Bioneers Conference 2005

Thanks to Harlan, maker of 11:11 Diamond Portal (Burning Man 2004/05), for reminding me of the upcoming Bioneers Conference coming up next month (San Rafael, California, October 14th-16th, 2005). There will be nearly 100 speakers there. I can't think of a more important conference to attend.

Here is the schedule lineup:

FRIDAY PLENARIES
9:00am - 1:00pm

What Life Knows: New Ideas from Biology that Could Change the World
JANINE BENYUS

You Are Where You Eat: Growing Urban Food and Community
WIL BULLOCK

From Russia with Snow Leopards: The Future of Wilderness Protection
VYACHESLAV TRIGUBOVICH

Global Warming: A Climate of Fear and Opportunity
BILL MCKIBBEN

An UnReasonable Woman: UnReasonableness and Where It Gets You
DIANE WILSON

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
2:45pm - 4:15pm

Nature's Recipe Book: Re-Imagining Industrial Chemistry (A1)

Food Security: A Blueprint for Sustainable Food Systems (A2)

Social Entrepreneurship: Making Dreams Come True (A3)

The Coming Plague: A Public Health Response to Infectious Disease (A4)

Beauty Made Me Do It: Art and Social Change (A5)

Connecting the Drops: Watershed Protection (A6)

Busted: Whistleblowers, Power and Democracy (A7)

Interactive!
Revolutionary Communication In Theory and Practice (A8)

New World Water Tour of ‘Toxic City’: Anti-Oppression Training & Alliance
Building (2 session workshop)

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
4:30pm - 6:00pm

High Noon: Showdown over Global Warming (B1)

Eater Beware: Food Safety (B2)

Click Here: Movement Building on the Internet (B3)

Mission-Driven Companies: The Inside Story (B4)

First Peoples: Protecting and Restoring Indigenous Cultures (B5)

Restoring Balance: When Women Lead (B6)

Wild Heart: Wildlands and Wildlife Conservation (B7)

Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities (B8)

Interactive!
Herb Walk with 7Song (B9)

New World Water Tour of ‘Toxic City’: Anti-Oppression Training & Alliance
Building (2 session workshop)

FRIDAY EVENING
7:00 - 8:30pm

Young Bioneers Mixer

7:30 - 10:00pm

Bioneers Moving Image Festival

SATURDAY PLENARIES
9:00am - 1:00pm

Intelligence in Nature: A Predator's Inquiry
JEREMY NARBY

Bold Precaution: The Precautionary Principle Gains Traction
CAROLYN RAFFENSPERGER

Greening the Inner City: Jobs, Health, Justice and the Environment
OMAR FREILLA

Beyond Framing: How Deep Neuro-Linguistic Programming Communicates
THOM HARTMANN

Who's Got Next? Cultivating Feminine-Centered Leadership in a Hip-Hop Era
RHA GODDESS

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
2:45pm - 4:15pm

Diversity at the Table: Food Justice and Access (A9)

Blogs, Wikis and Indies: Citizen Media and the Fate of Democracy (A10)

Power Play: Innovative Anti-Corporate, Pro-Democracy Strategies (A11)

Campaigning Women: Building an Environmental Health Movement (A12)

Urban Dreams: Remaking Cities for Sustainability (A13)

Connecting the Dots: Defending Indigenous Lands and Cultures (A14)

Peace Technologies: The Art and Science of Compassion (A15)

Interactive!
Both/And: Cultivating a Common Home in the Scorched Earth of Politics (A16)

Educator's Forum: Educating Our Children For a Sustainable World

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
4:30pm - 6:00pm

The Eco-Agricultural-Industrial Park: The Intervale Project (B10)

Fast Food, Slow Food: From Addiction to Health (B11)

What's the Story? Reframing Progressive Media (B12)

Corporate Rights vs. Human Rights: New Directions in Challenging Corporate Power (B13)

Better Safe Than Bankrupt: Precaution Pays (B14)

Restoring Cultural Balance: Raising Women's Voices (B15)

Nature's Treasures: Preserving and Restoring Large Ecosystems (B16)

Interactive!
Pan-Global Indigenous Peace Technologies (B17)

Seeding the Present: Youth Taking Action

SATURDAY EVENING
6:30 - 8:00pm
Food and Farming Community Reception

7:30 - 10:00pm
Bioneers Moving Image Festival

8:00 - 9:30pm
Visionary Activism (C1)

8:00pm - midnight
Drumming and Dance Party

SUNDAY PLENARIES
9:00am - 1:00pm

Field of Plenty: A Farmer's Journey to the Frontiers of American Agriculture
MICHAEL ABLEMAN

Return of the Ancient Council Ways: Indigenous Survival in Chiapas
OHKI SIMINE FOREST

Restoring Los Angeles: Healing the Nature of Our Cities
ANDY LIPKIS

The Fifth Revolution: Teh Evolution of Ecological Design Intelligence
DAVID ORR

"And, there are those of us who straddle..."
BERNICE JOHNSON REAGON

SUNDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
2:45pm - 4:15pm

Ecological Design: Nature's Operating Instructions (A17)

Certified Orgasmic: Fertility from Soil to Markets (A18)

Larger Than Life: Food and Farming at the Movies (A19)

From Value to Values: Fair Trade and the Marketplace of Relationship (A20)

The Politics of Psychoactive Plants: Religious Freedom, Shamanism and Sacred Plants (A21)

Embracing the "Other": Cultural Diversity and Resilience (A22)

Money Talks: Transforming Attitudes Toward Money and Philanthropy (A23)

Interactive:
Transforming the Mainstream Media: Training and Practice (A24)

Interactive:
Herbal Street First Aid with 7Song (A25)

Art in Action: Igniting the Power of Community and the Spirit of Joy (2 session workshop)

SUNDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
4:30pm - 6:00pm

Mystery, Complexity and Ambiguity: Native Education for Sustainability (B18)

The Future of Green Building (B19)

Genetic Roulette: Tinkering with Creation (B20)

Cooperatives: The Economics of Mutual Aid (B21)

Young and Wired: Youth Media, New Voices (B22)

Reclaiming Faith: Spirituality, Religion and Keeping the Faith (B23)

Deep Water: Saving the Oceans (B24)

Art in Action: Igniting the Power of Community and the Spirit of Joy (2 session workshop)

VAYA CON GAIA - CLOSING CEREMONY
6:30PM

Hall and Exhibits close at 8:30pm

Posted by Bennu at September 26, 2005 08:15 PM