<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><DIV>Hello all!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>It's taken me a while to figure out why I wasn't able to post to this list (I wondered where you'd all gone...), but now that I have I'm just in time to send you all the invite to the 2006 ISBBC, which we will be hosting here in Ontario, Canada in September, 2006.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">I have attended the past three ISBBC events, in Denmark, Australia and Nebraska, and I am very excited about being part of the organization of this conference, on behalf of the Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition. I have always found these gatherings to be informative, interesting and very, very inspiring, and would like to promise you the same invigorating experience here in Canada in 2006.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">This will be the first ISBBC that is specifically aimed at professional bale builders and designers. We are putting together a very comprehensive program intended to help those in the profession become better at what they do, from hands on instruction in specialty areas to design issues to business development. Attached you will find a preliminary schedule of sessions, which I hope you find exciting and intriguing. If you have suggestions for additional sessions you’d like to see included, please let me know. If you see a session in the list below in which you feel you’d make an ideal panel or forum participant, please let me know. We will be offering reduced rates to people formally participating in sessions.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">We have been offered an exceptionally affordable conference rate at Camp Kawartha (<A href="http://www.campkawartha.ca">www.campkawartha.ca</A>), largely due to our help in building them a straw bale dining hall and greenhouse. This means that attending the 2006 ISBBC doesn’t have to break the bank. Early bird registration rates (before March 1, 2006) are only $550 for shared cabin accommodation and $450 for camping. This includes three meals a day, all your conference fees and use of the camp facilities! What’s better, these prices are in Canadian dollars! Our space at the camp is limited to 250 attendees, and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">I know it's a long way to come from Europe, but I think you will find that it is worth the effort. I cleared out my bank account to go to Australia a few years ago, and it left me broke but happy! There was no question after that about spending the money to get to Denmark. These events have never failed to re-energize me and increase my network of friends and associates world-wide. I hope that you will like what you see in the proposed program below, and rush to register for the conference at <A href="http://www.strawbalebuilding.ca">www.strawbalebuilding.ca</A> as soon as you’ve finished reading this! </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Yours sincerely,</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Chris Magwood</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="mailto:cmagwood@kos...">cmagwood@kos...</A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">613-473-1718</DIV><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Roman" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><BR clear="ALL" style=""></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><B>Tentative Schedule for the 2006 ISBBC</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></P><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><I>*Note: A hands-on component will be focused on the construction of a new office building for our camp hosts. Topics and schedules for hands-on sessions will be announced after the plans for the building have been approved.</I><I><O:P></O:P></I></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><I>* One session room per day will be made available for ad hoc and impromptu sessions.</I><I><O:P></O:P></I></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Sunday PM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Welcome and Keynote Address </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Monday AM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Home Owner’s Forum: A Discussion for Owner/Builders</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">International Development</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Water & Waste Systems: Options and Strategies for Integrating into SB Designs</LI></OL><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Monday PM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Design and Designers: How to work together with owners and builders</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Foundations: Best materials and practices</LI></OL><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Monday Evening</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"> </SPAN>Keynote Address: David Eisenberg</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Tuesday AM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="6" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Budgeting and Costing: Estimating practices and examples</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Publishing: Books</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Other Natural Materials: Design and Build Techniques</LI></OL><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Tuesday PM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="9" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Insurance: For Homeowners and Builders</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Publishing: Journals and newsletters</LI></OL><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"> <O:P></O:P></P><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Tuesday Evening</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"> </SPAN>World Tour of SB: Builders, designers and owners show off slides of their work</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Wednesday AM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="11" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Business Case Studies: How we make a living with sb</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">SB Associations: How we’re organized and how we can work together</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Renewable Energies: How to incorporate renewables into bale homes</LI></OL><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Wednesday PM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="14" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Business Matters: How to be a successful “green” business</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Networking with other natural building organizations</LI></OL><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Wednesday Evening</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"> </SPAN>Straw Bale Olympics: National and regional teams compete in bale-centered events!</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Thurdsay AM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="16" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Prefabricated Bale Walls: Experiences and Ideas</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Testing: Update on testing done to date</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Heating and Cooling: Different technologies/strategies and how to integrate with SB</LI></OL><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Thursday PM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="19" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Workshops: How to teach a good workshop and developing a curriculum</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Testing: Planning a strategy for the future</LI></OL><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Thursday Evening</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Keynote presentation: A world of natural building slide show</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Dance w/live band</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Friday AM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="21" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Financing: How to obtain financing as an owner and a builder</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Codes: A review of the new California codes</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Clay and Clay Science/Lime and Lime Science</LI></OL><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Friday PM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="24" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Entering the Profession: Becoming a paid sb builder</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Codes: Looking ahead</LI></OL><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Friday Evening</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Keynote presentation</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Saturday AM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="26" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Stock Plans: How to create them and sell them</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Training and Standards: Defining a<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Straw Bale Professional</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Ventilation: Passive and active technologies and strategies</LI></OL><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Saturday PM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="29" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Case Studies: The Best Sustainable Building I’ve Ever Made</LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Roofing: Materials and Techniques</LI></OL><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Saturday Evening</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Closing Keynote</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Sunday AM</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Goodbyes and tour departures</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV><BR 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