Bioneers (www.bioneers.org) is the preeminent international gathering of leading scientific innovators and environmental visionaries who offer practical solutions to the most pressing environmental and social issues of our time. Bioneers, in its 19th year, uniquely and authentically connects the dots between environment, health, social justice and spirit. Bioneers offers virtual conferences to educational institutions and community centers around North America. There is great potential for community networking and local organizing in Beaming Bioneers. The community-based nature of the satellite conferences facilitates a vibrant exchange among participants and allows for experiential activities and workshops. The program is designed to support individuals and organizations in learning about their own ecosystems, including urban environments, and how they can take action locally.
In its sixth year, the Colorado Bioneers companion event creates community opportunities for sharing, learning and action, and brings together the region's progressive ideas, people and organizations. This is a uniquely affordable community event that brings together people from all walks of life working for social change. The 5th annual Colorado Bioneers features a live satellite feed of the main Bioneers plenaries, and is locally enriched with the Green Living Marketplace; film, music and arts; networking; children's eco-activities; service projects, and sessions and workshops on regional issues and community solutions.
Bioneers in Colorado is produced by University of Colorado Environmental Center in collaboration with numerous partner organizations.
Live video simulcast of Bioneers plenaries on Friday, Saturday and Sunday:
• PAUL STAMETS - Solutions from the Underground: Using Fungi to Help Save the World
• ERICA FERNANDEZ - Si, Se Puede! (Yes, We Can!)
• RAY ANDERSON - Sustainability in Action
• KAVITA RAMDAS - Shakti, Shanti, Sangam: Power, Peace and the Politics of Change
• ALEXANDRA COUSTEAU - Saving Our Water Planet
• JANINE BENYUS - Nature's 100 Best: Top Biomimicry Solutions to Environmental Crises
• DUNE LANKARD - Sustainable Solutions Over Centuries: A New Business Model
• DAVID ORR - Some Like It Hot, But Lots Don't: The Changing Climate of US Politics
• GREG WATSON - Twelve Degrees of Freedom: Lessons Learned from Thirty-five Years of Environmental Activism
• SANDRA STEINGRABER - The Environmental Life of Children -- From Placenta to Puberty
• LUCAS BENITEZ - Fighting for Justice for Farmworkers
• CHRISTINE LOH - The "Development" Imperative for Asians
• NAOMI KLEIN - The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
• REBECCA MOORE - Google Earth: Visualizing Change, Mapping the Future
• RICK REED - Collaborating on a Grand Scale: Think Systematically and Act Collaboratively
Please see Speakers for details.
Sessions and Workshops addressing topics of regional importance, including:
Relocalization Strategies - Ecosystem Restoration - Youth Leadership - Food and Farming - Climate Change - Green Business and Entrepreneurship - Ecological Medicine - Green Building - Environmental Justice - Sustainable Living - Teaching Sustainability - Health - Labor
Please see Program for details.
Registration is affordable! Registration costs $30/day. Multi-day discounts, student and senior discounts, youth scholarships, activist scholarships, and volunteer opportunities available. Free for CU-Boulder students. Online advance registration available thru 10/15. Onsite registration opens at 9:30am on 10/17 in Humanities lobby.
All events take place on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus unless otherwise noted. Click here for a campus map. All participants must check in at the Eaton Humanities Building lobby. See map to Humanities building.
Attendees are encouraged to bus, bike, walk or carpool! A CU football homegame will happen on Saturday. Kickoff is 5:00pm so traffic should not greatly interfere with morning arrivals. If you are driving, see the special instructions for transit and parking for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Boulder lodging is full for the Bioneers weekend. To host or request a homestay option, email bioneers@colorado.edu
This conference features a live satellite downlink of the Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, CA. Visit the Bioneers website for more information about the main Bioneers Conference and our partnership.
Consider making a donation to help cover the event costs when
you register online.
Visit the Bioneers store for books, apparel, videos, etc.
Plus, any purchase from this link helps support Colorado Bioneers!
For more information, email bioneers@colorado.edu (preferred) or call CU Environmental Center at 303-492-8308.