[SNEC] Tensegrity Structures Workshop July 24-25 in Oswego, NY
Chris Fearnley
cjf@CJFearnley.com
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:01:16 -0400
Synergeticists of the NorthEast Corridor
And
SUNY Oswego, Department of Technology
Present a two day hands-on workshop
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Tensegrity Structures
When:
Saturday 24 July 2004, 9AM - 9PM (Registration: 8 AM)
Sunday 25 July 2004, 9AM - 5PM
Registration: http://snec.synergeticists.org/registration.html
(Please register now so we can order sufficient supplies for
model building).
Housing:
Contact John Belt <belt@oswego.edu> to make housing
arrangements. Available housing is limited, so make arrangements
now. Oswego's Harborfest <http://www.oswegoharborfest.com> runs during
the Workshop weekend, so housing may be challenging if arrangements
are not made now but there will be fun for the whole family.
Where:
SUNY Oswego
Department of Technology, Design Studio
Wilber Hall, Design Studio, Room 350
Travel Directions
http://www.oswego.edu/welcome/directions.html
Exhibit Space
Exhibit space will be available for showing artifacts. Space
must be reserved by July 1. To make arrangements for space,
send a request with the dimensions of your piece(s) to John Belt
<belt@oswego.edu>. Please bring a card with a brief description of
your work for display in the exhibit area.
Workshop Presentations
Roger Tobie --- The Laws of Tensile-Integrity Form
Marvin Solit and Stuart Quimby --- T Formation Post and Rail Method For
Building Tensegrities
Don Briddell --- Structor Geometry
Jeannie Moberly --- Circus of ``Impossible'' Structures
(Participants are welcome to bring failed or bizarre
models of less than 3" for inclusion)
Francois Gabriel --- Beyond the Cube, The Architecture of Space Frames and
Polyhedra
Joe Clinton
Don Richter
Sponsors:
- Synergeticists of the NorthEast Corridor
http://snec.synergeticists.org/
- SUNY Oswego, Department of Technology
http://www.oswego.edu/tech/
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