Thursday, November 04, 2010

Revised TIMETABLE for CanIRON 8

As my regular readers know, I'm on the organizing team for the Canadian National Blacksmith's Conference ; CanIRON, in late July 2011.

CanIRON VII - FErgus


This is the revised schedule for CANIRON 8:
For more details see the web site.


Time
Area
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY



July 27
July 28
July 29
July 30
August 1
MORNING
9 - 12

Site Opens



Packing Down


Public Demo
Iron Smelt
Major Project
Major Project

OABA Members



Demo A

Feature Demonstration
Feature Demonstration
Feature Demonstration



Demo B

Feature Demonstration
Feature Demonstration
Feature Demonstration



Hands On

Guided Workshop
Guided Workshop
Guided Workshop

LUNCH
(12 - 1:30 )

Registration Opens



Site Closes

12:30 - 1:30
Gallery

Mealtime Presentation
Mealtime Presentation

Mealtime Presentation


12:45 - 1:30
Caffeteria

Mealtime Presentation
Mealtime Presentation
Mealtime Presentation

AFTERNOON
1:30 - 4:30





(Cleanup)


Public Demo
Iron Smelt
Major Project
Major Project




Demo A

Feature Demonstration
Feature Demonstration
Feature Demonstration



Demo B

Feature Demonstration
Feature Demonstration
Feature Demonstration



Hands On
Guided Workshop
Guided Workshop
Guided Workshop
Forging Competition (public)

DINNER
( 5 - 6:30 )

Opening BBQ

(Thank Yous)
Official Closing

EVENING
7 - 8
Caffeteria
Meet Demonstrators
Feature Presentation
Auction (public) 6:30 - 9



8 - 9
Caffeteria
Feature Presentation
Feature Presentation
Auction (public) 6:30 - 9



( 6 - 12)
Hands On
Open Forge
Open Forge
Open Forge



The Organizing Team is intending on setting up the CANIRON site to provide for the following:

DEMONSTRATION AREAS - There will be two
main areas equipped for your featured demonstrators. You can
see that this means two choices for any given session - with sessions
planned for both morning and afternoons on Friday / Saturday / Sunday.

HANDS ON AREA - There will be a third work area, equipped with between
6 - 8 forge work stations:
1) The featured demonstrators will conduct a specific hands on workshop
session. Sessions Thursday
afternoon, plus both morning & afternoon of Friday / Saturday,
plus Sunday morning. Individuals wanting to participate will need
to sign up in advance, and available slots will be limited. Of course
others will be free to observe those sessions.
2) In the evenings (Thurs/Fri/Sat)
The SIX work stations will be available for pick up work, inspiration,
or just plain messing around. There will be teaching supervision provided
in the evenings from 7 - 9 pm only.

LUNCH TIME LECTURES - In the later half of the lunch period, speakers
drawn from a wider pool will be presenting shorter sessions on an
expanded set of topics inside the gallery space. We expect to be able
to provide 35 - 50 spaces of seating there. This in addition to presentations
in the main dinning hall by our featured demonstrators. So come feed
your mind as well as your body. (Friday / Saturday / Sunday)

EVENING PRESENTATIONS - We have broken the evenings down for two individual
sessions, to take place in the main dining hall and also in the smaller
space inside the gallery. Each session is for an hour, and is certain
to include formal presentations by your featured demonstrators.

FORGING COMPETITION - Love it or hate it, forging competitions done
on the spot between teams of participants are always a big part of
any gathering of Blacksmiths! Our hope is to allow the general public
to be able to observe the goings on 'from behind the ropes'. This
event will take place in the Hands On area on Sunday afternoon.

AUCTION - In keeping with our mission to inform and involve the public
in selected aspects of CANIRON, we are hoping to open up participation
in the fund raising auction to those with fatter wallets! The Auction
is scheduled for Saturday early evening.

GALLERY - The best way to inform the public to what we REALLY do is
to allow them access to the Gallery. Bring your best and most inspiring
work, make sure you include a stack of business cards. The layout
of the site at the Fergus Sportsplex is ideal in terms of both layout
and large size. Security and close supervision will be provided for
all the work.

OPENING BBQ SOCIAL - All registared participants are
invited to join in for an informal BBQ on a Bun dinner on Thursday
- hosted by OABA. (Included with your paid registration.) Come meet
the other conference members!

PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS - A special area is being set
aside, accessible to the general public, to illustrate just what Blacksmithing
is all about:
1) Thursday - A demonstration of bloomery furnace iron smelting by members of the Dark Ages Re-creation Company.
2) Friday & Saturday - Work on creation of a larger artwork project, undertaken by OABA members under the direction of Dave McCord.
3) Sunday - 'Hammer in' style work by members of OABA

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