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MAJOR SPONSOR
24th Annual Eastern ConferenceNovember 5-9, 2008 Samoset Resort on the Ocean, Rockport, Maine Join your friends and colleagues at the Guild's Annual Eastern Conference in November at the spectacular Samoset Resort, the premier coastal resort location in Maine, renowned for expansive views of Penobscot Bay and distant islands. This will be our first time on the Maine coast. Four separate tracks during the main Conference are augmented by five pre-Conference Workshops on Wednesday and Thursday, November 5th and 6th, numerous special events, tours, great food and a spectacular locale. This year's Conference features strong tracks on business, timber frame engineering and design, Asian carpentry and shop practices from layout to preservation techniques. Pre-Conference Events
Tours and Open Houses provide more to do on your way to the Conference. We are planning Open Houses on Thursday at TimberWolf Tools in Freeport, the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, and the Boatbuilding Apprenticeshop in Rockland. Details are here and will also be provided in your registration confirmation packet. Another nearby recommended stop is the Lie-Nielson Toolworks in Warren. Also on Thursday, a ferry trip is planned to the lovely island of North Haven in Penobscot Bay that will include a tour of 4 to 5 historic barns. Details are here, and pre-registration is required. Enrollment is limited. Keynote SpeakersWe are thrilled to have two featured speakers of international renown joining us: Toshio Odate and Tedd Benson. Toshio Odate was born in Japan in 1930 and during the immediate post-war years served an apprenticeship as a maker of sliding doors. He went on to study art and design, and in 1958 was awarded a fellowship for the introduction of traditional Japanese woodworking in the United States, where he has remained. 
Over the following four decades, Odate taught industrial design and sculpture at the university level, exhibited his own sculptures, and demonstrated Japanese woodworking techniques and attitudes at many workshops, classes and seminars throughout the U.S. and Europe. He has written articles for Fine Woodworking, American Woodworker, Woodwork and Woodshop News magazines, and is the author of Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use and Making Shoji. Odate has also been featured in several videos and television productions, including "Martha Stewart Living" and the "Woodwright's Shop." He currently resides in Woodbury, Connecticut. 
Tedd Benson is considered by many to be the single individual most responsible for the timber frame revival in the 1970s. Besides being an author and occasional guest on "This Old House," his Benson Woodworking and Bensonwood Homes companies in New Hampshire have earned worldwide respect through sensitive and sensible management, design, construction and employment practices. He is a founding member of the Timber Framers Guild, and author of Building the Timber Frame House, The Timber Frame Home, and Timberframe. About Our Venue
For more than a century, the Samoset Resort has been considered the premier coastal resort location in Maine, renowned for spectacular and expansive views of Penobscot Bay and distant islands, with the soft Camden Hills rising to the east, and the spacious grounds of Jameson Point to the west. The original hotel, which was built in 1889 and serviced by the Maine Central Railroad, was destroyed by fire in 1972. It was replaced with a new hotel constructed almost entirely from the beautiful old timbers of a deserted granary, which was once a Portland, Maine landmark. 
Travel ArrangementsThe Resort is located just outside of Rockport, Maine, 3½ hours north of Boston and 1½ hours north of Portland, Maine, on coastal Route 1. There are many direct flights available to the Portland International Jetport (PWM), and it is only a short beautiful ride up the coast in your rental car. Commuter service from Boston into nearby Knox County Airport (RKD) is through USAirways Express. Detailed directions are provided here and will be sent with your registration confirmation. AccommodationsRoom reservations: Lodging is not included in your conference fee and must be booked with the hotel directly. For reservations call 800-341-1650 and refer to the Timber Framers room block. The room block at Samoset Resort includes standard rooms and suites. Standard rooms have a double occupancy rate of $114/night + tax ($7.98). Standard room types include:
Suites in our block have a double occupancy rate of $265/night + tax. The one-bedroom suite has a separate living room and queen sleeper sofa with ocean view. The cancellation policy for individual rooms is 72 hours prior to arrival. To see more of the Resort and take a photo tour, visit their website at www.samosetresort.com. 
Alternative lodging: If you wish to book accommodations somewhere other than the Samoset Resort, there are hotels in the nearby towns of Rockland, Camden (shown at right), and other picturesque towns. Visit the sites for the Maine Office of Tourism at visitmaine.com/region/midcoast/ or the Rockland, Maine Chamber of Commerce at www.therealmaine.com. Education Credits
Continuing Education Units for architects and engineers are available for many of the seminars. Contact our office for details. |
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