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Keynote - International Urban Forestry Congress 2018
Site Admin • Apr 25, 2018
John has been invited by the IUFC Programme Committee as a keynote speaker for the 2018 conference in Vancouver
John is delighted to be giving a keynote speech at the upcoming International Urban Forestry Congress 2018 in Vancouver, BC September 30 - October 3, 2018.
The objective of the congress 'The Urban Forest – Diverse in Nature' is to bring together professionals, researchers and educators in urban forestry, arboriculture, landscape architecture, urban planning and related fields to share experiences and information about aspects of diverse urban forests for diverse urban communities. There will be three separate conferences brought together as one in October 2018 to form a unique congress.
i) Canadian Urban Forest Conference (CUFC)
ii) Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture Conference (PNW-ISA)
iii) Urban Tree Diversity Conference (UTD)
This three-day congress will bring together leading experts from across the globe and allows for dialogue between professionals and community groups on innovative strategies, policies, technologies, research and best management practices.-IUFC
The theme of the congress is " The Urban Forest – Diverse in Nature " and John will talk about his work with Treehab® (Tree Climbing Therapy® and Tree-Assisted Therapy®).
John was recently included in an episode of the NHK World series "Where We Call Home". The episode touches on the story of John's first experience climbing a tree in Canada, his extensive involvement with popularizing recreational tree climbing in Japan, and his pioneering efforts in TreeHab.
John has been invited to participate in The Aboricultural Association's annual Amenity Conference held at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, England.
In August of 2021, John was recognized as a Bronze Medalist in the category of Philanthropy at the 2021 Global Business & Interfaith Peace Awards as organized by The Religious Freedom & Business.
John and Tree Climbing® Japan have been featured in the July 2021 issue of Highlighting Japan. A publication by the Government of Japan's Public Relations Office, the July issue deals with The Japanese and the Forests.
John has been invited to participate in SA Ontario's 71st Annual Educational Conference & Trade Show which takes place in London, Ontario on February 12-14, 2020.
Interest in TreeHab has increased greatly internationally which has lead to efforts to offically establish TreeHab as an NPO in the United States (and other countries to follow).
