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Fine Tuning Your Fertilization Dr. Richard Rathjens,The Davey Institute 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. Keynote: Exceptional Customer Service - 365 Richard Gallagher, Point of Contact Group (Free for attendees) 9:57 a.m. TCI EXPO TRADE SHOW OPENS 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Utility Contractor Accreditation Forum Robert Rouse,TCIA (Free for TCIA Members) 11 a.m. - Noon Tweet Up Amy Tetreault,TCIA (Free for Attendees) Noon - 1 p.m. Maximizing Member Benefits - TCIA Members- Only Forum David Lee,TCIA (Free to TCIA member com- panies) 2 - 3:30 p.m. CTSP Networking Forum Peter Gerstenberger,TCIA (Free for attendees) 3 - 4 p.m. Young Business Leaders Forum (Free for attendees) 4 p.m. TCI EXPO TRADE SHOW CLOSES 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. Evaluating Your Business John Davies,The Merrymeeting Group (MMG) Best Practices for Climbing & Z133 Anthony Tresselt,Arborist Enterprises, Inc. Hot Times in the Urban Forest: Climate Change & Pests www.arborage.com Dr.Michael Raupp,University of Maryland at College Park 6 p.m. Welcome Reception Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel, Grand and University Ballroom (Free for all attendees and exhibitors) FRIDAY, NOV. 9 7 a.m. REGISTRATION OPENS 8 a.m. 8 - 9 a.m. Noon - 1 p.m. 50 Marketing Ideas You Can Start Using Today to Grow Your Business! TCIA Members-Only Forum Jennifer Isham,TCIA and Amy Tetreault,TCIA (Free to TCIA member com- panies) 1 - 3 p.m. A300 Open Forum Robert Rouse,TCIA (Free for Attendees) Landscape Industry Certified Exams Building a Sales Force Judith Guido,Guido & Associates Learning Lessons From Apollo 13 Tim Ayers,Kramer Tree Specialists Diagnosing Soil Related Shade Tree Problems Dr. Richard Rathjens,The Davey Institute 9 a.m. TCI EXPO TRADE SHOW OPENS 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. The Letter of the Law Victor Merullo, Merullo, Reister & Swinford Co.,LPA Best Practices for Rigging & Z133 Anthony Tresselt,Arborist Enterprises, Inc. New Organic Soil Amendments/Mulches for Urban Trees Bryant Scharenbroch,The Morton Arboretum 10 a.m. Check-in Time ISA Certification Exam 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Accreditation Forum Robert Rouse,TCIA (Free for accredited companies and enrollees) 3 - 4:15 p.m. The Power of Public Speaking Paul Johnson,Texas Forest Service The Arborist as First Responder Dr. John Ball,South Dakota State University Evolution of an Arborist (Arboriculture Concurrent Session) Bill Spiewak, Consulting Arborist Best Practices in Tree Risk Assessment (Arboriculture Concurrent Session) Dr.Eric Wiseman,Virginia Tech, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation 4 p.m. TCI EXPO TRADE SHOW CLOSES 4 - 6 p.m. Accreditation/CTSP/Student Reception Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel (Accredited Companies, CTSPs, CTSP enrollees and students only) 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Post Storm:Working with Insurance Companies Doug Malawsky,HMI One Company's Journey to Limit Property Damage and Injury Jill Kelby, Kelby Ergo Design,LLC Creating Your Disease Management Plan for 2013 Arbor Age / October 2012 23 (Arboriculture Concurrent Session) Dr. Bruce Fraedrich,F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company / Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories Best Practices for Single Rope Technique Anchors (Arboriculture Concurrent Session) Donny Coffey, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network SATURDAY, NOV. 10 7:30 a.m. REGISTRATION OPENS 8 - 9 a.m. Growing your business in the social world Jeff Korhan,True Nature Rigging Forces on a Spar Todd Kramer,Kramer Tree Specialist Plant Health Care for Sustainable Urban Forests Dr.Eric Wiseman,Virginia Tech, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation 9 a.m. TCI EXPO TRADE SHOW OPENS 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Relationship Selling in the Trust Economy Jeff Korhan,True Nature DOT Compliance: Keeping it Simple Clay Eppard,U.S.Department of Transportation (DOT) Pruning to Reduce the Risk of Tree Failure Brian Kane,University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 p.m. TCI EXPO TRADE SHOW CLOSES For more information, visit expo2012.tcia.org.