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| = BCS & CVS Events Calendars = | = BCS & CVS Events Calendar = |
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| The old BCS events server/calendar has been replaced with a new calendaring system. The new system provides events calendars for both BCS and CVS. | The new combined BCS & CVS events calendar 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. | https://www.brownbearsw.com/mc/URBCSCVS?Op=ShowIt;CalendarName=bcscvs_events_calendar |
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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. | == E-mail notices == |
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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 are the direct links: | 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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| [[feed://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu/rssxmllink?calendar=bcs_events|BCS calendar]] CVS calendar - feed://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu/rssxmllink?calendar=cvs_events |
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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| 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: | == RSS subscriptions == |
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| BCS calendar - http://calendar.bcs.rochester.edu/icalsubscribe/bcs_events CVS calendar - http://calendar.cvs.rochester.edu/icalsubscribe/cvs_events |
The link for the new server is: |
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| The calendar then should appear in the window on the left, and the events in the calendar itself. | https://www.brownbearsw.com/mc/URBCSCVS?CalendarName=bcscvs_events_calendar;Op=RSS |
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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. | == Subscribing via other calendars == If you want to keep things simple and just subscribe to the calendar in it's entirety, simply use the URL below with your calendar software: https://www.brownbearsw.com/mc/URBCSCVS/bcscvs_events_calendar/subscribe/o_cf/bcscvs_events_calendar.ics Note that as of March 1, 2022, the above subscription link is "new and improved"...the "Description:" field of the event now includes things like location, abstract, etc. Please note that these subscription URLs are usable with ANY calendar software...there is no longer a need for a separate link just for Google Calendar users. |
BCS & CVS Events Calendar
The new combined 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 link for the new server is:
https://www.brownbearsw.com/mc/URBCSCVS?CalendarName=bcscvs_events_calendar;Op=RSS
Subscribing via other calendars
If you want to keep things simple and just subscribe to the calendar in it's entirety, simply use the URL below with your calendar software:
Note that as of March 1, 2022, the above subscription link is "new and improved"...the "Description:" field of the event now includes things like location, abstract, etc.
Please note that these subscription URLs are usable with ANY calendar software...there is no longer a need for a separate link just for Google Calendar users.