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CONVENTION
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June15, 2004) |
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Thursday, June 17th |
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People will begin arriving.The early ones will get to
visit and also be a part of setting up details for the Saturday forming
demonstration. |
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Wayne R. Miller from Foamalite will be building a small
grotto/water feature during the convention to demonstrate how the
foamalite products are used. The demonstration project will begin
Thursday and will continue Friday and Saturday morning before the
normally scheduled Convention activities. Arrive early to watch or
participate! |
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Friday, June 18th |
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8:30 - 10:00 |
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Registration, coffee, doughnuts |
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10:00 - 11:00 |
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The gathering will officially start Friday at 10
am with a keynote speech by Jim Kaslik, of Cloud
Hidden Designs, a designer specializing in thin-shell concrete
dome homes. His keynote speech will provide an overview of thin-shell
forming methods, new materials and the latest techniques, as well
as where the industry is headed.
Jim's speech will cover a range of topics of interest to thin-shell
concrete designers and builders. Topics to be covered include incorporating
new materials and methods; dealing with rising commodity costs;
dealing with proprietary techniques; increasing the number of quality
builders; making good information available to the public; finding
common ground between the air-formed techniques and the ferro techniques;
and problem areas needing resolution. |
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11:00 - 11:15 |
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Break |
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11:15 - 12:00 |
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Chris Zweifel of ZZ
Consulting will discuss the role of engineering in thin-shell
construction. What is really possible to build? |
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12:00 - 1:30 |
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Lunch |
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1:30 - 3:00 |
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Quick introduction talks. Many speakers will have 10 minutes to
share some ideas. |
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3:00 - 4:00 |
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Herb Nordmeyer, ISG resources. Stuccos, mortars and
more. |
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4:00 - 4:15 |
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Break |
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4:15 - 5:15 |
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Steve Kornher (www.flyingconcrete.com)
will talk about and demonstrate ferrocement door building techniques. |
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5:15 - 6:30 |
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Dinner. Lynnette and Nolan will be sponsoring a family-style barbeque
with hotdogs, hamburgers,soft drinks, and basics. Others are invited
bring anything else they would like to add to the line up.
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6:30 - 9:30 |
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Open discussion and sharing of ideas, techniques, displays.
After discussion winds down, a video of Peter Epperson building
one of his 20,000 galloon tanks in Hawaii. |
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Saturday, June 19th |
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9:00 - 10:00 |
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Coffee, doughnuts |
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10:00 - 11:30 |
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Mert Hull, Tecton Corporation will have a presentation of structures
he has built and discuss his improvements to balloon-formed techniques. |
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11:30 - 12:30 |
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Inflate a low pressure balloon and spray a light weight
coating to firm up the shell. Some of this demonstration is dependent
on resolving some techniques before the convention. |
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12:30 - 1:45 |
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Lunch |
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1:45 - 2:45 |
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Steve Kornher will be demonstrating his light-weight forming techniques. |
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2:45 - 3:45 |
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Presentation of Martin Iorns ferrocement laminating technique. |
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3:45 - 5:45 |
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Don Stephens and Joe Anderson, Passive Annual heat storage (PAHS)
and Annualized Geo-Solar (AGS) design. |
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5:45 - 7:30 |
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Dinner |
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7:30 - 8:30 |
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Richard McCabe will give a presentation on fibers and their uses
(http://www.kuraray-am.com/pvaf/). |
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8:30 - 10:00 |
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Additional presentations and open discussion. |
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Sunday, June 20th |
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9:00 - 9:30 |
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Coffee, doughnuts , exchange ideas.
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9:30 - 11:30 |
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11:30 - 12:30 |
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Quick lunch |
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12:30 - 4:30 |
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Tour of homes and King Estate Vineyards.
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Tour will include several local sculpted concrete homes, including
the Scheid castle in Eugene, Marshal Pallet's home, and Giorgio &
Kelli's home.. |
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4:30 - |
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Last visit, wrap up say good bye. |
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Sunday will be a tour of several local sculpted concrete
homes. This will include the Scheid castle in Eugene, Marshal Pallet's
home, and Giorio & Kelli's house. More details on the homes
to be toured will be provided as available.
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Convention Ends Sunday After Tours
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People will leave late Sunday or early Monday. |
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