Page 22 RAIN May 1979 ~@.li~~mill~!ll@!H@l~I@1J@.li~~ ~m- ~~~~~~~~~~I~ In response to the large turnout last year, our friend Bill Caddell of the Frankfort Indiana Community PubUe Library has organized another energy RUSH RUSH workshop to be held on May 12th. The The California Office of Appropriate Technology has the following employment positions available: Community Assistance Group Manager, $1665/mo., 4 yrs. experience in community development and administration. Community Development Specialist, half-time job sharing, $780-$937/md., 4 yrs. experience community economic development and appropriate technology. OAT Design Groups, $1665-$2095/ mo.; Mechanical Engineer, masters in related engineering, consultant for field design wind, biomass, waste hcat, solar; economist, familiar with energy economics, Iifecycling; Wind Energy Specialists, electrical engineering background, will develop demonstration wind generators and do an informational handbook. Applicants should submit resume to Office of Planning and Research, Dept. R., P.O. Box 160724, Sacramento. CA. 98816. by May 4. Those most qualified will be contacted for interview by May 14. On May 25-27, a Small Hydro Power Conference will be held in Freeland, Maryland. The.conference will cover hydro-land survey, site potential, construction problems, cost appraisal, government regulations, and DOE grants. Equipment demonstrations will include a pelton wheel, a banki turbine and a local existing 30-year site. The $50 cost for the weekend includes food and rustic accommodations. Contact: C. Edwards, Heathcote Centre, 21300 Heath" cote Rd., Freeland, MD 21053. The Wright-Ingraham Institute offers for the sixth summer an innovative core course in Integrative Studies. The nineweek course is an intensive field program dealing with natural and humanbuilt systems and their interrelationships. Primarily for grarluate st1.1dents and returning seniors. Contact: WrightIngraham Institute. 1228 Tcrrace Rd.• Colorado Springs. CO 80904. Phone 303/633-7011. "Inherit the Earth "- a commul1ityIestival of simpler living. fea turing exhibits and shows in gardening. conservatiun, foods. crafts and transportatio1l. To be held May 12 at Trinity Luthera1l Church, 589 W. Pow_ell, Gresham. OR, 667-4927. workshop will feature David Wright, Harry Thomason, Edward Mazria, and Bill Yanda, as well as group discussions and presentations by local architects. Registration fee is $1 2. Contact: Bill Caddell. Frankfort Community Public Library, 208 West Clinton St.• Frankfort, fort, IN 46041. 317-654-8746. from Green Magic Sunflower Farm is a cooperative community with 7 families and 100 hilltop acres in southeast Ohio. Each family owns a 5-acre homesite and shares a 50-acre commons. A Basic Skills/Appropriate Technology School is being organized. Several more members with teaching skills in aquaculture and alternative energy are needed. If interested, write a letter about yourself and send it to Sunflower Farm, c/o Bruce Sabel, Rt. 1, Box 90, Amesville, OH 4571l. Women seeking alternatives to the nuclear family and compartmentalized life are asked to contact an organization of six rural communities ranging in size from 8 to 70 adults. Women with skills in self-sufficient living are being sought to join these cooperative communites. Write: Federation of Egalitarian Communities, Twin Oaks Community, Louisa, VA 23093. Tbe Silver jubilee of the International olar IItlergy Society will be beld at tbe Georgia World Congress Center i~1 Atlanta. May 28-julle I. A technical program coveri,tg a broad range ofsolar topi,cs will be offered by solar ex perts from around the world. Exhibits of hardware and construction techniques will also bt! orl view. Contact: 1979 International Congress of ISlIS, Eng; 1eering Experiment Station, Georgia 11Istitute uf Teclm ology, Atlal1ta, GJI .10332. The War Resistors League Organi~ers' Training Program for summer will be held on June 16 and August 11. This program provides training for community organizers. and peace and anti-nuclear activists. Content includes Gandhian non-violence. feminism. socialism and anarchism. Limited to 20 participants. the program lasts 2 weeks and cos $85 (including food and housing). For a brochure, contact: War Resistors League. 339 Lafayette St.• New York, NY 10012. The Wind Energy Innovative Sys.tems Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, will be held on May 23-25 at the Four Seasons Motor Inn, Colorado Springs, CO. The registration fee is $40 and includes 2 luncheons. a banquet . and a copy of the proceedings. During the two-day conference, speakers will discuss their federally funded innovative wind energy projects. Topics include: Darrieus turbines, vortex augmentors, sail wings, electrofluid dynamic generators, gyromills, and more. For information: Wind Energy Innovative Systems Conference, Solar Energy Research Institute, 1536 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401. Th e Goodfellow Catalog of Wonderful Things is now accepting applicatiuns for its next edition. This catalug allows customers to purchase directl)1 from its participatillg artisans. No fees or commissiuns are required for participatiun. II jllry will evaluate slides. photograpbs or examples ofcraftwork for possible iTlclusiul1 ill tbe catalog. For a brocbllre outlining entry requirements. send a selfaddressed. stamped legal size envelope to : Goodfellow Catalog, P.O. Box 4520, Berkeley, CA 94704. The etltr.y deadlille is j uly I S, 1979.
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