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[Michael Pilarski <friendsofthetrees@yahoo.com>]

Some of us have thought about, and talked about, a North American PC 
Convergence at some length.  Much of it not on the list serve. 

I have proposed that the national be rotated around between the regional 
convergences already happening.  Still waiting to hear if any regions want to 
volunteer to do the first one.

Another scenario is for a consortium of organizers from different bioregions 
to come together to organize the national.  The more regions represented the 
better.  

In the first scenario the national would rotate around the country sometime 
on the coasts sometimes in the middle, etc.

In the 2nd scenario a location could be picked relatively central to the 
country.  Ideally with good access to a big airport and even more important 
(I think) on a major Amtrak rail hub.  Another criteria would be an active 
local permaculture group to help do the local work needed.  

Chicago is a great railroad hub but doesn't have a strong permie group (to my 
knowledge).  Cincinnati, Denver? Bloomington, Indiana? Ideas? At this point 
any good offer by a strong group can be put forward.

I imagine that in every region there would be a few or a dozen people who 
would work to make it happen.  

Lead time.  6 months would be good.  3 months minimum.  The networks are fast 
these days.  

It seems like part of the goal would be to bring a lot of the movement 
old-timers together along with a lot of the course teachers and the new 
blood.  

The main purposes being to build the movement, exchange strategies, build 
networks etc.  Not permaculture 101 how to do a sheet mulch. 

A few thoughts.

Michael Pilarski


Michael Pilarski

--- On Fri, 8/10/12, Cory Brennan <cory8570@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Cory Brennan <cory8570@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Nth American Conference
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Friday, August 10, 2012, 4:39 PM

What time frame are we looking at? When would we want to do this? I have 
reached out to some on the rez and they have expressed interest.
 
Koreen Brennan

www.growpermaculture.com
www.meetup.com/sustainable-urban-agriculture-coalition
www.meetup.com/createclearwater


________________________________
 From: Steve Hart <stevenlawrencehart@gmail.com>
To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org 
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 6:13 PM
Subject: [permaculture] Nth American Conference
 
Nth American Convergence...keep the ball rolling before the moss takes
over. Shall we pursue the options suggested for the venue being in
Dakota...can we have more detailed information on this possible scenario to
see if it can be developed to reality.

This subject  / event is mooted as a Nth American Conference NOT a national
USA Conference for the fact of building up the Continental Regional network
to form part of the continental regions of the world as a sub group of the
international convergence (IPC)..Steve Hart
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