Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Conf. in Colo. 10/19: Creating Ecologically Sustain. Comm.

[Paul Zelizer (paulz]

On Fri, 1 Sep 1995, Fred H Olson WB0YQM wrote:

> Larry Fontana - ljf [at] rmii.com is the author of the message below but 
> it was posted by the COHOUSING-L sysop (Fred).
> 
> ****************  FORWARDED MESSAGE FOLLOWS *********************
> L.I.F.E Presents
> Community Quest
> 
> Creating Ecologically Sustainable Communities
> 
> Oct 19-22 - Snow Mountain Ranch, Winter Park, Colorado.
> 
> Topics Include:
> 
> Intentional Communities and our future
> Overview, North American Intentional Communities
> Founding New Intentional Communities: Skill Required
> Visionaries, Leaders and Developers
> Creating the Community Vision
> Decision-Making Options - Conflict Resolution
> Facilitating Productive Meetings
> Leadership Styles, Administrative Options
> Finding and Financing community land
> Legal Options for Communities
> Community Founders: How We Did It
> Spirituality in Community
> Communities as Centers for Health Care
> Retreat and Conference Centers
> Earth Friendly Communities
> Cohousing
> Permaculture Design
> Alternatives in Building
> Worker-Owned Co-ops, Community Businesses
> 
> With Patch Adams M.D. (Gesundheit! community), Corinne McLaughlin (Sirius
> community), Stephan Brown (Shenoa Retreat Center), Laird Sandhill (Sandhill
> Farm), Geoph Kozeny (Peripatetic Communitarian), Caroline Estes (Alpha Farm),
> and other experienced community founders and leaders..
> 
> Endorsed by The Fellowship for Intentional Community
> 
> Families Welcome! - Costs: $250 Early Registration (postmarked by 9/18/95).
> $290 Late Registration (after 9/18/95). Rooms/meals $35-$85 per day.  Work
> Scholarships available.
> 
> c/o L.I.F.E, PO Box 824, Palmer Lake, CO 80133.  719-488-2966.
> Send Email replies to: Larry Fontana - ljf [at] rmii.com
> 
This conference sounds very interesting and exciting.  I am certainly 
very interested.  Yet, $250 plus $35-85 per day for room and meals is 
prohibitively expensive for me.  I suspect there are others like me.  
What are the work scholarship arrangements?