Building Bridges…
Join us in Waco on October 5-7, 2011, for the largest and best Texas Tree Conference ever! We anticipate over 500 attendees as we "Build Bridges" to include a track for Utility Arborists, and offer sessions focusing on Landscape Architecture with trees in mind, Irrigation with trees in mind, and a Tree School for Spanish-speaking arborists. In addition, we will continue our history of providing outstanding education programs featuring nationally known speakers, the latest in tree research and arboriculture, an awards luncheon, and numerous networking opportunities.
Learn from national leaders in research, arboriculture, utilities and urban forestry.
Featured speakers include Dr. John Ball,Professor of Forestry at South Dakota State University,Dr. Kim Coder, Professor of Tree Biology and Health Care, University of Georgia, David Docker, Managing Arborist, City of Palo Alto, CA and Derek Vannice, VP of Operations, CN Utility Consulting
Click here for the Registration Brochure
Click here for the on-site program
This year will include the Texas Tree Academy on the Wednesday before the Conference. All day seminars will include Connecting Urban Forestry and Landscape Architecture; Structural Soil; Large Trees, Suspended Pavement; Tree Diagnostics and Stormwater Management. Registration for the Tree Academy is separate from the Texas Tree Conference.
Also included this year is the popular Texas Tree School. This year there will be two all-day tracks. Track One will be an Aerial Rescue workshop taught by Guy LeBlanc and Track Two will be a Spanish Language workshop covering tree biology, tree selection, pruning and other topics taught by Salvador Alemany, Mark Duff and Micah Pace. Registration for theTree School is separate from the Texas Tree Conference.
TheWaco Hilton and the Courtyard by Marriott are the Conference Hotels
Note: If you want the group rate for a room at the Hilton, you must reserve before September 18th.
If you would like to exhibit at this year's conference, contact
Jim Carse at 512-339-4618. Click
here for the 2011 Texas Tree Conference vendor brochure
Contact Keith Brown, 2011 Conference Chair at 512-996-9100 to volunteer or for more information.
Conference Registration: $200
Pre-Conference Workshops, Wed, Oct 5, 10am-5pm: $150
Texas Tree School Registration: $90
Municipal Scholarships are available. Click here for more information.
Last year's attendees earned up to 16 ISA Certified Arborist CEU's and 17.5 SAF Certified Forester CEU's !
Waco Convention Center
100 Washington Ave
Waco, TX 76701
United States