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Living Future 09 Program
"The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already." - John Buchan, author
Our kudos and thanks to the 120+ teams who submitted impressive proposals for the 2009 Unconference! Sessions have been selected and all presenters listed as "primary" were notified. Check with the primary presenter listed on your proposal, if you have not yet heard from us or them.
If you missed your chance to submit this year, we encourage you to attend the Unconference and consider submitting for Living Future 2010 in Seattle.
Keynote Speakers
Janine Benyus, renowned author, innovation consultant and co-founder of Biomimicry Guild
Opening Keynote
Jason F. McLennan, CEO of Cascadia
Thursday Morning Keynote
S. Richard Fedrizzi, CEO and Founding Chairman, USGBC
Big Bang Dinner Keynote
Thomas Crum, International speaker on conflict resolution and stress management
Friday Morning Keynote
2009 Program
Wednesday, May 6
Time |
activity |
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12:00pm-7:00pm |
Registration open |
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12:00pm-5:00pm |
Building tours throughout PDX
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invent |
OHSU |
teach |
Greening the Way We Play: Designing MunicipalRecreation Facilities that Bring Community TogetherAND Minimize Impacts on Natural Resources |
surpass |
Portland State University's Shattuck Hall: SustainableSystems on Display |
activate |
Affordable Housing |
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5:00pm-7:00pm |
Keynote reception |
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7:00pm-8:00pm |
Keynote presentation: Janine Benyus
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Thursday, May 7
Friday, May 8
time |
activity |
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Morning Plenary: Thomas Crum
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| 10:00am-12:00pm |
Educational Sessions |
invent |
Getting to True Sustainability - A Hands-on WorkshopPresenting a Practical Systems Approach to Planning &Designing for Full Sustainability |
teach |
Material Choice Given the Fierce Urgency, LimitedUnderstanding, of Now |
surpass |
Water - Waste Not, Want Not |
activate |
The Living Campus and Neighborhood |
practice |
"You're Green? Then Show us the Data" : Evaluatingthe Benchmarking of Building Energy Performance |
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1:30pm-3:30pm |
Educational Sessions |
invent |
Living Future SLAM 2009 |
teach |
Biomimicry: Looking to Nature to Design Buildings |
surpass |
Resiliency |
activate |
Building Capabilities for Transforming Action |
practice |
Urban Food + Agriculture |
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3:30pm-5:00pm |
Extra-curricular Activities & Networking Opportunities |
Saturday, May 9
time |
activity |
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9:00am-2:00pm |
Community activity |
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2:00pm-5:00pm |
Extracurricular activities |
