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- October 16 - 17: Kindle: Northern New England Bioneers Conference. Portland, ME. Bioneers is a leading-edge forum and environmental conference. where social and scientific innovators focus on real-time solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. For 20 years, the Bioneers Conferences have been catalysts for thought-provocateurs and change-makers. Students are an essential part of making the conference a success, and we’d be psyched for you to help us spread the word on your campus. It’s easy! Should you choose to accept this mission, all you have to do is send me an email letting me know you’re ready to help, I’ll send you a packet of posters and other informational goodies for your school. If you sign up 12 or more folks to come with you, your personal admission to this year’s Bioneers Conference is on us. For more information contact Johanna Sorrell.
- October 20: New Hampshire Public Health Association and New Hamshire Citizens Health Initiative. Fall Forum 2009. New Hampshire’s Health System... Realizing the Goal of an Integrated Public Health and Personal Health System. 8:30AM - 2:00PM, Courtyard by Marriott & Grappone Conference Center - 70 Constitution Avenue, Concord, NH 03301 (603)-225-0303. Space is limited, please register early - Deadline October 6, 2009. Click here to register and view the agenda.
- October 20: To Save or Savor: Sustainable Well-Being for Self and Planet. 4:00PM, MUB 336. What might it mean to bring a commitment to wholeness and harmony to the very practices of everyday life? Is there a way to find balance that allows one to savor and find delight in the world, while also embracing a commitment to a sustainable future? How might spiritual practices inform and nourish the capacity to work for such change? This interactive workshop will provide the opportunity to explore the ways in which planetary well-being and personal well-being are intimately and powerfully interconnected. Come see how these important themes connect with your life and work. Facilitated by Health Dialogue Authors Mary Westfall and Deb Kinghorn and Women’s Studies Professor Penelope Morrow. Co-sponsored by the Department of Women’s Studies and the University Office of Sustainability.
- October 22: Cultural Excursion to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The UNH Office of Sustainability is pleased to invite the UNH community to join us for an exciting program of cultural excursions to the world renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy live open rehearsals featuring outstanding performers! The goal of our Cultural Excursions program is to contribute to the campus's and community’s opportunity for shared cultural experiences that reflect the highest levels of achievement in the performing arts. Click here to download the 2009-2010 season brochure (PDF). Click here to register online.
- October 22: UNH Lakes Region Alumni Chapter Dinner Features Lakes Monitoring Program. 6:00PM, Church Landing at Mill Falls. The University of New Hampshire Lakes Region Alumni Chapter will host its annual fall meeting, followed by a buffet dinner and the speaker at 7 p.m. Come meet UNH President Mark W. Huddleston and hear Robert Craycraft, '90, education coordinator of UNH’s New Hampshire Lakes Lay Monitoring Program, talk about the monitoring program and the state of the Granite State’s lakes.Tickets are $40. RSVP no later than Oct. 15. For more information, contact Lynn Smith ’02 at (603) 862-5001. To sign up call the UNH Alumni Association at (800) 891-1195 or register online.
- October 24: Day of Action on Behalf of Earth - Joining the "350" Campaign. Shortly before the December 2009 Earth Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, churches, mosques, and temples will be ringing bells, planting trees, and having potluck dinners to draw attention across the globe to the peril of increased CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere. Community Church of Durham will join in the event by ringing the Church bell 350 times to draw attention to the fact that we have passed the 350 mark—surpassing the parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere that injure the health of all breathing creatures. Current CO2 levels are at about 386 and must be reduced to avoid devastating consequences. 350 parts per million is the goal of the Summit.Community Church of Durham will begin ringing the Church bells at Noon on Saturday, October 24th. All are invited to participate in calling attention to the important issue that involves all of us: reducing our carbon footprint and working toward a livable planet. To be part of the event, arrive at the Community Church of Durham sanctuary at Noon on October 24th. For more information, please contact the Church Office at (603) 868-1230.
- October 28: Fisheries Roundtable: A Public Discussion Series. 6:30PM - 8:30PM, Urban Forestry Ctr. 45 Elwyn Rd., Portsmouth, NH. NOAA Fisheries has made a commitment to increasing the number of fisheries managed under catch share systems. A variety of new catch share management programs are being considered for and implemented in a number of fisheries in the Northeast Region and elsewhere in the United States. Most prominently, Amendment 16 of the Northeast Multispecies Fisheries Management Plan has approved operations for 19 group quota (Sector) allocations beginning in fishing year 2010. Given the significance of this management paradigm shift, and its potential implications for social, cultural and economic systems associated with regional fisheries, the Social Science Branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center is engaging in a process to define a Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Plan and associated research agenda. The purpose of the evaluation plan is to provide information to fisheries managers and fisheries participants relevant to the design of future catch share programs and modifications to expisting programs. Elements of the draft plan will be presented and feedback solicited. Contact Rachel Feeney for more information.
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- November 4: UNH for ONE Fundraiser: 5:00PM, Applebee’s to dine for a great cause! Bring the flier we hand out at the film and 15% of your meal cost will be donated to Rain for Sahel and Sahara! This is a really fun way to raise money and we hope you will join us! Applebee’s is located at 232 Indian Brook Rd in Dover, NH or you can call for directions (603) 742-5707.
- November 6: The Humboldt Economic Index: A Cooperative Model for Tracking the Economy of Rural Regions. The Center for Rural Partnerships will welcome Professor Erick Eschker of Humboldt State University to discuss the Humboldt Economic Index, a cooperative model for tracking the economy of rural regions. This index, which addresses a rural region in Northern California, is the inspiration for a New Hampshire-based index created by PSU professors Dan Lee and Vedran Lelas. Dr. Escker’s presentation will begin at 1:30pm in Heritage Commons.
In addition, those interested may attend an informal discussion beginning at 11:30am in Prospect Dining Hall (lunch will be available for purchase). For more information, please contact Ben Amsden 535-3274
- November 7: Seacoast Sustainability Summit. 9:00AM - 5:00PM, Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue. The conference is being presented by Creating a Peaceful World by Sustaining our Future, a community group sponsored by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the Society of Friends. All concerned citizens are invited to attend: become more informed on sustainability, learn how to take action, green our communities, and become prepared to sustain ourselves in the future, given the realities of climate change. Dr. Tom Kelly, Director of Sustainability Programs at the University of New Hampshire, will be the opening speaker. Nine workshops will follow, in three tracks: (1) Food, school nutrition, and sustainability; (2) Town/state Activities and Planning; and (3) Educating and Promoting Environmental Wisdom in Faith Communities. Panelists for the Town/State track will include local sustainability leaders in the towns of Barnstead, Dover, Durham, Epping, Exeter, Lee, Northwood, Barrington, Portsmouth, and Rochester. Participating faith communities include Dover Congregational Church, Durham Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Durham Community Church, Eliot Baha'i Community, Exeter Community Church, Exeter Unitarian Universalist Church, St. John's Episcopal Church (Portsmouth), Unitarian Universalist South Church (Portsmouth), and the Interfaith Sustainability Team. There are also representatives of the Catholic and Buddhist Faiths. A vegetarian meal will be served; workshops will be 75 to 90 minutes each, and there will be a short wrap-up session at 4:15 p.m. This conference is free to all. For more informtion contact Phyllis Killam-Abell, 603-580-1934.
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