<font><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>2008 National Cohousing Conference<br></strong>June 12-15, Bentley College, near Boston, MA<br><br>
This large, national conference is presented by the Cohousing
Association of the United States (Coho/US). It features two days of
pre-conference workshops, including folks well-known to the broader
intentional communities movement, including Laird Schaub & Ma'ikwe
Ludwig, Diana Leafe Christian, and some key cohousing thought leaders,
including Chuck Durrett, Katie McCamant, Jim Leach and many others.
Pre-conference community tours are also available. These are followed
by a weekend of regular conference activities. Presentations will
address everything from the basics of cohousing and designing and
building communities, to living in community and sustaining the
movement throughout the country.<br><br>
Registration includes Friday night Keynote by John Abrams and
reception, all presentations on Saturday and Sunday, and Saturday Night
Dinner Fund-raiser Auction. Funds raised at our auction help support
both Coho/US and the FIC. Also included are breakfast and lunch on
Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday. Apartment-style dormitories with
private baths (per apartment) are available for all conference
participants; if you prefer a hotel, several are nearby. Parking is
free, ample and close to the conference buildings. Campus-wide wi-fi is
available free of charge.<br><br>The best deals can be had by registering early as registration cost increases on May 31, 2008.<br><br><a href="http://www.cohousing.org/2008/register" target="_blank">http://www.cohousing.org/2008/register</a><br>
<br>For more info, see the Cohousing Website section on the 2008 conference:<br><a href="http://www.cohousing.org/2008/overview" target="_blank">http://www.cohousing.org/2008/overview</a></font></font><br clear="all"><br>
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