Great Unleashing Sessions, 2:50-3:45 PM Â
Feeding Whatcom County after Peak Oil: A Panel Discussion     Band Room with Gigi Berardi-Allaway, Fred Berman, Brian Kerkvliet, Walter Haugen, David MacLeod
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A panel discussion re the sources of our food supply after Peak Oil.
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Navigating the Great Turning     Kathryn Fentress                          Choir Room
This session will offer psychological and spiritual practices to help with the emotional challenges of the transition to a post-oil world.
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Car-less in Bellingham (and beyond)? Ann Gunderson, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Staff Room
Robert Ashworth, Anders Carlson-Wee, and Channing Showalter
A discussion of how the panelists live in Bellingham without the costs of a car!
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Local Public Transportation in the Next Generation Rick Nicholson Room 115
Join Rick, the WTA Director of Service Development, in a discussion of public transportation solutions for Whatcom County in 2020 and beyond.
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Tool Libraries and Co-op Shops: Ideas Worth Pursuing  3rd Floor Commons
Tom Anderson
 We will explore what has been done in other places with creating tool libraries and co-op shops and consider possibilities for creating these valuable resources in Whatcom County.
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Land-use after Peak Oil                          2nd Floor Commons Rick Dubrow, Wain Harrison, Jackie Lynch, Carl Weimer, Preston Burris
How should we plan our cities, towns, farmland and transportation for a peak oil future?
 Young Adults Talk about the Future                          Brian Carpenter                          Room 113           A panel of local young adults will discuss how they envision the future and what they are doing in their own lives in response to these expectations.
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Conversation with Keynoter Trathen Heckman                          Room 120            Â
You’ll have an opportunity to converse with Trathen after his keynote in a small group setting.