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Louisville's Bluegrass Bioneers October 22 - 24, 2010
The Leading Sustainability Conference
University of Louisville - Strickler Hall
Full Schedule Below!
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The University of Louisville will host the Second Annual Bluegrass Bioneers Conference presented by BEcreative and the UofL Center for Environmental Education, October 22nd-24th, 2010. The event will take place in the Strickler Hall area of campus on Friday from 11am-10pm, Saturday from 9am-10pm, Sunday 9am-7pm.
Note: Bluegrass Bioneers is FREE and open to the public.
    
Schedule is subject to change
FRIDAY:
(ongoing activities throughout the day include food, tables, booths, and music by the Troubadours of Divine Bliss)
12-4pm NATIONAL PLENARIES
· JAMES HANSEN (NASA Goddard Director) - Human-made Climate Change: A Moral, Political and Legal Issue
· JOHN FRANCIS (The Planetwalker) - Redefining Environment
· JESSICA RIMINGTON (Founder of One World Youth Project) - Mobilizing the World's Youth
· MALLIKA DUTT (Founder and Exec. Dir. of Breakthrough) - Changing the Frame - Media, Arts and Culture as Tools for Public Dialouge
· GARY HIRSHBERG (CEO of Stonyfield Farm) - Win7 Economics: Restoring Natural Order as If People Mattered
4-4:30pm LIVE KEYNOTE
· ANDY MAHLER (Founder of Heartwood) - May the Forest Be With You
4:30-5:30pm BREAKOUTS
· Planetwalking & Powershifting - Danielle & Fred Hillenbrand
· 10-10-10 Global Work Party Feedback - Drew Foley et al.
· A Planetarium Journey Through the Universe and Earth - Dr. Keith Mountain & Drew Foster (Planetarium)
· UofL Climate Action Plan - Joy Hart, Justin Mog, Larry Owsley, Rodger Payne, Paul Salmon
5:30-6:30pm BREAKOUTS
· Panel: From Coal Ash to Coal-Free - Lauren McGrath, Tom Fitzgerald, Jeff Biggers, TBA
· Beyond Food Miles - Dr. Michael Bomford
· FILM: The Art of Walking - intro by Danielle & Fred Hillenbrand (*Planetarium)
· The Solar Panel Panel - TBA
FIELD TRIPS:
· 2:30-4pm UofL Sustainability Tour (walking)- Justin Mog & Russ Barnett
· 4:30-6:30pm Environmental Justice Tour (bus) - Russ Barnett
EVENING EVENTS:
· 7-8:50pm FILM: YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip (preview cut) - followed by Q&A w/ Director Ben Evans (*Planetarium/Strickler)
· 9-10:30pm FILM: DIRT - intro by GRASS (Strickler)
· 9-10:45pm FILM: Carbon Nation (*Planetarium)
* there is a $3 ticket price for evening films in the Planetarium ($5 for both)
SATURDAY:
(ongoing activities throughout the day include food, tables, booths, art and Yoga courtesy of SHINE & Louisville Yoga Coop)
MORNING EVENTS:
· 9-10am Morning Stretch/Yoga - courtesy of SHINE & Louisville Yoga CoOp
· 9-11am Seed/Harvest Swap & Re-skilling Fair - Margaret Shay, 15Thousand Farmers, Fresh Start, and others.
10-11am BREAKOUTS
· Resilient Communities and Sustainable Berea - Richard Olson
· TBD - Emily Goldstein
11-11:30am LIVE KEYNOTE
· JEFF BIGGERS (David Brower Award-winning author & activist) - Replanting our Roots in a Carpetbagger Nation
11:30-3:30pm NATIONAL PLENARIES
· ELIZABETH K LINDSEY (Award-Winning Filmmaker) - Navigating An Ancient Future: The Compass of Traditional Ecological Knowledge
· PETER WARSHALL (Co-Director of Dreaming New Mexico) - Dreaming New Mexico: An Age of Local Foodsheds and A Fair Trade State
· MARY GONZALES (California Director of Gamaliel Foundation) - The Environment and Its Relationship to Equity and the Economy
· JOHN WARNER (Founder of Green Chemistry) - Intellectual Ecology: Green Chemistry and Biomimicry
· ANDY LIPKIS - (Founder of TreePeople) - Engaging Nature and Community to Protect and Heal
3:30-4:30pm BREAKOUTS
· Where Do We Go From Here: College/University Reception & Discussion - facilitated by Prof. Peter Schwartzma
· E3 - Energy, the Economy and the Environment - Building Resilience for a Sustainable Community - Terrell Holder
· Magnificent Mushrooms - Eric Osborne
· Energy-Efficient, Green Design for New and Existing Homes - Gary Watrous
· Advancing Technology. Saving the Planet. - Chris Martinez & Stuart Schaffer
4:30-5:30pm BREAKOUTS
· Renewables in KY - David Brown Kinloch
· GreenConvene & AIA 2010 Preview - Maria Koetter, Chris Bowling
· Composting: Completing the Life Cycle of Food (90 minute walk & talk) - Brian Barnes
· History and Culture of Food - Joseph Franzen
5:30-6:30pm BREAKOUTS
· Food and Faith: Community Gardening in the West End - Lauren Argo, New Roots, Mason Roberts, TBA
· KY School Garden & Network Bluegrass Community Garden Network
· Urban Rejuvenation: Portland - Gary Watrous, Gill Holland, Jackie Green
· Environmental Ed. Handbook & Leadership for Kids
6:30-7:30pm SLOW FOODS DINNER & DISCUSSION
EVENING EVENTS:
7:30-9pm GREEN SLAM - TBA
9-10:30pm LIVE MUSIC: The 23 String Band
SUNDAY:
(ongoing activities throughout the day include food, tables, booths, art, and BCTC's UN Peace Fair in the afternoon with music by the Troubadours of Divine Bliss)
MORNING EVENTS:
9-10am Yoga for the Earth - courtesy of SHINE & Louisville Yoga CoOp
10-11am Opening Circle: Celebrating Earth Community - Jud Hendrix, Mark Steiner, and Marilyn Stoner
11-11:20am LIVE KEYNOTE
· HARRY PICKENS (Renowned Educator & Jazz Artist) -
11:20-12pm OPEN SPACE INTRODUCTION & CREATION
· Howard Mason, Harry Pickens, and Mark Steiner
12:05 -2pm NATIONAL PLENARIES
· LYNNE TWIST (Co-Founder of The Pachamama Alliance) - Changing the Dream: The Pachamama Alliance
· john a. powell (Executive Director of Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State) - Dance Like You Matter in an Intra-Related World
· GLORIA FELDT (Women's activist, writer, speaker and commentator) - Riding the Leadership Wave
2-5pm United Nations PEACE FAIR
Bluegrass Technical & Community College
2:15-2:55pm OPEN SPACE SESSIONS
3-3:35pm NATIONAL PLENARY
· ANTHONY CORTESE (Co-Founder of the AASHE) - From Leonardo da Vinci to Higher Education: Lead Us to Survive and Thrive
3:40-4:20pm OPEN SPACE SESSIONS
4:25-4:45pm REPORT OUT FROM OPEN SPACE SESSIONS
4:45-5:30pm NATIONAL PLENARY
· JANE GOODALL, Ph.D, DBE (Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace) - Gombe and Beyond: The Next 50 Years
5:30-6:30pm FINAL PERFORMANCE
· HARRY PICKENS and THE LOUISVILLE LEOPARD PERCUSSIONISTS
Please check the website (www.BluegrassBioneers.org) for the latest schedule information and updates.
Contact: Ben Evans at 917-657-7253 / ben@yert.com
Teddie Phillipson Mower at 812-361-4594 / t.phillipsonmower@louisville.edu
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