The Bioneers Conference is the preeminent gathering of visionaries with practical solutions for

George R. Brown • October 17-19 • Houston, TX

The Texas Bioneers Conference brings together brilliant corporate, scientific, and social innovators focused on practical and visionary solutions for developing sustainable organizations, reducing our ecological footprint, and healing our human communities. We connect ideas, issues, people and networks in a movement that is at once local, national, and global.

The Texas Bioneers Conference is designed to share practical innovations, sustainable practices, and success stories that have specific relevance to the issues and concerns of Texans. Texas Bioneers designs its own local program, bringing in plenary speakers with regional appeal, including business leaders, scientists, educators, and government officials. In addition, the Texas Bioneers Conference creates opportunities for dialog and interactions among the attendees around topics of shared interest, such as sustainable business practices, preservation of green spaces, local food and farming, urban living, holistic education, and the role of local government in supporting sustainable cities.

The Texas Bioneers Conference changes every year to respond to local interests and concerns. The program ranges from science to spirit – local to global – academia to the grass roots – farm to city – business to public service – art to engineering.

A message from City of Houston Mayor Bill White:

Greetings,

As mayor of Houston, I welcome all participants to the Texas portion of the Bioneers Conference here in Houston at the George R. Brown Convention Center October 17-19, 2008.

This is an especially exciting year for Houston as we embrace a more energy-efficient, sustainable future. This past spring, over 10,000 people attended the region’s first large scale Green Expo. As a city, we are leading the way in energy-efficient construction through more stringent building codes and innovative retrofit programs. The City of Houston is recognized by the EPA as the No. 1 municipality for procuring renewable power through our recent purchase of 40 megawatts of Texas wind energy to supply 25% of City facility and public infrastructure requirements. We are also aggressively changing our fleets to fuel-efficient, hybrid vehicles. These are exciting times.

The Bioneers’ mission of promoting innovative environmental and social solutions to make our world a better place is a noble one. Houstonians have the opportunity to hear and learn from leading experts about what all of us can do to strengthen our community and make our world a better place.

I hope your experience is enjoyable, educational, and inspirational. Best wishes for a memorable and rewarding conference.

Sincerely,