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[Katherine Steele <kat@steelemoon.com>]

Biologists at the Design Table workshop Jan 2004

Marianna Grossman Keller wrote:

> From: the Biomimicry Guild Fostering Innovation Inspired by Nature
>
> Would you like to use your biology degree to help designers and engineers
> create a sustainable world?
> Join Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by
> Nature, and
> Dayna Baumeister, PhD biologist and Education Director of the
> Biomimicry Guild,
> for an eye-opening, four-day intensive course to train biologists
> interested in
> applying biomimicry to design.
>
> Biomimicry Workshop: Biologists at the Design Table (BaDT)
> Course Content:
> What you'll learn:
> • What is Biomimicry?
> • Examples of biomimetic success stories
> • How biological knowledge inspires the design of new products,
> processes, systems
> • How to facilitate bio-inspired design
> What you'll do:
> • Solve design challenges by asking "what would nature do here?"
> • Brainstorm with other biologists
> • Become acquainted with life's inherently sustainable design principles
> • Learn how to translate biological knowledge for non-technical
> audiences interested in biomimicry
> • Practice with engineers, designers, and managers
> What you'll take home:
> • A sense of possibility, because sustainable models already
> exist...right outside!
> • A proven method for bringing nature's ideas to the design table
> • Tools and expert contacts for further explorations
> • A whole new way of viewing and valuing the genius that surrounds us
>
> Workshop Logistics:
> Participants: Biologists and naturalists with a passion for the
> natural world, an understanding of
> sustainability and an interest in applying nature's elegant design
> strategies to human challenges.
>
> Workshop Dates: January 29 (pm)-February 2, 2004
>
> Workshop Location: Palo Alto, CA.
>
> Workshop Costs: Non-profit attendees and students,$350 tuition.
> For biologists affiliated with for-profit institutions, $600 tuition.
> Early-bird registration (Nov. 14, 2003), $100 discount.
> Tuition includes lunch. Accomodations and other meals excluded.
>
> Successful completion of the course will qualify you for potential
> inclusion in the newly forming
> Biomimicry Design Center in Palo Alto. Other employment with the
> Biomimicry Guild, full-time,
> part-time, or as a sub-contractor is also a possibility.
>
> Applications are due December 15, 2003.
>
> For more information and an application, please contact:
> Marianna Grossman Keller
> Biomimicry Design Center
> 3881 Corina Way
> Palo Alto, CA 94303-4507
> 650.424.9424
> marianna@kellers.org