RAIN February/March 1981 "Solar Rising," the annual meeting of AS/ ISES (American Section, International Solar Energy Society), will be held at the Philadelphia Civic Center, May 26-30. The two themes of the conference will be commercialization and solar utilization in the cities. Contact Richard,Ross, Conference Manager, Bennett Hall, Room B-2, 3340 Walnut St., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104. The Farallones Institute Integral Urban House will be offering a ten-week class and .resident internship on "Self-Reliant, Ecological Urban Living': beginning April 18. Topics will include food production, resource .conservation, renewable energy production, and waste management. For more information contact the.Integral Urban House, 1516 Fifth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710, 415/525-1150. I The winter program of the Rural Education Center in Wilton, New Hampshire includes lectures on "Mechanics for the Homestead," March 7, and "Planning a Family Survival Garden: Intensive Vegetable Growing,'' March 14. The Center will also offer a permaculture design course, March 16-April 4. For details, contact Rural Education Center, Stonyfield Farm, Wilton, NH 03086, 603/ 654-9625 . An ecological farming conference entitle~ "Making the Transition" will be offered by the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association in Columbus, Ohio on March 7. Topics will include integrated pest management, draft horses, soil and health, and the use of seaweed derivatives in agriculture. Contact OEFFA, Rt. 2, Box 189A, Sugarcreek, OH 44681, or call Phillip Mariola, 216/852-2362. "Managing Nonprofit Agencies for Results," an intensive two-day seminar, will be offered in San Francisco, April 6-7, by the Public Management Institute. The seminar will emphasize cost effectiveness of programs; clarification of the roles of staff and volunteers; creation of a workable funding program; and the writing of clear and accurate budgets. Contact Center for Conference and Management, 970 Aurora Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302, 303/492-8356. The Farallones Institute Integral Urban House announces two spring intensive workshops. "Gardening," April 6-10, will include soil preparation, planting, and,other topics. "Conservation and Renewable Energy Sources," May 11-15, will cover weatherization and applications of solar and. wind energy. Both workshops will emphasize practical experience. Contact the Integral Urban House, 1516 Fifth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710, 415/ 525-1150 . A short course ori "Advanced Solar Energy for the Homeowner" will be offered by Jordan College in Cedar Springs, Michigan, March 13-14 and again April 10-11. Contact Linda Bouwkamp, Energy Programs, Jordan Colle'ge, 360 W. Pine Street, Cedar Springs, MI 49319, 616/696-1180. University of Wisconsin-Extension will offer a course in low head hydropower development, April 27-May 1 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For information about the course contact . John Snedeker, U. of Wisconsin-Extension, Dept. of Engineering & Applied Science, 432 N. Lake St., Madison, WI 53706, 414/2244193. A two-day conference focusing on the potential of windpower as an energy source will be held in Rochester, Minrzesota on April 3-4. A number of workshops for the general public as well as for wind specialists are planned. For conference details, contact Abby Marier, 107 S. Central Avenue, Milaca, MN 56353, 612/983-6892. •The Mid-American Solar Energy Complex MASEC will sponsor work~hops on "Passive Solar Multi-Family Housing: Design, Development, Finance and Market Strategies," March 18-22 in Vail, Colorado; March 31-April 2 in St. Louis, Missouri; March 23-25 in Kansas City, Missouri; April 6-8 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; April 20-22 in Columbus, Ohio; and April 27-29 in Lansing, Michigan. Contact Mary Rollwagen TLH Associates, 900 Minnesota Bldg., 4th & Cedar Streets, St. Paul, MN 55101, 612/227-8866. Dean Point School in Nehalem, Oregon will host a gathering, June 11-14, for people interested in alternative education for children and home school correspondence courses. ' There will be workshops and adivities geared to pooling and disseminating information in these areas. For more information contact Michael Krell, Dean Point School, Box 266, Nehalem, OR 97131. "Think Deep" is the theme of (what else?) the Underground Space Conference and Exposition to be held auhe Kansas City Convention Center, June 8-10. 1Sponsored by the American Underground-Space Association, the event will feature sessions by experts from around the world on earth sheltered and deep underground construction, urban planning for underground space use, and public policies. For details contact Ruth Sime, American.Underground-Space Association, c/o Suite 900, Minnesota Bldg., St. Paul, MN 55101, 612/376-5580. Women and Affordable Housing in the '80s will take place March 12-13, sponsored by HUD. Organized by the Women's Policy and Program Staff, the program will cover topics such as credit, rental housing, and the impact of new housing policies on women. Contact Helen Helfer or Joyce Skinner at Rm. 4212, 451 7th St. S.W., Washington, DC 20410. 202/755-8145 for further information. A five-day course in cooperative principles and philosophy will be offered March 16-20 in Epes, Alabama by the Federation of Southern Cooperatives. Topics of the course will . include comparison of cooperatives with other business forms; competition vs. cooperation; community organizing; and financial resources. Contact Alice S. Paris, Federation · of Sou.them Cooperatives, P.O. Box 95, Epes, AL 35460, 205/652-9676. The U.S. Dept. of Energy's App'iopriate Technology Small Grants Program for 1981 is underway in most regions of the country. In Oregon, the solicitation·of proposals begins February 16 with grant proposals due by April 20. In Oregon, contact Oregon Appropriate Technology, P.O. Box 1525, Eugene, OR 97440, 1-800-452-2548. Portland area people can call 224-7238. Super-insulated houses, solar energy and home conservation will be the topics of an energy workshop to be held April 11 in Frankfort, Indiana. Sponsor of the event will be the Frankfort Library and Community Schools. Contact Bill Caddell, Frankfort Library, 208 W. Clinton Street, Frankfort, IN 46041, 317/ 654-8746. ATTENTION!! ATtENTION!! Due to some horrible screw-up with our computer mailing service, several subscribers have not been receiving their magazine. Others have been getting two or more copies. Please tell your friends that RAIN is alive and kicking. And let us know if you're having problems receiving the magazine. Thanks.
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