Golden Jubilee Museum, Pathum Thani

IPC16 Conference Schedule

Conference at a glance

6Nov

Pre-Conference Evening

Arrival, welcome, guided tours, krathong making, dinner and Loy Krathong.

From 16:00 onward
7Nov

Main Conference Day 1

Opening, keynote, panel, farmer learning and parallel sessions.

08:00 – 20:00
8Nov

Main Conference Day 2

Keynotes, panel, parallel sessions, closing ceremony and celebration.

09:00 – 20:00
08:30 – 17:30
Happening all day · 7 & 8 November

Farmers Market & IPC16 Expo

A celebration of local abundance, with the best from the museum's nationwide network of farmers and makers. It is the museum's monthly Sufficiency Economy Market, gathering farmers and local wisdom-keepers from across Thailand to share organic produce, herbal remedies, traditional food and the know-how behind it.

Permaculture Thai local medicine Thai massage & spa Herbs Local food

Beyond Sustainability: Many Paths

16:00 onward

Welcome reception & arrival

Welcome reception, guided tours and making your own krathong at the Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture.

Evening

Dinner

Night

Loy Krathong

The festival of light, water and gratitude. In this Thai tradition you float a small candle-lit basket, a krathong, on the water to give thanks and let go of the past year, and you can make and launch your own.

08:00 – 09:00

Conference registration

09:00 – 09:30

Opening Ceremony

09:30 – 10:00

Keynote

Kyle Holzhueter

10:00 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:00
Panel Discussion · EN

Beyond Sustainability: the Challenges

  • Trish Allen (New Zealand)
  • Bert Peeters (Philippines)
  • Arrut Navaraj (Thailand)
  • East Asia / China (to be confirmed)
12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 14:00

Learning from farmers in the Market

14:00 – 15:30

Parallel Sessions #1

Choose one
1Thai Models of ResilienceRamphai Noikaew (Pun Pun) · Sunisa Jamwiset Deiters (Gaia Ashram) · Kanchit Khemchalerm (Agroforest Network)TH/EN
2Natural BuildingCoordinator: Neil WillmannEN/TH
3Commons (from old to new): Community Stewardship of Resources and KnowledgeCoordinator: Michael CommonsEN
4Introduction to Permaculture: Thai ContextualizationJon Jandai (Pun Pun) · Supranee Willmann (Mosaic Learning Center), moderatorTH
15:30 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 17:30

Parallel Sessions #2

Choose one
1Building Resilience through Food Security, then Ecoversities & Permaculture16:00–16:30 Wiwat Salyakamthorn (to be confirmed) · 16:30–17:30 Manish Jain, Manas Arvind, Sandra; moderator Olga VitaEN
2Natural BuildingCoordinator: Neil WillmannEN/TH
3Design for Fossil-Based CrisisCoordinator: Vitoon PanyakulTH/EN
4Permaculture Movements in AsiaCoordinator: Michael CommonsEN
17:30 – 18:00

Free time

18:00 – 20:00

Conference dinner & story-telling by locals

09:00 – 10:00

Keynote

  • David Holmgren, by video or online
  • Representative from the Museum
10:00 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:00
Panel Discussion · EN

Many Paths the Collective

Weaving together the threads of wisdom. Moderator: Thalea Tane (New Zealand).

  • Sunisa Jamwiset Deiters (Gaia Ashram, Thailand)
  • Thao Kin (Global Ecovillage Network, Vietnam)
  • Te Kaha (New Zealand)
  • Padma Koppula (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives, India)
  • Praphat Manuelo Ruengthanoo (Sangob Foundation, Thailand)
12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 14:30

Parallel Sessions #3

Choose one
1Free and Inspired LifeCatherine Austin Fitts (US) · moderator Olga VitaEN
2Natural BuildingCoordinator: Neil WillmannTH/EN
3Systemic Transformation of Wanakaset Rubber Forest GardeningCoordinator: Michael CommonsTH/EN
4Urban Permaculture in ThailandPareena Prayukvong (Bangkok Rooftop Farming) · Komsan Hutthaphet (Sati Wana Eco Community) · Nakorn Limpacuptathavon (The Veggie Prince’s House); moderator Vitoon PanyakulTH
14:30 – 15:00

Break

15:00 – 16:30

Parallel Sessions #4

Choose one
1The Humanitarian LifeboatIdy Wong (Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, Hong Kong) · Trudy Juriansz (Permaculture for Refugees) · coordinator Spencer LeungEN
2Wild Card, U-Lead TalksOpen to participant suggestionsEN
3Wild Card, U-Lead TalksOpen to participant suggestionsTH
4Moving Forward: Thai PermacultureCoordinator: Vitoon PanyakulTH
16:30 – 17:30

Activating Permaculture Globally & Closing Ceremony

Activating Permaculture Globally Through Group Cohesion and Social Design, with Robin Clayfield (Australia, to be confirmed), followed by the Closing Ceremony.

18:00 – 20:00

Dinner & celebration

Hosted by the Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture.

Prices & registration

A welcome party on Friday 6 Nov, then the 2-day conference on the 7th and 8th. Here is what it costs.

Aerial view of the Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture, the IPC16 Conference venue
Conference 6,950THB per person 7 to 8 Nov Student rate 3,475 THB Concessionary rate 5,000 THB Add a 4-night Museum dorm with Conference Plus, 9,250. Full pricing & eligibility →
Thai Buddha statues in a bamboo forest, the IPC16 Convergence setting
Convergence 18,000THB per person 11 to 15 Nov · BYO tent · meals included Student rate 16,200 THB Concessionary rate 13,000 THB Rent a tent from 2,000. Full pricing & eligibility →

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