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2008 GNSI Conference Master Schedule!
The schedule of digital and traditional workshops, presentations, events and field trips. Please Note:

Sunday, July 20, 2008

8:30 am–5 pm Board Meeting
9 am–6 pm Registration: Ithaca College Park Hall Lobby (Roy H. Park School of Communications)
2–3:30 pm Guided Visit: Walk at Cornell Plantations
7–9 pm Opening Reception: Portfolio & Sketchbook Sharing (Klingenstein & McDonald Rooms, IC Campus Center)

Monday, July 21, 2008 | Back to Top

8 am–5 pm Registration: Mon-Wed, Williams Hall Lobby, IC
8:30–8:45 am Welcome & Introduction: Camille Doucet & Gretchen Halpert
8:45–10:00 am Keynote Address I: Warren Allmon, "Dinosaur Visions: A History of the Struggle of Art and Science to Visualize the Past"
10–10:30 am Break
10:30–11:45 am Keynote Address II: James Gurney, "Dinotopia: Behind the Scenes" (This address is open to the public<<. Gurney will follow the talk with a sale of his books.)
12:00–12:30 pm Group Portrait, Outside Campus Center or Gannett Center steps
12:30–1:30 pm Lunch
1:30–3 pm Directors Symposium: "Directions for Science Outreach: Directors Speak Out"
1–5 pm Field Trip: Hike and Swim Taughannock Falls
3–5 pm Techniques Showcase & Vendor Displays, Emerson A & North Foyer, IC Campus Center
5–7 pm Supper Break and transportation to Cornell
7–9 pm Art Exhibit Opening Reception for Conference Attendees, Hartell Gallery, Cornell University; exhibit open to the public<<

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 | Back to Top

8 am–5 pm Registration: Mon-Wed, Williams Hall Lobby, IC
8:30 am–2:30 pm Field Trip: Watkins Glen Gorge Hike
9 am–12 noon Paleo Short Talks: Mary Parrish, Marlene Donnelly, Marjorie Leggitt, Christina Louise Marent, Terryl Whitlatch, Britt Griswold, Diana Marques, and Mark Klingler

9–10 am 3D Effects in Adobe Illustrator, Jim Perkins
9–10 am The World’s Grossest Pelican, John Cody
9–10 am
Business Planning for the Creative Free-Lancer or 'What do artists wear under their Business Suits?', Paul Mirocha
10–12 noon
Color for the Natural Science Illustrator, Marlene Hill Donnelly

10–11 am
Making Giclée Prints, Stan Bowman
10–11 am Birds Portrayed in Art and Illustration, Alan Singer
11 am–12 noon Trees and Shrubs in Medieval Manuscripts, Carol Rogalski
11 am–12 noon Copyright, Online and Intellectual Property Laws Affecting the Visual Arts, Guy Krogh
12 noon–1 pm Lunch
1–2 pm Art Print Production the Virtual Way, Britt Griswold
1–2 pm Beauty and the Geek: Contemporary Artists & The Natural Sciences, Diane Matyas
1–2 pm A History of Egg Tempera, Karen Ackoff
1–2 pm Commemorating Chilies: Tales from the World of Stamp Design, Steve Buchanan
1–3 pm Guided Visit: Johnson Museum of Art
2–4 pm Panel: The Ideal Digital Studio, Britt Griswold, Frank Ippolito, Larry Lavendel and Rick Simonson
2–3 pm
User Interface Design: What’s That? Lana Johnson
2–3 pm Capturing Insects with Mouse and Microscope, My Own "Journey to the Ants", Margaret Nelson
2–3 pm Icons or Landfill? The Fate of Classic Wildlife Dioramas, Gary Hoyle
3–4 pm Colored Ink in Art and Illustration, Suzanne Wegener
3–4 pm Drawing Skills: Sectional Contours by Hand, Clara Richardson
3–5 pm How Adobe Acrobat Professional Can Make Your Life Easier in PDF (proof to presentations), Deb Haines
3–5 pm Guided Visit: Rare Book Collection at Kroch Library, Cornell University
4–5 pm Quantum Color Theory and Mechanics: Molecular Plant Pigment Absorption/ Reflection Wavelengths and Mathematical Hue  Reconstruction as Applied to Botanical Illustration, Patricia Koemel
4–5 pm The Science and Art of the Facial Reconstruction Process, Gay Malin
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Note: This presentation is a prerequisite for Gay’s workshop)
4–5 pm Making Science Fun with Interactive Exhibits, Kathleen Krafft
7-10 pm Auction (IC Square, Campus Center)

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | Back to Top

8 am–5 pm Registration: Mon-Wed, Williams Hall Lobby, IC
8:30–11:30 am Field Trip: Buttermilk Falls Experience: Hike & Swimming
9–10 am Aesthetics and Attitudes in the Golden Age of Natural Science Illustration, Scott Rawlins
9-10 am Digital Watercolor Wash Technique Using Adobe Photoshop, Jennifer Fairman
9–10 am iWeb: Websites Made Easy!, Rick Simonson
9–10 am Inspiring the Next Generation: Bring Your Talent to School, Melissa Mance-Coniglio
10–12 noon
Freelance Business Panel: Christi Sobel, Elizabeth Morales, Jennifer Fairman, & Dolores Santoliquido
10–11 am GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for Illustrators—An Overview of Internet Mapping Resources, Stacy Hoppen
10–11 am Choosing a Digital Camera and Lens(es), David Watkins
10–11 am Botanical Sculpture, Victoria Fuller
11 am–12 noon Bats and Bears and Babies, Oh My, Paula DiSanto Bensadoun
11 am–12 noon
Creating Successful Macro Images, Mark Malkin
11 am–12 noon The Encyclopedia of Life, Tamara Clark
12 noon–2 pm Lunch And Business Meeting
2–4 pm Field Trip: The Ithaca Sciencenter
2–3 pm Earth Pattern: The Depiction of Very Broad Landscapes, Jay Hart
2–3 pm Dinosaurs and Dead Wood: Bringing the Past to Life, Barbara Page
2–3 pm Illustrator–Photoshop Synergy, Rick Simonson
2–3 pm A Glimpse into the Life, Work, and Letters of Louis Agassiz Fuertes from the Perspective of a Granddaughter, Katy Payne
3–4 pm Be Kind to Your Back (Neck, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist…): Art and Ergonomics, Kathy Schlough, PT and Henrike Burton, OTR
3–4 pm A Dream Come True: Illustrating the Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City, Mark A. Klingler
3–4 pm Introduction to an Easy Method For Creating Digital Illustrations, Marie Metz
3–4 pm Fruit Morphology, Dick Rauh
3–5 pm Guided Visit: Bugs and Sea–Beasts: Tour of Spider Lab and the Blaschka Glass Invertebrates, Cornell Campus, Comstock and Mudd Halls
5–6 pm Bird Songs in Music Recital, Carla Schmakel, Barnes Hall, Cornell University, open to the public<<
6:30–9 pm
Banquet at Cornell’s Statler Hotel

Thursday, July 24, 2008 | Back to Top
Full day workshops will run from 9 am to 5 pm with a break for lunch; Two-day Workshops have an*.

8 am–3 pm Field Trip: Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG) Field Trip
8:30–11:30 am Guided Visit: Lick Brook Nature Preserve, Betsy Darlington
9 am–12 noon Field Trip: Upper Treman Gorge Natural History Tour
9 am–5 pm Field Trip: Seneca Lake Wine Trail Tour
9 am–12 noon Silverpoint for Scientific Illustration, Gerry Hodge and Melinda Hodge
9 am–5 pm Cabinets of Curiosity, Carol Schwartzott
9 am–5 pm Painting Natural Science Subjects with Acrylic & Color Pencil, Dolores R. Santoliquido
9 am–5 pm Introduction to Adobe Illustrator, Larry Lavendel
9 am–5 pm Ink and Graphite Pencil on Scratchboard, Trudy Nicholson
9 am–5 pm Scientific Reconstruction: Interpreting Fossils through a Methodology of Drawing, Sculpting, and Painting, Mark Klingler
9 am–5 pm Advanced Photoshop, Frank Ippolito
9 am–5 pm The Great Escape: Absorption in a Technique of Dramatic Lighting/Texture on Dark Paper, Day 1*, Rhonda Nass
10 am–5 pm Making Giclée Prints, Day 1*, Stan Bowman (offsite)
1–5 pm Using Dried Plant Specimens in Creating Botanical Art, Robert Dirig at Cornell’s Bailey Hortorium; transportation provided.
1–5 pm Using Luxology’s MODO 3D, Chuck Carter

Friday, July 25, 2008 | Back to Top

7 am–11:30 am Guided Visit: Bird Walk with Tour of Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology/Cornell Museum of Vertebrates
9 am –12 noon The Business of Art, Dolores R. Santoliquido
12:30–5:30 pm Field Trip: Tasting through Time: History of Drinking in the Finger Lakes
1–3 pm Field Trip: Sketching at Cornell Museum of Vertebrates (limit 6) or Hike/Sketch in Sapsucker Woods (both depart from the Laboratory of Ornithology)
1–5 pm Science and Art of the Facial Reconstruction Process, Gay Malin
2–4 pm Field Trip: Tour of Paleontological Research Institute (PRI)
9 am–5 pm A Modern Approach to Egg Tempera, Karen Ackoff
9 am–5 pm GYOTAKU—Japanese Fish Printing, Stephen Di Cerbo
9 am–5 pm Creating Realistic Textures in Watercolor, John Cody
9 am–5 pm Advanced Adobe Illustrator, Rick Simonson
9 am–5 pm Miniature Moths: Painting Small Moths 1:1, Scott Rawlins
9 am–5 pm An Easy Method For Creating Digital Illustrations, J. Marie Metz
9 am–5 pm How to Make a Common Frog with Zbrush, Mieke Roth
9 am–5 pm The Great Escape: Absorption in a Technique of Dramatic Lighting/Texture on Dark Paper, Day 2*, Rhonda Nass
10 am–5 pm Making Giclée Prints, Day 2*, Stan Bowman (offsite)

Saturday, July 26, 2008 | Back to Top

9 am–12 noon Introduction to Carbon Dust, Frances Fawcett
9 am–5 pm Value–Driven Detail with Non–Sheen Graphite, Rhonda Nass
9 am–5 pm Effective Color Mixing and Color Theory, Camille Doucet

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