BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MH Software Inc//Connect Daily - 3.4.6//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Workshop X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT120M BEGIN:VEVENT X-CDAILY-CALENDARID:2 X-CDAILY-CALITEMID:120 X-CDAILY-OWNERID:2 UID:5dda06bf6ead61236f13437f77227ab6-49b90510:11fe2ce9b57:-7f93 SUMMARY:Advanced Graphics and Freehand Drawing Master Class - Boylston\, MA STATUS:CONFIRMED X-CDAILY-CONTACTNAME:John DeVore X-CDAILY-CONTACTINFO:usa@gardendesignschool.com\, 513-867-0437 ORGANIZER;CN="John DeVore":MAILTO:usa@gardendesignschool.com CATEGORIES:Workshop URL:robinwilliams.co.uk/courses.htm DTSTART:20090527T123000Z DTEND:20090528T203000Z DTSTAMP:20100310T221116Z DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Garden Design School UK\, with Robin Templar Willi ams and Moira Farnham\n\nIncrease your competitive edge and sales capabili ty\nAdvanced graphics for effective communication of your ideas that will enable your clients to understand the proposal and encourage them to sign on with your plan!\n1. Fast effective color rendering techniques to create a visual graphical style that helps the plan communicate \n2. Fast freeha nd drawing for illustration and to use confidently at client meetings\n3. Axonometric drawing-a powerful\, scaled drawing technique to give the two dimensional plan depth and three dimensional dynamic visual impact.\nLocat ion: Tower Hill Botanic Gardens Boylston\, MA\n lunch and refreshme nts provided\nNumber of participants: 18 maximum\nCost:$410 Early bird p rice $385 (before April 6\,2009 \nContact: John DeVore\, Garden Design S chool USA Co-Director\n 513-867-0437 or e-mail usa@gardendesignschool.com LAST-MODIFIED:20090323T125930Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT X-CDAILY-CALENDARID:2 X-CDAILY-CALITEMID:63 X-CDAILY-OWNERID:2 UID:5dda06bf6ead61236f13437f77227ab6-6d0c709a:11b68d6d5b5:-7b63 SUMMARY:Build a Pond Workshop - Williston\, VT STATUS:CONFIRMED X-CDAILY-CONTACTNAME:Mary Jo Childs X-CDAILY-CONTACTINFO:Dodiemjc@aol.com ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Jo Childs":MAILTO:Dodiemjc@aol.com CATEGORIES:Workshop DTSTART:20080814T120000Z DTEND:20080814T200000Z DTSTAMP:20100310T221116Z DESCRIPTION:Learn to build a backyard pond. Everything you need to know to effectively build waterfalls\, streams\, and ponds professionally and pro fitably. Sponsored by BISCO at the Vermont Respite House hospice. Willisto n\, Vermont. Cost $99. Call Kathy Griffin to reserve spot in class. 800 -225-8006 LAST-MODIFIED:20080730T141851Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT X-CDAILY-CALENDARID:2 X-CDAILY-CALITEMID:46 X-CDAILY-OWNERID:2 UID:5dda06bf6ead61236f13437f77227ab6-7e299338:11aaf4e8eb2:-7489 SUMMARY:"Creating Home Outside" Landscape Design Workshop - Saxtons River\, VT STATUS:CONFIRMED CONTACT:Guest User for Public Calendars CATEGORIES:Workshop URL:http://www.juliemoirmesservy.com DTSTART:20080823T133000Z DTEND:20080823T200000Z DTSTAMP:20100310T221116Z DESCRIPTION:"Creating Home Outside" Landscape Design Workshop\nSaturday\, A ugust 23\, 2008 from 09:30 AM - 04:00 PM (ET)\nSaxtons River\, VT\n\nAward -winning author\, lecturer and designer Julie Moir Messervy will host an i ntensive day-long landscape design workshop near her Vermont-based studio. The inspiring and thought-provoking workshop combines Messervy's signatur e design process with a preview of the practical information and technique s from her upcoming book\, Home Outside\, which will come out in January 2 009.\n\nThe workshop is for homeowners and professionals alike\, and combi nes stimulating lectures\, delightful images\, instructive diagrams and ha nds-on exercises to illustrate outdoor space organization\, address design challenges and allow participants to create "Home Outside" on their own o r their client's land.\n\nThe picturesque southeastern Vermont location pr esents the perfect setting for Messervy to take participants on an intrigu ing journey through her design process. In the workshop\, Messervy teaches participants how to create places of beauty and meaning through her clear and manageable process. Encouraging homeowners and other designers to mov e past their preconceived notions of landscape design\, Messervy teaches t hem to transform properties into cohesive and personal landscapes.\n\nJuli e is accompanied by facilitator Steve Jonas for this highly anticipated ev ent that will renew your energy and fill you with excitement about what ca n be created on the land around our homes. Good design is within reach of anyone who wishes to get more pleasure out of their natural surroundings. LAST-MODIFIED:20080717T130255Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT X-CDAILY-CALENDARID:2 X-CDAILY-CALITEMID:74 X-CDAILY-OWNERID:2 UID:5dda06bf6ead61236f13437f77227ab6--1225c64a:11cac713265:-7e3f SUMMARY:Organic Turf Management Workshop - New Haven\, CT STATUS:CONFIRMED X-CDAILY-CONTACTNAME:Ashley Kremser X-CDAILY-CONTACTINFO:akremser@ctnofa.org ORGANIZER;CN="Ashley Kremser":MAILTO:akremser@ctnofa.org CATEGORIES:Workshop URL:www.organiclandcare.net/ DTSTART:20081120T124500Z DTEND:20081120T213000Z DTSTAMP:20100310T221116Z DESCRIPTION:NOFA Organic Turf Management Workshop\nNovember 20\, 2008\n7:45 am - 4:30pm\nCT Agricultural Experiment Station\nJones Auditorium\n123 Hun tington St.\nNew Haven\, CT\n\nJoin NOFA and speaker Chip Osborne for a wo rkshop on\nOrganic Turf Management specifically tailored for School Ground s Keepers\nand Municipal Employees.\n\nCome learn how to:\n\n* Successfull y transition to Organic Management\n* Budget and manage for a natural prog ram\n* Create healthy\, durable turf\n* Comply with Connecticut's new legi slation extending to athletic\nfields July 2009\nFeaturing " Experience fr om Within" Case studies presented by Bill Duesing\, Todd Harrington and Je rry Silbert who will talk about their experiences successfully transitioni ng towns' and schools' athletic\nfields to organic.\n\nTo register visit: www.organiclandcare.net or call 203-888-5146 LAST-MODIFIED:20080930T214925Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT X-CDAILY-CALENDARID:2 X-CDAILY-CALITEMID:38 X-CDAILY-OWNERID:2 UID:5dda06bf6ead61236f13437f77227ab6-7e299338:11aaf4e8eb2:-7741 SUMMARY:Site Surveying Workshop with Susan E. Sullivan - Boylston\, MA STATUS:CONFIRMED X-CDAILY-CONTACTNAME:Bridget McManus - 508-872-3792 X-CDAILY-CONTACTINFO:underground@lepidoptera.com ORGANIZER;CN="Bridget McManus - 508-872-3792":MAILTO:underground@lepidopter a.com CATEGORIES:Workshop URL:http://theunderground.pbwiki.com DTSTART:20080927T140000Z DTEND:20080927T200000Z DTSTAMP:20100310T221116Z DESCRIPTION:Tower Hill Botanic Garden\nClassroom A&B\n11 French Drive\nBoyl ston\, MA 01505\nEarly Registration is $75 by September 5\, and $90 after this date.\nRegister at http://theundergroundsept2008workshop.eventbrite.c om\nFor directions go to http://www.towerhillbg.org/thwebdir.html\n\nThis program carries 1 MCLP credit for the 2008 year.\n\nThis workshop is an in troduction to land surveying for anyone interested in charting the lay of the land. You will have an overview of some of the principles of land surv eying\, how to recognize evidence of possible lot lines based on reading d eeds and plans\, information on using datums and how to create a topograph ic survey and calculating slopes using a total station\, levels and an int roduction to GPS. This workshop will begin with classroom presentation and instruction and will be followed by hands on field experience. Participan ts should bring calculators\, pencils and paper for notes and calculations . This workshop is co-sponsored by the Tower Hill Botanic Garden.\n\nGuest Presenter: Susan Sullivan\, InLand Survey\, Inc. DBA ZANCA LAND SURVEYING \, Stow\, MA\n\nLearn about what land surveying is\, its history\, and how it is used for defining property boundaries and determining elevations fo r site construction. This presentation will provide you with the basic kno wledge of equipment used for surveying and the processes involved in resea rching a property and reading and creating a site plan. It will instruct y ou on the methods used for recording a datum and will include basic classr oom instruction to get you prepared for afternoon field work and calculati ons.\n\nIn the hands on portion of this workshop you will learn how to est ablish horizontal and vertical controls to measure linear distances\, angl es and elevations and record your findings. Working in groups and using To wer Hill as our example we will tie into existing benchmarks\, locate the building and other structures\, and record site details and datum that wil l be used to create a topographic map that you will complete in the classr oom.\n\nThis workshop will give you the basic skills to help you record fi eld measurements and map out project sites. Get all your questions answere d about the land surveying process and help you better determine when an o fficial survey is needed for your clients.\n\nSusan E. Sullivan is a regis tered Land Surveyor in Massachusetts working in the Engineering and Land S urveying world for over fifteen years. Sue purchased a well established fa mily Land Surveying Company in 2004. She has a BS in Computer Science with a minor in Art\, finally combining the two into computer generated plans. Finding the puzzle of Land Surveying the most interesting part of working in a Civil Engineering environment\, she pursued all the necessary educat ion\, apprenticeships\, interviews and tests to fulfill the registration r equirements of the Board of Registration of Land Surveyors. Today\, she en joys keeping up with her diverse clients\, educating them on how the rules of land surveying affect their property and working out solutions to meet their needs.\n\nDon't miss this all-day educational workshop. We guarante e a fun and informative time. Lunch is included with your registration.\n\ nTo learn more about this topic check out the following books and DVD - av ailable at our online store under Site Eng. & Construction>Land Surveying\ n\n-Landscape Surveying by Harry L. Field\n-Surveying & Layout Fundamental s for Construction (DVD) by Paul Holley\n-Basic Surveying\, Fourth Edition by Raymond Paul\n-Land Development Handbook by Dewberry & Davis\n-GPS for Dummies by Joel McNamara LAST-MODIFIED:20080717T130946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT X-CDAILY-CALENDARID:2 X-CDAILY-CALITEMID:51 X-CDAILY-OWNERID:2 UID:5dda06bf6ead61236f13437f77227ab6-7e299338:11aaf4e8eb2:-71ed SUMMARY:The Dynamic Planning Process: Conducting a Charrette - Conway\, MA STATUS:CONFIRMED CONTACT:Guest User for Public Calendars CATEGORIES:Workshop URL:http://www.newfs.org/learn/catalog/hor4201 DTSTART:20080801T130000Z DTEND:20080802T210000Z DTSTAMP:20100310T221116Z DESCRIPTION:Friday-Saturday\, August 1- 2\, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.\nLocation: Conway School of Landscape Design\, Conway\, MA\nInstructor: David Evans\, ASLA \nFee: $300 (NEWFS Member) / $300 (NEWFS Nonmember)\n\nDynamic planning is a collaborative process in which a multi-day\, highly-participatory ‘Char rette’ is held as the central transformative event. This workshop focuses on the phases of a dynamic planning process LAST-MODIFIED:20080717T131014Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR