Event

Sustainable Island Living Conference 2009

Date: Friday November 13th, 2009 - Sunday November 15th, 2009
Location: Rockland, Maine

Register Now!!

The Island Institute invites you to join us for the second Sustainable Island Living Conference. There are a number of great ways you can participate!

Join us for the keynote presentations at the Strand Theatre - all free and open to the public!

Friday, November 13 from 7 - 8:30 pm: Tom Chappell, Founder of Tom's of Maine will present "Creating Commercial Value with Nature's Goodness"
Saturday, November 14 from 9 - 10 am: Matthew Simmons, Founder of the Ocean Energy Institute will present "The Gulf of Maine: What Lies Beyond the Fossil Fuel Horizon"
Saturday, November 14 from 1:30 - 2:30 pm: Roger Doiron, Founding Director of Kitchen Gardeners International will present "Doom and Bloom: How small farms and gardens can save and feed a big, hot, and hungry world."

And, register to join us for the entire conference offering of roundtable discussions, presentations, and hands-on workshops available in a variety of sessions on Saturday and Sunday, November 14^th & 15^th.

Sessions include discussions around conference themes of renewable energy, economic development, local food systems, and sustainable housing. Sunday's hands-on workshops provide opportunities to tour the Fox Islands Wind Site, visit the Port Clyde Fresh Catch processing facility, participate in a "Cooking with Local Maine Foods" class, "How to Enter the Energy Auditing Business", and much more!

Complete session and workshop descriptions can be found in the detailed agenda below.

Participants must register individually. General event registration is $25 for year-round unbridged island residents, and $50 for the general public. This includes all Friday and Saturday conference keynotes, break-out sessions, and a delicious lunch at one of four fine downtown Rockland restaurants.

Intensive, hands-on workshops and field trips are available on Sunday for an additional fee. Participants will have time to attend only ONE session on Sunday.

Please call Sally Perkins to register today!

207-594-9209 ext. 103