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Join us in Waco
Convention Center on October 10 to 12, 2007 for the 21st
annual Texas Tree Conference.
The
best way to stay up-to-date is by attending the 2007
Texas Tree Conference. Network and build relationships
to take your business and programs to the next level.
- education program features many national speakers
- the latest in tree research and arboriculture
- enhance your arboricultural technical skills
- the latest equipment and technology
- ISAT certification exam on Friday
- awards luncheon
Learn from national leaders
in research, arboriculture and urban forestry. The theme
is "Roots" and topics will include:
Tree preservation: how much space is enough?
Working with contractors to protect trees
Basic root structure and function
Best management practices for utilities
Pathogens on roots of Texas trees
Soil properties affecting root growth
People, the urban in urban forestry
Inventories and management plans
Legal roots of ordinances
Safety around utility lines
Urban forestry and climate change
The bottom line: the business of arboriculture
Finding buried treasure: Roots on your bottom line
Roots of profit: business bottom line case studies
Best in Texas: inventories and plans, citizen foresters,
ordinances and city tree care programs
This year will include the Texas Tree Academy
on the Wednesday before the Conference. All day seminars
will include a Municipal Specialist 101: Introduction to the New Municipal Specialist Study Guide
Workshop with Nelda Metheny of HortScience and a Tree Risk Assessment and Management Workshop
with Dr. Bruce Fraedrich of Bartlett Tree.
Click here for a registration brochure
If you would like to exhibit at this years
conference, contact
Jim Carse at (512)
341-3368.
Click here for exhibitor information.
Click here
for municipal government scholarships
The Hilton 254-754-8484
and the Courtyard Marriott 254-752-8686 are the
Conference Hotels. Others in the area are
the La
Quinta at 800-531-5900, Victorian Inns at
254-752-3388 Residence Inn at 254-714-1386 and Clarion
Inn Waco at 254-757-2000.
Here
is a link for other hotels.
Contact
Jordy
Hagen at (210) 669-3563 or
John
Giedraitis to volunteer or for more
information. Last
year's attendees earned up to 16 ISA Certified Arborist CEU's
and
17.5 SAF Certified Forester CEU's !
Click here to see our 2006 conference in Round Rock. |
