ISDE5 - NextNow and Planetwork

March 21, 2007

Members of the ISDE5 planning team met at the wonderful offices of NextNow in Berkeley. In attendance was Jim Fournier, founder of Planetwork, who lent a hand in reviewing and discussing the event logistics and goals. Jim brought a wealth of hands-on knowledge.


Planetwork explores how the creative application of digital tools – visualization technologies, software, and the Internet, among others – can open new possibilities for positive global change.

Planetwork operates as a convening organization, gathering people from a wide variety of disciplines and vocations – science, technology, activism, business, the arts - creating international forums where people from distinctly different backgrounds can meet, find common ground, inspire each other, wrestle with and envision answers to solving some of our most pressing global issues.

ISDE5 joins forces with Bay Area Bioneers

March 21, 2007

ISDE5 secretariat held a planning meeting with famed local group Bioneers. The goal of the meeting was to define how best to work together to promote the upcoming event, maximize outreach and leverage their many years of experience with conference broadcasting.

The Collective Heritage Institute, aka Bioneers, was founded in 1990, when Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons assembled Bioneers for the first annual Bioneers conference, a gathering of scientific and social innovators who have demonstrated visionary and practical models for restoring the Earth and communities.








Those who attended this energizing meeting include (From left to right) Kai Huschke - Bioneers, Bill Daul - NextNow, Teo Grossman - Bioneers, Kristin Rothballer - Bioneers, Brian Hamlin - Planetwork, Glen Lauder - ISDE5 NZ, Rebecca Sheranian - ISDE5, Joe Skopek - ISDE5, Carl Chenery - ISDE5 NZ, Liz Cunningham - Bioneers, Tim Foresman - ISDE5.