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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><EM>What:</EM></STRONG> <SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>The use of RADIANCE in Design Practice, Research, and
Education</SPAN> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2><STRONG><EM>Where:</EM></STRONG> McGill University, School of
Architecture, Montreal, Canada <BR> <BR><STRONG><EM>When:</EM></STRONG>
August 11th & 12th (Thursday & Friday) 2005<BR> <BR><SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>The workshop will be hosted by the National Research
Council Canada (NRC) and McGill University, School of
Architecture. Workshop organizers are </SPAN>Christoph Reinhart <SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>(NRC) </SPAN>and Greg Ward <SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>(Anyhere Software).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><STRONG><EM>Estimated
Cost:</EM></STRONG> <SPAN class=782544819-14122004>previous workshop
registration fees were about </SPAN>200-300 <SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>Canadian Dollar (~0.82 $US) and we will aim for a
comparable figure. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=782544819-14122004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><EM><STRONG>Purpose:</STRONG></EM><SPAN
class=782544819-14122004> </SPAN>To provide <SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>design practitioners, </SPAN>researchers<SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>,</SPAN> <SPAN class=782544819-14122004>and
educators </SPAN>with an opportunity to present their work with <SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>the </SPAN>Radiance<SPAN class=782544819-14122004>
lighting simulation software</SPAN>, and to share ideas and solutions with
other<SPAN class=782544819-14122004> </SPAN>attendees.<SPAN
class=782544819-14122004> </SPAN>Participants are invited to give a talk, which
will be limited to 30<SPAN class=782544819-14122004> </SPAN>minutes (~20
minute for the talk followed by ~10 minutes of open discussion).<SPAN
class=782544819-14122004> Please note that a</SPAN><SPAN
class=782544819-14122004><SPAN class=782544819-14122004> presentation at the
workshop </SPAN>does not count as an official publication, so it can be
submitted in parallel to other venues without conflict, and likewise may be work
that has been published elsewhere. <SPAN class=043425013-15122004>We also
plan to organize a </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=782544819-14122004><SPAN class=043425013-15122004>software
demo session during which developers can present their
</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=782544819-14122004><SPAN class=043425013-15122004>working software.
</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>It is yet to be determined whether this
</SPAN>workshop <SPAN class=782544819-14122004>will also </SPAN><SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>include </SPAN>a<SPAN
class=782544819-14122004> </SPAN>tutorial component. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><STRONG><EM>Radiance users of all levels are
welcome<SPAN class=782544819-14122004>.</SPAN></EM></STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>This is a preliminary call to g<SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>a</SPAN>uge the level of interest <SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>and</SPAN> determine if we will be able to hold
this workshop or not<SPAN class=782544819-14122004>. S</SPAN>o<SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>,</SPAN> if you are interested,<SPAN
class=782544819-14122004> </SPAN>PLEASE RESPOND NO LATER THAN <SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>FRIDAY</SPAN> <SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>JANUARY 7 2005 to Greg (<A
href="mailto:gregoryjward@gmail.com">gregoryjward@gmail.com</A>)
and Christoph (<A title=mailto:christoph.reinhart@nrc.ca
href="mailto:christoph.reinhart@nrc.ca">christoph.reinhart@nrc.ca</A>).</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=782544819-14122004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please note, that
this workshop has been scheduled in the week preceding the 9th International
Building Performance Simulation Association Conference which will also be held
in Montreal (</FONT><A title=http://www.ibpsa.ca/bs2005/
href="http://www.ibpsa.ca/bs2005/"><FONT title=http://www.ibpsa.ca/bs2005/
face=Arial size=2>http://www.ibpsa.ca/bs2005/</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>).<SPAN class=043425013-15122004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial size=2>We<SPAN class=782544819-14122004> </SPAN>hope <SPAN
class=782544819-14122004>that some of you will be able to combine the conference
with the Radiance workshop. </SPAN>A final announcement with the agenda,
workshop dates and registration<SPAN class=782544819-14122004> </SPAN>fees will
be sent out in <SPAN class=782544819-14122004>late Winter</SPAN><SPAN
class=782544819-14122004> 2005. </SPAN>Please<SPAN class=782544819-14122004>
</SPAN>complete the form below if you would like to attend. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=782544819-14122004></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=782544819-14122004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Christoph and
Greg</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=782544819-14122004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT> </DIV></SPAN>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> ------------------------ Pre-registration
Form ------------------------<BR> Attendee Name (First M. Last,
Title):<BR> E-mail:<BR> Address:<BR> Telephone:<BR>
Student (Yes/No):<BR> Title (if you plan to give a talk):<BR>
Abstract/Description:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=782544819-14122004></SPAN><FONT face=Arial
size=2> <SPAN class=043425013-15122004>Software Name</SPAN> (if
you plan to <SPAN class=043425013-15122004>demonstrate your
software</SPAN>):<BR> Abstract/Description:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <SPAN class=782544819-14122004> Would you be
interested in attending a tutorial? At which level?</SPAN><BR> Other
Comments:
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