2003 Eastern Conference

Special Events

Our Conference agenda, besides having fun and enjoying the splendors of the Château, include Pre-Conference Workshops, numerous seminars and the following Special Events:

Montebello Tour

Join Alfredo Rico for a behind the scenes tour of the historic Château and its construction. Saturday at 1:00 PM.

ARTDocs

Dr. Joseph Pelino is team doctor for the Toronto Raptors, and a pioneer in the sports chiropractic technique called ART (Active Release Therapy). Besides his 90 minute breakout session, he will have a booth on the mezzanine with his ARTDocs (young athletes studying the technique) in a clinic setting. Anyone who has had symptoms of CTD (Cumulative Stress Disorder, also known as repetitive stress or carpal tunnel syndrome) will benefit from this treatment. Friday and Saturday.

Trade Fair

Featuring suppliers for the timber frame industry who will display their products and services and explain in detail how they're used. Meet those who support our craft in the field, including panel suppliers, tool vendors and wood brokers. Don't miss the Mixer Friday at 4:30 PM in the Trade Fair area. The Trade Fair is organized by the Timber Frame Business Council (TFBC). If you wish to exhibit, contact TFBC Executive Director Nancy Wilkins at 888-560-9251, or nancy@timberframe.org.

Bookstore

Charlotte Cooper will once again bring her Summer Beam Books for one-stop shopping and browsing for all those hard-to-find titles on woodworking and timber framing. Open all weekend.

Project Expo

You are proud of your work. The Conference Project Expo presents an opportunity for our geographically extensive community to focus attention on a collection of fine projects. Through it we see the richness of the work we do, whether it is a first-time simple frame, a Korean teahouse, a covered bridge, or a complicated mansion. You as a presenter have an opportunity to show your peers the work of your hands and your recent mark upon the timberframing landscape. The Project Expo is not a juried show, but does provide Conference attendees with the opportunity to vote for a favorite design project, which receives the People's Choice Award. All entrants receive an honorary gift; the winner of the People's Choice receives a prize. Entries are usually presented through display boards (8 1/2" x 11" up to 30" x 40"), but other forms of presentations, such as photo albums, models, sculptures, are also welcome. Include a brief description and your name. Details on how to enter the Design Expo will be included with Conference Registration Confirmation, on the website, or from Susan Norlander at susan@tfguild.org, 888-453-0879/603-835-2077.

Slide Show

Show ten of your best illustrative slides and give a brief narrative of your work relating to timber framing on Saturday afternoon. Everyone's work is welcome at this Conference highlight. Guidelines and submission forms will be included in your Registration Confirmation package or you can find them on the Guild web site under Montebello Conference. October 22nd is the deadline for submission forms and CD's (electronic images); slides will be collected at the Guild registration desk at the Conference. A rehearsal is scheduled for Saturday at 1:oo PM to help tighten your presentation skills. The Show is coordinated by Russell Ley, 518-370-3600, unclerussell@usadatanet.net.

Troubleshooting Workplace Relationships

Margot Larson from Management Alternative, LLC will lead an open forum where you can bring your own workplace issues or problems for advice from an expert. A unique opportunity for some valuable consultation. Saturday at 8:30 AM.

Discovery: Shelter & Timber Framing:
An exploratory hands-on workshop for children.

With remarkable skill and ingenuity people used materials "at hand" to build shelters to survive their environments. These skills were handed down by hands-on experience. Children learned as they worked alongside the older folk. Let's share and pass on our skills.

The first workshop will focus on searching the environment for shelter and how shelters can be invented. (No sharp tools to be used.) Limit of 20 participants. Ages 7 and up. Under 7 can attend if accompanied by a parent or appointed adult.

The other three workshops will focus on building a simple timber frame structure. Various skills will be explored: choice of materials, designing, measuring and cutting. Limit of 12 participants. Ages 10 and up. Ages 8-10 can attend if accompanied by a parent or appointed adult.

To ensure a good safe experience we are asking for a minimum of 4 timber framers for the first workshop and minimum of 6 timber framers for the other three workshops, to sign up at the conference to assist the children. Come play, share your enthusiasm, and pass on your knowledge.

Workshops will run Friday and Saturday, morning and afternoon, during the Main Conference breakout sessions. You can sign your children up at the Conference when you arrive and see then when the individual workshops will run. To get an accurate estimate of how many children will be attending, please circle on the registration form the name(s) of your children who will participate. If you're registering online, indicate your interest in this program in the Comments section of the online registration form.

For further information or if you would like to assist, contact Kimberley Reagan, Tel: (902) 684-9708 (Atlantic Standard Time: Nova Scotia, Canada), Fax: (902) 692-2877, info@acorntimberframes.ca.