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Friday May 23rd - Pre-Conference Workshops |
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| AM | 09:00 | 08:30pm | Registration | Dreier Lobby |
| 09:45 | 12:00 | Workshop on Marketing, Tad Hargrave $10 |
First National Bank Community Room | |
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| PM | 01:00 | 04:00 | Workshop on Marketing, Tad Hargrave $10 |
First National Bank Community Room |
| 01:00 | 02:00 | Energy Efficiency is Smart Business, John Root Free |
Public Library | |
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| Evening | 07:00 | 08:00 | Robert Laport | Student Union Th. |
| 07:45 | 08:00 | Introduction by MUM's Executive Vice-President, Craig Pearson | MSAE Auditorium | |
| 08:00 | 09:30 | Memorial Lecture Honoring Dr. Janis Langstaff Natural Capitalism: Protecting the Environment at a Profit, Hunter Lovins $8 general, see special offers |
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| Saturday May 24th - Plenary Session - Free |
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| AM | 08:30 | 04:00pm | Registration | Dreier Lobby |
| 09:00 | Presentation on MUM by the Admissions Department | MSAE Auditorium | ||
| 09:40 | Introduction by the Master of Ceremony, Jeffrey Hedquist |
MSAE Auditorium | ||
| 09:45 | Mayor of Maharishi Vedic City, Dr. Robert G. Wynne |
MSAE Auditorium | ||
| 10:00 | Marc Companion from Ocean Arks International | MSAE Auditorium | ||
| 10:20 | Tad Hargrave from Youth for Environmental Sanity (YES!) | MSAE Auditorium | ||
| 10:40 | Dr. John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics | MSAE Auditorium | ||
| 11:00 | Ronnie Cummins, National Director of the Organic Consumers Association | MSAE Auditorium | ||
| 11:20 | Hunter Lovins, Natural Capitalism Group | |||
| 11:40 | To be announced | |||
| 10:45 | Workshop, Marc Companion from Ocean Arks International - $5 Be prepared to get wet and dirty |
Student Union- Inside West Entrance | ||
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| Lunch | 12:00 | 02:00 | Food from “The Red Avocado” (Iowa City) will be served | Cosmic Cafe |
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| PM | 01:00 | 01:15 | Award given to MUM students by Martha Cline from the American Lung Association, | MSAE Auditorium |
| 01:15 | 01:30 | Introduction to his workshops, Mike Ewall - Free | MSAE Auditorium | |
| 01:30 | 02:15 | Workshop for Youth Leaders Part 1, Tad Hargrave $10 for Part 1 & 2, Free for students |
MSAE Auditorium | |
| 02:30 | 04:00 | Workshop for Youth Leaders Part 2, Tad Hargrave Part 1 and 2 together: $10, Free for students |
MSAE Auditorium | |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Workshop, Marc Companion - $10 Be prepared to get wet and dirty |
Student Union- Inside West Entrance | |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Film Festival - Free | Student Union Th. | |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Featured Speakers Session 1 - Free | Lower School Lib. | |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Featured Speakers Session 2 - Free | Upper School Lib. | |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Featured Speakers Session 3 - Free | Room 226 | |
| 04:00 | 05:00 | Introduction to Transcendental Meditation - Free | Dreier Buiding | |
| 05:00 | 06:00 | Tour of Psychophysiology Lab and Research on Higher States of Consciousness - Free | Building 402 | |
| 02:45 | 03:00 | Eco-Challenge - Free | Outside | |
| 03:00 | 04:00 | Entertainment with Charles Knoles and friends, Rachel Nelson and Matt McLeod, Jeffrey Hedquist, Ann and David Carlisle - Free | Outside or in the Cosmic Cafe if it rains | |
Concurrent Sessions - Free |
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| 01:00 | A Solar Powered Bike in Europe, Dr. David Osterberg |
Lower School Lib. | ||
| 01:45 | History of Wind Machines, John Root | Lower School Lib. | ||
| 02:30 | Funding Assistance, Planning, Engineering, and Implementation of Sustainable Projects, Dr. Kent Boyum |
Lower School Lib. | ||
| 03:15 | Solar, the Brighter Alternative, John Root | Lower School Lib. | ||
| 01:00 | Eating Locally - a report from 3 months in France, Lonnie Gamble |
Upper School Lib. | ||
| 01:45 | The Evolution of the Iowa State University Student Organic Farm, Karen R.M. Joslin and Rhonda Graef | Upper School Lib. | ||
| 02:30 | Building the Sustainable Landscape, Ray Reeves | Upper School Lib. | ||
| 03:15 | Working With the Maya, Organic Agriculture and the Resistance in Chiapas, Grover Stock | Upper School Lib. | ||
| 01:00 | Organic Soils 101: The Real Dirt on Soils, Dr. Francis Thicke |
Room 226 | ||
| 01:45 | Organic Soils 102: Organic Matter Really Matters, Dr. Francis Thicke |
Room 226 | ||
| 02:30 | Impressions of sustainability in the Philippines Dr. Sam James |
Room 226 | ||
| 03:15 | Vedic Agriculture, Dr. Steve McLaskey | Room 226 | ||
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| Evening | 07:45 | 09:30 | Eco-Fashion Show $8 general; see special offers |
Fairfield High School Auditorium Meet in from of the Student Union to car pool |
| 07:45 | 09:00 | Discussion about water quality with Marc Companion - Free |
Public Library | |
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| Sunday May 25th |
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| AM | 09:00 | Introduction to Permaculture and Planting a Food Forest, Charlie Knoles - Free | Meet by the bridge | |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | Workshop Student Organizing 101, Mike Ewall from the Student Environmental Action Coalition Free |
Cosmic Cafe | |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | Trail Building Workshop: Heavy Hand-Tool Action / Low-Impact Nature Appreciation, Matthew Lindberg-Work - Free |
Meet by the bridge | |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | Workshop on Fundraising, Tad Hargrave - $10 | Dreier 114 | |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | Worshop, Marc Companion - $10 Be prepared to get wet and dirty |
Student Union- Inside West Entrance | |
| 10:00 | Powerdrive: How to Speed Up America's Movement Toward an Organic and Sustainable Future, Ronnie Cummins - Free |
Student Union Th. | ||
| 11:00 | Why Genetic Engineering is Incompatible, Sustainable Agriculture, Steven Druker - Free | Student Union Th. | ||
| 11:00 | 12:00 | Invest with your Values, The Advantages Of Socially Responsible Investing, Joan Masover - Free | Public Library | |
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| PM | 01:00 | Reconnecting People and Earth Through Sustainable Food and Farming, Dr. John Ikerd - Free | Student Union Th. | |
| 02:00 | Organic Agriculture in Iowa, Kathleen Delate - Free | Student Union Th. | ||
| 03:00 | Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture-A Cosmic Approach to Sustainability, Dr. John Fagan - Free | Student Union Th. | ||
| 01:00 | Tour of MUM Campus - Free | Dreier Lobby | ||
| 01:00 | 04:00 |
Workshop on Greening the Campus, Mike Ewall from the Student Environmental Action Coalition - Free |
Cosmic Cafe | |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Workshop, Marc Companion - $10 Be prepared to get wet and dirty |
Student Union- Inside West Entrance | |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Workshop on Fundraising, Tad Hargrave - $10 | Dreier 114 | |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Featured Speakers Session 1 - Free | Lower School Lib. | |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Featured Speakers Session 2 - Free | Upper School Lib. | |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Featured Speakers Session 3 - Free | Room 226 | |
| 01:00 | 02:00 | Eco-Challenge - Free | Outside | |
| 02:00 | 04:00 | Concert with Rachel Nelson - Free | Outside | |
| 04:00 | 05:00 | Introduction to Transcendental Meditation - Free | Dreier Building | |
| 05:00 | 06:00 | Tour of Vedic City - Free | Meet in Dreier Building Lobby | |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | Veda House Tour - Free see map in the program |
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| 01:00 | Making and Using Biodiesel Fuel, Michael Havelka | Lower School Lib. | ||
| 01:45 | 03:15 | Radical strategies for living wisely and well with without fossil fuels, Lonnie Gamble | Lower School Lib. | |
| 03:15 | Living Sustainably: An Iowa Family's Story, Dan Isbell |
Lower School Lib. | ||
| 01:00 | Edible Wild Flowers, Cathy Wilkinson Barash | Upper School Lib. | ||
| 01:45 | Introduction to AgroForestry, Tom Wahl | Upper School Lib. | ||
| 02:30 | TumbleWeed Tiny House, Jay Shafer | Upper School Lib. | ||
| 03:15 | Overview of Straw Bale Construction, Brad Young | Upper School Lib. | ||
| 01:00 | Building Sustainable Buildings in Tune with Natural Law through Vedic Architecture, John Lipman | Room 226 | ||
| 01:45 | Local Economies and Alternative Currencies, Dr Robert Herron |
Room 226 | ||
| 02:30 | Environmental Art, Dale Divoky | Room 226 | ||
| 03:15 | Organic Agriculture in the Context of Sustainable Living, Dr. David Fisher | Room 226 | ||
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| Evening | 08:00 | 00:00 | Abundance EcoVillage Tour and Camp fire | Meet in front of Student Union to car pool |
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| Monday May 26th |
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| AM | 10:00 | 12:00 |
Using Solar Energy In Your Home, John Freeberg |
Student Union Theater |
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