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3rd Annual Software Shootout

Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Wellesley, MA

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Howdy, pardner! Mosey on down and join us for a rootin' tootin' shootin' good time at this exciting program which will explore how landscape professionals are using today’s high falutin' software products in their businesses. The software that will be presented is representative of just a few of the applications available, and range in price, capability and complexity. Yeeeeeeeeeeha!

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LOCATION: Wellesley College Science Center
Room 278
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
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Program Description

Guest Presenters: Eleanor Hoffman, M.A., M.S.E.S. will present AutoCAD, David McCoy will present Intaglio and Marty Michener, PhD. will present Botany Everywhere, an e-book for plant identification 

Learn the secrets to using software tools that will increase your business productivity and help you in your landscape projects. We will look at CAD design software, drawing software for the Mac OS and finally plant identification software. Presenters will provide overviews of the software products and describe their use. They will discuss the software products’ learning curve and features. Handouts will provide additional information including tips and tricks, equipment requirements, costs and other special considerations and comparisons. Attendees are also encouraged to bring examples that have been created using these software programs or others for a show and tell session at the end of our program.

Whether you are a novice or a seasoned landscape professional, this program will give you the information you need to find the software that will work for you in your landscape business. It will allow you to make an informed decision by giving you a real-world perspective of the products’ capabilities.

So, if you want to explore how you can harness the power of technology, then don’t miss this program. Beverages will be provided. 

Eleanor Hoffman, M.A., M.S.E.S., is a certified landscape designer and consultant. She lectures and teaches about horticulture and landscape design, writes, photographs, and leads garden tours. She gives computer training in CAD and computer graphics to landscape designers at the New York Botanical Garden and privately. Her landscape work encompasses residential, institutional, and civic projects. She brings the natural and built environments together and incorporates an understanding of ecological processes and environmental principles of the landscape into gardens. She trained at NYBG and the CUNY Graduate Program, Cornell University, Radcliffe Graduate Seminars in Landscape Design and Landscape Design History, and the Graduate School of Environmental Studies at Bard College, and holds degrees and certificates in botany, horticulture, landscape design, and environmental studies.

David McCoy, is a landscape designer and sculptor. He is the principal of Geographia Landscape Design, creating and maintaining gardens in the greater Boston area for more than 10 years. He teaches Introduction to Landscape Design at Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum. The most recent exhibit of his sculpture was a solo show at the Artist's Foundation in Boston. He has a Graduate Certificate in Landscape Design from Radcliffe Seminars and a BFA from the joint School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA)/ Tufts University degree program. He also received a Diploma from the SMFA. Geographia's web site is www.geographialandscape.com. View David's sculpture at www.davidmccoyart.com

Martin C. Michener Ph.D., PhD Biology, Harvard University; BS Biology, Cornell University; President, MIST Software Associates; consultant, AMRO Environmental Laboratories; former High School teacher; former adjunct professor, Antioch New England Graduate School; former Executive Director, New England Institute for Environmental Studies; principal investigator, National Cooperative Highway Research Programís Remote Sensing and Other Technology for the Identification and Classification of Wetlands, FY '92, Phase 1 and 2; former field coordinator, Wetland Studies for Add-A-Lane Project, Route 3, Massachusetts Department of Highways; author of the Wetland Site Index method, Enjoy Birds software, Botany Everywhere-Woods, Field, Home and Garden Plants of Northeastern USA.

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When

Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

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Wellesley College Science Center, Room 278
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481



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A special thank you to Mary Coyne, Professor Emerita, Wellesley College and the Wellesley College Science
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