Friday 29 May
8.00am
8.30am
4.00pm
Saturday 30 May
8.00am
8.30am
8.00am
5.00pm
Sunday 31 May
8.00am
8.30am
10.00am
10.00am
11.00am
11.00am
12.00noon
1.00pm
2.00pm
2.00pm
3.30pm
4.00pm
6.00pm
Monday 1 June
Joint Session
8.25am
8.30am
9.15am
10.30am
Urban Forestry
10.30am
11.15am
ISA TRAQ Workshop Day 1
Introduction Tree Anatomy Workshop Day 1
Climbers Gear Check Sponsored by Select Solutions &
Treescape
ISA TRAQ Workshop Day 2
Introduction Tree Anatomy Workshop Day 2
ATCC Preliminary Events
Vermeer/Asplundh/Bandit/Treeserve/Arboriculture Australia
ATCC Preliminary Events Award Presentation Sponsored by
Select Solutions & Treescape
ISA TRAQ Workshop Day 3
Introduction Tree Anatomy Workshop Day 3
Sunday Workshops Sponsored by Treescape
Assessing tree health and novel methods of protecting trees
against pest and disease attack.
Wind & Tree Caused Outage
ATCC Master’s Event Sponsored by Active Tree Services &
Aerial Access
Trade Exhibition Open - Sponsored by Eastern Tree Services
Lunch - Sponsored by Citywide
NUFA Meeting
Assessing tree health and novel methods of protecting trees
against pest and disease attack.
Wind & Tree Caused Outage - Utility Workshop
UAAA Meeting
ATCC Master’s Awards Presentation Sponsored by Select
Solutions & Treescape
Welcome Reception Sponsored by Active Tree Services &
Aerial Access
Presenter
Mark Duntemann
Mark Hartley/Adam Tom
Presenter
Mark Duntemann
Mark Hartley/Adam Tom
Presenter
Mark Duntemann
Mark Hartley/Adam Tom
Glynn Percival
Sig Guggenmoos
Glynn Percival
Sig Guggenmoos
Presenter
Sponsored by ENSPEC
President's Welcome
Looking for the Ripples and the Waves: How Partnerships
Drive Real Impact in Urban and Community Forestry
Developing with trees; bridging the chasm between
aspiration and reality
Morning Tea - Sponsored by Citywide
Sponsored by ENSPEC
What’s new in plant protection: Novel methods of pest and
disease control
Tree biomechanics: where are we now?
Henry Haavisto
Dan Lambe - USA
Jeremy Barrell - UK
Glynn Percival - UK
Phillip van WassanaerCanada
Utility Arborist
10.30am
11.15am
Practising Arborist
10.30am
11.15am
12.00noon
Urban Forestry
1.00pm
1.45pm
2.30pm
Utility Arborist
1.00pm
1.45pm
2.30pm
Practising Arborist
1.00pm
1.45pm
2.30pm
3.00pm
Urban Forestry
3.30pm
4.15pm
Utility Arborist
3.30pm
4.15pm
Sponsored by ENSPEC
Regulatory Support for Utility Vegetation Management
Funding
Utility Arboriculture in Brasil: General Features and Trends
Sponsored by STIHL
Tree Fertilisation there's no right or wrong
Real time, non-invasive human movement analysis to
investigate the work demands of Tree Care: A collaborative
Injury Management Case study conducted with the Banyule
City Council Tree Care Group and Deakin University Centre
for Activity and Nutritional Research.
Lunch - Sponsored by Citywide
Sponsored by ENSPEC
Establishing Tree Risk Tolerances for Communities
The fragility of simplicity
The interdependence of fungi and forests
Sponsored by ENSPEC
Urban Wildlife Sanctuary Along an Electric Transmission
Right-of-Way: A Successful Partnership and IVM
Demonstration
ENA and Vegetation Management Practices for the Electricity
Supply Industry in Australia
Real time, non-invasive human movement analysis to
investigate the work demands of Tree Care: A collaborative
Injury Management Case study conducted with the Banyule
City Council Tree Care Group and Deakin University Centre
for Activity and Nutritional Research.
Sponsored by STIHL
Tree anatomy for practising arborists ensure your life line is
in a good union - part 1
Chainsaw Maintenance
Tree anatomy for practising arborists ensure your life line is
in a good union - part 2
Afternoon Tea - Sponsored by Citywide
Sponsored by ENSPEC
To tree or not to tree: The challenges of growing a forest in
an urban setting
Using Permeable Pavements in Urban Environments to
Improve Street Tree Health
Sponsored by ENSPEC
How to Achieve World Class Safety in Utility Vegetation
Management
New Research in Powerline Bushfire Safety – vegetation
conduction ignition
Sig Guggenmoos - Canada
Pedro Mendes Castro Brazil
Adam Tom - QLD
Garry Francis-Pester - VIC
Mark Duntemann - USA
Jago Keen - UK
Pam Catcheside - SA
Tom Sullivan - USA
Dr Stuart Johnston - ACT
Garry Francis - Pester - VIC
Shaun Talent -NSW
Adam Schroder
Shaun Talent NSW
Dr May Carter - WA
Jen Mullaney - QLD
Doug Cunningham Scottland
Tony Marxsen - VIC
Practising Arborist
3.30pm
4.15pm
Sponsored by STIHL
Training for the Arboriculture Industry: Changes to Industry
Standards
Legal issues for arborists
5.30pm
6.30pm
Tuesday 2 June
7.00am
Urban Forestry
8.30 am
Annual General Meeting
Annual Gala Dinner
9.15am
A Framework for Strategic Urban Forest Management
Planning and Monitoring
Sponsored by ENSPEC
Lidar panel discussion - The Utility Company’s Perspective. Is
the cost justifiable for the outcome
Lidar panel discussion - The Utility Company’s Perspective. Is
the cost justifiable for the outcome
Sponsored by STIHL
Correct Operational Maintenance & Safety of EWP's
The correct use of herbicide
Morning Tea - Sponsored by Citywide
Sponsored by ENSPEC
Extreme consulting; the psychology and practicalities of being
an expert witness
A Comparison of Tree Amenity Valuation Methods
Sponsored by ENSPEC
Right-of-Way Vegetation Management Research in North
America from 1952 to Present: A Review of Themes and
Findings
Educating the Regulator
Sponsored by STIHL
Controlled damage testing of fibre ropes - new discard point
findings.
Splicing techniques for work ropes
Lunch - Sponsored by Citywide
Sponsored by ENSPEC
Acting Globally in Community Forestry: Using Local Lessons
to Create a Network for Learning, Influence and Change on
an International Scale
Developments in tree health assessment technology
Natural Capital in the City
Utility Arborist
8.30 am
9.15am
Practising Arborist
8.30 am
9.15am
10.00am
Urban Forestry
10.30am
11.15am
Utility Arborist
10.30am
11.15am
Practising Arborist
10.30am
11.15am
12.00pm
Urban Forestry
1.00pm
1.45pm
2.30pm
Women In Arboriculture Breakfast
Sponsored by ENSPEC
Avenues of Honour Project
Angela Petty - ACT
Michael Fotheringham SA
Speaker
Cathy Russo
David Lawry/Andrew
Peacock/Glenn Williams
Phillip van WassanaerCanada
Utility Employees
Utility Employees
Jim Roberts
Dow Agroscience
Jeremy Barrell - UK
Mark Duntemann - USA
Tom Sullivan - USA
Sig Guggenmoos - Canada
Angela Sipos - Austria
Joe Harris
Dan Lambe - USA
Glynn Percival - UK
Jago Keen - UK
Utility Arborist
1.00pm
Utility Arborist
3.30pm
Practising Arborist
3.30pm
Sponsored by ENSPEC
Delivering an Efficient Line Clearance Programme with a
Focus on Innovation
Hollow-bearing trees – the silent bushfire victims
Developing Tools for UVM Management at Cemig: what has
Gone Right and what has Gone Wrong
Sponsored by STIHL
Lessons from Logging: An arboriculture trainer's perspective
on the transfer of tree falling techniques and training from
production forestry into the arboriculture industry.
Safe operation and manintenance of Wood Chippers
Small Business Accounting Essentials
Afternoon Tea - Sponsored by Citywide
Sponsored by ENSPEC
Urban trees, microclimate and water sensitive urban design
research
Sponsored by ENSPEC
TBC
Sponsored by STIHL
Traffic Management - Legalities/Applications/Responsibilities
4.15pm
Closing
1.45pm
2.30pm
Practising Arborist
1.00pm
1.45pm
2.30pm
3.15pm
Urban Forestry
3.30pm
*Program subject to change without notice
Doug Cunningham Scotland
Kristin Abley - SA
Pedro Mendes Castro Brazil
Brett Hamlin - QLD
Craig Baillie
Kym Pedlar - SA
Dr Stephen Livesley - VIC
TBC
Altus Traffic Management
group