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Proceedings of the IPC9 Conference and Convergence, Malawi, Africa, 2009

IPC9 Schedules and Presenters

IPC9 Convergence: Schedule | Presenters
Nov. 2-5, Kumbali Village, Lilongwe, Malawi

IPC9 Conference: Schedule | Presenters
Nov. 6, Kumbali Village, Lilongwe, Malawi

• downloadable forms & documents

Online Registration for IPC9 Conference, Convergence, & Site Tours

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THE CONFERENCE AND CONVERGENCE

Conference attendees who have not registered and paid online are REQUIRED to PRE-REGISTER online below. Payment for the Conference can be made at the event. Thank you!

Pre-Registration is Required for all IPC9 Events
** PRE-REGISTRATION IS CLOSED **

IPC9 International Permaculture Design Course (PDC) **
Oct. 18-29 • Harare, Zimbabwe
Permaculture Design Course Teacher Bios: click here
Download PDC info here (PDF): pdf

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IPC9 CONVERGENCE Nov. 2-5 • Lilongwe, Malawi
IPC9 CONFERENCE Nov. 6 • Lilongwe, Malawi
PERMACULTURE SITE TOURS
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9th International Conference & Convergence, Africa, 2009

Diversity in Food
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The next International Permaculture Conference and Convergence, IPC9, will be held in Africa in October & November, 2009. The theme is "Plan Africa ~ Food & Empowerment".

The Coordinator of IPC9 is Mugove Walter Nyika of the Regional Schools and Colleges Permaculture (RESCOPE) Programme, in Malawi. UPDATE: The IPC9 Convergence and Conference will be happening at Kumbali Village, Lilongwe, Malawi. Before that the International Permaculture Design Course will take place at Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe in October and will be coordinated by Kudzanai Lewis Mashingaidze.

See also, IPC9 Concept Note.

IPC9 Dates:

International PDC Course, Harare, Zimbabwe, 18-29 October, 2009
IPC9 Convergence, Lilongwe, Malawi, 2-5 November, 2009
IPC9 Conference, Lilongwe, Malawi, 6 November, 2009
Permaculture Site Tours in Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa: 7-30 November 2009
Permaculture Site Tours in one country only: 7-16 November 2009

Updated 15-Mar-2009

Interview of Mugove Walter Nyika, IPC9 Coordinator, April 10, 2009

Interview of Mugove Walter Nyika, Margie Bushman, and Wes Roe
on Sustainable World Radio, KCSB, Santa Barbara, California, USA, 04/10/09

IPC9 Concept Note

THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE CONFERENCE & CONVERGENCE (IPC9)
PLAN AFRICA FOOD & EMPOWERMENT
Malawi 2 to 6 Nov 2009
With site tours of Permaculture projects in Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa and International PDC at Fambidzanai Centre, Zimbabwe

Global Context:

Humanity's future is at risk unless urgent action is taken. Over the past 20 years, almost every index of the planet's health has worsened, whilst personal wealth in the richest countries has grown by a third, with unprecedented economic gains for developed nations, which, for many people, have masked the growing crisis.