January 22, 2009 – Chattanooga, Tennessee – Southern Sustainable Agiculture Working Group Annual Conference – 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Workshop “Policy and Communication” co-led with Dr. Keecha Harris (“Closing the Food Gap” will be available during the conference for sale). For more information visit www.ssawg.org.
January 23, 2009 – Rochestor, New York – New York – Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York 27th Annual Conference. Mark Winne leads all-day workshop beginning at 9:00 a.m “Food Policy Councils: A Pathway to a Just and Sustainable Food System.” Books will be for sale throughout the conference. For information contact www.nofany.org.
February 9, 2009 – Minneapolis, Minnesota – BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota – A keynote address by Mark Winne. 3:30 to 5:00 Keynote address followed by a reception at 5:30. Must RSVP by January 30 to Lynn Wasvick at (651) 662-6791 or lynn_wasvick@bluecrossmn.com.
February 24 and 25 – Lubbock, Texas – 20th Annual Southern Plains Conference – International Cultural Center at Texas Tech University (4th and Indiana). Keynote presentation by Mark Winne. For more information contact Lydia Villaneuva at (806) 364-4445 or casa1@go-herd.com.
March 21 & 22 – Cleveland, Ohio – Wyndham Cleveland Hotel at Playhouse Square – Keynote, panel discussion, and workshop for the Leadership Summit 2009. For more information see www.LeadershipSummit2009.com.
March 24 – Harrisonburg, VA – Eastern Mennonite University – 8:00 PM at the Common Grounds – Public presentation and book talk. For more information contact Dan Wessner at dan.wessner@emu.edu.
March 28 – Boston, MA – Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition – The Future of Food and Nutrition Graduate Research Conference. Expert panel presentation – 3:00 to 5:00 PM. For more information see www.studentconference.nutrition.tufts.edu.
March 30 – Lewiston, Maine – Bates College – Keynote address by Mark Winne – 7:30 PM – Olin Arts Center. For more information contact Heather Bumps at Bates public relations office: hbumps@bates.edu.
March 31 – Augusta, Maine – Maine Nutrition Council Annual Meeting – Keynote address by Mark Winne – Augusta Civic Center – 3:00 p.m. For more information contact Catherine Hoffmann at catherine@drinkmainemilk.org.
April 1 – Durham, New Hampshire – University of New Hampshire – Keynote address by Mark Winne – 4:00 to 6:00 – MUB Theater II – For more information Elisabeth Farrell at (603) 862-5040; el.farrell@unh.edu.
April 4 – Renton, Washington – Renton History Museum – 3:00 PM – Keynote address by Mark Winne. For more infomation contact Dorota Rahn at (425) 255-2330; drahn@@ci.renton.wa.us.
April 17 – Breckenridge, Colorado – 2009 Colorado Dietetic Association Annual Meeting – Beaver Run Resort – Keynote address by Mark Winne – 7:45 a.m. For more information contact Shana Patterson at eatrightcolorado@gmail.com.