Agenda - Monday 26th May

Day 1   ​	Ballina Arts Centre - Auditorium
9:15am	Registration - Coffee/Tea
9:45am	Poetry and introduction from the conference chairs -  Be Courageous
10:00am	Welcome with Minister Dara Calleary T.D Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltach
10:10am	Greeting by Mary Robinson Former President, Member of The Elders, Dandelion Project
10:20am	Keynote Session 1 Hannah Daly, Prof. in Sustainable Energy at University College Cork Dr. Gerard Mc Carthy, Physical Oceanographer and Climate Scientist Dr. Elaine McGoff is Head of Advocacy with An Taisce Audience questions
11:20am	Tea/coffee – Gallery Ballina Arts Centre
11:50am - 12:15pm	Keynote Session 2 Intergenerational conversation with Dr Omnia El Omrani and Mary Robinso
12:20pm - 1:20pm	LUNCH at Ballina Arts Centre Gallery
1:20pm - 2:05pm	​Parallel Sessions: *Please allow 10 minutes’ walk to the Mary Robinson Centre Climate Hub and Urban Garden Venue: Arts Centre Auditorium Common Ground: Reflections on Community Engagement and Courage in response to the Climate Crisis ​​Venue: Climate Hub and Urban Garden*​  (indoor/outdoor space) Examples of Creative Climate Action & Arts and Ecology projects in Ireland Venue: Rehearsal Studio Arts Centre Frack-Off LNG! Why Ireland says no to fracked-gas imports Venue: Dance Studio Arts Centre Uisce Éireann Biodiversity and Native Woodland Programme
3:05pm	Tea and coffee break – Gallery Ballina Arts Centre
2:25pm - 3:05pm	Parallel Sessions: *Please allow 10 minutes’ walk to the Mary Robinson Centre Climate Hub and Urban Garden ​ Venue: Arts Centre Auditorium An Taisce: - the National Trust of Ireland; Grassroots Action for Climate and Nature ​ Venue: Rehearsal Studio Arts Centre​​ Indigenous Knowledge and Self-Determination: Decolonial Responses to the Polycrisis ​ Venue: Dance Studio Arts Centre The Rising Tide of Climate & Biodiversity Leadership - Higher Education's Commitment Crisis
3:30pm - 4:30pm	Parallel Sessions: *Please allow 10 minutes’ walk to the Mary Robinson Centre Climate Hub and Urban Garden ​ Venue: Arts Centre Auditorium Co-designing Place-Based Climate Adaptation: Empowering Communities for Collaborative Action ​​Venue: Climate Hub and Urban Garden*​  (indoor/outdoor space)​ Leave No Trace Ireland - Learning to care for our natural environment Venue: Rehearsal Studio Arts Centre Rural Perspectives on Just Transition in Ireland Venue: Dance Studio Arts Centre Step Into the Doughnut: Cultivating Courage to Navigate the Polycrisis
	Field Trip Citizen Science Stream Index - Assess your local river by finding who's lurking within (outdoors – suitable footwear needed -  meet outside Arts centre)**
4:45pm - 7:30pm	Visit and talk at Oweninny Wind Farm Conversation with Dr Elaine McGoff, An Taisce and Mark McCorry, Bord na Mona, facilitated by Sean McCabe Bohemians FC Note: Bus transfer provided – pre-booking of session required

Note:
​Field trip – taking place outdoors, please wear appropriate clothing
The urban garden can be accessed throughout the conference (though there are sessions scheduled there) and is an autism-friendly space.