Monday 11 September
Morning session
Theme: Biosecurity: The Challenges
Opening Address: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (UK)
Keynote: Sir Harry Studholme (UK)
Keynote address
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Professor Mike Raupp (USA)
How global change abets insect invasions: Case studies of beetles and bugs from the United States
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Dr. David Lonsdale (UK) and Keith Sacre (UK)
Lessons from pests in the past; Prospects for the future
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Professor Edward Wilson (CAN)
Emerald ash borer
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Dr. Matt Elliot and Lee Dudley (UK)
Tree disease threats and UK Sourced and Grown Assurance – a biosecurity assurance scheme to improve standards
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Afternoon session
Theme: Biosecurity: Exploring Solutions
Dr. Neil Strong (UK)
Management of Pests and Diseases on the railway alongside Government agencies
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Simon Toomer (UK)
Developing a plant health standard for the National Trust’s gardens and parks
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Ian Shears (AUS)
Transitioning Melbourne's urban landscapes - climate adaptation for future liveability
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Dr. Glynn Percival (UK)
The potential of boosting tree immune systems for Pest and Disease control
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Tuesday 12 September
Morning session
Theme: Diversity, Ecology and Tree Selection
Keynote: Keith Kirby (UK)
What sort of treescapes do we want and what can we reasonably expect: A view from the bramble patch? Followed by Q&A
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Jim Mullholland (UK)
Surveying trees for bats: Can we do better?
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Dr. Paul Woodcock (UK)
Resistant trees as a strategy for mitigating impacts from pests and pathogens
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Dr. Andrew Koeser (USA)
Management strategies for urban, and urbanising, forest diversity
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Guy Meilleur (USA)
Regenerating hollow trees with international pruning standards
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Ted Green (UK)
Is the past the key to the future? Stress means pests and diseases
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Afternoon session
Theme: Environmental Management in Practice
Ben Norwood (UK)
Current and future management challenges at Ethy. Balancing veteran tree management, habitat re-creation and public access in the face of biosecurity threats
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Dan Alder (UK)
Responses of birds and other taxa to irregular silvicultural management in an ancient semi-natural woodland
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Sam Bower (UK)
Up in the Trees: arboreal dormouse monitoring
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Ted Green (UK)
Re-wilding at Knepp Castle
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Jonathan Fulcher (UK)
The Arboricultural Association’s Registered Consultant scheme – an update
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Wednesday 13 September
Morning session
Theme: Pests and Diseases
Mick Biddle (UK)
Sweet chestnut blight, an overview and an update
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Professor Paula Shrewsbury (USA)
Tiny wasps to the rescue: Sustainable management of invasive insects
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Geoff Monck (UK)
A presentation of new ideas and research into acute oak decline in the UK
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Jon Stokes (UK)
Ash dieback in non-woodland trees: Local action planning
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Afternoon session
Theme: Biomechanics and Morphology
Professor Dr. Andreas Roloff (GER)
Visual assessment of tree vitality via branch architecture
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Adam Tom (AUS)
The evolution of tree transplanting in South East Queensland
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Dr. Duncan Slater (UK)
Tree fork evaluation – the outcomes
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Professor Steffen Rust (GER)
Assessing anchorage and critical wind speed of urban trees
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