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<DIV>2006 International Straw Bale Building Conference (ISBBC)<BR>September 23 -
October 1, 2006<BR>Camp Kawartha, Lakefield, Ontario<BR><BR>The International
Straw Bale Building Conference is a bi-annual<BR>gathering of a world-wide
community of straw bale building<BR>practitioners, advocates and enthusiasts.
These gatherings offer<BR>a chance to share information and techniques with one
another to<BR>promote the better design and construction of straw bale
buildings.<BR><BR>Past conferences have been held in California, Nebraska,
Australia<BR>and Denmark. The Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition is
excited<BR>to bring the conference to Canada for the first time and build on
the<BR>successes of earlier gatherings.<BR><BR>The schedule is packed with
presentations by international authors</DIV>
<DIV>and builders from straw bale and natural building communities</DIV>
<DIV>worldwide. The panel discussions and hands on sessions will
offer</DIV>
<DIV>an incredible variety of topics for owners and builders addressing</DIV>
<DIV>the latest materials and techniques, as well as how to incorporate</DIV>
<DIV>other technologies with straw bale. Take part in the first ever
Straw</DIV>
<DIV>Bale Olympics! A vendor's tent will feature the latest books
from</DIV>
<DIV>natural building publishers, services by natural builders, and</DIV>
<DIV>materials from suppliers. To learn more about the programming</DIV>
<DIV>schedule, for registration and accommodation information go to...</DIV>
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