February/March 1983 RAIN Page 37 CALENDAR The 1983 International Daylighting Conference to be held Feb. 16-18 in Phoenix, Arizona, is intended to provide a multidisciplinary forum for examining the potentials of daylight use in buildings. The conference will address the effects of daylighting on occupant comfort and well-being, health, aesthetics, lighting, quality, energy savings, and more. Write to the American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.20006. Creating More Jobs from New Enterprises is the theme of a conference being held February 10-11,1983 at the International Hotel in Washington, D.C., managed by the Entrepreneur- ship, and sponsored by several national organizations. For more information write to Mark Hix, c/o The Entrepreneurship Institute, 3892 Corporate Drive, Ste. 100, Columbus, OH 43229. Future Week has been proclaimed in Los Angeles for May 1st thru May 8th, with the focus being Futureworld Expo 83, a grand exposition of new possiblities. The Time Machine from the movie of that name will be on display behind bullet-proof glass; the Office of Appropriate Technology is putting on a "New Possibilities Show"; and exhibition space for hundreds of exhibitors who today have some of the wares of one form of tomorrow or another is available. Write to Future World Expo '83, 5455 Castel Knoll, La Canada, CA 91011. 213/957-3328. The Second Annual Regional Conference on New Perspectives on Planning in the West will occur in May, 1983. The conference will cover the broad categories of resource development in the west, social justice in the west/ people and politics, political economy of population migration to the west, economic development in the west, and New Federalism. A Call for Papers has been issued. For more information write to Joochucl Kim, Dept, of Planning, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287. 602/%5-7026. The Energy Bureau, Inc. has announced several conferences for the early spring: A two- day conference on Cogeneration to be held March 21st and 22nd in Arlington, Virginia; a two-day conference entitled Onshore Drilling to be held in Houston, March 14th and 15th; and the sixth annual Outlook for Crude Oil conference to be held February 28th and March 1st, in Houston. For more information contact: The Energy Bureau, Inc., 41E 42nd St., New York, NY 10017 Environmental Design Research is the name of a conference being sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education at the University of Nebraska, April 23-27. For more information write to Dept, of Conferences and Institutes, 205 Nebraska Center for Continuing Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583. The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association will present Strategies for a Sustainable Agriculture at its Fourth Annual Conference and Meeting to be held March 4th and 5th at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. For more informaton contact Philip Hale, 559 W. Main St., Wilmington, Ohio45177. 513/ 584-4269. The Tennessee Alternative Growers Association has announced its Second Annual Tennessee Conference on Organic Agriculture, to be held March 5-6,1983 in Crossville, Tennessee. Cost will be $15/person. For more information contact Dennis Gregg, TAGA, Rt. 6, Box 526, Crossville, TN 38555. Land and Food in China is the name of a study tour sponsored by the China Education Tours. Michelle Marder Kamhi, a journalist active in nutrition and health, will lead the tour. The tour will be June 1 to June 21st. For more information contact China Educational Tours, 272 Centre St., Newton, MA 02158 800/225-4246, Selling the Federal Forests is the theme of a national symposium sponsored by the'Col- lege of Forest Resources at the University of Washington, and the American Forestry Association, in Seattle, April 19-21,1983. For more information contact the Division of Continuing Education, College of Forest Resources, AR-10, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195; 206/545-1373. The Thirteenth Annual Composting and Waste Recycling conference sponsored by BioCyck Magazine, will be held May 4-6,1983 in Columbus, Ohio. Exhibits of latest systems and technology will be featured. Sessions will explore marketing methods, successful land application projects, new financing projects for municipal plants, agronomic aspects of sludge and compost application to land, management of heavy metals, kinetics of composting in the enclosed vessel. For more information write to Mildred Lalik, BioCycle, Box 351, Emmaus, PA 18049. 215/%7-413S. PACIFIC NORTHWEST EVENTS Landscapes of Myth and Imagination will be explored in a special series of visual and musical concerts presented in March in Portland, by the Traveling Image Company. March 2nd will feature visual and musical explorations of Hawaii; March 9th will be celebrations of the Earth and Her Preservation, called Earth- scapes; and March 16th, Musical Landscapes of Ireland will be presented. For more information contact Travelling Image Company, PO Box 14261, Portland, OR 97214. The Resource Recreation Management Department of the Oregon State University School of Forestry will be conducting two workshops in the spring. Microcomputer Applications for Resource Managers and Applying the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. For more information contact Perry Brown, Resource Recreation Management Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5704. 503/754-2004. The Chinook Learning Community has announced several workshops, retreats and symposiums. Unity in Diversity is a 5-day retreat, Februarv' 24-28 exploring religious tradition and unitv' of spiritual experience; March 5th, David Spangler will present a workshop and February 7th and 9th poet Robert Bly will give readings. The Center is also planning for its Global Village conference tobe held later this spring. For more information contact Chinook Learning Community, PO Box 57, Clinton, WA 98236. Fishing Conference in Seattle: The Washington Environmental Foundation and Council, in conjunction with concerned fisheries groups, will sponsor a conference in Seattle this March on Wild Salmon and Trout. Conference sessions will include genetics, habitat, public acceptance and policy implemenation, and will be of particular interest to commercial and sp)orts fishermen although the general public is encouraged to attend. Organizations interested in cosponsoring this event or individuals who want more information, please contact Toni Ameslav, WEF Director, at 623-1483. Columbia River Meeting: On February 18-20, the Columbia River Citizens' compact and several Northwest environmental and conservation groups will meet at the Menucha Retreat and Conference Center in Corbett, Oregon. Two topics slated for discussion are the Power Planning Council's fish and wildlife program, and combining the efforts of both Washington and Oregon interest groups. To contribute ideas for agenda items or for more information, contact John Sayre, 500 NE Multnomah St. Suite 1%2, Portland, OR 97232; 503/231-6121.
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