Suan Loong Choke, Nakhon Ratchasima

IPC16 Convergence Schedule

Convergence at a glance

10Nov

Arrival

Travel from the Museum, registration and a welcome dinner.

From 13:00
11Nov

Opening

Welcome, a Thai refresher on permaculture, ocean observation and the first practical sessions.

From 06:00
12Nov

Sessions

Foraging, syntropic agroforestry, swales, biochar and bamboo.

09:00 – 17:30
13Nov

Sessions

Carbon rice farming, herbal teas, nature and art, seed saving and dams.

09:00 – 17:30
14Nov

Sessions & Market

World Café, case studies, and the Permaculture Market Place with its Seed + Biodiversity Exchange.

Market 16:00
15Nov

Farewell

Growing Community with Robin Clayfield, natural healing and exchange sessions, then closing.

Until 15:00

Beyond Sustainability: Many Paths

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09:00 – 12:00

Travel to the Convergence venue

A three-hour drive from the Golden Jubilee Museum to Suan Loong Choke. Booking and payment in advance; seats are limited. Lunch en route is self-managed.

13:00 onward

Registration opens at Suan Loong Choke

18:30

Dinner & announcements

06:00 – 07:00

Self-organized morning exercise

07:30 – 08:30

Breakfast

09:00 – 10:30

Welcome & introduction to the venue

Loong ChokeAndrew Millison
10:30 – 11:00

Announcement of the Convergence

By the organizers.

11:00 – 12:00

Parallel Sessions #1

Choose one
1Engaging Youth in PermacultureAlexandra Sue Cassady USAprofile comingEN · Presentation
2How to convince reluctant Indian farmers to accept permacultureClea ChandmalEN · Presentation
3Crash / refresher session on permacultureVitoon PanyakulGreen NetTH · Presentation
12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Parallel Sessions #2

Choose one
1Defending the Deep: Observations of our Ocean through a Permaculture lensRoz RollsEN · Presentation
2Crash / refresher session on permaculture (continued)Vitoon PanyakulGreen NetTH · Presentation
3Coming Clean: Building a Wonderful WorldGain mastery and take action, individually and with our families, communities and networks of trust.Catherine Austin FittsEN
4Essential Oil DistillationThe distillation process continues over the following days.Sakchai ChatadeeWanakaset NetworkEN/TH · Practical
15:30 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 17:30

Parallel Sessions #3

Choose one
1A Crash Course in Stingless Bee KeepingSpeaker to be announcedTH · Practical
2Exploring Loong Choke’s Bamboo Forest GardenLed by Loong Choke, with an interpreter.Loong ChokeEN · Walking
3Permaculture in Aotearoa New ZealandNew Zealand delegatesEN
4Crash / refresher session on permaculture (continued)Vitoon PanyakulTH · Presentation
18:30

Dinner

19:30

Evening events

Sharing of stories from Thailand. If the evening is cool, a demonstration of bamboo biochar production using the Tayak system, which also works as a low or no smoke fire.

06:00 – 07:00

Self-organized morning exercise

07:30 – 08:30

Breakfast

08:30 – 09:00

Check-in & announcement

09:00 – 09:50

Parallel Sessions #4

Choose one
1Post-Apocalyptic Survival: 5 Plants a Thai Agroforester Would ForageSpeaker to be announcedTH · Discussion
2Integrating Permaculture and Syntropic Agroforestry for food forests and agroforestryBunya HalaszEN
3Mexican Fermentations: Tepache and TejuinoJacqueline TopeteChumuk PermacultureEN · Practical
10:00 – 10:50

Parallel Sessions #5

Choose one
1Post-Apocalyptic Survival: 5 Medicinal Herbs a Thai Agroforester Would ForageSpeaker to be announcedTH · Discussion
2Sufficiency of the Sufficiency Economy: Who Does it Serve and What Does it Really Mean?Damion Horn USAprofile comingEN
3A Framework for Action from Nate Hagens of The Great SimplificationChaz BurtonEN · Discussion
11:00 – 11:50

Parallel Sessions #6

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1Post-Apocalyptic Survival: tuber crops best for the climate crisisSpeaker to be announcedTH · Discussion
2Vrecycle: waste management business in GoaVrecycleClinton VazEmma BryantEN
12:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:30

Parallel Sessions #7

Choose one
1Making compost from food scrapsBangkok Rooftop FarmingTH · Practical
2The Magic of Swales: high detail on the construction and use of swalesDanial LawtonEN
3From Commonwork to Regenerative Business Ecosystems: how can we design an ecosystem of regenerative enterprises using permaculture as a framework for economic and organisational design?Ramona BavassanoIn Our Garden SardiniaEN
4Superfood Vitality Upgrades: turn food into superfood right in your own kitchenOlga VitaEN · Practical
15:30 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 17:30

Parallel Sessions #8

Choose one
1Making insecticide soap from used oilSanti Wana Eco CommunityTH · Practical
2Making biochar with a hoe and a single matchGreen NetEN · Practical
3Working with bambooLoong ChokeTH · Practical
18:30

Dinner

19:30

Evening events

Sharing of stories and songs from around the world, with a Tayak biochar fire circle if the temperature allows.

06:00 – 07:00

Self-organized morning exercise

07:30 – 08:30

Breakfast

08:30 – 09:00

Check-in & announcement

09:00 – 09:50

Parallel Sessions #9

Choose one
1Carbon (rice) farming: how to estimate carbon sequestrationVitoon PanyakulTH · Presentation
2Designing regenerative wildlife-friendly farming villagesPanthera ThailandEN · Presentation
3Permaculture as a lifestyle perspectiveLindsay BrandonEN
4How to make herbal tea and infusion powderPookie Wanakaset Networkprofile comingWanakaset NetworkEN · Practical
10:00 – 10:50

Parallel Sessions #10

Choose one
1Learning centres: why they failed?Earth Net FoundationTH · Discussion
2Living seed saving and Food Forest for food sovereigntyGusti Ayu Komang Sri MahayuniEN
3Earthen Routes Community FarmManasvini TyagiEarthen Routes Community FarmEN
11:00 – 11:50

Parallel Sessions #11

Choose one
1Learning centres: how to do it better?Earth Net FoundationTH · Discussion
2Community Tree Planting and Youth-Led Regeneration in MalawiOdetta KaondaEN
3Empowering Local & Bioregional Food SovereigntyRobina McCurdyEN
4Grief Circle, based on the work of Francis WellerChaz BurtonEN · Listening
12:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:30

Parallel Sessions #12

Choose one
1Vegetarian compost: making compost with plant-based materialsGreen NetTH · Practical
2A Crash Course in Stingless Bee KeepingSpeaker to be announcedEN · Practical
3Nature and Art: Building your Powers of ObservationMarina BagleyBronwen EvansEN
4Dam establishment: get your dam into a well-established ecosystem and look 10 years old in under 2 yearsDanial LawtonEN
15:30 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 17:30

Parallel Sessions #13

Choose one
1Making insecticide soap from used oilSanti Wana Eco CommunityEN · Practical
2Working with bambooLoong ChokeTH · Practical
3Seed saving, production and biodiversity managementMichael CommonsWanakaset NetworkEN · Discussion
18:30

Dinner

19:30

Evening events

Music and dance: anyone can join or lead.

06:00 – 07:00

Self-organized morning exercise

07:30 – 08:30

Breakfast

08:30 – 09:00

Check-in & announcement

09:00 – 09:50

Parallel Sessions #14

Choose one
1Permaculture Design in the Christchurch City Rebuild: A Case StudyWhat has happened in Christchurch since the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.Roz RollsEN · Presentation
2World Café: permaculture educationHui-i ChiangEN · Discussion
3Dairy Home Social EnterprisePruitti KerdchoochuenTH · Presentation
10:00 – 10:50

Parallel Sessions #15

Choose one
1Designing regenerative wildlife-friendly farming villagesPanthera ThailandTH · Presentation
2World Café: permaculture education (continued)Hui-i ChiangEN · Discussion
340 years of the permaculture movement in Nepal: achievements and learningGovinda SharmaHASERA Permaculture Learning CenterEN · Presentation
11:00 – 11:50

Parallel Sessions #16

Choose one
1Carbon (rice) farming: how to estimate carbon sequestrationEarth Net FoundationEN · Presentation
2World Café: permaculture education (continued)Hui-i ChiangEN · Discussion
12:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:30

Parallel Sessions #17

Choose one
1Making compost from food scrapsBangkok Rooftop FarmingTH · Practical
2Working with bambooLoong ChokeTH · Practical
3Permaculture in Aotearoa: next generation design and education in practiceFinn MackesyEN · Discussion
15:30 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 18:00

Permaculture Market Place / Seed + Biodiversity Exchange

18:30

Dinner

19:30

Evening events

Marketplace and exchange continue.

06:00 – 07:00

Self-organized morning exercise

07:30 – 08:30

Breakfast

08:30 – 09:00

Check-in & announcement

09:00 – 09:50

Parallel Sessions #18

Choose one
1Growing CommunityRobin ClayfieldEN · Discussion
2Vitality Project: 3X3 System of Natural HealingOlga VitaEN · Presentation
10:00 – 10:50

Parallel Sessions #19

Choose one
1Growing Community (continued)Robin ClayfieldEN · Discussion
2Permaculture tropical zone exchange: Latin America, Asia, AfricaJacqueline TopeteEN · Discussion
3Permaculture Education and Practice in the Age of Technology and AIRahul TolaEN · Discussion
11:00 – 11:50

Parallel Sessions #20

Choose one
1Jumping into Future ActionRobin ClayfieldEN · Discussion
12:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Farewell & closing

15:00

Departure

Prices & registration

Five days of convergence at Suan Loong Choke, 11 to 15 November, following the IPC16 Conference. 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 →

Programme version 261017, updated 18 October 2026. Sessions may change.

6 to 15 November 2026

Join us at the Convergence

Tickets are on sale now. Convergence 18,000 THB, concessionary rate 13,000 THB for eligible countries.

Buy tickets → Prices & how to register →

Students and groups of 5 or more adults book through the registration form

For any other special requests or questions, email registration@thaipermaculture.org

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