We welcome and invite each one of you to come together October 19 to 21 at Marygrove College. Bring your interests, skills, commitment, enthusiasm and vision. With your support and engagement we can continue our mission to promote sustainable community that fosters life-giving relationships, nurtures connections, and celebrates
solutions for restoring and healing Earth’s communities.

Join us. Be inspired and give us the opportunity to affirm the good work you are doing. Network with others, make new friends and create new collaborative efforts. Let us together continue to grow resilient communities.

This conference is rich in opportunities:

• Thirteen plenary speakers broadcasted from San Rafael, CA will open
  up new vistas for all of us;
• Six tours, thirty local “learnshops” and over forty presenters will share
  expertise, passion and vision which will make you proud of our local
  talent;
• The presence of 160 Young Bioneers: 7th to 12th graders bringing
  their energy, skills and curiosity to the conference;
• The presence of seniors, activists, young adults, sponsors, artists,
  musicians exhibitors, vendors and volunteers;
• Food grown in our own bio-region and prepared by Marygrove’s
  chefs;
• Music by our local artists at the conference, Gaia Women of the Great
  Lakes Basin and Julie Beutel
• An art exhibit at the Marygrove Gallery.

We look forward to being with you in October to continue

”Growing Resilient Communities”

“Celebrate, Collaborate, And Connect: Transforming the Southeast Michigan Community.”

REGULAR  a person who can afford full payment

SENIOR (55 and over)

STUDENT (enrolled for nine or more college credits.)

ACTIVIST (employed or volunteer for a nonprofit)

TEACHER (currently teaching at a public/private school)

YOUTH: 7^th through 12^th grade – if you are coming with school group for Young Bioneers Day  (Friday only) contact paulacathcart@comcast.net

MARYGROVE STUDENTS, FACULTY & STAFF may attend plenary sessions for free with Marygrove ID card. Please register prior to the conference.

SCHOLARSHIPS – Service exchange (19 years and older)

A limited number of service scholarships are available. If interested send an e-mail to: info@glbd.org or call (313) 717-6151.

VENDOR or EXHIBITOR: Request form from info@glbd.org

VOLUNTEERS: For more information and for approval as a volunteer contact Christyn Carlton christyn_carlton@yahoo.com  by October 5th.

CEU’s: available through Marygrove College- $20. For more information contact: ec@marygrove.edu or (313) 927-1692.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

*Registration fees include organic/locally grown lunch.

Cancellation & Refund Policy:

Cancellations received before September 28^th will be charged a 15% processing fee.

Cancellations received after September 28^th will be charged a 20% processing fee.

After October 8^th there will be no refunds for cancellations.

Speaker changes:

Although all listed speakers are confirmed at the time of printing, the program is subject to change without notice. We cannot refund registrations because of program changes.