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  • From: Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <lakinroe@silcom.com>
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  • Subject: [permaculture] IPC9 CONFERENCE AND CONVERGENCE PROGRAMMES - FIRST DRAFT
  • Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:56:47 -0700

Dear all
Please find below the first draft programmes for the IPC9 convergence and conference. Please give us a shout for any errors, ommissions and requests.
Best regards
Walter /SCOPE PROGRAMME <zipscope@yahoo.co.uk>


www.ipc9.org Africa

THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE (IPC9)

DESIGNING SOLUTIONS FOR A SUSTAINBLE FUTURE - PLAN AFRICA: FOOD & EMPOWERMENT

Kumbali Village, Lilongwe, Malawi. 2 to 5 November 2009

Sunday 1st November 2009

ARRIVAL DAY



14.00 to 18.30

Registration

Village Roundaval

18.30 to 19.30

Dinner





19.30 to 21.00

Around the bonfire and under the full moon - meet new people with live music in the background



Monday 2nd November

DAY ONE OF THE CONVERGENCE



07.30 to 08.30

Registration of day participants



08.30 to 09.00

Welcome remarks

Patron, Permaculture

Network in Malawi;

Member, International Permaculture Council;

IPC9 Coordinator

09.00 to 09.15

Convergence Programme and venue information



09.15 to 10.00

Key note speech. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize for the Environment Winner, Kenya



10.00 to 10.30

Health break



10.30 to 11.10

Overview of Permaculture in Austaralia - John Champagne

Spirituality, Water and Food

By Ed Mendoza,

Indigenous Permaculture de Atzlan, USA

Natural Herbal Remedies to Treat and Prevent Tropical Diseases.

A workshop by Godfrey Nyarutila, Global Resources Alliance, Musoma Village, LakeVictoria region, Tanzania



11.10 to 11.50

The Role of Permaculture in Community Based Adaptation and Mitigation in Liberia

Rosemary E. Mbone

Sweet Africa Foundation

School Health and Nutrition - Productive School Environments in Malawi, Stacia Nordin, GTZ, Malawi

11.50 to 12.30

Permaculture Applications in Central California

By Mr. Benjamin Fahrer, USA

Slideshow presentation of Musango Cultural Centre Project. James Mujuru, Musango Cultural Centre, Zimbabwe



12.30 to 13.30

Lunch break



13.30 to 14.30

The Permaculture Credit Union. By

Wesly Roe, Santa Barbara Permaculture, USA

Fire and Water: Tools of Habitat Development and Transformation

By Linda Weintraub, USA

Natural Habitat, no digging garden, and bottle watering.

Admire Gwatidzo, Kufunda Village, Zimbabwe





14.30 to 15.00

Sustainable Agriculture Practices in Andhrapradesh

By Pandmavatti Koppula, Aranyanet, India

Ali Sharif, Founder and International Coordinator, Permaculture America Latina (PAL), USA and Brazil





15.00 to 15.30

Health break



15.30 to 16.20

The work of Permaculture Research International worldwide establishing aid projects

By Geoff Lawton

Permaculture Research International, Australia



Ecological Sanitation - Seven Ways Urine Can Save the World

Type of presentation: Panel Discussion
led by Gail Swithenbank, USA



16.20 to 17.10





17.10 to 18.00

Kumbali walk about - Nature's Gift Centre

Eston Mgala, Malawi

18.30 to 19.30

Dinner



19.30 to 21.00

Video night: SEEDS etc









Tuesday 3rd November

DAY TWO



08.00 to 08.30

Announcements and lifting the spirits



08.30 to 09.00

Introduction to open space technology



09.00 to 10.00

Key note speech. John Wilson, Free Range Consultant, Zimbabwe



10.30 to 11.10

The work of Permaculture sustainable consulting internationally

By Geoff Lawton

Permaculture Research International, Australia

Natural Remedies for the Treatment and Prevention of Malaria

Dr. Tara Blasco, Global Resources Alliance, Tanzania





11.10 to 11.50

Dr. Kristin Lyons, Griffith University, Australia

Good Water in Hard Rock. by

Lyn Herbenstreit, Global Resources Alliance, Tanzania

11.50 to 12.30





12.30 to 13.30

Lunch break



13.30 to 14.20









14.20 to 15.00









15.00 to 15.30

Health break



15.30 to 17.10

OPEN SPACE 1:

Plan Africa: Food Empowerment

OPEN SPACE 2:

Permaculture Education and Training

OPEN SPACE 3: Green Economics, Gender and Health

OPEN SPACE 4: Chaordic - Open for any issues to be determined

by those who turn up



17.10 to 18.00

Kumbali walk about - Organic garden

Mada Siebert

18.30 to 19.30

Dinner



19.30 to 21.00

Networking evening with live music



Wednesday

4th November

DAY THREE OF THE CONVERGENCE



08.00 to 08.30

Announcements and lifting the spirits



08.30 to 09.30

Key note speech:

Holistic Management and grazing area management

By Osmond Mugweni, Africa 2000, Zimbabwe



09.30 to 10.30

Presentations by countries bidding to host the 10th International Permaculture Conference and Convergence (IPC 10)



10.00 to 10.30

Health break



10.30 to 12.30

OPEN SPACE 1

OPEN SPACE 2

OPEN SPACE 3

OPEN SPACE

4



12.30 to 13.30

Lunch break



13.30 to 15.00

OPEN SPACE 1

OPEN SPACE 2

OPEN SPACE 3

OPEN SPACE 4



15.00 to 15.30

Health break



15.30 to 17.00

OPEN SPACE 1

OPEN SPACE 2

OPEN SPACE 3

OPEN SPACE 4



17.10 to 18.10

Kumbali Walk About: The farm - Guy Pickering



18.30 to 19.30

Dinner



19.30 to 22.30

Cultural Evening: Live performances by Malawian group



Thursday 5th of November

4TH and Final Day of the Convergence



08.00 to 08.30

Announcements and lifting the spirits



08.30 to 09.30

Key note speaker: Mariam Mayet, Africa Centre for Bio Safety, South Africa



09.30 to 10.00

OPEN SPACE 1

OPEN SPACE 2

OPEN SPACE 3

OPEN SPACE 4



10.00 to 10.30

Health break



10.30 to 12.30

OPEN SPACE 1: Finalise plenary presentation

OPEN SPACE 2: Finalise plenary presentation

OPEN SPACE 3: Finalise plenary presentation

OPEN SPACE

4: Finalise plenary presentation



12.30 to 13.30

LUNCH BREAK



13.30 to 15.00

Plenary presentations by rapporteurs from the open spaces



15.00 to 15.30

Health break



15.30 to 17.00

Closing procedures

From IPC 9 to IPC 10



17.00 to 18.30

Finalising displays for the conference



18.30 to 19.30

Dinner



19.30 to 21.00

Networking evening with live music




THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE CONFERENCE (IPC9)

DESIGNING SOLUTIONS FOR A SUSTAINBLE FUTURE: PLAN AFRICA -FOOD & EMPOWERMENT

KUMBALI VILLAGE, LILONGWE, MALAWI. FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2009

Conference overview

The IPC9 conference brings together Permaculture practitioners, the public and relevant instituions to share on the inspirational stories from grass roots people coming from all continents who have used Permaculture and related approaches to transform their lives towards sustainable living. The conference is an opportunity to build alliances and to begin to shape strategies that can be used to mainstream functional land design as a tool for sustainable development.



Conference objectives

1. To bring together Permaculture practitioners, farmers, learners, extensionists, members, the public and government and civil society agencies to network and share knowledge and strategies
2. To provide a platform where ecologically sustainable initiatives, projects, programmes, best practices are show cased and positioned for scaling up through linkages
3. To build synergies towards a Plan Africa for the empowerment of African communities for food sovereignity, nutrition security and improved sustainable livelihoods.



07.30 to 08.00

Registration



08.00 to 08.30

Opening remarks

Coordinator, Permaculture

Network in Malawi;

Member, International Permaculture Council;

IPC9 Coordinator

08.30 to 09.10

Permaculture - The promise (A performance)

John Wilson and group

09.10 to 09.50

Yield in the first year of a rainfed African multi-cropping design system

Kasisi Permaculture trial plot team representative

09.50 to 10.05

Permaculture as a strategy for South African villages

Dr. Terry Leah,

Newcastle University, Australia

10.05 to 10.30

Plan Africa: Food & Empowerment - Strategies from the convergence

Rapporteur from the convergence

10.30 to 11.00

Health break



11.00 to 11.40

Tree planting : IPC9 forest

Local community and or Nature's Gift Permaculture Centre

11.40 to 12.30

Officiation of the conference

Guest of honour, Malawi Government

12.30 to 13.30

Lunch break



13.30 to 14.10

The Impact of Integrated Aquaculture Agriculture (IAA) on Livelihoods in Northern Malawi.

Dr. Simtowe, Bunda College, Malawi

Markets and displays



14.10 to 14.40



14.40 to 15.00

Poster session

15.00 ti 15.30

Health break



15.30 to 16.30

Markets and displays:



16.30 to 17.00

Closing procedures



17.00

End of day







Mugove Walter Nyika
IPC9 Coordinator

The Regional Schools and Colleges Permaculture (ReSCOPE) Programme
P.O. Box 32280
Chichiri
Blantyre 3
Malawi
Tel: +2651 831 373
Fax: +2651 831 363
Mobile: +265 999 788 373
Email: rescope@sdnp.org.mw or zipscope@yahoo.co.uk


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I looked at the info. Louis posted the URL for:
http://kjpermaculture.blogspot.com/2009/09/inconvenient-convenience.html

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Shivani in WI









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