Our Program Schedule

MCC Presents Green Living Expo and 2011 Bioneers Conference
Saturday, November 5, 2011, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Download the Bioneers at MCC Registration Form (PDF)

8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration

Conference Center


8:30-8:45 a.m.

Welcome:

  • Dr. Vicky Smith, MCC President invited
  • Dave Brandt, formerly USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Emcee

Conference Center


8:45-9:45 a.m.

Keynote Address by Bill Wilson, Co-Founder of Midwest Permaculture

Conference Center


9:45-10:15 a.m. Break & Green Living Expo Exhibits Multi-purpose Room

10:15-11 a.m.

National Bioneers Conference 2011 speaker via DVD Environmental “hot topicâ€� 

Conference Center


11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Panel Discussions

 
 

Green It: Maximize Effort and Minimize Work
Bill Wilson, Keynote speaker
Judy Speer, Smallwaters Education Center

Conference Center
 

Innovative Institutions:  Ramping up Local Food
Scott Commings, Executive Chef; Nate Chappell, Chef, Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Center, Woodstock, IL

B166-167
 

Educating Climate Change –
Review of Climate Change documentaries plus K-12 and  college curriculums

William Donato, Environmental Science Instructor of Woodstock High School and McHenry County College

B168-169


12-1:30 p.m. Lunch and Green Living Expo Exhibits & Demos
Demo Times & Topics on Board in Expo

Cafeteria/Multi-purpose Room


1:30-2:30 p.m. Panel Discussions  
 

Water Resources - Perceptions and Realities
Joan M. Brehm, Ph. D. Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Illinois State University

Conference Center
 

Alternative Energy – The Discussion Continues...
Discussion of cost effective renewable energy options including solar greenhouse design alternatives to gas generators when you lose power.

Bob Vogl, President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association and others

B166-167
 

Earth Ethics Because Tomorrow Matters

Panelists will help us to better understand the need to share not just the science and facts when discussing environmental concerns, but also the need for ethics and justice to be included in our conversations and work.

Lan Richart Co- Director of Eco Justice Collaborative and Courtney Eccles, Assistant Director, Outreach and Policy of Protestants for the Common Good.

B168-169

2:30-3:00 p.m.

Green Living Expo Exhibits and Drawing for Free Prizes 

Multi-purpose Room

3:15-4:00 p.m. National Bioneers Conference 2011 speaker via DVD
Environmental "hot topic"
Conference Center

4:00-4:15 p.m. Wrap-up Conference Center

4:15-5:00 p.m.

National Bioneers Conference 2011 speaker via DVD
Environmental “hot topic�  Post Conference Session

B166-67

 *The Free Green Living Expo is open 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Multi-purpose Room.

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