Rising Tide Conference

The Rising Tide Conference will be dealing with topics related to "art and ecological ethics."
It will be taking place at CCA and Stanford over three days in April (17-19). There will be panels of speakers on such themes as Green Capitalism, Eco-Aesthetics, Environmental Futures and Material Sustainability to name a few. The speakers have been invited from a broad range of disciplines. Artists, designers, developers, theorists, architects, and community organisers will come together for a public discussion. In concert with the panels, there will be ecologically inspired art exhibitions and film screenings on both campuses.
My role with the conference is to act as Community Liaison. In this position I have been in direct contact with all of the scheduled panelists to arrange their biographical information and images which are posted on the conference website. I have also been responsible for general administration such as public registration for the conference and the arrangement of facilities at CCA. I will also be a moderator for one of the panels which will be a great challenge in public speaking. Additionally, I have taken on the project of coordinating two very interesting catering productions on the first day of the conference. This will include a lunch provided by Susanne Cockrell's "Food" class and a dinner performance by OPENrestaurant (a collective from Chez Panisse), both inciting questions and discussion around locavore ethics and offering information on local food systems and small-scale urban agriculture.
I am really excited to meet this massive group of participants and to extend my work experience in the area of interdisciplinary event production. Check out our site at risingtideconference.org
Good luck everyone,
Lauren Marsden