PAST EVENTS
Friday, 30 March, 2007
"After the American Empire...What?
A talk with the Grandfather of Peace Studies, Johan Galtung
Johan Galtung is a Norwegian professor, working at the Transcend Institute. He is seen as the pioneer of peace and conflict research and founded the International Peace Research Institute (PRIO) in Oslo.
This event was co-sponsored with the Dean's office, the College of Arts and Sciences, IDS, the Office of Judaic, Holocaust & Peace Studies, and the Office of International Education and Development.
Monday, 2 April, 2007
Community-Based Restorative Forestry
A forum lead by Jason Rutledge of Biological Woodsmen
Healing Harvest has been the regional leader in horse logging, whole forest management, and green certified "Draftwood" lumber. Their primary purpose is to train Biological Woodsmen. Local horsemen, forest workers, students and educators were invited to come together to build perspective on the sustainable forest economy of the Southern Appalachians.
This event was co-sponsored with The Heritage Council and Mountain Works Sustainable Development. For more information on similar events in the region, log onto www.healingharvestforestfoundation.org.
Monday 19 February, 2007
Building a Sustainable Future: Our Survival Imperative
 An interactive Talk was held with Dr. John Fitch, Director of Sustaining Tomorrow Today Projects and Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. For more information on Dr. Fitch, his research and project interests, visit him on the Florida Gulf Coast University faculty page.
This event was cosponsored by SD with the Ecumenical Project for International Cooperation (EPIC) and the Departments of Biology, Geography and Planning, and Geology.
 
The North Carolina Small Wind Initiative scheduled 7 workshops throughout 2005 focused on small-scale wind power.
Each of these workshops and training seminars will be held at the Small Wind Research and Demonstration Site on Beech Mountain, NC. This facility currently features six wind systems, ranging from 400w to 20,000w, that can be replicated for home, farm, school, or business applications. All levels of interest and experience are welcome!
Topics and dates:
Small Wind Initiative Research and Demonstration Site Tour and Introductory Lecture
(one-day workshops $50 or $30 student rate):
June 4th
September 10th
October 15th
Measuring the Wind and Analyzing the Data
(two-day workshop $150 or $100 student rate):
April 15-16th
Small Wind Energy with Abundant Renewable Energy Company
(two-day workshop $150 or $100 student rate):
May 21-22nd
Small Wind Energy with Bergey Windpower Company
(two-day workshop $150 or $100 student rate ):
June 25-26th
Southwest Windpower H80 Grid-tie Installation Workshop
(two-day workshop $150 or $100 student rate):
September 17-18th
For more information on these workshops, please contact the NC Small Wind Initiative:
wind@appstate.edu
(828)262-7333
www.wind.appstate.edu
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