| Tuesday October 20, 2026 | ||
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| 8:30 am – 5:00 pm | Trade Show/Silent Auction/Book Sales | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:00 – 8:15 | Opening Remarks | |
| 8:15 – 9:10 | Keynote: The Cost of Not Maintaining Trees: Growing Urban Forests and Sustainability Richard Hauer PhD - Eocene Environmental Group |
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| 9:15 – 10:10 | Dutch Elm Disease and IPM in Edmonton Mike Jenkins - City of Edmonton |
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| 10:15 – 10:30 | Break - Coffee and Refreshments | |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Factors and Forces: Tree Risk Assessment for Tree Workers RJ Laverne - Davey Tree Expert Company |
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| 11:45 – 12:50 | Lunch / Tradeshow | |
| Wildrose Ballroom | Courtyard B Room | |
| 1:00 – 1:55 | Growing to Last: Demonstrating Sustainable Urban Forest Mgmt with the SFI Standard Meg Hanna - Sustainable Forestry Initiative | Working Safely Around Electrical Equipment Troy Knapp - Fortis Alberta |
| 2:00 – 2:55 | Tree Biomechanics & Structural Support Systems Chad Rigsby PhD - Bartlett Tree Research Lab | Wood Reclamation in a Municipal Setting Paul Arsenault & Michael Everitt - City of Edmonton |
| 3:00 – 3:15 | Break - Coffee and Refreshments | |
| 3:15 – 3:30 | Awards Presentations | |
| 3:30 – 4:25 | Public Relations in Arboriculture: Raising the Bar on Soft Skills Steve Lane - The Response Growth Collective | The Principles of Rigging Tony Tresselt - Arboriculture Canada Training & Education |
| 4:45 – 5:45 | Prairie Chapter Annual General Meeting (Courtyard B Room) | |
| 6:00 – 10:00 | Arborfest: Supper & Social and Silent Auction *Doors open at 5:45* *If you did not pre-register for the supper, please return at 7:00 pm for the social and silent auction. |
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| Wednesday October 21, 2026 | ||
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| 8:30 am – 3:30 pm | Trade Show/Booksales | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:00 – 8:15 | Opening Remarks | |
| 8:15 – 9:10 | Keynote: Ways to Benchmark Your Community Through the 3-30-300 Rule Richard Hauer PhD - Eocene Environmental Group |
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| 9:15 – 10:10 | Dirt(y) Talk: Soil Management for Urban Trees Chad Rigsby PhD - Bartlett Tree Research Lab |
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| 10:15 – 10:45 | Break - Coffee and Refreshments | |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Leadership, Communication and Philosophy for Arborists Tony Tresselt - Arboriculture Canada Training & Education |
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| 11:45 – 12:50 | Lunch | |
| Wildrose Ballroom | Courtyard B Room | |
| 1:00 – 1:55 | Wood Decay Fungi: Biology, ID and Work Planning Chrissy Balk - Davey Tree Expert Company | Speak Up, Branch Out: Crafting Engaging Presentations in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry Meg Hanna - Sustainable Forestry Initiative |
| 2:00 – 2:55 | Not Your Fathers Pruning (you may be surprised) RJ Laverne - Davey Tree Expert Company | Vulnerability of Calgary's Urban Forest in Response to Housing Densification and Infill Development Jeremiah Erhardt - Olds College |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Break - Coffee and Refreshments | |
| 3:15 – 3:30 | Introduction of the ISA Board of Directors for 2026/2027 | |
| 3:30 – 4:25 | Ground Disturbance and Municipal Tree Renewal Activities Tyler Shannon - City of Edmonton | Tree Risk Assessment Basics: Sonic Tomography and Resistance Drilling Chrissy Balk - Davey Tree Expert Company |
| 4:25 – 4:30 | Closing Remarks | |