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Monday, November 14, 2016
Pre-Conference Workshop/Indianapolis Urban Forestry Tour
(Separate Registration/Fee Required)
12:45 – 4:00 pm
Learn about management and planning of urban forests in
Indianapolis and Carmel through a tour of the area including
stops in Central Park and West Park.
SMA 52
nd
Annual
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Noon – 7:00 pm Registration Open
12:45 – 4:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshop
5:00 – 6:00 pm Fun Run, Walk, or Watch to support the Urban
Forest Foundation
6:00 – 7:00 pm MFI Reunion: 4th Annual Gumby Gathering,
Location TBD
International Conference
& Trade Show
Indianapolis, Indiana November 14-15, 2016
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016
7:00 – 4:00 pm Registration Open
7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:00 – 8:00 am First-Time Attendees Breakfast with
Organization Leaders
8:00 – 8:10 am Welcome & Opening Comments
Jeremy Barrick, President, Society of Municipal Arborists
8:10 – 8:55 am Putting Indianapolis's Inventory to Work
Bill Kincius, Urban Forestry Manager, City of Indianapolis
Learn how a small pilot program to inventory public trees mor-
phed into a large scale assessment of urban forest resources
and improved analytical and management capabilities of our host
city's urban forestry program.
8:55 – 9:35 am Establishing Municipal Risk Thresholds
Mark Duntemann, President, Natural Path Urban Forestry
36 City Trees