Copenhagen Bus & Walking Tour: $118.75 USD Including VAT

Tour some of the most interesting parks, architectural wonders, diverse tree plantings, and sites in Denmark's capital just across the bridge from Malmö. This bus and walking tour will showcase sites such as one of the most prominent tree plantings in the city, a walk to the Garden of the Royal Library, and other unique parks and locations that showcase Scandinavian landscape, architecture, atmosphere, and innovation. Walking will be no more than 15 minutes and coffee and a snack will be provided.

Sites include:

• Enghave Park
• Sønder Boulevard
• Skydebanehaven
• The City Dune
• Kongens Nytorv
• Garden of the Royal Library and the Parliament, Christiansborg

Price: $95 plus VAT, price increases after 1 September

Malmo Bus & Walking Tour: $112.50 USD Including VAT 

Tour some of the most interesting parks, architectural wonders, diverse tree plantings, and sites in the conference host city of Malmö. This bus and walking tour will showcase sites such as the world’s first bike hotel in an urban oasis, the largest cemetery in the city created by the world-famous architect Sigurd Lewerentz including many exotic flora and trees, and end at Alnarp Manor & Parks. The manor was built 1858 for Alnarp Agriculture Institute and is today main location for the University of Agriculture Science & Landscape architecture in Sweden. In the park you find one of Sweden’s largest collections of trees & bushes and also lovely perennial borders. In old parts of the park there are unique trees and a wildlife with many birds and other animals. Some walking is required for this tour.

Sites Include:

• Ohboy hotel and surrounding area
• Östra kyrkogården
• Alnarp Manor & Parks

Price: $90 plus VAT, price increases after 1 September

Basics of Self-Referencing for Tree Stem Breakage Safety Evaluation: $187.50 USD Including VAT
Presenter: Frank Rinn

Research of the few independent bio-mechanical scientists clearly confirmed that the corresponding standards and BMPs have to be changed because the two methods, commonly recommended and used (VTA and SIA) are either inapplicable or fundamentally wrong for evaluating the breaking safety of defective stems of mature urban trees: the practical application of these methods far too often drives such trees into a deadly and costly downward spiral, unnecessarily destroying benefits of urban green and ecologically important habitats. This is why we developed an alternative method that avoids the systematic errors of the established methods, such as external reference values, fixed thresholds, wind load assessment and absolute numbers. Instead, the (previously intact) tree itself is used as the one and only reference because the tree knows its wind-load the best and reflects this load in allometric parameters, such as height and diameter. Practical application proves that the bio-mechanically grounded concept of "Tree-Self-Referencing" allows a quicker, cheaper and more reliable evaluation of breaking safety of defective tree trunks. Karl J. Niklas (Cornell University, NY), the world leading scientist in tree-bio-mechanics: “[Tree Safety] Self Referencing is without doubt the most elegant method to determine breakage safety of defective tree stems, far above other methods and totally defensible in court".

Price: $150 plus VAT, price increases after 1 September
 

Sunday, 11 September

Valuing and Managing Veteran Trees – A Workshop by the VETree Project - supported by the European Arboricultural Council: $187.50 USD Including VAT
Speaker: Vikki Bengtsson

This one-day introductory workshop is aimed at professionals who are responsible for managing veteran trees. Training will be delivered through a combination of presentations, group exercises and field visits with the opportunity to ask questions and discuss. Topics that will be covered include the biological and heritage values, natural processes such as hollowing and fungi, roots, and the management of veteran trees and their surroundings.

Price: $150 plus VAT, price increases after 1 September

Malmo Walking Tour: Green Infrastructure & Storm Water Systems: : $62.50 USD Including VAT

Tour some of the most interesting diverse tree plantings, green infrastructure, and sites in the conference host city of Malmö. This walking tour will showcase sites such as Neptunigatan, a blue-green street with rain beds that enable local delay and purification of stormwater and ending in Folkets Park- a recreational park which often showcases art programs, animal exhibits, and cultural events. Here attendees will see a project called "Grönare Möllan" which was completed in 2021. Here 150 trees were planted to raise the canopy cover in the area. A lot of the trees' structural soils are also connected to the downpipes from adjacent roofs leading rainwater from the buildings to the trees.

Extensive walking is required for this tour.

 Sites Include:

• Neptunigatan
• Folkets Park

Malmo Walking Tour: Historic Green Spaces & Parks: $62.50 USD Including VAT

Tour some of the most interesting parks, architectural wonders, diverse tree plantings, and sites in the conference host city of Malmö. This walking tour will showcase sites such as one of the oldest cemeteries in the city, the city library, the largest park in the city which features a large, circular meadow surrounded by trees, ponds, and architecture from various historical periods, and ending in Folkets Park- a recreational park which often showcases art programs, animal exhibits, and cultural events. 

Extensive walking is required for this tour. 

Sites Include: 

• Gamla kyrkogården
• Slottsparken
• Pilsammsparken
• Folkets Park

Price: $50 plus VAT, price increases after 1 September