permaculture

[Darren Doherty <darren@permaculture.biz>]

G'day,

Following on from a similar, though longer workshop held in El Arenal in
Jalisco, Mexico in late 2009, we are holding a 'GIS/Watershed Analysis for
Permaculture Practicum' from the 10-11th of August 2011 here in Bendigo,
Victoria, Australia. Again this is subject to requests over the year and
particularly more recently. The short notice is due to our 'chock a block'
schedule especially with the RegenAG workshop series starting in August and
taking great bookings plus a number of requests to hold such a workshop
before too long so here it is....

Similar to our recent 'Earthworks Practicum' we will be hosting a minimum
number of participants (8) in our family home. The workshop will focus on
using the various commonly available software including Google Earth and
MapInfo Professional. Mapping techniques using modern and ancient levels
plus GPS technology will also be integrated into this workshop. Our simple
intention is to skill people to be able to use these techniques to develop
their digital cartographic skills for the purposes of creating Permaculture
designs as we have been doing since 1996.

This workshop is not intended for those who find reading maps difficult or
who have difficulty with operating computers.

Details are below:

Date: 10-11 August, 2010

Where: 45 Casey St, Bendigo East, Victoria, Australia

What to Bring: Warm Clothes, Bed Clothes, Sleeping Bag, Pillow, Bath Towel,
Notes, Great Positive Attitude

Accommodation: 45 Casey St, Bendigo East, Victoria, Australia

Public Transport: Flights into Melbourne (MEL) & almost hourly trains from
Melbourne to Bendigo. We can pick you up and drop you off at the Bendigo
Station.

Price: $300/day all inclusive for couples, $200/day all inclusive for
singles - 3 meals a day of beautiful home cooked omnivorous local food plus
all beverages etc. Vegetarians are catered for.

Bookings: darren@permaculture.biz or phone +61 3 5443 9410

Payments: Full payment on morning of Day 1 (10th August 2010) or Pre-Pay via
PayPal or Direct Deposit

Numbers are strictly limited to 8 people.

A handbook will be supplied to each participant as part of the practicum.

As always our typical open access to all kinds of electronic materials
applies so please bring a portable hard-drive or larger memory stick.

*Program*:

Day 1:

- Overview of various software & equipment
- Putting a Contoured Aerial Photo Base Map together: Accessing data,
scanning/digitising; mapping projections, geographic registration
- Coordination of a mapping project:  Surveying, logistics, order of
process, standards of output
- Watershed Assessment: Catchment Analysis, Runoff Coefficients,
BioEngineering structures and strategies

Day 2:

- Concept Plan Development: Urban & rural design cartography strategies,
revision procedures
- Detail Design Development: CAD applications, standards of output,
codification, printing & sharing protocols/practices
- Bills of Quantities: What to include, costing a project, broader
strategies for project management/schedules/process
- Q&A time - Open Slather!

We already have a couple of bookings so just as our other short practicums
this one is sure to be booked out quickly.

All the best,

Darren Doherty



-- 
Hooroo,
Darren J. Doherty

UPCOMING EVENTS

2010 Regenerative Agriculture Workshop Series (Oceania & Beyond)
http://www.RegenAG.com

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September-October 2010, Tasmania, Victoria, NSW, QLD, NZ (
http://www.RegenAG.com)

2º Encuentro Internacional Amigos de los Árboles - 'Más Árboles ante el
Cambio Climático' - Institución Cultural El Brocense, Cáceres, Extremadura,
España (www.masaboles.org) 4, 5 y 6 de Junio, 2010

Earthworks Practicum, Eppalock, VIC, AU, 14-16 June, 2010

APC10 Permaculture Design Certificate Course, Cairns, QLD, AU, September
2010, (www.apc10.org.au)

Permaculture Design Certificate Course (with Christian Shearer), Tanjung
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AUSTRALIA FELIX PERMACULTURE
Broadacre Permaculture Design & Development
International Certified Permaculture Education

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