
12:00	Volunteer Recognition Lunch
1:00	Main Street: Avoiding Goofy Infrastructure Conflicts, Richard Gessner and Gordon Mann
1:00	Tomorrowland: Special Challenges of Disney World’s Urban Forest, D. Scott Schultz
1:00	Adventureland: Aerial Rescue, Chris Bruner and Philip Ruiz
1:00	Electrical Parade: Success Stories: Utilities, Communities and the New Culture, Andrea Nichols
1:45	Main Street: Navigating the Politics of Tree Planting in a Drought, Elizabeth Skrzat
1:45	Tomorrowland: Case Study: Eriophyid Mites on Cedars at the Disneyland Resort, Chul Paik
1:45	Adventureland: Aerial Rescue, Chris Bruner and Philip Ruiz (cont.)
1:45	Electrical Parade: How Technology has Helped Utility Arboriculture Become Safer, More Efficient and Compliant, Bill Conn
2:30	Stretch Break with Exhibitors – Stump the Chump Quizzes due!
3:00	Main Street: Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste! Teresa Trueman-Madriaga and Alan Yue
3:00	Tomorrowland: Use Less, Reuse, Recycle Existing Urban Soil, James Urban
3:00	Adventureland: Response Growth in Trees, Dr. Fred Roth
3:00	Electrical Parade: A Western Utility’s Response to a Historic Four-Year Drought, Niel Fischer
4:00	Main Street: Evaluating Fire Potential in an Urban Forest, Krista Hoff and Peter Ehrlich
4:00	Tomorrowland: The Magic of Keeping Arborists out of Trouble: The Do’s and Don’t’s of Industry Pros, Richard Gessner and Barri Kaplan Bonapart
3:45	Adventureland: Revisions to ANSI A300 Part 1 Pruning Standard, Gordon Mann
4:00	Electrical Parade: Vegetation Management Along Gas Transmission Pipelines, Ryan Willis

6:00	Annual Banquet, Silent Auction & Officer Installation Ceremony, Magic Kingdom Ballroom West

Thursday, May 5 (4 CEUs)

6:00-8:00	Optional tour: Behind the Scenes tour of Disney’s California Adventure Park – limited seats available (0.5 additional CEU)
7:00	Women in Arboriculture Breakfast featuring Paula Peper (ticket required, in Sleeping Beauty Pavilion)
7:30	Continental Breakfast
8:15	The Guide for Plant Appraisal: Update on the 10th Edition, Dr. Jim Clark
9:15	Development, Drought and Mature Coastal Redwoods, Torrey Young
10:00	Morning Stretch
10:30	Team Lorax: The Magic of Public Speaking, Paul Johnson
11:15	Inspiring the Youth: The Future of Arboriculture, Danny Mahoney and Mike Palat
12:00	Exceptional Trees of Anaheim Tour led by Donald Hodel – Ticket Required (2 additional CEUs) Meet in Lobby