Community Currencies Conference 2009

COMMUNITY CURRENCIES CONFERENCE 2009 (DRAFT)

Creating Resilient Communities / Trading through troubled waters

A combined conference of LE, LETS & NZTT

Sponsored by Smart Planet NZ Ltd

April 17, 18, 19 at the Quaker Settlement, Virginia Rd, Wanganui

Speakers:
Designing - an energy-backed currency. Margaret Jeffries & others: (several people are working on this conversation – alcohol biofuels, electricity, firewood, food and …seaweed (James Redwood)

Printing Local Money: Representatives from Wairarapa and Golden Bay on their printed local currencies.

Sustainable Currencies: Christoph and Peter

Interest Free Money: Bryan Innes on creating a hybrid of the J.A.K model.

Healthy Money Healthy Planet: Deirdre Kent

The Power of Cooperatives: with its long successful history here is a model that works for business large and small providing the alternative to Corporatism.

Business Barter: Outlining NZ's very successful Barter card

OOBY - Out of Our Own Backyards – Peter Russell from Waiheke will talk about a new internet trading systems based on sharing home production

The Barter Directory. Karen Russell will share about her experience setting up the very successful Australian Barter Directory at the beginning of the last recession.

LETS. History Now Future

Hawkes Bay E-Dollars. How NZ’s newest LETS grew to more than 70 members in less than 6 mths

NZs first Time Bank. Margaret Jeffries - A pilot project (in Lyttelton, Christchurch) that has attracted significant funding from a philanthropic Trust with the intention to share the findings at the end of the trial and encourage large scale up-take.

Converting National/Global Currency into Local Currency: Laurence Boomert

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Comment by Martin Adlington on April 8, 2009 at 10:59am

I have had experience of a local currency in Byron Bay. Unfortunately I have to tell you that the concept has very limited application. I sold my artworks at the local market & accepted "ecos" from local people. When I had $500.00 worth I went to spend them - but I didn't want a craniosacral massage, my chakras balanced, or to get in touch with my spirit guide. I wanted to pay my rent, buy fuel for the car, pay my power bill, buy a digital camera.....no mainstream business was involved.........OK..... I decided to try getting my chakras balanced as after a week of this they were getting seriously out of kilter....the fee was $50 - half payable in "ecos" & half in real hard cash.......I ended up donating the 500 green dollars to the charity shop - basically they were worthless...

Comment by Helen Dew on April 7, 2009 at 11:41pm

Tune into radio NZ this Saturday (11th April) at 9am to hear Kim Hill’s interview with
Thomas Greco.
He presented a public lecture on Waiheke Island tonight. He’s also presenting a public lecture at Auckland University Wed. 8th April 7.00pm, (Theatre OGGB5, Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Rd), and in Wellington (St John Church Centre cnr Dixon & Willis St.), Tuesday 14th April 7pm.

Comment by Jay Robinson on April 7, 2009 at 10:51pm

Note, the time for this is actually from registration at 4 on Friday to close at AGM, noon on Sunday. That should make it easier for you all to go, yah?
cheers,
Jay

Comment by Carl Chenery on March 2, 2009 at 1:14pm

Diddo for an audio recording. Deidre it sounds like a great idea of advertising it or just putting it up on the TT US site.

Carl

Comment by Mike on February 27, 2009 at 9:38pm

Hello
Will there be an audio recording of this event? I think it would be great to send it to people who would love to come but cant make it

Regards
Mike

Comment by Richard Lee on January 27, 2009 at 12:58pm

Hi Diedre,

Only just stumbled across this conference. Great initiative. I am interested in attending and getting involved with those discussing energy backed currency. D you know how I can get involved with this conversation?

cheers
Richard

Comment by Morrinsville on January 27, 2009 at 11:30am

Hi their Dedrie
My partner and I might come but this depends on work commitments.
Cheeers Catherine

Comment by Deirdre Kent on January 17, 2009 at 8:27pm

Great that you have put this on the website Christoph. Has someone got hold of a Bartercard rep? Do we want an overseas speaker? Should we advertise it in Australia e.g Greens, TTs, and in US on the ning websites? Well done so far. Looks so promising..