The ISA Annual International Conference took place at Te Pae in Christchurch from 19–22 October 2025. It created a space for attendees to learn, connect, and engage with others in the arboriculture field. The event featured a range of keynote presentations and educational breakout sessions delivered by industry experts from around the world, who shared insights on current research, professional practice, and emerging technologies.

Our drone team from UC Vision attended, with Sam Schofield, Bradley Scott and Sean Marriott manning our stand. Our stand included a cage where we demonstrated our drone flying and pruning a branch. There was a lot of interest from industry regarding our pruning with some businesses saying they need this right now. A lot of new industry connections were made and the event was very successful.

A spinout from our research is Drone Pruning Systems – Autonomous Aerial Arboriculture.