.addAttendee("Gary Schwartz", "mailto:schwag@rpi.edu", ["20100422T090000Z/PT1H00M"], "REQ-PARTICIPANT", "NEEDS-ACTION");
      bwGrid.addAttendee("", "mailto:douglm@rpi.edu", ["FBTYPE=BUSY-TENTATIVE:20100421T120000Z/20100421T130000Z","20100422T050000Z/20100422T060000Z"], "OPT-PARTICIPANT", "DECLINED");

      // set datepicker defaults
      $.datepicker.setDefaults({
        constrainInput: true,
        dateFormat: "yy-mm-dd",
        showOn: "both",
        buttonImage: "calIcon.gif",
        buttonImage