Pre-conference – Monday, October 19, 2009
6:30 PM – Opening reception and cocktails for “Resilient Cities: Urban Strategies for Transition Times.” Complimentary for “Resilient People” attendees.
Pre-conference – Tuesday, October 20, 2009
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Complimentary ticket to participate in plenary and tracked sessions of “Resilient Cities: Urban Strategies for Transition Times” conference.
See Gaining Ground web site for day’s speakers and tracked sessions.
Conference Day One – Wednesday, October 21, 2009
9:30 AM – Opening prayer – Ceace Wyss, Squamish First Nation
9:45 AM – Opening remarks – Sanjay Khanna and Mike Littrell, Conveners of “Resilient People.”
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM – Mid-morning Break
10: 15 AM – Panel on Mental Health and Psychosocial Impacts of Climate Change – Moderated by Sanjay Khanna
Panelists: Glenn Albrecht, Professor of Sustainability, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia; Carl M. Hild, Associate Professor, Alaska Pacific University; Victoria Hykes Steere, Inupiat and Human Rights Lawyer; Rick Ingrasci, Co-founder, Physicians for Social Responsibility; Luisa Maffi, Executive Director, Terralingua; David Rapport, Principal, EcoHealth Consulting; Dr. Eric Rasmussen, CEO, inSTEDD; Jane Sterk, Leader, Green Party of BC, and Counseling Psychologist
11:15 AM to 12:15 NOON – Facilitated Discussion with Panelists
12:15 PM – Break
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM – Lunch
1:35 PM to 1:55 PM – Psychological Characteristics Needed for Resilient Citizens in the Context of Economic, Climatic, and Social Change – Sanjay Khanna
2:00 PM to 2:50 PM – Discussion facilitated by Mike Littrell and Rick Ingrasci
2:50 PM to 3:00 PM – Break
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM Modeling and Stress-Testing Your Organization’s Narrative on Climate Change - Mike Littrell
3:30 PM to 4:20 PM – Q&A
4:20 PM to 4:35 PM – Break
4:35 PM to 5:20 PM – Workshop – How Your Organization Can Bring the Public on Board
5:20 PM to 5:30 PM – Closing Remarks
Day Ends
7:00 PM Group dinner – “Welcome Dinner”
Cost approx. $40.00 plus beverages – not included in conference fee
Conference Day Two – Thursday, October 22, 2009
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM – Review and Q&A Previous Day / Setup of Day 2
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM – Mid-morning Break
10:15 AM to 11:00 AM – Panel on Communicating 21st Century Challenges, Including Climate Change, Constructively – Led by Rick Ingrasci, co-founder, Physicians for Social Responsibility, MD, MPH (Harvard)
Panelists: Nancy Bleck, Photographer and Instructor, Emily Carr University; Carl M. Hild, Associate Professor, Alaska Pacific University; Victoria Hykes Steere, Inupiat and Human Rights Lawyer; Sanjay Khanna, Writer, Co-Convenor, Resilient People; Mike Littrell, Political Campaigner Consultant, Co-Convenor, Resilient People; Luisa Maffi, Executive Director, Terralingua; Kevin Millsip, Sustainability Coordinator, Vancouver Board of Education; David Rapport, President, EcoHealth Consulting
11:00 AM to 12:00 NOON – Q&A
12:00 PM to 12:30 PM – Break
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM – Lunch
1:30 PM to 2:50 PM – Beyond Resilience: Working Towards Compelling Narratives (Stories of Courage, Survival, Adaptation, Beauty) – Co-facilitated by Sanjay Khanna and Mike Littrell
Panelists: Glenn Albrecht, Professor of Sustainability, Murdoch University; Dave Frank, Ahousat First Nation; Carl M. Hild, Associate Professor, Alaska Pacific University; Pravin Pillay, Organizational Ecologist, Emergent Performance Consulting, formerly of Doctors Without Borders (Canada); Victoria Hykes Steere, Inupiat and Human Rights Lawyer
2:50 PM to 3:00 PM – Break
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM – Discussion facilitated by Sanjay Khanna and Corrina Grace
3:30 PM to 4:15 PM – Workshop – Preparing Organizations and Individuals for Psychosocial Resilience
4:15 PM to 4:30 PM – Break
4:30 PM to 5:00 PM – Q&A
5:00 PM to 5:15 PM – Closing Remarks
5:15 PM – Conference Concludes
