Eventually, the Institute would like to give small scholarships to folks attending conferences like these in exchange for public report-backs from attendees. If you're considering attending one of these, drop a line to smithmillcreekinstitute@gmail.com .  Though I created this list before I learrned about a similar list at
http://www.community-wealth.org/news/events, many of the domestic conferences below are listed there.

12-  Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference

April 18 and 19, 2007  (2nd annual event)
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

13-  Organic Grower's School

Early March 2007 (one day)  (13th year)
Flat Rock, NC
$50 maximum, less if early
http://www.organicgrowersschool.org

14-  International Permaculture Conference/Convergence

May 2007  (8th conference, 23 years since the first, now every two years)
Sao Paulo and Pirenopolis, Brazil
$350
http://www.ipc8.org

15-  Congress for New Urbanism

May 17-20, 2007  (14th year)
Philadelphia, PA
www.cnu.org

16-  Portland  City Repair Village Building Convergence

May  18- 27, 2007 (7th year)
Portland, OR
Register for the Out-of-Towner Package by May 1st for only $270 for a 10-day pass, which includes lunches, dinners, evening and workshop events, housing as needed, and all site workshop access.
http://www.cityrepair.org 

17-  BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies)

May 31 - June 2, 2007  (5th annual gathering)
University of California at Berkeley
$400 (less with early registration)
livingeconomies.org

18- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

December 3-14 2007
Indonesia 

Conferences in the Past (their websites might have links to their upcoming conference) 

 

1-  Towards Carfree Cities VI

September 20-24, 2006
Bogota, Colombia
$180 
http://www.worldcarfree.net 
The goal of the Towards Carfree Cities conference series is to bring together people from around the world who are promoting practical alternatives to car dependence - walking, cycling and public transport, and ultimately the transformation of cities, towns and villages into human-scaled environments rich in public space and community life. The focus is on strategy, collaboration and exchange, assisting the practical work of conference participants - whether it be organising carfree days, promoting urban cycling, or building the carfree cities of the future. 

2-  AASHE 2006 Annual Conference

The Role of Higher Education in Creating a Sustainable World
(Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education)
October 4-6 (Wed-Fri) , 2006  (First Annual Conference)
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
$55 student before Sept 1/ $85 after

http://www.aashe.org

3 -  Prairie Festival

October 6-8, 2006 (28th Annual)
Salina, KS
$50
www.landinstitute.org
Speakers include
• Jakob Von Uexkull, founder of Right Livelihood Award;
• Wendell Berry;
• Frances Beinecke, Executive Director, Natural Resources Defense Council;
• Ray Anderson, Interface, Inc.;
• David Orr;
• Doug Tompkins, founder, North Face.

4-  Green Festival

Oct. 14-15, 2006 (3rd annual DC event)
Washington, DC
http://www.greenfestivals.org

5-  Place Matters

October 19-21, 2006 (8th year)
Denver, CO 
$365/215 student
http://www.placematters.org

6-  Bioneers

October 20-22, 2006  (16th year)
SF, CA 
$400
bioneers.org

with simulcast Satellite conference in Atlanta, GA

http://www.inspiringfutures.org/bioneers

7-  Carolina Sustainable Agriculture Conference

Friday, October 27 - Sunday October 29, 2006  (21st annual event)
Spartanburg, SC
$160 before October 26th 
http://carolinafarmstewards.org

8-  EF Schumacher Memorial Lecture

Saturday, October 28th, 2006  10AM -5 PM  (26th annual event)
Great Barrington, MA
with Richard Heinberg, Stacy Mitchell, and Will Raap
$20, not including lunch
http://www.schumachersociety.org/events.html

9-  Rail-volution

November 5-8, 2006  (12th national conference)
Chicago, Illinois
$350
http://www.railvolution.com
Rail~Volution will make available a limited number of scholarships that are based on need. Special consideration will be given to citizen activists and citizen advocates working on transportation and land-use issues. Call 800.788.7077, or visit the website for a scholarship application. Please return your application by Thursday, August 31. You will be notified the week of September 18 about the status of your application. 

10-  Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group

January 25-28, 2006
Louisville, KY
$ TBA (keep checking website)
http://www.ssawg.org

11-  New Partners for Smart Growth

February 8-10, 2007  (6th year)
Los Angeles, CA 
Cost unclear
 http://www.newpartners.org