<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><a href="https://csld.edu/institute/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Conway Institute</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is offering several online classes of interest to a broad spectrum of people in the planning, design, and environmental community, both professionals and volunteers. The QGIS course is of particular interest to land trusts and other land-based organizations who want to be able to create maps and analyze information using the free software platform, QGIS. The site grading courses provide opportunities for sharpening your site design skills and learning new ones!</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Questions can be sent to CJ Lammers at <a href="mailto:Institute@csld.edu" target="_blank">Institute@csld.edu</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Check out the details of the following courses at the Conway Institute’s website: </span><a href="https://csld.edu/institute/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://csld.edu/institute/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Site Grading Fundamentals: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Go Back to Basics and Sharpen Your Skills</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DATES: January 23, 30, and February 6, 13, 27  3:00 - 5:00 pm EST</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/209447512147" target="_blank">REGISTER HERE</a>  </span><i>"This was a great class, I liked the hands-on nature of it and I had plenty of time with the instructor."</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">NEW! </font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">QGIS for ArcMap Users: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Making the Transition</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DATES: February 10, 17, and 24 (three consecutive Thursdays)  3:00 - 4:30 PM EST    <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/230361155417" target="_blank">REGISTER HERE</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span>NEW</span>! </span>Solving Complex Site Grading Problems: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A Hands-On Workshop in Grading Design</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DATES: March 13, 20, and 27 (three consecutive Sundays)  3:00 - 5:00 pm EST    </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/230371686917" target="_blank">REGISTER HERE</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><i><b>The Conway Institute's mission is to support the Conway School through programs, speakers, and workshops.</b></i></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#38761d"><b>CJ Lammers, </b></font></span><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Projects Manager</span></div></span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="https://csld.edu/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">The Conway School</font></a><font color="#666666">, </font></span><font color="#666666">Northampton, MA</font></b></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b><a href="https://csld.edu/institute/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">The Conway Institute</font></a>, </b>Program Manager</span></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">office: 413-369-4044 mobile: <b>413-270-2372</b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><i>she/her pronouns</i></span></div></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>