The 3rd annual Bioneers Conference & free Green Living Expo is seeking exhibitors for their Nov. 6 event. Green organizations and businesses who are interested in exhibiting at the conference must register by Sept. 30 to be listed on the Bioneers and Lou Marchi Total Recycling Institute websites.
The Bioneers Conference and free Green Living Expo will provide green information everyone can use to make their life greener through innovation from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 in the college’s conference center and commons area in Building B, 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14 in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Free Green Living Expo is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Presented by the Lou Marchi Total Recycling Institute at McHenry County College, the MCC Conference Center and the Culinary Management Program at MCC, this event will feature Jim Braun, coordinator of Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Council, who will present a keynote address titled, “Food: How It’s All Connected.” Morning and Afternoon breakout sessions facilitated by regional experts will follow his talk. Session topics include: healthy food and schools, growing and preserving food, developing local food possibilities, energy efficiency resources for homes and businesses, greening of the faith community, and climate change. Also, Bioneers will include sessions from the 2010 national Bioneers Conference on DVD featuring leading environmental experts on “hot topics.”
Major sponsor for the conference is Woodstock Farmer’s Market with Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen as a co-sponsor of the event.
“The Bioneers Conference and free Green Living Expo is an opportunity to inform McHenry County residents, businesses and local agencies about the green businesses and organizations in their own backyard and to inform them about the positive impact these groups can have on their lives,” said Pat Dieckhoff, waste reduction assistant for the Lou Marchi Total Recycling Institute at MCC.
The exhibitor table cost for businesses is $65 and $25 for non-profit exhibitors. Cost for businesses after Sept. 30 is $70. Exhibitors may purchase lunch for $10 per person. Make checks payable to: McHenry County College and send to Kristine Emrich at McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012.
To register with a credit card over the phone, call Emrich at (815) 479-7635. Bioneers registration form and program information can be found at www.mcbioneers.com. For more information, email mcconferencecenter@mchenry.edu or call Kristine Emrich at (815) 479-7570 or Pat Dieckhoff at (815) 479-7817.
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