This is a multi layered event with many hands on seminars and presentations relating to how to build treehouses, ziplines, platforms and bridges, the tools, knowledge and hardware that are used aloft.  All at Out'n'About Treehouse Treesort in Takilma, OR.
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You won't find a broader gathering of fine minds and experience designing, building aloft, working with or in trees anywhere.

Columbus Day Weekend 2012
Full 'Pre', 'Core' and 'Post' Conference dates span Oct. 4th - 10th
Below We have updates on our list of presenters, conference session topics and scheduling in this posting, as well as a package price discount available.
We have also established a deadline for reserving the Meals Package!
No experience is required. Typical attendees to our workshops run the gamut of complete do it your self novices, building contractors looking for an artistic challenge, practicing arborists, engineers to experienced builder of treehouses and ziplines.
Pre-registration required, online form: Here
Please read below then fill form out and submit it, after which call the office to secure payment.

1.) *All day pre-conf on Thurs. Oct. 4th fee is $100. (we may be sending out for lunch)

2.) Oct. 5th, 6th, 7th Basic core conference fee: $350.00
*$100 Discount available for the core conference PLUS the post conf treehouse construction workshop. Separately costs $350 + $750 = $1,100~ sign up and participate in both for $1,000. The Pre-Conf is not included in this discount.

3.) **Post conference Oct. 8th, 9th & 10th fee $750. ($250 per day, includes breakfast and lunch, see available discount details above) Scheduled for completing carry over integrated sessions from pre & core conference. Check below and TreeHouseWorkShop website for more on what to expect.

4.) Meals, in addition to the core conf fee there will be a full meals package of $150 or the Saturday banquet alone for only $50. The meal package will include breakfast, lunch and dinner on Friday and Saturday (Saturday night is a banquet of some consequence) and Sunday brunch. All meals will have meat and vegetarian dishes. If special vegan, glutard or other needs are important please take that up with the Out'n'About staff when you book your lodgings. Deposit for meals package must be made by Sept. 28th so we can properly prepare!

5.) Lodging fees depend on accommodation. Camping on site is one popular option at the rate of $10/person/night; i.e. two people in one tent would be $20/night for the occupants of the tent. On site campers will have full bath house shower and clothes washing facilitrees available, hence the per person assessment. Off site choices are a local motel or B&B, to camping in the surrounding National Forest. If you need help on these choices just ask.
NOTE: Accommodation arrangements must be made separately (treehouse rental, camping on site, reside off site). There will be on site treehouse accommodation shares available (click to see perches), and ride sharing to or from the local airport for those interested, let us know so we can coordinate with others. Please read below and then email us or call for more info!

If you're intreested, book your space at Out'n'About Treehouse Treesort now and make your travel plans early.
www.treehouses.com
Telephone: 541-592-2208
email: <conference@treehouses.com>
Pre-registration required, online form: Here! Please submit it and call the office to secure payment.

*Pre-conf Thurs. Oct. 4th, 9 am:

Tall tree climb with Sam Johnson of OutOnALimbTreeClimbingCo. as lead climber. Limited to 3 participants (possibly 4). May run in two sessions, so 6 to 8 people could sign up.

All about trees: biology and mechanics and trees as structures with Scott Baker (pre-conf special page) of Tree Solutions Inc. Seattle, WA.. Scott is a Registered Consulting Arborist #414, Board Certified Master Arborist #PN0670B, Certified Tree Risk Assessor #145.

Stress testing and 'Bracketree' for different and varied applications with Michael Garnier of Treehouses.com.

Treehouse design charrette with Roderick Romero. An intense design workshop. Bring sharp pencils, this one is an eye opener.

4:30pm Ziplines and swings for pre-conf's and early arriving core conference comers!

The Core Conference runs Fri. Oct. 5, Sat. the 6th & Sun. Oct. 7th
Day One Fri. the 5th 9 am:

22 years of growth; By Michael Garnier and Scott Baker featuring tour of the treesort showing how the treehouses have evolved and the trees have adapted.

Tree Biology; more with Scott Baker (pre-conf special page).

12:00pm lunch!

1:00pm Treehouse engineering;  the difference between standard house construction and treehouses, vertical supports, point loading, Nabil Taha and Michael Garnier.

Treehouse Design with Peter Nelson and Roderick Romero

Jason Lindsey of climbworks.com for concepts, tools and hardware used for building canopy ziplines.

5:30pm ziplines and swings!

6:30-8:00pm dinner.

Day Two Sat. Oct. 6th (definite order not set):

Tree assessment for ziplines and treehouses; Learn how arborists can test and analyze an individual tree. Scott Baker

Zipline engineering Horizontal loading; turning moments for trees with treehouses and ziplines in them; Nabil Taha

I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours; zipline platforms in trees by Joel Hoffman of S.T.E.P.S. (et al).

Treehouse Rigging Techniques; Rigging in trees is often about getting things down. This is about getting things up with Jake Jacob.

Treehouse Designing with Technologic; Using cutting edge hardware & software to make better designs and better treehouses, presented by John Shulters of Ascension Studios.

The Pros & Cons of Cabling in Trees; a talk on cabling support systems for tree structures vs. knee braces & perched points. Presented by Dan Wright of Tree Top Builders.

Tree assessment for ziplines and treehouses; Scott Baker

I Know Knotting; a decent hands-on talk on rope and knots as tools.

Zipline Course Survey and Layout; with Mike Reynolds.

Tree Climbing techniques; with Sam Johnson.

Bracketree for GL®'s & TAB's with Michael Garnier.

Exploring Rope and Cordage; Ever wonder how ropes are made, the differences in rope construction, materials or applications? Learn more about that all important tool and lifeline! Workshop will include hands-on activities, slideshow and discussion as well as dissected rope samples from various adventure disciplines – rock climbing, caving, canyoneering, tree climbing, boating, etc., with Sam Johnson and Jake Jacob.

Special Saturday night banquet; Expect an entertaining evening!

Day Three, Sun. Oct. 7th:

10:00AM Remote rope installing techniques; for rope entry into trees, low impact tree climbing, or interior treehouse space by Laura Lynne Dyer of lauralynnedesigns.com.

11:30 Building codes and Industry standards for attaching to trees; Round table with Michael Garnier, Erik Marter of teamsynergo.com and all.

1:00 pm Sunday Brunch!

Sunday afternoon, Ziplines and Swings; For anybody that did not get a chance earlier or want to do some more, plus field trip to different treehouses (Michael's personal treebode) and off 50 miles away to the Giant Redwoods by the coast.
Expect a few added bonuses during the rest of the event itself!

**Post Conf: Mon. Oct. 8 thru Wed. Oct. 10th on treehouse building synopsized as follows: A full three day hands-on workshop "post-conf" to the 2012 WT&ZC is being offered on the essentials of treehouse building. This workshop serves as a compliment to the content of the core conference and is most beneficial if participated in conjunction with the pre-conf as well as the core conf. It will be a thorough overview of the complete process of getting a practical design up into a tree safely and in concert with the tree(s)… from idea, vision, tree selection (including tree biology), plan, design, engineer and construct. An introduction to the skill set that has evolved in the last 20 years that make the tasks of tree entry, tree climbing, treehouse rigging and tips and techniques in the actual building process into a practical craft that will stand out as a nice new item in your toolbox.

The workshop will be facilitated by Jake Jacob, treehouse rigger and Peter Nelson, author of several books on treehouses and exceptional designer. Experienced members of TreeHouseWorkshop.com, Nelson Treehouse & Supply, TreehouseARTZ and Out'n'About companies will instruct and assist. An arborist will guide us through tree assessment and a whole lot more about trees. An in depth session on the careful dance between engineers and trees with structures will be presented as well.

Note: The object of the workshop, a finished treehouse, has an actual client! The treehouse design that will serve as the guide in this particular workshop is being built for a neighbor who is a customer, they will serve as our host during building on their site. Meals and lodgings will still be served and organized at Out'n'About Treesort a couple doors down.

Look for more detailed daily schedules here as we firm up more of the plans!
*For those that ask what "12th (if annual)" means, it is that if we had in deed gotten this treemendous event off the ground every year since inception, it would be number twelve. We have missed some, but with your support, maybe we don't have to miss any more.
Please help us share this event any way you can!

(We need more invites in Facebook!.. apparently they limit invites to your personal contacts, we can't use our list)
www.treehouses.com
Telephone: 541-592-2208
email: <conference@treehouses.com>

From ALL the gnomes facilitreeting this awesome event, Thanks!
Hope to see you in our trees...

*Global Treehouse Symposium 2013 to be announced Fall 2012
More at Treehouse Point Website
Every year occurs a gathering of serious treehouse aficionados: Builders, Designers, Engineers, Arborists, Tree Climbers, Scientists, Special Guests, Owners Of and of course, those of you who are just getting your feet wet and want to learn more about treehouses. The weekend format has a similar ring to the construction teaching course that TreeHouse Workshop Inc. (THW) offers. There are seminars and presentations, delicious meals shared and wonderful people to meet. The GTS, however, is not a THW sponsored affair. Your hosts will be Pete and Judy Nelson and the beautiful TreeHouse Point. Please visit their site or contact Russell to find out more!
Always a jammed packed weekend with treehouse builders from around the world. 
TreeHouse Workshops Inc. has an ongoing schedule, check their site for much more!
or go straight to their workshop schedule.

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