SLC Mayor Rocky Anderson Speaks Oct. 20 at Logan Tabernacle
Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson returns to the town of his birth Friday, Oct. 20, to speak at 7 p.m. at the Logan LDS Tabernacle in downtown Logan. His talk, “Effectively Combating Climate Change Together,” is free and open to the public.
In keeping with the evening’s “green theme,” USU students can ride from campus on the university’s new compressed natural gas Aggie Shuttles to the talk. Riders can catch a shuttle starting at 6 p.m. along the Aggie Shuttle Evening Route, which combines the Stadium Express and the Campus Loop/Housing Express routes. Following the mayor’s talk, shuttles will ferry students back to campus until 9:30 p.m.
Anderson and renowned sustainability author Daniel Kemmis are keynote speakers for the third annual Utah Bioneers Conference Oct. 20-22 at Utah State University.
The conference opens Friday, Oct. 20, at 8:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the Eccles Conference Center on campus. The gathering features live satellite broadcasts of national conference sessions, along with a variety of on-site workshops, panel discussions and exhibits.
“Bioneers provides a forum for bringing people from diverse backgrounds together to find solutions to a variety of sustainability issues,” says Jim Goodwin, senior program officer in USU Extension’s Western Rural Development Center. “We encourage everyone to join us for stimulating discussion and fellowship. Many think the Bioneers Conference is the best conference on sustainability and the environment in the country.”
Walk-up registration for the conference is available. Several registration packages are offered, including three-day, two-day and one-day registration, with or without meals, ranging from $40 to $75.
Student registration for the three-day conference is $20 and includes continental breakfast and breaks each day. Student registration does not include meals, which students can register for at $5 per day. A limited number of student scholarships are available. Professional and university credit is also available.
Kemmis speaks Saturday, Oct. 21, at 8:45 a.m. in the ECC auditorium. Author of This Sovereign Land: A New Vision for Governing the West and The Good City and the Good Life, Kemmis was presented the 1997 Charles Frankel Prize by former President Bill Clinton.
In addition to Anderson’s talk, the Bioneers conference offers a number of optional activities that do not require registration and are free and open to all.
On Saturday, Oct. 21, the Bioneers Film Festival features Lighten Up and Too Hot to Handle at 7 p.m. in the ECC auditorium. Admission is free.
Aggie Shuttles will be available to transport students to the film festival. Students can catch a shuttle starting at 6:30 p.m. along the Aggie Shuttle Evening Route, which combines the Stadium Express and the Campus Loop/Housing Express routes. Shuttles stop at the Veterinary Science building on 700 North, which is a short walk from the ECC auditorium. Shuttles will run following the film festival from 9:30-10 p.m.
Also on tap for Saturday is live music from the Balsam and Blues jazz trio and Kara and Wade at Makeshift Productions, 79 West Center in downtown Logan (behind the Bombshell Exchange.) Cover charge is $5 per person and doors open at 7:30 p.m.
On Sunday, Oct. 22, all are invited to a “Celebration of the Earth at Sunrise” at 8 a.m. at the outdoor amphitheater on the southwest corner of Old Main Hill.
For further information about the Bioneers conference and activities, visit extension.usu.edu/bioneers or call 435-757-2352.
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Contact: Jim Goodwin, 435-757-2352, jgoodwin@ext.usu.edu
Writer: Mary-Ann Muffoletto, 435-797-1429, maryann.muffoletto@usu.edu
Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson speaks Friday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. at the Logan LDS Tabernacle in downtown Logan. His talk is free and open to all.
USU's new environmentally friendly Aggie Shuttles, powered by compressed natural gas, will transport students to Mayor Anderson’s Oct. 20 talk at the Logan LDS Tabernacle.
Renowned sustainability author Daniel Kemmis speaks Oct. 21, at the Utah Bioneers Conference at USU.
USU hosts the third annual Utah Bioneers Conference Oct. 20-22.
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