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Conference Schedule - Saturday November 12, 2011
Macalester College Campus Location Key
JBD - John B. Davis Auditorium
CC - Campus Center
OM - Old Main
MPUC - Macalester Plymouth United Church
| Morning | |
| 8:30 AM | Registration and Silent Auction open, John B. Davis Auditorium (JBD), at the lower level of Campus Center (CC) |
| 9:00 | Opening Ceremony and Welcome, emcees Joel Hodroff and Amyleo Barankovich (JBD) |
| 9:20 | National Bioneers Plenary DVD #1, Paul Stamets, Author, Solutions from the Underground: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World (JBD) |
| 10:00 - 11:15 | During the Plenaries, feel free to participate instead in our Salon where we'll be sharing best practices for ecological living. We'll discuss immediate actions that can help anyone transition your lifestyle and build community. Meet with discussion facilitator Sarah Wolbert at Campus Center second floor. |
| 10:00 | National Bioneers Plenary DVD #2, Amory Lovins, Physicist, Reinventing Fire (JBD) |
| 10:40 | National Bioneers Plenary DVD #3, Melissa Nelson, cultural ecologist, scholar-activist, writer and media-maker, professor, Revitalizing Indigeneity: Eco-Cultural Knowledge and Reciprocity (JBD) |
| Mid-Day | |
| 11:20 - 1:00 PM | Lunch Break. 4 choices for the lunch meal:
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Lunch Break Activities offered: Visit Silent Auction (JBD) "Sustainable Macalester" tour begins at OM east side Facilitated Open Space discussions in OM classrooms (TBA) | |
| 12:15 | National Bioneers Plenary DVD #4, Gloria Steinem, Author, When Women Are People... and Corporations Are Not: Why the First Inequality Will Also Be the Last |
| Afternoon | |
| 1:05 | Workshop Session #1 (OM) |
| 2:05 | Workshop Session #2 (OM) |
| 3:10 | Keynote by Ken Meter, Director, Crossroads Research Center, Promoting Economic Recovery with Local Foods. (JBD) |
| 4:15 | National Bioneers Plenary DVD #5, John Liu, Chinese Journalist, Restoration Writ Large: Unleashing the Potential of Nature and People for Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration (JBD) |
| 4:55 | National Bioneers Plenary DVD #6, Mary Evelyn Tucker, Professor of World Religion, Cosmic Evolution - the Power of Story - (JBD) |
| 5:30 | Invitation to final Silent Auction bids and dinner (JBD) |
| 5:45 | Silent Auction Close, pay and pickup Items, (JBD) |
Evening For those continuing with dinner and the evening program, proceed to Macalester Plymouth United Church (MPUC) | |
| 6:15 | Beautiful vegan Indian Dinner by Gandhi Mahal and social time (MPUC) (Participation requires registration and $10 payment in advance - see Registration Page) |
| 7:15 | Introduction to Awakening the Dreamer Symposium (I-ATD). The ATD Symposium seeks to establish an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, and socially just human presence on this planet. The I-ATD is a new tool for environmental, faith-based, and social justice organizations to advance our mission, broaden our reach and raise funds. (MPUC) |
| 8:45 | Closing Ceremony for the Conference |
| 9:00 | Conference ends |