Suan Loong Choke, Nakhon Ratchasima
IPC16 Convergence Schedule
Convergence at a glance
10Nov
Arrival
Travel from the Museum, registration and a welcome dinner.
From 13:0011Nov
Opening
Welcome, venue introduction and the first participant-led sessions.
From 06:0012Nov
Sessions
Foraging, syntropic agroforestry, swales, biochar and bamboo.
09:00 – 17:3013Nov
Sessions
Carbon rice farming, learning centres, seed saving and dams.
09:00 – 17:3014Nov
Sessions & Market
World Café, case studies, and the PMC & seed Market Place.
Market 16:0015Nov
Farewell
Robin Clayfield: Growing Community, then closing.
Until 15:00Beyond Sustainability: Many Paths
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 Choke
- Andrew Millison (US)
10:30 – 11:00
Announcement of the Convergence
By the organizers.
11:00 – 12:00
Parallel Sessions #1
Choose one1Engaging Youth in PermacultureEN
2How to convince reluctant Indian farmers to accept permacultureEN
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Parallel Sessions #2
Choose one1Making compost from food scrapsEN
2Vegetarian compost: making compost with plant-based materialsTH
15:30 – 16:00
Break
16:00 – 17:30
Parallel Sessions #3
Choose one1A Crash Course in Stingless Bee KeepingTH
2Working with bambooEN
18:30
Dinner
19:30
Evening events
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 one1Post-Apocalyptic Survival: 5 Plants a Thai Agroforester Would ForageTH
2Integrating Permaculture and Syntropic Agroforestry for food forests and agroforestryEN
10:00 – 10:50
Parallel Sessions #5
Choose one1Post-Apocalyptic Survival: 5 Medicinal Herbs a Thai Agroforester Would ForageTH
2Sufficiency of the Sufficiency Economy: Who Does it Serve and What Does it Really Mean?EN
11:00 – 11:50
Parallel Sessions #6
Choose one1Post-Apocalyptic Survival: tuber crops best for the climate crisisTH
12:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Parallel Sessions #7
Choose one1Making compost from food scrapsTH
2The Magic of Swales: high detail on the construction and use of swalesEN
15:30 – 16:00
Break
16:00 – 17:30
Parallel Sessions #8
Choose one1Making insecticide soap from used oilTH
2Making biochar with a hoe and a single matchEN
3Working with bambooTH
18:30
Dinner
19:30
Evening events
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 one1Carbon (rice) farming: how to estimate carbon sequestrationTH
2Designing regenerative wildlife-friendly farming villagesEN
3Permaculture as a lifestyle perspectiveEN
10:00 – 10:50
Parallel Sessions #10
Choose one1Learning centres: why they failed?TH
2Living seed saving and Food Forest for food sovereigntyEN
3Earthen Routes Community FarmEN
11:00 – 11:50
Parallel Sessions #11
Choose one1Learning centres: how to do it better?TH
2Community Tree Planting and Youth-Led Regeneration in MalawiEN
3Empowering Local & Bioregional Food SovereigntyEN
12:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Parallel Sessions #12
Choose one1Making compost from food scrapsEN
2A Crash Course in Stingless Bee KeepingEN
3Dam establishment: get your dam into a well-established ecosystem and look 10 years old in under 2 yearsEN
15:30 – 16:00
Break
16:00 – 17:30
Parallel Sessions #13
Choose one1Making insecticide soap from used oilEN
2Working with bambooTH
18:30
Dinner
19:30
Evening events
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 one1Permaculture Design in the Christchurch City Rebuild: A Case StudyEN
2World Cafe: permaculture educationEN
10:00 – 10:50
Parallel Sessions #15
Choose one1Designing regenerative wildlife-friendly farming villagesTH
2World Cafe: permaculture education (continued)EN
11:00 – 11:50
Parallel Sessions #16
Choose one1Carbon (rice) farming: how to estimate carbon sequestrationEN
2World Cafe: permaculture education (continued)EN
12:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Parallel Sessions #17
Choose one1Making compost from food scrapsTH
2Working with bambooTH
3A Crash Course in Stingless Bee KeepingEN
15:30 – 16:00
Break
16:00 – 18:00
PMC & seed Market Place
18:30
Dinner
19:30
Evening events
06:00 – 07:00
Self-organized morning exercise
07:30 – 08:30
Breakfast
08:30 – 09:00
Check-in & announcement
09:00 – 09:50
Growing Community
Robin Clayfield (Australia)
10:00 – 10:50
Growing Community (continued)
Robin Clayfield (Australia)
11:00 – 11:50
Jumping into Future Action
Robin Clayfield (Australia)
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.
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 →
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.
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