ISA expo???

[rahtreelimbs]

The way I understand it, The ISA expo ( or whatever it is called ) is coming to Pittsburgh, Pa. next year. What do they cover at this expo?

 

[mmayo]

tree climbing championship

The th annual ISA Conferance will be held August 7-11 2004 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. I believe the international climbing championship will be held, as well as seminars trade show and awards ceremony. There is a nomination form in the Oct issue of Arborist News-vol 12 num 5. for awards that will be given at that conferance I believe.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Mat's got the gist right. The ISA conferances have a smaller equipment demo, but better seminars.

I hate it that they are in the middle of the summer, but then they are geared more toward the reasercher and management types then the guys in the field. One of the gipes of the small company type, talkes on the "Longevity of Fraxinus americana Cultivars as Street Tees in the Midwestern United States" just does not jet the juices flowing.

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Originally posted by John Paul Sanborn
they are geared more toward the reasercher and management types then the guys in the field.

True, but one big reason for this is that the guys in the field don't contribute as much as the academics do. ISA folks, at the intl. and chapter level, are open to submissions from the field, but do not receive many. Responses from regular members to surveys, elections, ANSI drafts are scant.

Academics are largely paid to be involved and write presentations so their views get heard more. ISA has become geared to their way of operating so it is harder for people in the field to play a bigger role but by no means impossible.

Pittsburgh is a great location because many US arborists can drive there.

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Originally posted by RockyJSquirrel
. A non-union state where you can buy a can of Coke for less than $2 might be nice.

Maybe it's time to kick that Coke habit.
ISA-Southern meets in Nashville next year; a long hike from Orlando but they may say "y'all" and fly the rebel flag for ya.
Midatlantic ISA is in Richmond VA next September, that was the confederate capital, wasn't it? There you go! I'll salute Jeff Davis' grave for ya when I'm there..
It's good for you to see big northern cities, that's what Orlando (and Raleigh) will look like in the future, as we repeat the same land-use mistakes made up north.

 

[Nickrosis]

Easy on the Baltimore bitterness - it's not about the city, it's about the show.

This past summer, I had such a blast in Montreal. The conference was great with some of the best seminars on the planet, and the city was such a perfect complement at the end of each day. There were 4 types of sessions, and it will be the same way again in Pittsburg. The Municipal, Commercial, AREA (Arboricultural Research and Education Academy ), and Utility tracks in addition to the main sessions.

ISA's treatment of students was great as always - $2000CDN in hotel costs was waived because I volunteered to help with presentations (running projectors, laptops, mics, etc). And the student rate is always a steal, but not free like TCI.

The tradeshow was pretty small this year, but vendors had little interest in paying taxes coming and going. Pittsburg will be very different with a much bigger trade show, but it won't be the same at TCI. The two organizations are different, and I'm glad they are. TCIA doesn't cater to the individual, and they shouldn't - it isn't their focus. ISA offers a lot of learning and advancement opportunities for the individual if someone is willing to take advantage of them. In this case, you just have to go, and you will get so much.

In addition, you will not see a larger or more famous climbing competition than the one you see at the ISA conference. The ITCC competition is awesome to witness, and I don't want to miss it.

Regarding the common man and presentations. I like to think that I'm a common man - I don't have a PhD and probably never will, but I still put in an application to present at the conference. I enjoy speaking in public, and I hope my request to speak about student involvement in the ISA is accepted. We'll see in a couple weeks....

I keep saying it, but the opportunities are there for people who are willing to take them.

Nickrosis

 

[Jumper]

Originally posted by Nickrosis


The tradeshow was pretty small this year, but vendors had little interest in paying taxes coming and going.

That does not make a lot of sense as US companies would have been able to take orders and just wait until back in the USA to process them. As for sales from stock, visitors to Canada can get all their GST and in many cases PST back upon exit from the country. What Uncle Sam wants for a slice I do not know, but many items produced in North America are duty free with NAFTA. I think some people just might have been spooked about the concept of doing business in a foreign country where they speak another language.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Rocky,

When TCI was in Raleigh, the sodas in the hotel machines were around $2 too. Its not a union thing. You must have visisted a different city than I did. This is probably the 6th time I've been in B;more and had a wonderful time. Big cities are big cities.

Jumper,

One of the salesman from Buckingham was on his way to the show with around $2,000 worth of gear. When he got to the border he was told that he had to pay some kind of duty to bring the gear in. Instead of doing that he turned around, stashed the gear in the woods and covered it with a tarp. He retrieved it on the way home. We joked about going searching for buried treasure

All of the gear at the Sherrill booth was from Vermeer-Canada.

The border has not become as invisible as we think.

Years ago traveling to Canada was like me going to Wisconsin. Now, a passport is needed. That is more a reflection of post 9/11 than NAFTA though.

When I read here about Americans getting saws hot rodded in CA then shipped back it sounds like too much of a hassle.

Tom

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Originally posted by Nickrosis
- I don't have a PhD and probably never will, but I still put in an application to present at the conference. I hope my request to speak about student involvement in the ISA is accepted. I keep saying it, but the opportunities are there for people who are willing to take them.

Good for you! Hope to hear you there--it's a topic I'd like to hear about.
My favorite comment after presenting to an ISA chapter--"It's great to hear someone who doesn't sound like an academic!"
Yeah opportunities exist--from the posts and pics I see on this site, there are several here who could show em a thing or two about trees.

Oh and
Rocky, sorry:blush:, when you said UNION state, I thought you meant yankee.