• Core Conference Evaluation Form
• Workshop/Presentation Evaluation Form

• New Totebag Design: Check out the Merchandise page for the new totebag design we got for the conference.
• Taxi Anyone? We added taxi info to the Travel page in case anyone needs that info.
• Conference Locations: We have begun to add locations for all the presentations and workshops here online. Keep in mind changes can take place up to the time of the conference, so check when you arrive for any last minute changes to the schedule. The current locations were added to the Schedule, Workshops, and Presentations pages and their printer friendly versions, along with the PDF charts.
• Workshop Cancellations: Stan Bowman's two-day workshop Making Giclée Prints and Carol Schwartzott's Cabinets of Curiosity are CANCELLED.
• Presentation Cancellation: Christina Louise Marent's and Terryl Whitlatch's dual presentation, Paleo Reconstruction, on Tuesday, July 22 as part of the Paleo Short Talks, has been CANCELLED. They are unable to attend the conference. In place of this presentation for the 10-11 am time block will be a Paleo Portfolio Sharing, where paleo colleagues will share portfolios and offer an informal discussion. All paleo artists and those interested in paleo art are welcome.
• Filled Workshops: Two more workshops are now full. Advanced Photoshop Rendering with Frank Ippolito, and Using Dried Specimens in Creating Botanical Art with Robert Dirig are full.
• There's Still Room: The Sketching at Cornell Lab of Ornithology/CUMV Collection OR Hike in Sapsucker Woods on Friday, July 25, from 1–3 pm is NOT full as originally thought. If you are interested, please sign up!! Contact Sue Williams, slwilliams_@hotmail.com,
  (570) 888-3220.
• Field Trip Note: Please note the changes to the Lick Brook field trip, where the walk can be adjusted to the level of difficulty people are comfortable with; see the Field Trips page.
• New Issue of Designer's Notebook: There's another installment for your reading pleasure, this one is entitled It's All About Timing. Click on the title and enjoy!

News Blurbs from July 3, 2008

• See Us in Nature! The conference will be featured in a July issue of the international science journal Nature!! We will have a copy for people to peruse at the conference.
• Paleo Session Update: Attendees are invited to bring their work along for the Informal portfolio sharing and paleo illustration chat session that will follow the paleo panel presentations.
• Portfolio Review Location change: The Portfolio & Sketchbook Review & Opening Reception will take place in the same location we will later use for the Auction: The IC Square in the Campus Center, also noted on the core conference chart.
• Workshop Supply Lists: The supplies are now indicated for each workshop where supplies are needed and/or provided. Some lists are linked to separate PDFs.
• Presentation Schedule Changes: Please note that Deb Haines presentation on the use of Adobe Acrobat has moved to an earlier time slot on Tuesday, and now will take place from 10:00 - Noon. The core conference chart and schedule reflects the changes.
• Kroch Rare Book Library Trip Update: There still is room to attend this field trip. It is full for the transportation provided, but anyone else wishing to go to this trip can do so providing they secure their own transportation.

News Blurbs from June 23, 2008

• Another workshop has filled: Silverpoint for Scientific Illustration, with Jerry and Melinda Hodge on July 24, is full.
• An Additional Field Trip has filled: The Taughannock Falls Hike on July 21 is full.
• Presentation Cancellation: Marlene Hill Donnelly's mini-workshop, Color for the Natural Science Illustrator on July 22, has been cancelled.

News Blurbs from June 17, 2008

• New Conference Rate in Effect!
  The deadline for the reduced conference rate has passed, but we still want people to register and attend! The late registration fee of $40 now applies to the core conference fee. Remember, if you can't make it for the whole conference, you can register by the day for the core conference. The daily registration fee has increased by $15, and you can register just for the workshops, too. But why would you want to? Come for the whole week... you'll have a fantastic time! See the Registration page for more details and to access a PDF of the form.
• Note: An additional GUIDED VISIT has been scheduled to occur during the Core Conference: A visit to Cornell’s Johnson Museum of Art, where Nancy Greene, Curator of Works on Paper, will give us a half hour talk and tour of some of the Museum’s print collection, followed by a self guided general tour. The visit will run from 1:00 to 3:00 PM on Tuesday. The Museum's collection is housed in a building designed by I. M. Pei; it is a small masterpiece, with stunning views of Cayuga Lake, the campus, and Ithaca. A link to info on the building’s background is provided on the Links of Interest page. This guided visit is not listed on the registration form, so add it to the bottom or back of the form, or attach a note to include it. You can alternatively sign up when you arrive. This event is free.
• A workshop has filled: Value-Driven Detail with Non-Sheen Graphite by Rhonda Nass on Saturday, July 26, is full.
• Two more Field Trips are filled: The afternoon sketching at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Kroch Rare Book Library trips are full (also indicated on the Field Trips page).

News Blurbs from June 4, 2008 | Back to Top

• Another field trips has filled: Bugs and Sea-Beasts: Tour of Spider Lab and the Blaschka Glass Invertebrates.
• We have a second issue of the Designer's Notebook. Click here for this new issue, written by Camille Doucet, our Conference Chair. Enjoy!

News Blurbs from May 16, 2008

• We have a potential new series of articles to whet your appetites for more of what is to come with this year's conference: Designer's Notebook. Click here for the first issue, also available from the Site Map. This first issue's title: Little Fly Transformation. Enjoy!
• A new issue of What's in the Wild? is available today on this page below under New Online Articles, and also from the Field Trips and Site Map pages. This latest issue's title: On the Road. Enjoy!

News Blurbs from May 12, 2008 and Earlier
REMEMBER to set your browser to refresh with every visit to the site so you see the new changes.

• With today's registrations we have our first filled-up event: The morning bird walk and Lab of O tour (limit 10) (#27) has filled up, with only one spot left out of the six spots for sketching in the lab (#28a). This will also be posted on the Field Trips page.
• Now available on this site is a Workshop Chart to help you map out your time at the conference. It is available from the Workshops, Schedule and Site Map pages and is a PDF document that requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.
• Also available in PDF is an Auction Submission Form available from the Exhibits & Events page and the Site Map. Please consider donating items to the auction, and use this form when making any donations. More information is available on the Exhibits & Events page.
• A new Core Conference Chart is posted with some changes in the order of presentations, with some new additions. Please note that there may be future changes to the schedule prior to the conference; the most current schedule will be posted here online. This chart is available from the Presentations, Schedule, and Site Map pages.
• A new field trip is listed on the Field Trips page, the Schedule, Site Map and the online registration form: The Ithaca Sciencenter. Check it out, and visit them online too at http://www.sciencenter.org.

Video Interviews of Elaine Hodges | Back to Top
Available on this site are links to video interviews of Elaine R. S. Hodges, previous Editor of The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration. Elaine worked as a scientific illustrator in the Department of Entomology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. After entering the field of scientific illustration at the Smithsonian in 1965, she helped found the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, serving as its first newsletter editor and later as vice president and president. She has also lectured, taught, and written extensively on the field.

The first video is a short 5 minute interview between Amy Bartlett-Wright and Elaine Hodges taken during the GNSI conference at Bar Harbor, ME in 2005. They were recollecting how they met and things they have done in the past. The second video is listed in three parts and consists of interviews of many people (including Elaine) and events from the 2004 Williamsburg, Virginia GNSI Conference. All of these videos are linked from YouTube where you can view each individually. It is good to see Elaine as the talented cheerful, energetic artist and strong person that she was. We will miss her but will always remember her impact on our lives and the Guild. These videos are also listed on the Site Map page, and are QuickTime movies produced and copyrighted by Donald Gambino: http://www.donaldgambino.com:

• 2005 Bar Harbor, Maine GNSI Conference Interview (from YouTube)
• 2004 Williamsburg, Virginia GNSI Conference Interviews-Part 1 (from YouTube)
• 2004 Williamsburg, Virginia GNSI Conference Interviews-Part 2 (from YouTube)
• 2004 Williamsburg, Virginia GNSI Conference Interviews-Part 3 (from YouTube)

Conference Posters! Available here are copies of the posters for this conference listing events open to the public. Click on each image below to view, print and distribute the posters to help publicize these events; they are also available from the Site Map page under Breaking News, and from the Schedule page. These posters are 11 x 17 inches, but you can also print them to 8.5 x 11 inches by reducing to printer margins. Colorful and beautiful, each is a PDF and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

New Online Articles: We will begin issuing short stories on the natural world in our region, entitled What's in the Wild? Musings and Encounters with the Natural World in Upstate NY. We hope you enjoy these little semi-regular snapshots of the flora and fauna of our area. We'll list the issues here and from the Field Trips and Site Map pages, since the context for some of the stories will be the locations featured in this year's tours and trips, especially noteworthy for those coming from very different climates. Click on the date below to access the first issue. And Enjoy!
Articles: May 12, 2008 | April, 20 2008.

CEU Credits: A list of CEU credits for all presentations and workshops is now listed, available from the Schedule, Presentations, Workshops, and Site Map pages. This is a PDF, and like all PDFs available on this site, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and view the document.

The Registration Form is Available Online: The Registration page includes a link to a PDF version of the form for downloading. The form opens in a new window; print it, fill it out and snail mail it to the contact information provided on the form. Contact information for questions is also listed on the form.

Merchandise Page: Check out the conference merchandise on the new Web page dedicated to cool conference "stuff". If you are interested in ordering any of these items, use the registration form which is included in the April newsletter and at this site on the Registration page.

Master Schedule & Charts: The master schedule is available online, with direct links to presentations, workshops, events and maps. The Presentations and Workshops pages have been updated to reflect the order in the schedule. Please note that enrollment is limited for field trips and workshops. Also available from the Schedule, Field Trips, Presentations, Workshops, and Site Map pages, are handy charts to help you map out your time at the conference, created by Margy Nelson. Look for the links to the charts on these pages.

Live Webcams: We've included a couple live Webcams for your enjoyment; the Bird FeederCam is listed with the Lab of Ornithology link on the Links of Interest page, and the Ithaca CommonsCam is available from the Travel Info page.

As always, we thank you in advance for your patience as we evolve the site for this exciting conference event. Please note that this conference Web site is best viewed in Firefox, Safari, and Netscape browsers. REMEMBER to set your browser to refresh with every visit to the site so you see the new changes. If you have questions or are having trouble accessing content or finding information on this site, contact the Webmaster, Lynn Usack, usack@corning-cc.edu; otherwise, refer to the Contact Us page to make inquiries about specifics regarding the event. Best wishes on your visit to Ithaca, NY!
—GNSI Finger Lakes Chapter Members