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Trees & Utilities National ConferenceConference AgendaMonday April 7, 200810:00 a.m.
Conference Check-in Begins
(Early Check-in runs from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., April 6) 12:00 noon Welcome Lunch Welcome
Steve Pearson,
Manager of Conferences & Seminars
The Arbor Day Foundation
Lincoln,
Nebraska
Mike Long,
State Forester
Florida Division of Forestry
Tallahassee,
Florida
Opening Presentations1:15 p.m.
Fifteen Years of Trees & Utilities and Tree Line USA
John Goodfellow,
Principal Consultant
BioCompliance, Inc.
Redmond,
Washington
2:00 p.m.
Building Partnerships: Recruiting Tree City USA Communities
Jann Taber,
President
Rebel Public Relations, LLC
Sacramento,
California
Lisa Randle,
Senior Program Manager, Public Education, Vegetation/Management
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Sacramento,
California
2:30 p.m. Refreshment & Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by
Trees, Inc.
3:00 p.m.
Regulatory Oversight of Vegetation Management Programs
Gary M. O’Neil,
Vegetation Manager
ECI at
Kanas City Power & Light
Kansas City,
Missouri
3:45 p.m.
Right Tree, Right Place: It's the Law in Florida (30)
Perry Odom,
Electric Utility Forester
City of Tallahassee
Electric Department
Tallahassee,
Florida
Tuesday April 8, 20087:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by
Lewis Tree Service, Inc.
Tree Care and Vegetation Management8:30 a.m.
Pruning Methods: New Research Evaluates Failure, Growth, and Decay
Dr. Ed Gilman,
Professor of Environmental Horticulture
University of Florida
Gainesville,
Florida
9:30 a.m.
The Role of Line Construction on Tree Caused Outages
Kenneth E. Finch,
Consultant
Parish,
New York
10:00 p.m. Refreshment & Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by
Lewis Tree Service, Inc.
10:30 a.m.
Back to the Roots: Management Tools to Minimize Tree and Underground Utility Conflicts
Shirley Trier,
Business Developer
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Kent,
Ohio
11:00 a.m.
On the Ground GIS: A Case Study of GIS Management Areas at Mixed Utility Facilities
Kristopher Armstrong,
Senior GIS Developer
The Kenerson Group
Athol,
Massachusetts
11:30 a.m.
Quantifying the Benefits of the Utility Forest and What This Means to your Program
Greg Ina,
General Manager
The Davey Institute
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Kent,
Ohio
Scott Maco,
Research and Development Analyst,
Urban Forestry
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Kirkland,
Washington
12:00 Noon Tree Line USA Awards Luncheon
A photo opportunity for Tree Line USA Utilities will be provided from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday evening.
Tree Planting and Public Education1:15 p.m.
Tree Line USA—Tree City USA: Partners in Arbor Day
Jimmie Webb,
Quality Assurance Forester
Michael Daleo,
System Forester
San Diego Gas and Electric Company
San Diego,
California
1:45 p.m.
Public Education from the Ground Up
Lisa Randle,
Senior Program Manager, Public Education, Vegetation/Management
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Sacramento,
California
2:15 p.m.
The Right Tree, Right Place Message: A Panel Discussion
3:00 p.m. Refreshment & Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 p.m.
Creative Solutions to Tree Reliability Issues—One Customer at a Time
Charles Sheppard,
Manager
ComEd
Oakbrook Terrace,
Illinois
Katie Runyan,
Project Lead
ComEd
Rockford,
Illinois
4:00 p.m.
How to Interact With Customers—Public Perception of Risk
G. Neil Loyd,
Account
Manager
DuPont
Raleigh,
North Carolina
Wednesday April 9, 20087:30 a.m.– 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by
BASF
Utility/Community Partnerships8:30 a.m.
Utility Partnership Brings Win-Win-Win
Mike Robinson,
Forester
Jacksonville Electric Authority
Jacksonville,
Florida
Anna Dooley,
Executive Director
Greenscape of Jacksonville, Inc.
Jacksonville,
Florida
9:00 a.m.
Utility/Municipality Joint Pruning Standard and Utility/Municipal Summit Update
Derek Vannice,
Executive Director
Utility Arborist Association
Champaign,
Illinois
9:30 a.m.
Utility/Non-Profit Partnerships
Patty Petersen,
Field Coordinator and Horticulturist
Shannon Ramsay,
President and CEO
Trees Forever
Marion,
Iowa
Bonnie Donnolly,
Manager, Community Relations
Alliant Energy
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
10:00 a.m. Refreshment & Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by
BASF
10:30 a.m. From Eyesore to Eye Candy—Landscaping Power Substations—A Marketing Opportunity
Sephen Nagy,
Founding Chair & Publicist
Greenville Urban Forestry Board
Appleton,
Wisconsin
Safety and Innovation11:00 a.m. Creating a Safety Oriented Culture in a Dangerous Business
Peggy Jelen,
Forestry and Special Programs
Section Leader
Jill Utesch,
Forestry and Special Programs
Planner
Arizona Public Service
Phoenix,
Arizona
11:30 a.m.
Trial by Storm—GIS and Remote Sensing for Storm Restoration
Jason San Souci,
Vice President Geospatial Applications
NCDC Imaging & Mapping
Colorado Springs,
Colorado
Remi Myers,
Transmission Specialist
Georgia Power
Forest Park,
Georgia
12:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Randall Miller,
System Forester
PacifiCorp
Salt Lake City,
Utah
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