Conference Timetable 2019

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Monday 9 September

Morning session

Theme: Tree Population Management and Canopy Cover

Session Chair: Tony Kirkham (UK)

09:40am–13:15pm

09:25am–09:40am

Keynote address

Cecil Konijnendijk (CAN)

09:45am–10:25am

Under the canopy: A critical look at the use of crown cover targets in urban forest governance

Paul Barber (UK)

10:25am–11:00am

Using innovative technologies for the measurement, monitoring and sustainable management of urban crowns and canopy

Bryan Cosgrove (UK)

11:30am–12:00pm

Making trees count: A tree and woodland strategy for Greater Manchester

Robert Northrop (US)

12:00pm–12:30pm

Advanced assessment and mitigation of urban tree canopy

Annabel Buckland (UK)

12:30pm–13:00pm

UK urban canopy cover – A reflection on canopy cover change

Theme: Natural Function

Session Chair: Chris Quine (UK)

14:30pm–17:40pm

Luke Steer (UK)

14:35pm–15:10pm

Tree physiology for arborists: How trees work and what happens when parts are removed or damaged

Duncan Slater (UK)

15:10pm–15:45pm

A technical update on natural bracing and bark inclusions

Ana Pérez-Sierra (UK)

16:15pm–16:50pm

Five years overview of tree diseases through the Tree Health Diagnostic & Advisory Service at Forest Research

Jon Banks (UK)

16:50pm–17:25pm

Tree vitality: Shining a light on tree health

Morning session

Theme: Challenging current practice

Session Chair: Mick Boddy (UK)

08:35am–12:40pm

Keynote: Ted Green, MBE (UK)

8:40am–8:55am

What’s pruning?

Stefania Gasperini and Giovanni Morelli (IT)

08:55am–9:35am

Morphophysiology and management of veteran trees: Two case studies

Vikki Bengtsson (SWE)

09:35am–10:10am

Veteranisation: Using tools instead of time

Kwok-on Tsang (HK)

10:10am–10:45am

Pruning strategy for stonewall trees in Hong Kong: An arboricultural practice to preserve natural heritage

Jon Hartill (SWE)

11:15am–11:50am

From an unknown load to another unknown load, what are the consequences of reduction pruning?

Reg Harris (UK)

11:50am–12:25pm

New thinking about retrenchment pruning

Theme: Pruning #1

Session Chair: Keith Sacre

14:00pm–17:45pm

Ed Gilman (USA)

14:05pm–14:45pm

Formative pruning experiences and research on shade trees in the US

Tony Kirkham (UK)

14:45pm–15:20pm

Different species’ response to pruning phenology

Henry Kuppen (NL)

15:50pm–16:25pm

Culture and maintenance of pleached trees in the Netherlands

Jaroslav Kolarik (CZE)

16:25pm–16:55pm

Development of the European Tree Pruning Standard

Vaibhav Raje (IND)

16:55pm–17:25pm

Potential and challenges for arboriculture in India

Morning session

Theme: Pruning #2

Session Chair: Vikki Bengtsson (SWE)

09:25am–13:00pm

Keynote: Sir William Worsley

9:30am–9:45am

Philip van Wassenaer (CAN)

9:45am–10:25am

Reduce the crown, retain the tree

Paul Muir (UK)

10:55am–11:30am

Crown reductions: An inevitable response to uncertainty?

Martin Dobson (UK)

11:30am–12:05pm

Is pruning an effective tool for controlling subsidence risk and mitigating damage?

Andrew Benson (NZ)

12:05pm–12:40pm

Root pruning: What we know, what we don’t know and some things we’ve learned recently

Practical Sessions

Afternoon Practical Workshop Sessions will consist of 2 x 1hr 15min sessions each with a choice of speakers.

14:00pm–17:00pm

Ed Gilman (USA)

Formative pruning

Ana Pérez-Sierra (UK)

Pests and diseases walk

Jon Banks (UK)

Chlorophyll florescence

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Conference Timetable 2019

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Monday 9 September

Morning session

Theme: Tree Population Management and Canopy Cover

Session Chair: Tony Kirkham (UK)

09:40am–13:15pm

Keynote: John Parker

09:25am–09:40am

Keynote address

Cecil Konijnendijk (CAN)

09:45am–10:25am

Under the canopy: A critical look at the use of crown cover targets in urban forest governance

Paul Barber (UK)

10:25am–11:00am

Using innovative technologies for the measurement, monitoring and sustainable management of urban crowns and canopy

Bryan Cosgrove (UK)

11:30am–12:00pm

Making trees count: A tree and woodland strategy for Greater Manchester

Robert Northrop (US)

12:00pm–12:30pm

Advanced assessment and mitigation of urban tree canopy

Annabel Buckland (UK)

12:30pm–13:00pm

UK urban canopy cover – A reflection on canopy cover change

Afternoon session

Theme: Natural Function

Session Chair: Chris Quine (UK)

14:30pm–17:40pm

Luke Steer (UK)

14:35pm–15:10pm

Tree physiology for arborists: How trees work and what happens when parts are removed or damaged

Duncan Slater (UK)

15:10pm–15:45pm

A technical update on natural bracing and bark inclusions

Ana Pérez-Sierra (UK)

16:15pm–16:50pm

Five years overview of tree diseases through the Tree Health Diagnostic & Advisory Service at Forest Research

Jon Banks (UK)

16:50pm–17:25pm

Tree vitality: Shining a light on tree health

Tuesday 10 September

Morning session

Theme: Challenging current practice

Session Chair: Mick Boddy (UK)

08:35am–12:40pm

Keynote: Ted Green, MBE (UK)

8:40am–8:55am

What’s pruning?

Stefania Gasperini and Giovanni Morelli (IT)

08:55am–9:35am

Morphophysiology and management of veteran trees: Two case studies

Vikki Bengtsson (SWE)

09:35am–10:10am

Veteranisation: Using tools instead of time

Kwok-on Tsang (HK)

10:10am–10:45am

Pruning strategy for stonewall trees in Hong Kong: An arboricultural practice to preserve natural heritage

Jon Hartill (SWE)

11:15am–11:50am

From an unknown load to another unknown load, what are the consequences of reduction pruning?

Reg Harris (UK)

11:50am–12:25pm

New thinking about retrenchment pruning

Afternoon session

Theme: Pruning #1

Session Chair: Keith Sacre

14:00pm–17:45pm

Ed Gilman (USA)

14:05pm–14:45pm

Formative pruning experiences and research on shade trees in the US

Tony Kirkham (UK)

14:45pm–15:20pm

Different species’ response to pruning phenology

Henry Kuppen (NL)

15:50pm–16:25pm

Culture and maintenance of pleached trees in the Netherlands