Conferences

Presenter and Exhibitor, Canadian Organic Growers, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON 2003
Speaker, Overview of Natural Building Techniques, Natural Life Festival, Kortright Renewable Energy Centre, 2001
Leader, Introduction to Permaculture and Y2K Workshops, State of Our Earth, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON 1999
Presenter, Designing for a Sustainable future in Light of Y2K, Bioneers Conference, San Rafael, CA 1999
Presenter, Examples of Sustainable Communities from Around the World, Society for Human Ecology Conference, McGill, Montreal 1999
Key Note Speaker, Y2K and the Public Infrastructure, Ontario Hospital Association, Toronto 1999
Invited one hour presentation on Y2K and the public infrastructure. Stressed the need to use Y2K preparedness activities as an opportunity to examine how we do business and the need for change towards more sustainable forms of practice and structures.
Presentater at Cohousing gathering at Pioneer Cohousing 1998
Presenter and Volunteer, Cdn. Institute of Planners conference, Winnipeg 1998
Panel Participant, Art of Community Gathering, Twin Oaks, Virginia 1998
Presenter, Ecovillages in the Third World, Env. Studies, Univ. of Toronto 1998
Presenter, Canadian Association of Planning Students conference, Calgary 1998
Presenter, Sustainable Communities, Sirius Community, Amherst, MS 1997
Workshop Presenter, Bioregional Gathering of the Americas, Mexico 1996

Sustainable Living Network & Books

Annual National Organic Agriculture Conference, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON 2000, 2001, 2002., 2003
Oakville/Halton Ecofestival, Oakville, ON 2001, 2002, 2003
Seedy Saturday, Consortium of Toronto-based food groups, Scadding Court, Toronto, ON 2001, 2002, 2003
Total Health Show, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON 2002, 2003
Green Living Show, Edwards' Botanical Gardens, Toronto, ON 2002, 2003
Eco Farm Day, Ottawa Chapter of Canadian Organic Growers, Morrisburg, ON 2002, 2003
Festive Earth Festival, Riverdale Park, Toronto, ON 2001, 2002
Vegetarian Food Fair, Toronto Vegetarian Association, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON Sept. 2001
Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, Woodstock, ON Sept. 10-12, 2001
Natural Life Festival, Kortright Renewable Energy Centre, 2001
Annual Conference, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, State College, PA 1999 & 2000
Art of Community Gathering, Frost Centre, Catskill Mountains, New York November 1999
Cohousing Conference, Pioneer Valley Cohousing, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA 1999

Permaculture Community Action Worknet

Conferences (organization, facilitation, volunteering, reporting)

Reporter, Conflict Resolution conference, Toronto, ON 2001
Facilitator, Permaculture Professionals Gathering, Bioneers Conference, San Rafael, CA 2000
Reporter, International Association of Facilitators, Minneapolis 2001
Facilitator, Environmental Steering Group, Congress fo rthe New Urbanism, Portland, Oregon June 2000
Reporter, International Association of Facilitators, Toronto 2000
Reporter, Bioneers, San Francisco, California 1998
Volunteer, Jane Jacobs: Ideas that Matter conference, Toronto 1997
Facilitator of Main Plenary, Bioregional Gathering of the Americas, Mexico 1996
Facilitated Ad Hoc, interest-driven workshop, Institute for Social Ecology conference, Guelph, ON 1996

Participant, International Coaching Federation, Chicago, IL 2001
Participant, Bioneers, San Rafael, Califorani 2000
Participant, Joanna Macy 12 Day Intensive, Pema Osel Ling Tibetan Buddhist Retreat, Watsonville, CA 2000
Participant, CoHousing Professional's Conference, Boulder, CO 2000
Art of Community Gathering, Conad Grebel College, Waterloo, ON 2002
Art of Community Gathering, Frost Centre, Catskill Mountains, New York November 1999
Art of Community gathering, The Farm, Tennessee November 1996
6th Great Lakes Bioregional Congress, Toronto Island 1995