Our conference committee is working hard, preparing for our third annual meeting. Rev. Fletcher Harper, executive director of Greenfaith, and Prof. Richard Alley, host of PBS’ Earth: the operator’s manual, will be our special guests. Please join us on October 14, 2012 at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg.

 

What is an annual meeting and conference? It’s a time for interfaith worship, workshops and resource gathering for people of all faiths who are responding to climate change as a moral issue. Last year, over 200 people attended one or more of our events. Scroll down to get a flavor of last year’s schedule, and click here to see our Green Fair participants and vendors.

Plan now to attend our 2012 Annual Meeting and Conference in Harrisburg!

Schedule from last year, 2011

Saturday, September 17

7:30-9:30 p.m.      Reception for board members, donors and guests; join now.

Sunday, September 18

9:30 a.m.               Interfaith celebration of hope

                              University Mennonite Church, 1606 Norma Street, State College

11 a.m.                  Education hour at University Mennonite; discussion with UMC members and Rev. Jim Deming (see map below)

1:30 p.m.               Press conference, patio of the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, Penn State Campus (or in the lobby in case of rain). We will be releasing our statement on the morality of Marcellus Shale gas drilling and presenting Franklin Kury with an award for being an “environmental visionary.” Order your t-shirt with Article 1, Section 27 of the PA constitution here.

2 p.m.                    “The Human Face of Climate Change: Food, Faith and other necessities of life”

Professor Bill Easterling, Dean, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State

Rev. Jim Deming, Minister for Environmental Justice for the United Church of Christ

Foster Auditorium, University Libraries, Penn State Campus (scroll down for map)

Bill Easterling is an internationally recognized expert on how global warming may affect the Earth's food supply, and was one of the lead authors of the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. Dr. Easterling has authored over 70 refereed scientific publications in the areas of food and climate, testified before the House Committee on Science and Technology on climate change, and chaired the National Research Council's Panel on the Human Dimensions of Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Variability. 

Jim Deming has been active with Tennessee Interfaith Power & Light, Tennessee Environmental Council, and the National Wildlife Federation. He is the author of "From Southern Fried Guilt to Spiritual Responsibility" in Sally Bingham’s book Love God Heal Earth and holds an M. Div. from Emory University and an M. Ed. in Human Resource Development from Vanderbilt University.

 

 

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3:30-6 p.m.           Green Fair, workshops and membership meeting

Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, Penn State Campus (scroll down for map)

                              3:30-6          Green Fair, featuring vendors and non-profit groups working on energy                                                            efficiency and climate change issues (see a list of vendors and groups here)

                              3:45-4:30     Workshops I  (see descriptions here)

                              4:30-5:00     Annual meeting

                                                    Annual Report; Elections (for members; join now); Goal setting

                              5:15-6:00     Workshops II  (see descriptions here)

                              6:00               Closing prayers

6:15 p.m.     Board meeting and dinner

 

Getting to State College:

BY BUS

Megabus (877-462-6342 ), Trailways (800-942-8287) and Greyhound (800-229-9424) bus lines each have a terminal in State College, close to campus.

BY TAXI

Taxi services include Taxi by Handy Delivery (814-353-6001), Nittany Taxi (814-867-4646), and Centre County Taxi for Less (814-238-7900). A taxi from the megabus parking lot to campus should take about 10 minutes and cost somewhere around 10 dollars.

MAPS (see conference map below)

Driving directions to Penn State: http://www.campusmaps.psu.edu/print/pdf/pa2sc.pdf

Local area map: http://www.campusmaps.psu.edu/print/pdf/vicinity.pdf

Campus maps with building index: http://www.campusmaps.psu.edu/print/

PARKING

Closest parking to the library and the Pasquerilla Center is the Nittany Lion Inn Deck. Parking is also available in State College Borough garages downtown (see map below).

 

Getting around State College:

BUSSES:
All events are on Penn State Campus and easily walkable. Busses on campus are free for everyone; to get to campus, check bus routes here.  From elsewhere in State College, single tokens for the CATA bus are $1.50. 

BIKES:
Find the Centre Region bikeways maps here to plan your route.

Accommodations in State College:

Hotel rooms during weekends in State College are hard to come by, and most places are already full. If you need a place to stay, please contact info@paipl.org—we’re arranging home stays with local families who will be happy to host you. But let us know soon!

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Pasquerilla Spiritual Center—Green fair and workshops

Entrance to Foster auditorium—2 p.m. lecture

Parking garage entrance

Map of events

(local restaurant map available here)

University Mennonite Church 1606 Norma Street—9:30 a.m. service