Do you want to know how you can get more involved with pesticide issues, or how to be more effective with your strategy to eliminate harmful chemicals from your community? Then join us at the National Pesticide Forum, where we connect you with leading scientists, organic practitioners, and successful local and national activists to provide you with the tools to strategize on solutions that protect health and the environment, and create meaningful change.
We cordially invite you to attend, Advancing Sustainable Communities: People, pollinators and practices The 32nd National Pesticide Forum University Place Hotel at Portland State University Portland, OR April 11-12, 2014 This year's forum will focus on solutions to the decline of pollinators and other beneficials; strengthening organic agriculture; improving farmworker protection and agricultural justice; stopping contamination from genetically engineered crops and food labeling; and, creating healthy buildings, schools and homes. For more information and to register, go to www.beyondpesticides.org/forum<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0MBX2q%2FpAnJ6Vh7LmSiAekljeLRRPHRr>. In addition to an amazing program, we will be serving up some delicious food from Organically Grown Company, prepared by Chef Kyle Morris! Organic food and beverages will be provided for breakfast, lunch and dinner Saturday, and we will have hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine for receptions on Friday and Saturday night. All for the low registration price! Register Today:<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nPIm1S6zumH1eiZEcG3Z%2B0ljeLRRPHRr> $20 for students (before March 17 - $25 after March 17!); $40 for activists (before March 17 - $45 after March 17!); $75 for non-members (includes a 1-year membership to Beyond Pesticides and 100% organic tote-bag), and; $175 for businesses. This cost covers access to all sessions, including all organic meals, snacks, and beverages, and farm and garden tour on Friday afternoon! Speaker highlights include: * World renowned environmental toxicologist, Pierre Mineau, PhD<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wNQUSIOzQ03DpCTuUvr9O0ljeLRRPHRr>; * "Maverick" Scientist Michael Skinner, PhD<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3TeJxYCVrU4d4DUHwncsQ0ljeLRRPHRr>, author of the landmark study that links exposure to DDT with multi-generational effects, ultimately contributing to obesity three generations down the line; * Longtime leader and visionary in sustainable and organic agriculture, Fred Kirschenmann<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EfSEIZw%2FNS6HHQpfV55g5UljeLRRPHRr>; * Goat herder Lani Malmberg<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5Qt93MNPdfXAKx3ia2oLLEljeLRRPHRr>, who uses her herd of over 2,000 goats to manage invasive plants and land organically; * George Kimbrell<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xUG6l%2BrY4PqWHoTrpxFp3EljeLRRPHRr>, who is leading litigation on neonicotinoids and honey bees as well as the deregulation of genetically engineered food; * Lead author of American Academy of Pediatrics' landmark policy statement and report on the effects of pesticide exposure in children, James Roberts, MD, MPH<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Mp%2BWwDiVqMKtnxuF8mq4xEljeLRRPHRr>; * Rep. Jeff Reardon (D-Portland)<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7XLDQ0x3J5kWyo5O%2BqzfLEljeLRRPHRr>, who introduced HB 4139, the Save Oregon Pollinators Act.; * Mace Vaughan<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3EG%2BrM0esDRWo5omg%2FP2L0ljeLRRPHRr>, pollinator program director for The Xerces Society; * The Beyond Pesticides<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mjE4zmiWUdQmdtTFZOeXUjAgxwr1CMI2> and Northwest Center for Altrenatives to Pesticides<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IGBgejAQZ2Q265%2BJczvCuEljeLRRPHRr> board and staff; * And so much more! Click here for the speaker lineup<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cZMbWKWQ2SQcZCgkeL4YZUljeLRRPHRr>. The conference is convened by Beyond Pesticides, Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP), and Portland State University's Institute for Sustainable Solutions. Local and regional co-sponsors include: Beyond Toxics, Center for Food Safety, Friends of Family Farmers, John A Green MD III The EverGreen Center, Healthy Bees-Healthy Gardens, Lewis and Clark Law School, Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI), Oregon Environmental Council, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, Oregon Tilth, Pesticide Action Network North America, PCUN (Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste), Portland Urban Beekeepers, University of Portland’s Environmental Studies Department, and The Xerces Society. Advancing Sustainable Communities: People, pollinators and practices<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ck9UyyUw6s3ZBAUIbLse5kljeLRRPHRr> will be held April 11-12, 2014 at the University Place Hotel at Portland State University, Portland, OR. Register online today.<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hAejQ8%2BMXD3WTsrwhmR57kljeLRRPHRr> We encourage you to register in advance to ensure your space and food, but walk-ins are welcome as long as space is available. If you need assistance, email us at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, or call 202-543-5450. We hope to see you there!
