NorCal Bulletin 2010-02-03
ADPSR NorCal Newsletter
February 4, 2010
ADPSR Folks:
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§ ADPSR Items
Just Metropolis 2010 Conference – Call for Workshops and Papers, Deadline March 1, 2010
ADPSR NorCal Event: Green Stimulus/ Green Jobs: Ramping Up Community Wide - Energy/ Water Retrofits, February 16, 2010 7:00 PM
§ Information and Action Items
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§ Events
Reduce Your Footprint in 2010: a free community workshop
§ Employment Sought or Opportunities
Help wanted - Woodworker - Marin County - Tamalpais NatureWorks
INTERNSHIP WITH THE HYPHAE DESIGN LAB 2/1/10
§ Competitions
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§ Items Sought or for sale
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§ Miscellaneous
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§ Editorials and Comments
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Also note that we are currently unable to accept memberships on line, but if you feel the need to join or renew your membership (always appreciated) you can do it via mail, send a check to NorCal ADPSR, PO Box 9126, Berkeley, CA 94709-0126. Perhaps a moment to ponder how reliant we have become on certain synthetic systems and what that portends.
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ADPSR ITEMS
Call for Proposals - Deadline March 1, 2010
Presentations, Posters and Workshops
As cities and towns around the world grapple with the impacts of multiple and concurrent crises, progressive planners, urbanists, activists, and citizens face the challenge of transforming crises into opportunities to advance profound changes in the way we plan, build, design, live in, and govern our cities.
We invite submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following questions: How are today's crises impacting cities and transforming contemporary debates about justice? What possible futures emerge as cities and local communities respond to rapid economic, political, demographic, and environmental change? What is a just distribution of local, national, and global responsibilities? What possibilities and/or responsibilities will move us toward a more just metropolis? How do we collaborate to achieve change towards social justice, equity, better living conditions, and the right to the metropolis? What innovative ideas can crises prompt in the quest for a just and inclusive metropolis? And how do we get there?
Submission could be in the form of workshops, panel discussions, paper/project presentations, and posters. We encourage the grouping of papers in pre-organized sessions but reserve the right to realign papers once proposals have been accepted. The conference will feature a special reception for posters, during which authors will display and discuss their work one-on-one. We encourage collaboration across disciplines and communities.
DEADLINE: All submissions are due by March 1, 2010
Applicants will be notified within a month of submission. Our review committee will begin work as soon as proposals are submitted, so interested participants are encouraged to submit proposals before the deadline. All participants in sessions - including local panelists - are required to register for the conference.
SESSION TYPES: We have identified four types of sessions, which are described below. If you have an idea for a different format, i.e. a film or art session, you will have the option to choose "other" on the abstract submission form.
Paper/Project Presentations – These sessions are designed for people to present their research, projects, ideas, accomplishments and failures. Individual presentations should be limited to 15 minutes. Qualifying presentations will be grouped together based on subject, geography or other thematic considerations. Paper/project sessions will be between 1 and 1.5 hours, and all authors should be present for the full duration of their session, to allow for audience Q&A.
Panels – Panels may be a collection of individual papers and projects or a panel facilitated by a moderator. Priority will be given to panels that reflect diversity of opinions, backgrounds and geography. Panels must have a minimum of three and a maximum of five panelists. The panel organizer must submit ONE abstract on behalf of the entire panel. The abstract should include the title, purpose, and the names of the panelists and the moderator. Qualifying panel discussions will be between 1 and 1.5 hours and should leave room for Q&A. If you would like us to help identify an outside moderator/discussant, please indicate so in your submission.
Participatory Workshops – The goal of a participatory workshop is the involvement of ALL workshop participants in a discussion or other exercise designed to learn, communicate, debate, etc. Workshops can be led by a single person, although workshops led by a diverse range of people will receive priority. “Presenting” by the workshop leader/s should be limited. Workshop proposals should include the title and purpose of the workshop, the names of all presenters/leaders, and should indicate how leaders intend to involve others in the workshop. Workshops will be between 1 and 1.5 hours and will take place in classroom-sized rooms, unless special arrangements are made. Please indicate if the workshop will require any special arrangements for space, scheduling, etc.
Posters - Posters emphasize the visual communication of ideas and are an excellent way to present one's research, designs or project outside of a formal session. The conference will feature a special reception for posters, during which authors will present and discuss their work one-on-one, and the posters will be on display in the main conference site during the classroom sessions on Friday June 18th and Saturday June 19th. Poster abstracts should include the title, purpose, names of all authors/presenters and preliminary description or design of the poster.
Other – We enthusiastically invite the submission of proposals for other presentation formats, such as film, installations, project exhibitions, student work, etc. Abstracts in this category must include the title, purpose, names of presenters/authors, description of the work to be presented, and any required special arrangements (space, scheduling, etc.).
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
Presenters/authors must first submit an abstract-length proposal of approximately 250-400 words. Proposals must also include:
Title
Purpose
Key words (minimum of 1, maximum of 5)
Abstract (250-400 words)
Name(s) of all authors, presenters, panelists, workshop leaders, etc.
Name(s) of suggested discussant(s), for pre-organized sessions and panels only
Special arrangements (space requirements, scheduling, etc.)
To submit an abstract, clink on the link below, which will take you to an offsite abstract submission system which we are using to manage submissions.
Abstract Submission Page
Please direct any questions about proposal submissions to Kate Ervin (HunterMUP@gmail.com). We look forward to having you participate in the Just Metropolis!
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ADPSR Monthly Presentation
February 16, 2010 7:00 PM
AIA San Francisco 130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor
AIA San Francisco 130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor
As a follow up to ADPSR’s green jobs/ home energy retrofit symposium in 2009, we are looking at California’s massive industry roll out, one year later. With federal stimulus money providing early phase incentives, and the California’s Public Utilities Commission gearing up to meet AB32 emission targets - 13 million existing homes are slated to be retrofitted by 2020. The goal is to reduce energy by 30% to 70% in single and multi-family homes. Bruce Mast and Peter Crabtree will talk about efforts to build capacity in the business and academic communities. Andy Mannle has a broad overview of the entire state effort from AB32 assessment districts to new marketing and lead generation programs. Richard Harris will be speaking to the energy water nexus that makes water retrofits an essential part of this comprehensive statewide effort.
Co-Sponsored by Bay Localize
Panelists:
Bruce Mast, Program Director, Build It Green
Peter Crabtree, Dean of Vocational Programs, Peralta Colleges
Andy Mannle, Community Outreach Manager for New Leaf America
Richard W. Harris, Water Conservation Manager, East Bay Municipal Utility District
Click here to register: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/98797
No one turned away for lack of funds. (If not registering thru BPT, RSVP: lecture@adpsr-norcal.com)
No one turned away for lack of funds. (If not registering thru BPT, RSVP: lecture@adpsr-norcal.com)
$10.00
Contact: Courtney Miller
lectures@adpsr-norcal.org
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Information and Action Items
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Events
Are you part of a congregation, neighborhood association, workplace, PTA or other community group? Are you a concerned citizen? Come discover resources right here in Berkeley to help you reduce your personal and collective carbon footprint.
The City of Berkeley, the Berkeley Energy Commission, the Ecology Center, and the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists invite you to a fun and informative workshop to help you and your community group reduce global warming emissions. At this workshop you will:
§ Find out how your lifestyle practices and the choices you make as individuals and community groups impact greenhouse gas emissions;
§ Discover how you can significantly reduce your personal and community emissions though an exciting and no-cost 4-session program;
§ Be given the opportunity to participate in, form, or have the Ecology Center facilitate a free Climate Change Action workshop series in your community;
§ Receive information for implementing energy efficient and renewable energy options in your home, workplace, congregation, school, and other shared spaces.
Introduction by Mayor Tom Bates.
Come join us!
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Time: 7 pm
Location: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St (at Bonita), Berkeley
Cost: Free.
Info: 510-548-2220 x240, debra@ecologycenter.org
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If you've been wanting to experience the Ecology of Leadership program at the Regenerative Design Institute, this Friday is the registration deadline for the upcoming 5-month program, which starts the weekend of Feb 6-7. We're offering a new "non-profit" discount to support participants who work for non-profits: our website has more information.
5-Month Ecology of Leadership Program - Registration deadline this Friday, Jan 29!
Offered: February - June 2010, meets one weekend per month
Location: Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, CA
Using experiential, community-based leadership development, the Ecology of Leadership program blends inquiry and skill development, self-awareness, and deepened nature connection with principles of systems thinking and permaculture. With the support of a powerful and dynamic circle of leaders, you will explore leadership from the inside out, examine what holds you back, and begin envisioning and stepping into the possibilities you hold for yourself, your life, and your service path. The course is held at Commonweal Garden, an active permaculture farm on the coast of West Marin in Bolinas.
Hear Ecology of Leadership directors James Stark and Christopher Kuntzsch talk about the Ecology of Leadership program on a Sustainable World Radio podcast. Find us on Facebook and Twitter. There's a lot going on.
Much gratitude for all you do out in the world.
James Stark and Christopher Kuntzsch
Ecology of Leadership
Regenerative Design Institute
P.O. Box 923 | Bolinas, California, 94924
415-868 9681
P.O. Box 923 | Bolinas, California, 94924
415-868 9681
Employment Sought or Opportunities
Tamalpais NatureWorks is seeking to fill an entry level position. We desire an individual who is naturally talented, loves working wood by hand and is passionate about sustainable living and conserving natural resources.
Tamalpais NatureWorks designs and builds affordable, long-lived furniture, and custom designed furniture and fixtures for homes, hospitality, retail, exhibition, institutions, architecture and government. Our sustainable design is based primarily on our stylized metal joinery call an ArtUnion Assembly.
All candidates are required to demonstrate their natural talents, acquired skills and accomplished work for the benefit of people and planet.
Anticipated hire date: Mid January 2010. We are an equal opportunity employer.
Please provide a cover letter outlining your talent, skills and eco-social work accomplished, and a current resume. You can email your materials or send them by postal service to:
Tamalpais NatureWorks
816 B Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Please no phone calls or recruiters
Thank you
Bill Callahan
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The Hyphae Design Lab is a small, fun design and project management firm specializing in living systems and architecture. We are designing and building rainwater harvesting and graywater systems in the bay area, as well as consulting on living roofs, living walls and conceptual architecture across the country. We are currently looking for an intern for 3-6 months to work with us on various projects.
Possible Roles and Responsibilities:
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* Materials research and organizing
* Portfolio development
* Website development
* Drafting (using vectorworks)
* Developing reports and presentations
* Light construction
Your time will be split up more or less like this:
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* 30% work on billable projects (drafting/construction/buying materials/ect.)
* 30% internal projects for Hyphae (organizing, template development)
* 30% your personal project (if you are looking for college credit)
* 10% meetings
Experience:
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An ideal candidate will have the following experience:
* Excellent self motivation and organizational skills
* Basic drafting experience (with CAD or Vectorworks)
* Experience using spreadsheet and word programs (preferably I-work)
* Basic construction/plumbing skills
* Passion for environmental/living systems and design (this is the only essential
requirement!)
* Basic graphic design skills (or esthetic sense)
This is a part-time to full-time internship (depending on your needs). Starting and finishing date are negotiable. There may be some payment available, which is negotiable depending on your situation. If you are looking for college credit we can work with you to develop a fun and meaningful research project. We are located in West Oakland, a few blocks from the BART station. our website is under construction, but you can check it out at hyphae.net. Please email your resume and or portfolio to kerby@hyphae.net.
hyphae design laboratory
US OFFICE 351 Henry St. Suite #2 Oakland, Ca 94607
tel 510 922 9355 fax 510 922 9355 skype hyphae_design_lab email info@hyphae.net
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Competitions
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