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| The old BCS events server/calendar has been replaced with a new calendaring system, which provides separate events calendars for both BCS and CVS. To view the calendars in your web browser, visit http://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu or http://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu (two names for the same server). | The OLD online BCS & CVS event calendars can be found here: |
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| == E-mail reminders == | http://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu |
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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. | or |
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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. | http://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu |
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| To add/delete/change an e-mail subscription, please send an e-mail to postmaster@cvs.rochester.edu with your request. It will be processed promptly. | (two names for the same server). The NEW online BCS & CVS events calendar can be found here: https://www.brownbearsw.com/mc/URBCSCVS?Op=ShowIt;CalendarName=bcscvs_events_calendar == 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@calendar.bcs.rochester.edu with your request. It will be processed promptly. |
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| 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: | 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 for the OLD server: |
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| The link for the NEW server is: '''BCS/CVS Calendar''' - https://www.brownbearsw.com/mc/URBCSCVS?CalendarName=bcscvs_events_calendar;Op=RSS |
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| 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): | You can subscribe to the event calendar(s) from within Apple iCal and have the events automatically download into your Apple calendar. For the OLD server, to do so, go to the menu bar within Apple iCal and click on "Calendar", then "Subscribe", and enter the desired URL(s): |
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| 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: | For the NEW server, subscription information can be found here: https://www.brownbearsw.com/mc/URBCSCVS?CalendarName=bcscvs_events_calendar;Op=OptioniCal;Amount=Month;NavType=Absolute;Type=Block A direct URL for all calendar events that you can use to create a subscription in your calendar software is: https://www.brownbearsw.com/mc/URBCSCVS/bcscvs_events_calendar/subscribe/bcscvs_events_calendar.ics You can also subscribe via Google Calendar. However for the OLD server, 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: |
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| You go to "add other calendar" and select "by URL" and then paste the iCal URL(s) listed above. | You go to "add other calendar" and select "by URL" and then paste the URL listed above. For the NEW server, this is no longer an issue. You can use the subscription information above with Google Calendar. |
BCS & CVS Events Calendars
The OLD 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).
The NEW online BCS & CVS events calendar can be found here:
https://www.brownbearsw.com/mc/URBCSCVS?Op=ShowIt;CalendarName=bcscvs_events_calendar
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@calendar.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 for the OLD server:
BCS calendar - feed://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu/rssxmllink?calendar=bcs_events
CVS calendar - feed://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu/rssxmllink?calendar=cvs_events
The link for the NEW server is:
BCS/CVS Calendar - https://www.brownbearsw.com/mc/URBCSCVS?CalendarName=bcscvs_events_calendar;Op=RSS
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. For the OLD server, 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.
For the NEW server, subscription information can be found here:
A direct URL for all calendar events that you can use to create a subscription in your calendar software is:
https://www.brownbearsw.com/mc/URBCSCVS/bcscvs_events_calendar/subscribe/bcscvs_events_calendar.ics
You can also subscribe via Google Calendar. However for the OLD server, 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.
For the NEW server, this is no longer an issue. You can use the subscription information above with Google Calendar.