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  • From: "Michael Burns" <michael AT fingerlakespermaculture.org>
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  • Subject: Bioneers conference in Ithaca, NY - October 22-24, 2010
  • Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:39:12 -0400

Finger Lakes Bioneers 2010
We Make Our Future
October 22-24
Ithaca NY
http://www.wemakeourfuture.org/

This year's conference features three afternoons of interactive community
activities in downtown Ithaca and at Ithaca College, designed to engage and
empower local participants of many ages to take on climate change, sustainable
municipal planning, and the authentic expression of each person as a change
agent, ready for action. The national Bioneers Conference plenary sessions
are screened at Cinemapolis each morning, with additional day and evening
events at nearby locations. Following is a brief summary of each event.

For details on speakers and event locations, visit Finger Lakes Bioneers
http://www.wemakeourfuture.org/ or call Sustainable Tompkins
http://sustainabletompkins.org/ at (607) 216-1552. Tickets are only $15/day
for the morning and afternoon events. Evening events are free or require
modest fees.

Friday October 22, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm: Breakfast with the Bioneers at
Cinemapolis, 120 E. Green St. Bagels and beverages welcome you to a morning
screening of the national Bioneers Conference first-day plenary speakers:
James Hansen, John Francis, Jessy Tolkan, Mallika Dutt and Gary Hirshberg.
Speaker details at main Bioneers http://www.bioneers.org/conference site. ($5
entry fee or free to registered conference participants.)

Friday October 22, 11:30 am: Grab some lunch downtown and head to the Women's
Community Building, 100 Seneca Street, Ithaca, to join our sponsors --
Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative, Cayuga Medical Center and ASI
Renovations -- in welcoming Doug Coward, a St. Lucie County commissioner in
Florida, who will talk about the green economy revolution underway on the
Treasure Coast. (Free to registered conference participants.)

Friday October 22, 1:30 - 5:30 pm: The Climate Change Game, Women's Community
Building. This role-playing game was developed by Medard Gabel for students,
for you, and for the entire family. Will the Status Quos or the Game Changers
prevail? Can reductions be negotiated? The clock is ticking! Come play! ($10
entry fee or free to registered conference participants.) Sponsored by TCCPI,
Taitem Engineering, and Snug Planet.

Friday October 22, 5:30-7:30 pm: Reception and Presentation, Wildfire Lounge,
106 S. Cayuga St. The Sustainable Enterprise and Entrepreneur Network (SEEN)
will host a reception, followed by a presentation by Scott Hamilton and Ravi
Walsh on the "Paradigm Shift Behind the Triple Bottom Line." Learn how
mindfulness and self-inquiry can lead us toward action in support of social,
ecological, and financial success for our business and family, community and
planet. ($5/SEEN members, $10/non-members.)

Friday October 22, 8 - 10 pm: Finger Lakes Bioneers Salon -- Re-Imagining
Water: An Evening of Water Wisdom and Art at Wildfire Lounge. With selections
of Lang Elliott's natural soundscapes; Mara Alper's films, animations and
interviews; and Helena Cooper will screen her riveting close-up photographs of
water, with ambient music provided by John Dean and Caroline Manring. (No
charge.)

Saturday October 23, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm: Breakfast with the Bioneers at
Cinemapolis. Bagels and beverages welcome you to a morning screening of the
national Bioneers Conference's second-day plenary speakers: Elizabeth Lindsey,
Peter Warshall, Mary Gonzales, John Warner, Andy Lipkis. Speaker details at
main Bioneers http://www.bioneers.org/conference site. ($5 entry fee or free
to registered conference participants.)

Saturday October 23, 9:30 am - 1 pm: What Price Development? A free conference
from the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, at the Unitarian Church Annex, corner
of Aurora and Buffalo Streets, Ithaca. Speakers, panel discussion,
refreshments: Bill Kappel, "Hydrofracking and municipal decision-making";
Susan Riha, "Stormwater runoff in a changing climate"; Liz Moran, "Status
Update: Dredging Cayuga Inlet for Recreational Access and Flood Control." (No
charge.)

Saturday October 23, 1:30 - 5 pm: Tompkins Transitions, a role-playing game
for the entire community, based on life in Ithaca and Tompkins County. Women's
Community Building. Take the information you gathered during the morning and
apply it as a game-player in the afternoon, in a real life board game focused
on the issues and players in Tompkins County. ($10 entry fee or free to
registered conference participants.) Sponsored by New Earth Strategies and
Commit to Change Program at Ithaca College.

Saturday October 24, 8 - 10 pm: Water Speaking Water, a multimedia experience
with concert performance by Jayne Demakos, Alice Saltonstall and Friends with
video and nature imagery by Lang Elliott and David Brown. Women's Community
Building. (Ticket price $10.)

Sunday October 24, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm: Breakfast with the Bioneers at
Cinemapolis. Bagels and beverages welcome you to a morning screening of the
national Bioneers Conference's final-day plenary speakers: Lynne Twist, John
A. Powell, Gloria Feldt, Anthony Cortese, Jane Goodall. Speaker details at
main Bioneers http://www.bioneers.org/conference site. ($5 entry fee or free
to registered conference participants.)

Sunday October 24, 1:30 - 6 pm: Awakening the Dreamer Symposium, Emerson
Suites in Philips Hall, Ithaca College. This inspiring multimedia, interactive
experience was created by the Pachamama Alliance to help North Americans
awaken to the reality of our shared stewardship of a jewel of a planet, and a
future where our intelligence and love of life can be expressed through
creative re-design of our economy, our way of life, and our relationships.
($10 entry fee or free to registered conference participants.) Sponsored by
Partnership for Sustainability Education at Ithaca College.

Sunday October 24, 7:00 - 8:30 pm: Share Tompkins Service Swap Meet, TC
Workers Center, above Autumn Leaves on the Commons, Ithaca. This event offers
a chance to barter with others for services such as photography, accounting,
health care and anything else that attendees have to offer. Come and find out
more. (No charge.)

Registration is ongoing at http://www.wemakeourfuture.org/ - tickets are only
$15/day for morning and afternoon activities!

Bioneers are engaged citizens from all backgrounds and fields who focus on
solving our world's most urgent problems within a framework of
interdependence: It's all connected. In 2009 18,000 people attended the main
Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, CA and 18 local Beaming Bioneers satellite
conferences across the Nation. This year Ithaca will be one of 20 locations
to participate in this worldwide convening of Bioneers. The We Make Our
Future conference brings the Bioneers to Ithaca - join us! For the complete
schedule, visit: http://www.wemakeourfuture.org .

Media Contacts:
Nicole Pion
607-216-1552
Nicole AT SustainableTompkins.org




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Finger Lakes Bioneers 2010
We Make Our Future
October 22-24
Ithaca NY

This year’s conference features three afternoons of interactive community activities in downtown Ithaca and at Ithaca College, designed to engage and empower local participants of many ages to take on climate change, sustainable municipal planning, and the authentic _expression_ of each person as a change agent, ready for action.  The national Bioneers Conference plenary sessions are screened at Cinemapolis each morning, with additional day and evening events at nearby locations. Following is a brief summary of each event.

For details on speakers and event locations, visit Finger Lakes Bioneers (http://www.wemakeourfuture.org) or call Sustainable Tompkins at (607) 216-1552.   Tickets are only $15/day for the morning and afternoon events.  Evening events are free or require modest fees.

Friday October 22, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm: Breakfast with the Bioneers at Cinemapolis, 120 E. Green St. Bagels and beverages welcome you to a morning screening of the national Bioneers Conference first-day plenary speakers: James Hansen, John Francis, Jessy Tolkan, Mallika Dutt and Gary Hirshberg. Speaker details at main Bioneers site.  ($5 entry fee or free to registered conference participants.)

Friday October 22, 11:30 am: Grab some lunch downtown and head to the Women’s Community Building, 100 Seneca Street, Ithaca, to join our sponsors -- Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative, Cayuga Medical Center and ASI Renovations -- in welcoming Doug Coward, a St. Lucie County commissioner in Florida, who will talk about the green economy revolution underway on the Treasure Coast.  (Free to registered conference participants.)

Friday October 22, 1:30 – 5:30 pm: The Climate Change Game, Women’s Community Building. This role-playing game was developed by Medard Gabel for students, for you, and for the entire family. Will the Status Quos or the Game Changers prevail? Can reductions be negotiated? The clock is ticking! Come play! ($10 entry fee or free to registered conference participants.) Sponsored by TCCPI, Taitem Engineering, and Snug Planet.

Friday October 22, 5:30-7:30 pm: Reception and Presentation, Wildfire Lounge, 106 S. Cayuga St. The Sustainable Enterprise and Entrepreneur Network (SEEN) will host a reception, followed by a presentation by Scott Hamilton and Ravi Walsh on the “Paradigm Shift Behind the Triple Bottom Line.” Learn how mindfulness and self-inquiry can lead us toward action in support of social, ecological, and financial success for our business and family, community and planet. ($5/SEEN members, $10/non-members.)

Friday October 22, 8 – 10 pm: Finger Lakes Bioneers Salon -- Re-Imagining Water: An Evening of Water Wisdom and Art at Wildfire Lounge. With selections of Lang Elliott’s natural soundscapes; Mara Alper’s films, animations and interviews; and Helena Cooper will screen her riveting close-up photographs of water, with ambient music provided by John Dean and Caroline Manring. (No charge.)

Saturday October 23, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm: Breakfast with the Bioneers at Cinemapolis. Bagels and beverages welcome you to a morning screening of the national Bioneers Conference’s second-day plenary speakers: Elizabeth Lindsey, Peter Warshall, Mary Gonzales, John Warner, Andy Lipkis.  Speaker details at main Bioneers site. ($5 entry fee or free to registered conference participants.)

Saturday October 23, 9:30 am – 1 pm: What Price Development? A free conference from the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, at the Unitarian Church Annex, corner of Aurora and Buffalo Streets, Ithaca.  Speakers, panel discussion, refreshments: Bill Kappel, “Hydrofracking and municipal decision-making”; Susan Riha, “Stormwater runoff in a changing climate”; Liz Moran, “Status Update: Dredging Cayuga Inlet for Recreational Access and Flood Control.” (No charge.)

Saturday October 23, 1:30 – 5 pm: Tompkins Transitions, a role-playing game for the entire community, based on life in Ithaca and Tompkins County. Women’s Community Building. Take the information you gathered during the morning and apply it as a game-player in the afternoon, in a real life board game focused on the issues and players in Tompkins County. ($10 entry fee or free to registered conference participants.)  Sponsored by New Earth Strategies and Commit to Change Program at Ithaca College.

Saturday October 24, 8 – 10 pm: Water Speaking Water, a multimedia experience with concert performance by Jayne Demakos, Alice Saltonstall and Friends with video and nature imagery by Lang Elliott and David Brown. Women’s Community Building. (Ticket price $10.)

Sunday October 24, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm: Breakfast with the Bioneers at Cinemapolis. Bagels and beverages welcome you to a morning screening of the national Bioneers Conference’s final-day plenary speakers: Lynne Twist, John A. Powell, Gloria Feldt, Anthony Cortese, Jane Goodall. Speaker details at main Bioneers site. ($5 entry fee or free to registered conference participants.)

Sunday October 24, 1:30 – 6 pm: Awakening the Dreamer Symposium, Emerson Suites in Philips Hall, Ithaca College. This inspiring multimedia, interactive experience was created by the Pachamama Alliance to help North Americans awaken to the reality of our shared stewardship of a jewel of a planet, and a future where our intelligence and love of life can be expressed through creative re-design of our economy, our way of life, and our relationships. ($10 entry fee or free to registered conference participants.)  Sponsored by Partnership for Sustainability Education at Ithaca College.

Sunday October 24, 7:00 – 8:30 pm: Share Tompkins Service Swap Meet, TC Workers Center, above Autumn Leaves on the Commons, Ithaca. This event offers a chance to barter with others for services such as photography, accounting, health care and anything else that attendees have to offer. Come and find out more.  (No charge.)

Registration is ongoing at www.wemakeourfuture.org – tickets are only $15/day for morning and afternoon activities!

Bioneers are engaged citizens from all backgrounds and fields who focus on solving our world’s most urgent problems within a framework of interdependence: It's all connected.  In 2009 18,000 people attended the main Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, CA and 18 local Beaming Bioneers satellite conferences across the Nation.   This year Ithaca will be one of 20 locations to participate in this worldwide convening of Bioneers.  The We Make Our Future conference brings the Bioneers to Ithaca – join us!  For the complete schedule, visit:  http://www.wemakeourfuture.org .

Media Contacts:                                                                     
Nicole Pion                
607-216-1552
Nicole AT SustainableTompkins.org

 



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