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4 p.m. TCI EXPO TRADE SHOW FLOOR CLOSES 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. Tree Risk Assessment: A Business Service Model Mike Galvin, SavATree 4:15-5:30 p.m. Single Rope Ascent and Work Positioning Odis Sisk,Arborguard Tree Specialists, Inc. 4:15-5:30 p.m. Arboriculture Throughout History Don Blair,Arborist/Historian 6 - 9 p.m. Welcome Reception: NASCAR Hall of Fame FRIDAY, NOV. 15 7:30 a.m. Registration opens 8 - 9 a.m. How to Incorporate Tree Injection into Your Business/PHC Services James Zwack, Davey Tree Expert, Co. 8 - 9 a.m. Strengthen Your Assets: Hiring Employees to be Safe Patrick McGuiness, Zilmen & McGuiness, PLLC 8 - 9 a.m. Retrenching: Living with a Hollow Heart Guy Meilleur, Practicing Arborist, Aerial Consultant 9:00 a.m. TCI EXPO TRADE SHOW FLOOR OPENS 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Clamp Down on EAB! Dr. Dan Herms, Ohio Agriculture Research & Development Center 10 a.m. ISA Certification Exam Pre-register by 10/30/13 217-355-9411 or www.isa-arbor.com 10 a.m. PLANET Exam, Pre-register by 11/1/13 800-395-2522 or www.landcarenetwork.org 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Accreditation Forum Bob Rouse, Charlie Tentas, and Walter Jackson,TCIA 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Chipper Operator Specialist Workshop Jeffrey Thierbach, CTSP ,Victorian Gardens Noon - 1 p.m. TCIA Members-only Forum Fish Where the Fish Are Amy Tetreault and David Lee, TCIA 1 - 3 p.m. A300 Open Forum: Revising the Pruning Standard Robert Rouse,TCIA and ASC A300 Committee 3 - 4:15 p.m. How to Handle Problem Employees Patrick McGuiness, Zilmen and McGuiness, PLLC 3 - 4:15 p.m. The Arborist as First Responder Dr. John Ball, CTSP South Dakota , State University 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Can an Injury Cripple Your Business? Eric Petersen, CIC, CWCC, CRM, Certified ArboRisk Advisor 3 - 4:15 p.m. Decline Diseases of Trees Dr. Glen R. Stanosz, University of Wisconsin-Madison 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Safety…It's Personal Scott Jamieson, Bartlett Tree Experts 3 - 4:15 p.m. Mature Trees: Survival of the Fittest Dr. Kevin Smith, USDA Forest Service www.arborage.com 4 p.m. TCI EXPO TRADE SHOW FLOOR CLOSES 4 - 6 p.m. Accreditation/CTSP/Student Reception 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Post Storm: Working with Insurance Companies Doug Malawsky, HMI Advantage 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Climbing Safely While Managing ALB Melissa LeVangie, CTSP USDA , ALB Climbing Inspector 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. A Systems Approach to Production Tree Climbing Tony Tresselt, CTSP ,Arborist Enterprises 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Firewise: Urban Landscapes for Fire Prevention Dr. Eric Wiseman, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation,Virginia Tech 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. Crane Use Panel Discussion David Driver,Arbor-X, Inc. and Norm Hall,Arlington Power Equipment 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Introduction to the New Standard on Root Management ANSI A300 Part 8 Patrick Parker, SavATree 1 p.m. TCI EXPO TRADE SHOW FLOOR CLOSES Tree Demos 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. What's New in Tree Risk Assessment? Dr.Tom Smiley, Bartlett Tree Experts 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Controlling Exotic Invasive Pests Dr. Phil Lewis, USDA APHIS SATURDAY, NOV. 16 7:30 a.m. Registration opens 8 - 9 a.m. Creating a Coaching Environment in the Workplace Cynthia Mills, President and CEO, The Leaders' Haven 8 - 9 a.m. Forces in Rigging Todd Kramer, CTSP Kramer Tree , Specialists 8 - 9 a.m. Aerial Rescue in Complex Situations Sam Kezar, BCMA,CTSP, Aspen Arboriculture Solutions, LLC 9:00 a.m. TCI EXPO TRADE SHOW FLOOR OPENS THURSDAY (Facilitated by North American Training Solutions) 10:30 a.m. - Get a Grip: Ergonomics for Climbing Arborists Noon - Safe Drop Zones, Making Sure Far Enough is Far Enough 1:15 p.m. - Aerial Rescue Victim Retrieval Techniques 2 p.m. - Knotless Rigging Equipment and Techniques FRIDAY (Facilitated by ArborMaster) 10:30 a.m. - Chain Saw Methods for Safety and Precision Cutting Noon - Comparing SRT and DdRT Methods for Ascending and Access 1:15 p.m. - Climbing, Rigging and Work Positioning 2 p.m. - Rigging/Dismantling Trees and Precision Cutting SATURDAY 9:15 a.m. - Single Rope Technique (SRT), Donald Coffey and Eric Whipple 11 a.m. - Practical Rigging, Todd Kramer, CTSP For more information, visit expo2013.tcia.org Arbor Age / October 2013 21