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Bioneers, a leading-edge environmental movement that uses solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity to support sustainable lifestyles and communities, will be introduced to Wisconsin at a Nov. 13-14 conference in Fitchburg.
Founder Kenny Ausubel coined the word “bioneers” in 1990 to describe “an emerging culture of social and scientific innovators who are mimicking nature’s operating instructions to serve human ends while enriching the web of life,” the Bioneers website says. (http://www.bioneers.org)
Bringing Bioneers to Wisconsin, a statewide conference, is designed to address the question of “How can we get from where we are right now (“here”) to where we want to be (“there”)? Seeking to spark imaginative conversations about a just and sustainable tomorrow, key issues relating to food, water, energy, transportation, clean air — to life on Planet Earth – will be addressed.
Confirmed keynote speakers include Phil Lewis (Professor Emeritus, UW-Madison), Peter Park (Community Planning and Development, Denver, CO) and Joan Garland (International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, WI). In the Bioneers tradition, video of the plenary sessions from the 2009 Bioneers Conference (e.g. Dr. Andrew Weil, Annie Leonard and Michael Pollan) will be interwoven with talks and discussion sessions. Art, music and local food will also be featured.
Professor Lewis, renowned urban planner and Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture at UW-Madison, will be presented with the first annual Bringing Bioneers to Wisconsin Award. Working to help others understand how human patterns of settlement can be guided to help preserve the ecological and cultural diversity of Wisconsin, Professor Lewis is a true Bioneer!
Sustain Dane and the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI) are serving as co-coordinators and are joined by the Kailo Fund, Promega Corporation and Organic Valley as lead sponsors of this event.
Bringing Bioneers to Wisconsin is open to the general public, and the registration fee is $75, discounted to $35 for students and senior citizens.
It will be held at Promega Corporation’s BioPharmaceutical Technology Center, located at 5445 E. Cheryl Parkway in Fitchburg Center, off of South Fish Hatchery Road.
For more information and to register, please visit http://www.bringingbioneerstowi.org.
