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