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Opening session of the 2010 Northland Bioneers Conference along with exhibits and silent auction items
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DR. MASSOUD AMIN, THE SMART GRID In his leading work on technological infrastructure and security, Dr. Massoud Amin is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and holds the Honeywell/H.W. Sweatt Chair in Technological Leadership at the University of Minnesota. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 2003, Dr. Amin led strategic R&D at the Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA. His research focuses on two areas: 1) Global…
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Scenario Planning is a tool for decision making in uncertain times that costs nothing to employ, yet is so effective that national governments, multinational corporations, and multi-million dollar foundations find it indispensable. In this workshop, you can find out more about this tool and how to use it by discussing plausible local responses to the societal developments envisioned in the Rockefeller Foundation’s recent publication “Scenarios for…
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DR. ROOPALI PHADKE, WIND POWER As an environment-society scholar, Phadke’'s work over the last decade has focused on how river basin technologies, such as dams and canals, can be more sustainable and democratically designed and managed. Her research interests are in the areas of community based environmentalism and the role of citizens and citizens’ groups in technical and scientific decision making. Her dissertation, “Some Water for All: People’s…
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The Alliance for Sustainability is the place to learn about projects that your neighborhood is working on. Neighborhood networking sessions are ongoing throughout the year. In these sessions stakeholders come together to brainstorm a shared vision of what your community can become, map community assets, find resources to raise awareness in you neighborhood (i.e. movie nights), and to organize a community garden, composting workshop, a weatherization…
Northland Bioneers Conference
Northland Bioneers Conference 2010 held in St. Paul, MN
To inspire individuals to utilize natural systems in developing and restoring our communities.
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