GNSI 2003 Conference Schedule

Schedule (Schedule at a Glance - PDF file to download)

Sunday, July 27

8:00 - 4:00 GNSI Annual Board Meeting (DU -Room TBA)
10:00 - 5:00 Check-in and Registration - (DU - Sturm Hall)
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 4:00 Colorado History Museum Field Trip
1:00 - 5:00 Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR field trip- tour and “ road side” birding
5:00 - 6:45 Dinner
7:00 - 9:00 Portfolio Share, Dessert - (DU )

Monday, July 28

7:00 - 8:15 Breakfast
7:30 -5:00 Check-in and Registration - (DU - Sturm Hall)
8:15 - 8:30 Welcome (Ritchie Center Tower – Gottesfeld Room)
8:30 - 10:00 “The Evolutionary Dance” - John Gurche (Ritchie Center Tower – Gottesfeld Room)
10:00 -10:15 Break
10:15 -11:00 “Monkey Puzzles and Parking Lots” - Kirk Johnson (Ritchie Center Tower – Gottesfeld Room)
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:00 “Recreating Ancient Life” - Gary Staab (Ritchie Center Tower – Gottesfeld Room)
12:00 -1:00 Lunch
1:00 -1:30 Group Picture (Humanities Garden at Evans Chapel)
1:45 - 4:45 Techniques Showcase (traditional/digital)
5:00 - 6:45 Dinner
6:30 Bus to Annual Members Exhibit (Denver Museum of Nature & Science)
7:30 - 9:30 Annual Members Exhibit / Reception (Denver Museum of Nature
& Science)

Tuesday, July 29

7:00 - 8:15 Breakfast
8:00 - 5:00 Check-in and Registration - (DU - Sturm Hall)
8:30 - 9:20 Portfolios on The Web -Science-Art.com- Britt Griswold
8:30- 9:50 Legal Issues for the Artist – Scott Havlick
9:30-10:20 Emily Dickinson’s Views on Art – John Cody
9:30 -11:20 Refining the Image: Developing Dynamic Composition and Adding Visual Flare- Frank Ippolito & Gene Wright
10:30-11:20 How Do We See? One Artist’s View – Bente Starke King
10:30-11:20 Illustrating an Alvin Dive in the North Atlantic – MJ Brush
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch and General Business Meeting (DU - dining hall)
2:00-2:50 Rendering With Corel Painter- Karen Carr
2:00-2:50 Illustrating Insects - An Australian Perspective - in Colour – Geoff Thompson
2:00-3:20 The Soul of Sketchbooks- Gretchen Halpert (Kris Kirkeby’s slide program)
3:00-3:50 The Illustrators Illustrator: Adobe, That is- Larry Lavendel
3:00-3:50 Effective Promotion for the Illustrator – Alan Male
4:00-4:50 The Dichotomous Key as a Teaching Tool in Scientific Illustration – Scott Rawlins
4:00-4:50 Underwater Reference Photography for Illustrators – Cindy Shaw
4:00-4:50 Making it beep, whizz, and whurr: A quick introduction to Flash basics of interactivity and animation- Cassio Lynm
5:00 - 6:45 Dinner
7:00 - 10:00 Annual Auction/Wine and Cheese reception (DU small ballroom)

Wednesday, July 30

7:00 - 8:15 Breakfast
8:00 -5:00 Check-in and Registration - (DU - Sturm Hall)
8:00 - 11:45 Dinosaur Ridge/ Red Rocks Park Geology field trip
8:30-9:20 Business Roundtable with Tina Litwak and others
8:30-4:30 Workshop: Botanical Illustration in Watercolor and Colored Pencil – Bente Starke King
8:30-9:20 Business Roundtable—Taina Litwak et al
8:30 - 10:20 Principles of 3D- John Megahan & Britt Griswold
9:30 – 10:20 The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration, 2nd edition – Elaine Hodges
9:30 – 10:20 Illustrating Books for Children – Alan Male
10:30 -11:45 A Move Towards Time-Based Illustration- Ippolito
10:30 -11:45 Hybrid Digital/Traditional Rendering Techniques- Mark Klinger
10:30-11:45 Flowers and Their Pollinators – Dick Rauh
12:00 -1:00 Lunch
Lunch Time - Join Jaynie Martz on Wednesday, July 30th at the Nelson Hall dining for lunch and an introduction to the site of the 2004 GNSI conference, Williamsburg, Virginia. Volunteers, presenters, etc. are welcome to sign up at this time.

12:00 -1:00 2004 GNSI Conference Meeting (DU Dining hall)
1:15 - 5:00 Visible Human Lab at C.U. Health Science Center Field Trip: Vic Spitzer
1:15 – 2:45 Educational Roundtable- Kris Kirkeby, Moderator; Gene Wright, Marlene Hill Donnelly, Julie Kulak, Jane Neroni, and Scott Rawlins, panelists
1:15 – 2:45 Archival Framing Practices for the Artist – Joan Loughridge
2:00-2:50 Color Management & Digital Prepress Demystified- Larry Lavendel
3:00-3:50 A Project from Beginning to End – Sally Bensusen
3:00-4:50 Researching, Buying, & Understanding a Digital Camera- Donald Gambino
3:00-4:50 Paleo Talks –Mary Parrish, Alan Brush, Frank Ippolito, Mark Klinger, Alan Male and Diane T. Sands
5:30 Bus to Annual Awards Banquet (Grant Humphries Mansion)
6:30 - 9:00 Annual Awards Banquet (Grant Humphries Mansion)

Thursday, July 31

7:00 - 8:15 Breakfast
8:00 -5:00 Check-in and Registration - (DU Sturm Hall)
8:30 - 11:45 DBG Alpine Rock Gardens tour (Field Trip): P. Kelaides
8:30 - 4:30 Painting Birds in Watercolor- Nancy Halliday
8:30 - 4:30 Experimenting With Colored Pencil- Mindy Lighthipe
8:30 - 11:45 Brainstorming Art and Science Curriculum - for schools and nature centers – Kris Kirkeby
8:30 - 11:45 Adobe Photoshop Basic Prepress and Imaging Techniques - workshop - Larry Lavendel
8:30 - 11:45 Intro to 3D Rendering Using Lightwave 3D - John Megahan & Britt Griswold
8:30 - 11:45 Corel Painter: Opening the Magic Paintbrush - Arena Reed
12:00 -1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 5:00 Coors Brewery Tour (Field Trip)
1:15 - 5:00 Color Mixing—Susan T. Fisher
1:15 - 5:00 PowerPoint Presentation Graphics - Lana Johnson
5:00 - 6:45 Dinner
7:00 - 9:30 Backstage at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Gates Planetarium: Howard Cook (Field Trip)

Friday, August 1

7:00 - 8:15 Breakfast
7:30 - 4:00 Mt. Goliath High Mountain ecosystem (Field Trip): Kathy Imel, naturalist
8:30 - 4:30 Introduction to Web Design - Heike Blum
8:30 - 4:30 The Minimalist Photoshop Artist - Steve Buchannan
8:30 - 4:30 Watercolor Methods- John Cody
8:30 - 4:30 Pencil and Pen and Ink on White Scratchboard – Trudy Nicholson
8:30 - 4:30 Paint a Mural Workshop – Amy Wright (Day 1)
12:00 -1:00 Lunch
5:00 - 7:00 Dinner

Saturday , August 2

7:00 - 8:15 Breakfast
8:30 - 4:30 Paint a Mural Workshop – Amy Wright (Day 2)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
5:00 - 7:00 Dinner at DU
8:00 The Zen of Field Sketching in the Colorado Montane Workshop – Marj Leggitt (Day 1) Van leaves from DU
9:00 - 4:30 The Zen of Field Sketching (Indian Creek Park Ranch) – Marj Leggitt
4:30 Workshop participants leave for Quality Suites (Genesee, CO)
Dinner at El Rancho (on your own)

Sunday, August 3

The Zen of Field Sketching in the Colorado Montane Workshop (Day 2) - Marj Leggitt
7:00 - 8:30 Breakfast at Quality Suites (Genesee, CO)
8:30 Van picks up participants
9:00 - 3:00 The Zen of Field Sketching in the Colorado Montane Workshop (Indian Creek Park Ranch)
3:30 - 4:30 Workshop Van returns to Denver