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Thursday, September 11

Conference, Certified Arborist Review, & Vendor Marketplace

7:00am-8:00am

Registration
Raffle Ticket Sales
Vendor Marketplace
Breakfast

8:00am-8:30am

General Session

ACTC Board Welcome

8:30am-9:30am

Morning Keynotes

General Session

Lessons from the Field: What 5 Years of Data Teach Us About Surviving Arizona's Urban Climate
Paul Falsone & Lorena Saldana, Arizona Sustainability Alliance

(1 ISA CEUs)

9:30am - 10:30am

Breakout Sessions 1

TRACK 1 Principle: Session 1

How and Why Trees Fail in Windstorms: Can We Retain More?

Juan Barba, Juan J. Barba and Associates

(1 ISA CEU)

TRACK 2 Practice: Session 1

Chainsaw Basics: Maintenance and Safety

Stihl

(1 ISA CEU)

TRACK 3 CAT: Session 1

Certified Arborist Review Jeopardy

Dalton Gormey, Serious Landscaping & Grounds Care LLC

(1 ISA CEU)

10:30am-10:45am

Break
Raffle Ticket Sales
Vendor Marketplace

10:45am-11:45am
Breakout Sessions 2

TRACK 1 Principle: Session 2

Shade Plan Phoenix and The Office of Heat

Lora Martens, City of Phoenix

(1 ISA CEU)

TRACK 2 Practice: Session 2

The Use of AI in Arboriculture

Frank Saldana, Arbor Tech of Yuma

(1 ISA CEU)

TRACK 3 CAT: Session 2

Certified Arborist Review Jeopardy

Dalton Gormey, Serious Landscaping & Grounds Care LLC

(1 ISA CEU)

11:45am-12:45pm

Lunch
Raffle Ticket Sales
Raffle Drawing 1
Vendor Marketplace

12:45pm-1:45pm
Breakout Sessions 3

TRACK 1 Principle: Session 3

The Potential to Use Air Conditioning Condensate Water to Support Urban Trees

Ann Audrey, Environmental Consultant

(1 ISA CEU)

TRACK 2 Practice: Session 3

Tree Assessment 101

Aly McAlexander, AZ DFFM

(1 ISA CEU)

TRACK 3 CAT: Session 3

Certified Arborist Review Jeopardy

Dalton Gormey, Serious Landscaping & Grounds Care LLC

(1 ISA CEU)

1:45pm-2:00pm

Break
Raffle Ticket Sales
Vendor Marketplace

2:00 pm-3:00pm
Break-out Sessions 4

TRACK 1 Principle: Session 4

Teaching With Project Learning Tree

Megan Lasley & Timara Crichlow, AZ DFFM

(1 ISA CEU)

TRACK 2 Practice: Session 4

Large Equipment Safety

Global Machinery and Bandit

(1 ISA CEU)

TRACK 3 CAT: Session 4

Certified Arborist Review Jeopardy

Dalton Gormey, Serious Landscaping & Grounds Care LLC

(1 ISA CEU)

3:00pm-3:15pm

Break
Raffle Ticket Sales
Vendor Marketplace

3:15pm-4:15pm *Afternoon Keynotes* General Session	How to Build Policy Momentum to Meet Climate Goals Stephen Addison & Megan Drazek, City of Mesa (1 ISA CEU)
4:15pm-4:45pm	Raffle Drawing 2 Closing
4:55pm-5:45pm	Free Margarita Reception and Mixer
5:45pm-7:00pm	Dinner on Your Own
7:00pm-10:00pm	Member Mixer Hosted by the Board of Directors