| 7:30am | | Registration (Coffee & Danish) & visit with exhibitors |
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| 8:00 | | MAA Business Meeting: Dave Clark, President
• New Slate of Officers
• Acceptance of the MAA Treasurers Report
• McKague/Maddocks Award |
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| 8:30 | | Arboricultural Practices - Safety Up-dates / OSHA / ANSI Z133 / “Sub-Contracting” / Cabling
Dr. Dennis Ryan, Professor at University of Massachusetts Stockbridge School of Agriculture |
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| 10:00 | | COFFEE BREAK & VISIT WITH EXHIBITORS! |
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| 10:15 | | Industry Updates
• Project Canopy – Jan Santerre
• Maine Department of Agriculture/ Arborist Licensing Update –Ann Gibbs
• NEC-ISA Update – Didier Bonner-Ganter
• Maine Tree Climbing Jamboree / Spring 2010 – Billy Guess |
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| 10:45 | | Climbing & Rigging Rope Dynamics & Demonstration
Jamie Goddard, Yale Cordage |
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| 11:45 | | LUNCH & VISIT WITH EXHIBITORS! |
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| 12:45 | | Power-line Considerations for Arborists & Tree Workers
Jeff Quirk, Central Maine Power |
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| 2:15 | | COFFEE BREAK & VISIT WITH EXHIBITORS! |
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| 2:30 | | Insect & Disease Update - Bio-surveillance Techniques / ALB / EAB / EHS
Colleen Teerling, Maine Forest Service Entomologist |
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| 3:30 | | Closing Remarks
• Awarding of Door Prizes |
