The Southwest MCFC Group is excited to welcome you to Branson. This year's program at a glance is below.
Monday, October 12, 2020
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Open (Ballroom Lobby)
1:00 - 1:15 PM
Welcome and Opening Remarks (Versailles Room)
1:20 - 2:20 PM
Orgins and Breeding of New Trees
Dr. Michael Dirr
2:25 - 3:25 PM
From Breeding to Main Street
Keith Warren
3:25 - 3:40 PM
Coffee and Networking with Exhibitors (Vienna-Edinburgh Room)
3:45 - 5:00 PM
ISA and TCIA Resources
Skip Kincaid and John Lewis
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Social with Exhibitors, Silent Auction, Book Signing (Vienna-Edinburgh Room)
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
7:30 - 11:30 AM
Registration Open (Ballroom Lobby)
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Flowering Trees (Versailles Room)
Dr. Michael Dirr
9:05 - 10:05 AM
Trees for the Urban Forest
Keith Warren
10:05 - 10:25 AM
Coffee and Networking with Exhibitors (Vienna-Edinburgh Room)
Arborist
(Barcelona-Madrid Room)
Science
(Milan-Venice Room)
Utility
(Munich Room)
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Work Zone Planning & Safety
MODOT
Using Drones to Collect Remote Landscape Data
Dr. Michael Goerndt, Missouri State University
Bats, Bees, Butterflies, & Pesticides
Rob LeForce, Associated Electric Cooperative
11:40 - 1:00 PM
Awards Luncheon (Versailles Room)
1:15 - 2:15 PM
Aerial Rescue
Rich Hattier
Hiring Good and Keeping Good Talent
Amie Davis, City of Springfield
Utility Drone Usage
Ameren
2:20 - 3:20 PM
What's New in Climbing Gear
Rich Hattier
Soils
Dr. Melissa Bledsoe, Missouri State University
UVM Software
Clearion
3:20 - 4:00 PM
Coffee and Networking with Exhibitors (Vienna-Edinburgh Room)
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Vision 20/20 Celebration and Shrub Pruning Demonstration (outside)
MCFC representatives and Woody Wells
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Social with Exhibitors, Silent Auction Ends (Vienna-Edinburgh Room)
7:00 - ? PM
Davey Social
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
7:30 - 9:30 AM
Registration Open (Ballroom Lobby)
Arborist
(Barcelona-Madrid Room)
Science
(Milan-Venice Room)
Utility
(Munich Room)
8:00 - 9:00 AM
ANSI Z133 Update
Tim Walsh
Tree Health Update
Robbie Doerhoff, MDC
Weather Tracking
Drew Albert, National Weather Service
9:05 - 10:05 AM
Safe Crane Use In Arboriculture
Tim Walsh
Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force Update: 142 Invasives &
Ceasing the Sale
Carol Davit, MoIP
Utility Storm Preparedness
Terry Gordon, Crawford Electric Cooperative
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Coffee and Networking in Exhibitor Area (Vienna-Edinburgh Room)
“Man with a Mic”, Closing Remarks & Invitation to 2021 Conference
Noel Boyer, All About Trees