2008 PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCES IN THE US & International Gathering in 2009

Northeast Permaculture Gathering 4th Annual NEPC Summer Gathering, 2008 tentative Dates July 11-13. Hosted by the Western Mass Permaculture Guild.
http://northeasternpermaculture.wikispaces.com/

Southeast Permaculture Convergence
15th annual. Tentative date, August 2-4,  2008
Celo, North Carolina.
http://se-permaculture.tripod.com/

Southwest Drylands Permaculture Gathering
Near Santa Barbara. Labor Day weekend  2008. Combined with the first Southern California Convergence. www.sbpermaculture.org/

Bay Area Regional Permaculture Convergence
California. Their 4th annual was held July 7-8, 2007.
www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/convergence/

Upper Midwest Collaborative
This is an annual gathering. They also held a Twin Cities PC Convergence in 2006.
Friday, February 29th, 2008 – 6:30-9pm
Minneapolis   College of Art & Design www.mcad.edu
Visit www.permaculturecollaborative.us or email info@ permaculture collaborative.us

Cascadia Ecofair
Oregon's 10th annual permaculture convergence. For many years it was titled as a Northwest PC event. Mostly Oregonians, particularly the Willamette valley.  Held August 23-26 in 2007. www.eugenepermacultureguild.org

Evergreen State Permaculture Convergence
First annual in 2008.
michael@friendsofthetrees.net

www.IPC9.org                                                    
Planning is underway for the next International Permaculture Conference and Convergence, IPC 9, which will be in Africa in July, 2009.  The Director of IPC 9 is Mugove Walter Nyika of the Regional Schools and Colleges Permaculture (RESCOPE) Programme, in Malawi.