Mark Winne

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.

November 6 – Phoenix, Arizona – Maricopa County Extension Office (434 E. Broadway); Keynote address, 9:30 a.m. For more information contact Cindy Gentry at 602-493-5231

November 11 – Norman, Oklahoma – University of Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m; Public talk. For more information contact Julia Ehrhardt at 405-325-5258.

November 13 – Albuquerque, New Mexico – Albuquerque Journal auditorium, 7:00 p.m; SAGE Seminar “Back to the Essentials.” For more information contact Carolyn Flynn at cflynn@abqjournal.com.

November 20 – Madison, New Jersey – Drew University. Evening talk open to the public. Exact time and campus location to be announced. For more information contact Clare Mullaney at cmullaney@drew.edu.

December 4 – Houston, Texas – Evening book talk. Time and place to be announced. For more information contact Chris McCullum-Gomez or go to www.houstonfood.net.

December 5 – Austin, Texas – Evening book talk. Time and place to be announced. For more information contact Marla Camp at marla@edibleaustin.com.

Readings and Signings:

August 29 – San Francisco – Slow Food Nation “Changemakers Day,” Mark Winne panel presentations: 2:30 to 5:45. For more information go to www.slowfoodnation.org. Media contact: bhorton@vancomm.com.

September 17 – Albuquerque, NM – 1:30 – Peace by Pieces Fair – presentation, book selling and signing by Mark Winne – University of New Mexico Student Union Building. For more information contact Susi Knoblauch at chknob@unm.edu.

September 24 – Raleigh, NC – 8:30 AM – Politics of Food Conference at North Carolina State University. Panel presentation by Mark Winne. For more information go to www.elpnet.org.

September 24 – Durham, NC – 12:00 noon – The Divinity School (0016 Westbrook), Duke University. Panel presentation, book selling and signing. For more information contact Jami Wise at jwise@div.duke.edu.

September 25 – Charolotte, NC – Book talk and signing - Park Road Books, 4139 Park Road, Charlotte, NC.  For more information contact Marilyn Marks at sosawnc@endhunger.org. Sponsored by the Society of Saint Andrews of Western North Carolina.

September 27 – Harrisonburg, VA – 9 to 12 noon, Harrisonburg Downtown Farmers Market. Book signing and talk. For more information contact Josie Showalter at fourwinds54@verizon.net. Sponsored by the Harrisonburg Farmers Market

September 29 – Charlottesville, VA - 5:00 PM - University of Virginia School of Architecture, Campbell Hall. Book talk and signing. For more information contact Tanya Cobb at td6n@virginia.edu. Sponsored by the University of Virginia School of Architecture.

September 30 – Gettysburg, PA – 11:30 AM. Gettysburg College. For more information contact Kim Davidson at kdavidso@gettysburg.edu.

September 30 – Hershey, PA - 7:00 PM – Hershey Public Library. Book talk and signing. For more information contact Susie Newell at snewell@prodigy.net. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center and Hershey Public Library.

October 1 – Philadelphia, PA – University of Pennsylvania - 5:00 PM. Book talk and signing. For more information contact Mary Summers and mysummer@sas.upenn.edu. Sponsored by the Fox Leadership Program and the University of Pennsylvania.

October 6 – Philadelphia, PA – White Dog Cafe, 3420 Sansom St., Philadelphia - 6:00 PM. Dinner, book talk and signing. Sponsored by the White Dog Cafe. Reservations required. For more information www.whitedog.com or call 215-386-9224.

October 7 – Princeton, NJ - early evening, Labyrinthe Books on the Princeton Campus. Book talk and signing. For more information contact Meredith Taylor at Isles, Inc. at mtaylor@isles.org. Sponsored by Isles, Inc. of Trenton.

October 15 – Cleveland, Ohio (time and place to be announced). Book talk and signing. For more information contact Matthew Russell at mer23@case.edu.

October 16 – Lexington, Kentucky – 6:00 PM (place to be announced). Keynote for World Food Day; book talk and signing. For more information contact Jim Embry at jgembr0@cs.com. Sponsored by the Sustainable Communities Network.

November 11 – Norman, Oklahoma – University of Oklahoma – 7:30 PM (place to be announced). For more information contact Julia Ehrhardt at juliae@ou.edu.