Schedule

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	Sunday, January 27
8:00am	ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, Municipal Specialist, and Certified Tree Worker Written Exam
10:00am-1:00pm	Vendor move-in
10:00am	Registration Desk Open (Lunch on your own)
12:00-1:15pm	Opening General Session: The Survivor Tree - Mark Bays, Urban Forestry Coordinator, Oklahoma Forestry Services Will be submitted for ISA Credits
1:30-2:45 pm	Tree Academy Track: Forestry Assessment and Risk Mitigation - A Risk Prioritization Approach to Urban Forest Management - NYC Parks Dept. Will be submitted for ISA Credits
1:30-2:45 pm	DEC Track: Cornell Pest Update: Dan Gilrein, Entomology / Interim Associate AG Program Director, Cornell Cooperative of Suffolk County Will be submitted for DEC and ISA Credits
2:45-3:15 pm	Refreshment Break in Vendor Area
3:15-4:30 pm	DEC Track
3:15-4:30 pm	Tree Academy Track: No Splash, No Ripple - A Path to a Better Job Brief - Shawn Reed, Contract Arborist for National Grid If we look at an accident as a splash and the effect that an accident has on a person's family and friends as ripples than we need to stop the splash. I believe a job brief is the first step. This presentation is about the importance of a meaningful, quality job brief. We will talk about everything that makes up a quality job brief from the heading to the hazards. So bring your company's Pre Job Safety Brief and join the conversation! Will be submitted for ISA and CTSP Credits
4:30-4:45 pm	Refreshment Break
4:45-6:00 pm	DEC Track: Spotted Lantern Fly - Jeff Pincher, Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements Will be submitted for DEC and ISA Credits
4:45-6:00 pm	Tree Academy Track
6:00-7:15 pm	Meet & Greet Reception in Vendor Area 50/50 Raffle to benefit The Tree Fund

	Monday, January 28
6:30am	Registration Desk Open
7:00-8:00am	Networking Breakfast
7:00-8:30am	Continental Breakfast in Vendor area
8:30-9:45 am	DEC Track
8:30-9:45 am	Tree Academy Track
8:30-11:30am	Spanish Language Session
9:45-10:30am	Refreshment Break in Vendor area
10:30-11:45am	DEC Track: NYS DEC Rules and Regulations Update - Catherine Ahlers, Pesticide Control Specialist II, NYS DEC
10:30-11:45am	Tree Academy Track
11:45am-1:00pm	Association Luncheon with Incoming/Outgoing President remarks, Board Elections, Industry Awards & Tree Fund Heads & Tails Raffle
1:00-2:00pm	DEC Track
1:00-2:00pm	Tree Academy Track
2:15-3:15pm	DEC Track
2:15-3:15pm	Tree Academy Track

Annual Conference Preliminary Schedule