Check the list below for upcoming and recent lectures and workshops in your area.

Upcoming Events

February 2010

• Feb. 4 - 50th Anniversary of the College of Environmental Design (CED), UC Berkeley, CA. Imperative Sustainability by Janine Benyus. 6:30 pm. Sponsored by the CED. $15 general admission, $7.50 UC-Berkeley students.


• Feb. 18 - Janine Benyus on BlogTalk Radio and Virtually Speaking - 7 pm MST. Janine Benyus will speak live at the Virtually Speaking Amphitheater on CommonWealth Island in Second Life (in Avatar) before a virtual studio audience. Simulcast on BlogTalkRadio. Call-in number: (646) 200-3440.



• Feb. 18-20 -  Social Biomimicry: Insect Societies and Human Design Conference (Tempe, AZ) A pioneering collaboration among biologists, designers, engineers, and businesspeople, Social Biomimicry will explore how the collective behavior and nest architecture of social insects can inspire more effective and sustainable solutions to human challenges.  The conference will promote exchange of concepts, perspectives, and tools to enrich biology and advance biomimetic design. Early Registration/Abstract Submission Deadline: Dec 15, 2009  Download pdf flier >

March 2010

• March 3-4 - Biomimicry Workshop In Eindhoven, International Center for Sustainable Excellence (Eindhoven)

Recent Events

November 2009

• November 24 - School of the Art Institute of Chicago,  Lecture: "The Role of Biomimicry in Design" by Taryn Mead, Biomimicry Guild. 6pm

• November 30 – December 6: Fourth meeting of the 2-Year Certificate Program in Biomimicry -- Arizona

December 2009

• December 1 - HOK/Bill Valentine Lecture in Sustainable Design: Janine Benyus . Borrowing Nature's Blueprints: Biomimicry and the Art of Well-Adapted Design. Harvard Graduate School of Design. Boston, MA. Janine Benyus. Sponsored by Harvard GSD. URL: http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/calendar/weekly.cgi?startmonth=12&startday=1&startyear=2009&view=114

January 2010

• January 21 - Conversations in Design at the Design Exchange in Toronto, where leading designers from around the globe are invited to imagine  A World without Oil. Dr. Dayna Baumeister: Beyond Heat, Beat and Treat – Biomimicry in Design (Session 10)

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• November 17 - Annual Conference: Realizing the Future - Research to Application , Seattle, WA. Biomimicry: Illuminating Ideas from Nature by Dr. Dayna Baumeister. Sponsored by Illuminating Engineering Society. URL: http://www.ies.org/

• November 11 - GreenBuild 2009 , Re-Membering: the Patterns of Living Systems Design (8:30am, Educational Session), Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Dayna Baumeister. Sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council. http://www.greenbuildexpo.com/Home.aspx

• November 4 - Buildex Calgary 2009 . Biomimicry in the Human-Built Environment. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 10:30am. By Kevin Stack (Northeast Green Building Consulting and member of the Biomimicry Guild Speakers Bureau). Sponsored by Buildex Calgary. URL: http://www.buildexcalgary.com/

• November 2 - Buildex Calgary 2009 Biomimicry in the Human-Built Environment. Calgary, Alberta, Canada by Kevin Stack (Northeast Green Building Consulting and member of the Biomimicry Guild Speakers Bureau). Sponsored by Buildex Calgary.

• October 1-2 - Keynote Lecture by Janine Benyus & Biomimicry Educators Panel at the Educating Leaders in Innovation & Sustainability Symposuim with the San Diego Zoo -- San Diego, CA

• October 1-3 - RMI2009: Reinventing Fire. For RMI2009, Rocky Mountain Institute ® is convening top leaders of business, energy and security to discuss the most challenging questions of our time. This two day symposium will explore effective opportunities in achieving economic growth for an era free of fossil fuels. 

• October 2 - Bridger Raptor Festival, Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT. Keynote: Learning from, emulating and conserving life's genius by Jamie Dwyer, Biologist at the Design Table, Biomimicry Guild. Sponsored by Bridger Raptor Festival. 

• October 1– November 5 - University of Montana MOLLI course on biomimicry taught by Megan Schuknecht and Donna Boggs of The Biomimicry Institute. Missoula, MT Thursdays 11-12:30 pm.

• October 15-19 - Bioneers 2009, San Rafael, CA. The 2009 Bioneers Conference includes plenary speeches from: Amazonian Chief Almir, Brock Dolman, Kari Fulton, Jack Hidary, Sarah James, Jensine Larsen, Joanna Macy, Mari Margil, Jason McClennan, Michael Pollan, Jerome Ringo, Arturo Sandoval, Dr. Andrew Weil, Lily Yeh and more! Featuring Bryony Schwan of The Biomimicry Institute on a panel discussing water issues. Visit Bioneers for more information.

• September 8 - Evolutionary Design Conference, Eindhoven, Holland. Keynote: What can we learn from top designer Mother Nature? by Dr. Dayna Baumeister. 15:45/3:45pm. Sponsored by: Design Academy at Eindhoven.

• September 10 - Opening, International Center for Sustainable Excellence, Eindhoven, Holland. Biomimicry and Design: Creating Conditions Conducive to Life by Dr. Dayna Baumeister. 14:00/2:00pm. Sponsored by: ICSE.

• September 25 - AIA Design Conference, What would nature do: Biomimicry in Architectural Design by Jamie Dwyer, Biologist at the Design Table, Biomimicry Guild. 14:00/2:00pm. Sponsored by: American Association of Architect - Utah Chapter.

• August 30-September 6:  Biomimicry Institute & Biomimicry Guild's Biomimicry & Design Workshop with Janine Benyus -- South Africa

• July 6-10: Biomimicry: The Technology of Biology by Robyn Klein at Montana State University -- Bozeman, MT

• July 9-18: Biomimicry Institute's Biomimicry & Design Workshop with Iberoamericana University -- Mexico City & Veracruz, Mexico

• July 27: Keynote by Janine Benyus at the Word Changing Careers symposium, at the University of British Columbia, July 23-27 -- Vancouver, BC, Canada

• June 8-12:  1-week Course by Dayna Baumeister, Micheal Pawlyn & Andy Middleton at Schumacher College -- Devon, United Kingdom

• June 14-17:  Design Methodology Presentation by Marjan Eggermont (U Calgary) at American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference -- Austin, TX

• June 29-July 3:  Biomimicry Institite's 2009 Education Summit at the Teton Science School -- Jackson Hole, WY

• May 6:  Keynote by Janine Benyus at Living Future 09 Unconference -- Portland, OR

• May 6-8:  Biomimicry Institute's Design Charette at Living Future 09 Unconference -- Portland, OR

• May 15-17:  3-day Workshop by Claire Janish at St. Alban's College -- Pretoria, South Afirca

• May 19:  Lecture by Dayna Baumeister at Delft University of Technology -- Delft, The Netherlands

• April 20:  3-day Workshop by Claire Janish at Cape Technikon -- Cape Town, South Africa

• April 23:  Lecture by Tim McGee at University California Merced -- Merced, CA