IPhoto Events to Aperture Projects

For those in the know,
Are iPhoto Events analogous to Aperture Projects?
I am considering purchasing Aperture 3 with the goal of leaving iPhoto behind.
I really like the way events are managed and displayed in iPhoto.
Should I be safe in considering Aperture's Projects like iPhoto events.
Can projects be sorted and viewed by day, in grid fashion a la iPhoto??
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Damien,
If I were you, I'd download a trial version of Aperture and see if it works the way you want. (Even if it doesn't work how you want, you might still be happy with how it works.)
Aperture Projects are loosely analogous to iPhoto Events. However, a Project can have any number of other containers (albums, slideshows, etc) below it, so it is much more versatile. However, if you don't use any other organization within a Project, than the Event/Project analogy is pretty sound.
As for viewing Events in iPhoto by day, I wasn't aware that was a function of iPhoto. I know you can view Event-by-Event, and if your events are split into days, you will get a grid of days (really events) showing you the "key" photo in each Event. There is a view of all of your projects within Aperture that does the same thing. (I rarely use that, though, since I can see a list of all of my projects and just click on an item in the list to see all the pictures.)
nathan

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Regards
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