Cob: Fw: The Natural Building Convergence

[Elke Cole]

From: Natural Builders <naturalbuilders at yahoo.com>
To: julie langenderfer <julie at efn.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 7:47 PM
Subject: The Natural Building Convergence


> This is the official announcement for the up coming
> Natural Building Convergence.  Could you please post
> on your list and pass on to others.  Thank you!
> 
> 
> The Natural Building Convergence
> May 10-19, 2002
> Portland, Oregon, USA
> 
> The Natural Building Convergence signals the arrival
> of Natural Building into the urban context. A
> gathering of visionaries, practitioners and interested
> persons working to build a socially and ecologically
> sustainable future, the Convergence will feature ten
> days of presentations and hands on workshops
> facilitated by many of the leading Natural Builders of
> North America. Mornings and afternoons will be filled
> with presentations and demonstration workshops.
> There will be seven simultaneous cob and strawbale
> real project demonstration sites, led by notable
> Natural Builders.
> All evening events will include presentations from
> throughout the culture of activism for sustainable
> culture and every evening will feature keynote
> presentations from leading members of the Natural
> Building Community.  Presentors include Ianto Evans,
> Joseph Kennedy, Becky Bee, Kiko Denzer, Elke Cole,
> Robert Bolman, Amber Wiggett, Mark Lakeman of The City
> Repair Project, Mike O'Brien from the Office of
> Sustainable Development, Toby Hemenway, Phil Goff, Ole
> Ersson, and David Eisenberg from the Development
> Center for Appropriate Technology.
> 
> Registration fee includes all day and night events,
> including work sites, lunch, dinner and housing if
> needed. There is a discount if you do not need
> housing.  Meals are vegetarian.
> 
> Presenters
> $165/person
> 
> Attendees w/ housing        Attendees w/out housing
> $285/person before             $210/person before 
> April 25                       April 25
> $300/person after              $225/person after 
> April 25                       April 25
> 
> To register just go to the web site
> www.cityrepair.org/nbc 
> and copy the registration form there and mail with a
> check.  If you need a form e-mailed to you let us know
> at
> naturalbuilders at yahoo.com
> or call us at 503-232-0010 x17
> It is best to e-mail us, thank you and we look forward
> to seeing you in May!!
> 
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