<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br><br></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><div><b>From:</b> Andy Goldring <<a href="mailto:andyg@permaculture.org.uk">andyg@permaculture.org.uk</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 4 February 2015 15:53:48 GMT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:foodsov.uk.coordination@lists.riseup.net">foodsov.uk.coordination@lists.riseup.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[foodsovUK discussion list] Get involved in a global conference in London this September</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Andy Goldring <<a href="mailto:andyg@permaculture.org.uk">andyg@permaculture.org.uk</a>><br><br></div><div>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><a href="http://www.ipcuk.events/conference"><font size="2">www.ipcuk.events/conference</font></a></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">@ipcuk2015</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">+44 845
458 1805</font></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">Dear Fo<font size="2">od Sover<font size="2">eignty org<font size="2">s a<font size="2">nd networks</font></font></font></font>,</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">I<font size="2">'</font>m writing to let you all know about the 12th
International Permaculture Conference (IPC) that we are hosting
on the 8-9 September at 'The Light' Conference Centre, Euston,
London.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">Permaculture
is
an ecological design approach that is now being practised in
over 100 countries. Recent research and reviews are showing that
it is making a major contribution to sustainability practice and
thinking.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">The
conference theme is '<b>Designing the World We Want</b>'. This
will be a trans-disciplinary conference that brings together
over 600 permaculture and sustainability practitioners,
researchers and policy makers from Europe and across the world.
We<font size="2"> hope you will want to get invo<font size="2">lved<font size="2">.</font></font></font><br>
</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2"><b>Day
one</b> will showcase exemplary projects and initiatives from
across the world that, if mainstreamed, would enable us to meet
climate change and wider sustainability targets.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2"><b>Day
two</b> looks at the transformational processes, including
policy developments, that will enable this to happen.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">Both
days w<font size="2">ill be</font> underpinned by the latest
research and policy thinking.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">The
conference seeks to articulate a coherent and practical vision
of the future based on what we know is already possible. We are
working to feed the results in to the COP 21 conference in Paris
later this year.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2"><b>We
are very much going beyond permaculture, and welcome your
involvement in this conference. Together we offer amazing
solutions - use this conference to showcase <font size="2">what
you do<font size="2">, and build links to other <font size="2">organisations and networks making a difference.
Its a b<font size="2">ig opportunity to highlight food
sovereignty as a key part of <font size="2">our <font size="2">healthy future.</font></font></font></font></font></font><br>
</b></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">Key
information about the conference can be found here: </font> </p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.ipcuk.events/conference/contribute"><font size="2">www.ipcuk.events/conference</font></a><br>
<br>
</u></span></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">I hope
you are interested in getting involved. There are a few ways you
could do this:</font></p>
<ol>
<li>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">Please
let people in your networks know about the conference via
your newsletters, website, e-bulletins and social media.</font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">Identify
people in your network that could make a contribution to the
event as a speaker or workshop leader – please encourage
then to do this by Friday 27th March latest.</font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><font size="2">Get involved
more closely as a partner or sponsor - to promote your
work to our global audience <a href="http://www.ipcuk.events/sponsors/becomeasponsor">www.ipcuk.events/sponsors/becomeasponsor</a>
</font></font> </p>
</li>
</ol>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><font size="2">The Conference
will be followed by a 5 day networking 'convergence' for
permaculture practitioners – if you have any permaculture
practitioners in your network that can come along that would be
wonderful – we are making some really important strategic
decisions about how to move forward internationally and keen to
do this with input and awareness of how it fits into a wider
strategy for change in partnership with other networks. More
information on <a href="https://www.ipcuk.events/convergence/programme">www.ipcuk.events/convergence/programme</a>.</font></font>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">I am
happy to talk through any questions or suggestions that you may
have by email, on the phone, or in person if that would be
helpful. There are some really good opportunities to promote our
shared goals through the IPC, I look forward to talking to you
soon.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">Yours
faithfully,</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">Andy
Goldring</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font size="2">Chief
Executive of the Permaculture Association</font></p>
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