Friday, February 16, 12noon-1pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave.

The OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA), in cooperation with the OSU Office of Energy and Environment and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), is pleased to present the first of three events for Spring 2018, focusing on cities, water, and green infrastructure.

Panel Discussion: “Water and Cities in Ohio: Are We Prepared for Climate Change?”

Panelists:

• Kristen Atha, Vice President, AECOM [Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Management]

• Maria Conroy, Professor, OSU Knowlton School of Architecture

• Jay Martin, Professor, OSU College of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

• Keith Myers, Vice President, OSU Planning and Real Estate, Office of Administration and Planning

• John Stark, Ohio Freshwater Conservation Director, The Nature Conservancy

Contact: https://cura.osu.edu/feb16

Thursday, February 15 to Saturday, February 17, Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. Fifth St., Dayton, Ohio

Registration is now open for the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s 39th annual conference, “A Taste for Change.”

Ohio’s largest sustainable food and farm conference features:

• Nearly 80 educational and inspiring workshops on sustainable farming, livestock, homesteading, gardening, and business on Friday and Saturday;

• A three-day trade show with 90+ businesses, organizations, and government agencies offering food, books, equipment, products, information, and services;

• In-depth, full-day Food and Farm School courses on Thursday;

• Engaging nationally-recognized keynote speakers Jeff Moyer and Stacy Malkan;

• Made-from-scratch, local, organic meals;

• Thursday and Friday evening networking and receptions;

• Kids’ conference, child care, and more!

Registration: http://www.oeffa.org/conference2018.php

Those who have been lucky enough to visit the Pacific Islands and to even be blessed by the opportunity to live there (as this “Native” New Yorker was for 23 years) continue to frequently feel the lure of the isles. I still regularly dream of Tahiti, Samoa, Hawaii and Micronesia and am constantly patting myself on the back for having had the foresight at the tender age of 21 to move to Oceania. One way transplanted indigenous and local people, former tourists and residents have for replenishing their roots and love of those far away islands is by attending Pacific-oriented cultural events when they are available.