Page 36 RAIN Jan./Feb. 1984 PUP jm DODGE piXfUt^in ^tsnutter novel; ■H^^Gery Snyder $341$ from City Mfner fiQoi($ P.0, eox 176, e<Mlc6)ey, CA iPH Please add $ 1.00 for postage CALENDAR SPREADING THE WORD In our effort to more widely inform people about RAIN, we are requesting that those groups for which we list upcoming events make our brochures available to the event participants. We'll send the sponsoring group up to 40 brochures when the magazine is mailed. We enjoy getting the word out for upbeat efforts. We hope you will too. Gracias. The North American Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Association will sponsor the fifth annual Health by Choice conference, April 27- 29, in Atlanta, Georgia. Nationally and internationally recognized leaders in preventive medicine will present the most recent developments and new findings in vitamin and mineral therapy, amino acids, essential fatty acids, exercise, medical self-care, and stress. Programs will be offered for physicians!, health professionals, and the public, as well as workshops, films, and a health and fitness exposition. For further information contact: Bonnie Jarrett, NANPMA, P.O. Box 592- Colony Square Station, Atlanta, GA 30361; 404/475-0582. The California-based Steering Committee for Sustainable Agriculture will sponsor the fourth annual Ecological Fanning Conference, to be held Feb. 15-17 at Pacific Grove, CA. Topics at this year's conference, entitled "Toward a New Farming Culture," will include nursery production, soil fertility management, aquaculture, biological weed control, animal husbandry, and greenhouse management. Registration fee is $90, which includes lodging for two nights and six meals. Contact the Steering Committee for Sustainable Agriculture, P.O. Box 1394, Davis, CA 95617; 916/753-1054. The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) will offer two major energy conferences in 1984. The ASES Annual Meeting and Solar Technologies Conference is slated for June 5-9 in Anaheim, CA. Topics covered will include solar architecture and construction, engineering, biomass conversion, and wind energy conversion. A meeting of the Solar Energy Industries Association will overlap the ASES conference. The ASES Ninth National Passive Solar Conference and Exhibition will be conducted Sept. 25-29 in Columbus, OH. Papers for the conference are being solicited, with abstracts due in March. Contact Karen George, American Solar Energy Society, 1230 Grandview Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302; 303/ 492-6017. Tilth, the Northwest regional agriculture association, will sponsor a one-day symposium on extending the growing season. The symposium, to be held in Corvallis, Oregon, Jan. 28, will cost $7.50 for non-members and $5 for Tilth members, with reduced fees for students and seniors. For more information, contact the Willamette Valley Chapter of Tilth, Rt. 1, Box 67, Sheridan, OR 97378. A Peimaculture Design Course will be given January 20-27 by Dr. John Quinney, research director of the New Alchemy Institute. This course is co-sponsored by the Maritime Permaculture Institute and will be conducted at the Chinook Learning Community on Whidbey Island, WA. The fee is on a sliding scale from $115 to $160, plus $50 for food and $50 for lodging (or $10 camping). For further information, contact Chinook Learning Community, P.O. Box 57, Clinton, WA 98236; 206/321-1884. The Alaska Alternative Energy Conference will be held at the University of Alaska, February 10-13. Workshops, presentations, and exhibits will focus on practical energy systems (wood, solar, methane, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal); finance; building and retrofitting; energy information and assistance; and energy policy. Contact Jim Olney or Will Snyder, Alaska Alternative Energy Conference, P. O. Box 73488, Fairbanks, AK 99707; 907/452-2390.
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