International Gathering 2007: November 1-4, 2007
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Special Sessions and Roundtable Discussions
HMI is proud to host International Gathering 2007 “From the Ground
Up: Practical Solutions
to Complex Problems”
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
Albuquerque, New Mexico
November 1-4 2007
From the Ground Up: Practical Solutions to Complex Problems—four exciting days packed with keynote addresses, powerful and educational workshops on the topics that matter to you most, and special events. Whether your focus is land desertification, food security, public lands, meeting consumer demand for organics, or global warming, you’ll exchange ideas with knowledgeable experts and discover the solutions that are working now.
Can’t attend all four days? Save by registering for one-day passes or even individual events starting at just $25.
Sessions and Workshops Cover:
- Soil health
- Animal behavior
- Multi-species grazing
- Partnering with Nature
- Taking sustainability to the next level
- International community development
- Global climate change
- Fire
- Drought
- Sustainable genetics
- Working effectively with groups
- Marketing
- Solar dollars
- Diversifying income
- Carbon sequestration
Attend a Pre-Conference Course!
October 30-November 1, 2007
Choose one from the following:
- Introduction to Holistic Management®
- Creating Healthy Profits: Holistic Financial Planning
- Increasing Pasture and Animal Production: Holistic Grazing Planning
Discount Packages available for Course and Conference registration!
Click here for course information
Exhibitors!
Don’t miss the opportunity to exhibit at a conference attracting a diverse and discerning audience of sustainable agriculture producers and consumers, environmentalists, and government agencies.
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Sponsors!
Your association with this conference is a powerful statement of your organization’s commitment to a just and sustainable food production and distribution system. Equally important, it offers a unique opportunity to strengthen your relationship to an innovative yet mainstream community.
We expect about 500 opinion leaders in the critical areas of land stewardship, local and organic food production, and other environmental issues vital to a sustainable future for all.
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To make a reservation at the Hotel Albuquerque,
call 1-505-843-6300 or 1-800-237-2133 toll-free
and be sure to request the special HMI room rate
or
Visit
the Hotel Albuquerque Website online to Reserve Your Room Now!
Selected special rates will apply.
International Gathering 2007
Schedule of Events
For a more detailed schedule of events and presenters, click here.
Thursday, 1 November 2007
Registration 3:00 – 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Friday, 2 November 2007
Keynote Address 8:45 – 9:45 am
Joel Salatin: Building a Local Food System
That Works
Parallel Sessions (90 minutes) 10:30 – Noon
Lunch: New Mexican Buffet Lunch
(90 minutes) 12:15 – 1:45 pm
Parallel Sessions (90 minutes)
2 – 3:30 pm
Parallel Sessions (90 minutes) 4 – 5:30 pm
Dinner w/ entertainment:
London Broil Dinner and
Raphael Cristy, Charlie Russell’s Yarns
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Friday Night at the Auction 8:45 pm
Auction items include an eye-opening selection of valuable donated items.
Don’t miss this highlight event!
SATURDAY, 3 November 07
Keynote Address 8:30 – 9:30 am
Temple Grandin: If You Eat, You Are a Change Agent
Parallel Sessions (90 minutes) 10 – 11:30 am
Noon – 2 pm
Thom Hartmann: Human Relationship to the
Environment
Mesilla Valley Chicken Lunch
Round Table Discussions 2:15 – 3:30 pm
Practical Solutions to Complex
Environmental Problems
Parallel Sessions 3:45 – 5 pm
Closing Reception: 5:15 – 6:30 pm
Allan Savory: Healing the Land
SUNDAY, 4 November 07
Sunday Forum 9– 10:30 am
Walk-About the Bosque with Allan Savory 11:00 am – 1 pm
Learning, Networking, and Solutions
Special Sessions
- Integrating Crops with Livestock
- Estate Planning: Preparing for the Next Generation
- A Holistic Approach to Conservation Easements
- Taking it to the Next Level: Complex Grazing Planning
- Maximizing Pasture and Animal Productivity: Multi-Species Grazing
- Developing Your Farm To Pay a White-Collar Wage
- Sustainable Genetics: Working with Nature
- Animal Behavior: Paying Attention to Your Most Valuable Employees
- Family Enterprises: Creating a Legacy
- Management Clubs: Keeping the Momentum Going
- Animal Nutrition: Where the Rumen Counts
- Healthy Profits: Effective Small Business Planning
- Making the Switch: Conventional to Grass-based Dairies
- Profits from the Public: Ecotourism and Niche-Marketing Opportunities
- Pulling Together: Getting Results as a Team
- From Soil to Animal Health
- Diversifying Your Income Stream
Round Table Discussions
- Animals in White Hats: Using Livestock as Reclamation Tools
- Community Development: From the Ground Up
- Is It Me or Is It Getting Warm?: Addressing Global Climate Change
- Fire Proofing the West
- Deserts, Rainforests, & Cities: Water Resource Issues
- Creating a New Mexico Sustainable Food System
General Interest Sessions
- Learning To Read the Land
- Value-based Finances for the Conscious Consumer
- Bringing Kids to the Land
- Land Chi: Why Effective Land Management Is Important for Everyone
- Designing as If the Planet Mattered: Holistic Management® & Permaculture
- A Living Soil: Why We Want To Be Outnumbered
- Holistic Management®: 10 Principles for Creating a Healthy Environment
Certified Educator Track
Kids’ Program/Kids’ Corner
Sunday Forum
About the Speakers
Joel Salatin
Building a Local Food System That Works
Owner of Polyface Farm in Virginia and one of America’s premier
grass farmers, Mr. Salatin is widely known as a speaker and developer
of successful business models.
Joel will also offer a Double Course Session.
Click
here to learn more about Joel
Temple Grandin
If You Eat, You Are a Change Agent
The best-selling author of Animals in Translation: Using
the Mysteries of Autism To Decode Animal Behavior, Dr. Grandin
speaks around the world on both autism and cattle handling
Click here to
learn more about Temple
Thom Hartmann
Human Relationship to the Environment
A celebrated broadcaster, author, psychotherapist and commentator, Mr.
Hartmann has written widely on issues related to the environment, politics
and social justice.
Click here to
learn more about Thom
Allan Savory
Closing Address and Reception: Healing the Land
Allan Savory is the Founder of Holistic Management® International.
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here to learn more about Allan
Raphael Cristy
For your entertainment: Charlie Russell’s Yarns
Charlie Russell (1864-1926) was one of America’s best known storytellers
and chroniclers of the Old West. At International Gathering 2007, you’ll
join historian, storyteller and renowned stage performer Raphael Cristy
for a memorable evening of drama and laughter as he presents Charlie
Russell’s Yarns.
Click
here to learn more about Raphael Christy
Friday Night at the Auction
Following the dinner entertainment, the fun continues with Friday Night at the Auction. Everyone’s invited to join in, and the bidding is sure to be fast and furious! Auction items include an eye-opening selection of valuable donated items. Don’t miss this highlight event!
About Holistic Management® International
HMI is an international non-profit founded in 1984. From large food producers to family farms to rural communities, we help agriculturalists, environmentalists and like-minded land stewards to work hand in hand with nature to heal damaged land and / or maximize the productivity of healthy land.
We implement and teach proven holistic methods for increasing soil health, reducing erosion and improving biodiversity – leading to improved food production, greater profitability and enhanced quality of life.