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| We've replaced the old events server with a new calendar system. The new system provides events calendars for both BCS and CVS. | The online BCS & CVS event calendars can be found here: |
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| Anybody who was receiving BCS event reminders via e-mail from the old system has automatically been added to the new system. Reminders are sent out upon event creation, modification, deletion, and both 1 and 3 days before the event takes place. | http://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu |
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| People receiving reminders of CVS events via e-mail will continue to receive them via the new calendar server. Reminders will be sent out at the same intervals as the BCS event reminders. | or |
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| The calendars offer an RSS feed, so you can add it to your web browser and have event info appear there. An RSS icon appears in the top left corner of each calendar...when you click on it, your web browser should give you the option of adding the feed to your bookmarks. If it doesn't, here's the direct link: | http://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu |
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| BCS calendar - feed://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu/rssxmllink?calendar=bcs_events CVS calendar - feed://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu/rssxmllink?calendar=cvs_events |
(two names for the same server). |
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| You can also subscribe to the event calendar(s) from within Apple iCal and have the events appear there. To do so, go to the menu bar at the top and click on "Calendar", then "Subscribe", and enter this URL: | == E-mail notices == |
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| BCS calendar - http://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu/icalsubscribe/bcs_events CVS calendar - http://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu/icalsubscribe/cvs_events |
E-mail notices are automatically sent out by the calendar server upon event creation, modification, and deletion. Event reminder e-mails are sent out at two predetermined intervals before the event takes place, usually 1 and 3 days before. |
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| The calendar then should appear in the window on the left, and the events in the calendar itself. | If you wish to be added to, or removed from, the e-mail notification system, please send an e-mail to postmaster@bemis.bcs.rochester.edu with your request. It will be processed promptly. |
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| You should also be able to subscribe to the calendars from Google Calendar, but I do not have instructions for doing so right now. | == RSS subscriptions == The calendars offer an RSS feed, so you can add them to your web browser and have event info appear there. An RSS icon appears in the top left corner of each calendar...when you click on it, your web browser should give you the option of adding the feed to your bookmarks. If it doesn't, here are the direct links: '''BCS calendar''' - feed://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu/rssxmllink?calendar=bcs_events '''CVS calendar''' - feed://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu/rssxmllink?calendar=cvs_events == Subscribing via other calendars == You can subscribe to the event calendar(s) from within Apple iCal and have the events automatically download into your Apple calendar. To do so, go to the menu bar within Apple iCal and click on "Calendar", then "Subscribe", and enter the desired URL(s): '''BCS calendar''' - {{{http://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu/icalsubscribe/bcs_events}}} '''CVS calendar''' - {{{http://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu/icalsubscribe/cvs_events}}} The calendar(s) should then appear in the window on the left, and the events in the calendar itself. You can also subscribe via Google Calendar. However, Google does not correctly identify the time zone that we are in, so the times will not appear correctly if you use the above link. To subscribe via Google Calendar, use this link instead: '''BCS/CVS calendar for Google Calendar''' - {{{http://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu/icalsubscribe/bcs_events_gc}}} You go to "add other calendar" and select "by URL" and then paste the URL listed above. |
BCS & CVS Events Calendars
The online BCS & CVS event calendars can be found here:
http://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu
or
http://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu
(two names for the same server).
E-mail notices
E-mail notices are automatically sent out by the calendar server upon event creation, modification, and deletion. Event reminder e-mails are sent out at two predetermined intervals before the event takes place, usually 1 and 3 days before.
If you wish to be added to, or removed from, the e-mail notification system, please send an e-mail to postmaster@bemis.bcs.rochester.edu with your request. It will be processed promptly.
RSS subscriptions
The calendars offer an RSS feed, so you can add them to your web browser and have event info appear there. An RSS icon appears in the top left corner of each calendar...when you click on it, your web browser should give you the option of adding the feed to your bookmarks. If it doesn't, here are the direct links:
BCS calendar - feed://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu/rssxmllink?calendar=bcs_events
CVS calendar - feed://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu/rssxmllink?calendar=cvs_events
Subscribing via other calendars
You can subscribe to the event calendar(s) from within Apple iCal and have the events automatically download into your Apple calendar. To do so, go to the menu bar within Apple iCal and click on "Calendar", then "Subscribe", and enter the desired URL(s):
BCS calendar - http://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu/icalsubscribe/bcs_events
CVS calendar - http://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu/icalsubscribe/cvs_events
The calendar(s) should then appear in the window on the left, and the events in the calendar itself.
You can also subscribe via Google Calendar. However, Google does not correctly identify the time zone that we are in, so the times will not appear correctly if you use the above link. To subscribe via Google Calendar, use this link instead:
BCS/CVS calendar for Google Calendar - http://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu/icalsubscribe/bcs_events_gc
You go to "add other calendar" and select "by URL" and then paste the URL listed above.