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AutoCAD Live Demo

Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:30p.m.-9:30p.m.

Early Bird Registration is $25 (by Feb. 11th), Late Registration is $35

Becker College

337 Turnpike Road

Southborough, MA 01772

For directions visit http://www.becker.edu

Presenter: Eleanor Hoffman, M.A., M.S.E.S.

AutoCAD is the worldwide industry standard drafting application used by architects, engineers, designers, and others. This demonstration is an introduction to the program focusing on features and tools to automate computer drafting. This session will give you ideas about AutoCAD and using it for your landscape design projects and information about buying the program.

Don't miss this informative program. Beverages will be provided.

AutoCAD Introduction (Live Demo + 2-day Hands-on Training)

Live Demo

Thursday, February 19, 2009 from 6:30-9:30p.m.

Becker College

337 Turnpike Road

Southborough, MA 01772

Hands-on Training

Friday and Saturday, February 20 & 21, 2009 from 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

Early Bird Registration is $525 (by Feb. 11th), Late Registration is $650

(lunch for both days is included)

Microdesk

2200 W. Park Dr.

Westborough, MA 01581

Instructor: Eleanor Hoffman, M.A., M.S.E.S.

This 2-day hands-on training course teaches the fundamentals of AutoCAD. We learn to create basic drawings through drawing and editing commands in two dimensions. Students should have a working knowledge of Windows (or the Mac OS). A background in drawing, drafting, design or graphics is helpful but not required. Each student will be assigned a computer. Bring a USB drive to take home your drawings. Follow-up learning can be done by e-mail.

Eleanor Hoffman, M.A., M.S.E.S., is a certified landscape designer and consultant. She lectures and teaches about horticulture and landscape design, writes, photographs, and leads garden tours. She gives computer training in CAD and computer graphics to landscape designers at the New York Botanical Garden and privately. Her landscape work encompasses residential, institutional, and civic projects. She brings the natural and built environments together and incorporates an understanding of ecological processes and environmental principles of the landscape into gardens. She trained at NYBG and the CUNY Graduate Program, Cornell University, Radcliffe Graduate Seminars in Landscape Design and Landscape Design History, and the Graduate School of Environmental Studies at Bard College, and holds degrees and certificates in botany, horticulture, landscape design, and environmental studies.

Don't miss these wonderful learning opportunities. Lunches are included with AutoCAD Introduction registration only.

To learn more about this topic check out the following books - available at our online store under Drawing & Drafting Techniques>Software>AutoCAD Books

AutoCAD: Secrets Every User Should Know by Dan Abbott

AutoCAD 2009 & AutoCAD LT 2009 Bible by Ellen Finkelstein

AutoCAD 2009: One Step at a Time by Timothy Sean Sykes

Mastering AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAd LT 2009 by George Omura

AutoCAD 2009 for Dummies by David Byrnes

Harnessing AutoCAD 2009 by G.V. Krishnan and Thomas Stellman

Hotel Accommodations: Can be found at - Marriott Courtyard Boston Westborough, Doubletree Hotel Boston/Westborough, Comfort Inn Westborough, Extended Stay America Westborough, Red Roof Inn Boston Southborough, and Sheraton Framingham

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