Excitement is Building in Pre-Conference Events!

With the second annual Baltimore Bioneers Conference approaching quickly, the Cultivating Change team is ramping up activity with a lively schedule of seminars and salons.

And there's no better way to get a preview of what you'll see at the conference than by checking out these speakers in salons throughout the greater Baltimore area...

* How is global warming changing the face of American politics? George Orr is the sustainability expert who will be counseling the next president on climate change issues - and he is leading a discussion titled "Some Like It Hot, But Lots Don't: The Changing Climate of US Politics" at the Roland Park Country School on Oct. 1, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

* What's in the water - and how is it bending your gender? Environmental health advocate Charlotte Brody, R.N., tells us "How Chemicals are Changing What it Means to Be a Woman (or a Man)" at Breathe Books, 810 West 36th Street in Hampden, Oct. 6, from 7 to 9 p.m.

* What is Biomimicry - and why is it the hottest new topic in industries ranging from building design to prosthetics? Get a taste of how evolution’s wisdom can help us design benign, life enhancing technologies while inspiring us to protect Earth’s biodiversity. Janine Benyus tells us “What Life Knows: New Ideas from Biology that Could Change the World” at Great Sage, 5809 Clarksville Square Drive, in
Clarksville.

And then there's the conference itself, slated for November 7-9 at the Maryland Institute, College of Art's Brown Center. It's shaping up to be a transformative event, designed to inspire you to new levels of insight and action while bringing you into connection with likeminded community activists from around the state.

In the conference forums and breakout sessions, global and local experts will apply their practical knowledge and experience to such Charm City issues as protecting the Chesapeake Bay, supporting local businesses, and reducing the impact of global warming on our harbor town.

The Baltimore conference features screenings of the best speakers from the national event, as well as leading local speakers such as:

* Judy Wicks, owner/founder of Philadelphia’s White Dog Café and a national leader in the local, living economies movement

* Wallace J. Nichols, Ph.D., senior scientist at the Ocean Conservancy and research associate at the California Academy of Sciences

* Mike Tidwell, director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and author of The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America’s Coastal Cities.

Interested in more information about the Baltimore Bioneers and upcoming events? Be sure to check out our website - http://www.cultivatingchange.org or our FaceBook page: Baltimore Bioneers: Cultivating Change, Inspiring Solutions.




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