2024 Conference Schedule with Session Recordings
The recordings of each session are available to the left of each session name.
Monday
09:00-09:15 Europe (+1 GMT)
02:00-02:15 US CST (-6 GMT)
13:30-13:45 India (+5:30 GMT)
18:00-18:15 Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chairs: Anton Marks & Jan Bang
Conference Opening
Monday - Session 1
9:15-10:15 Europe (+1 GMT), 2:15-3:15 US CST (-6 GMT),
13:45-14:45 India (+5:30 GMT), 18:15-19:15 Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Jan Bang
Recording
Chair: Bill Metcalf Zoom Tech: Anton Marks
Recording
Chair: Helen Jarvis Zoom Tech: Amsale K. Temesgen
Concurrent Session 1-A
Workshop
Aharon Ariel Lavi, “The Community Manual: Pooling Together Best Practices for Community Building”
Concurrent Session 1-B
Workshop
Daniel Greenberg, “The Future of GEN”
Monday
10:15-10:30 Europe (+1 GMT)
3:15-3:30 US CST (-6 GMT)
14:45-15:00 India (+5:30 GMT)
19:15-19:30 Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Break
Monday - Session 2
10:30-12:00 Europe (+1 GMT), 3:30-5:00 US CST (-6 GMT),
15:00-16:30 India (+5:30 GMT), 19:30-21:00 Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair & Zoom Tech: Amsale K. Temesgen
Recording
Chair: Jan Bang Zoom Tech: Helen Jarvis
Recording
Chair: Vincent Reynolds Zoom Tech: Daniel Greenberg
Concurrent Session 2-B
Panel
Intentional Communities in Israel in the shadow of war and terrorism: Strength and Challenges
Chair: Dr. Orna Shemer, School of Social Work, Hebrew University; Yad Tabenkin; Researches cooperative organizations and communities and community work
The duality of the relationship between the community and the individual in times of crisis
Yaniv Hegyi, Kibbutz Be’eri former Community Director; Head of Communal Headquarters in the Kibbutz movement; Founder of 710memorial.org; Survivor of the October 7 massacre
Coping Alone and Together with A Collective Trauma: The Story of The Traumatized and The Hosting Communities
Community in times of crises
Monday
12:00-12:15 Europe (+1 GMT)
5:00-5:15 US CST (-6 GMT)
16:30-16:45 India (+5:30 GMT)
21:00-21:15 Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Break
Monday - Session 3
12:15-13:45 Europe (+1 GMT), 5:15-6:45 US CST (-6 GMT),
16:45-18:15 India (+5:30 GMT), 21:15-22:45 Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Jan Bang
Recording
Chair: Daniel Greenberg Zoom Tech: Anton Marks
Recording
Chair: Vincent Reynolds
Concurrent Session 3-A
Panel
“LBGT Voices in the Kibbutz”
Moderators: Sylvie Bijaoui & Amit Kama
Dotan Brom, “I Couldn’t live a double life”: Giora Manor, the kibbutz, and 'the transparent closet'”
Ilana Mizrahi-Naor, “The first generation: Older lesbian kibbutz members”
Concurrent Session 3-B
Panel
“Findhorn: Past, Present and Future”
Daniel Greenberg, Graham Meltzer, Michael Shaw & Roger Doudna
Concurrent Session 3-C
Papers
Monday
13:45-14:00 Europe (+1 GMT)
6:45-7:00 US CST (-6 GMT)
18:15-18:30 India (+5:30 GMT)
22:45-23:00 Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Break
Monday - Session 4
14:00-15:00 Europe (+1 GMT), 7:00-8:00 US CST (-6 GMT),
18:30-19:30 India (+5:30 GMT), 23:00-00:00 Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Anton Marks Zoom Tech: Dan McKanan
Recording
Chair: Stephen Lloyd-Moffett Zoom Tech: Amsale K. Temesgen
Concurrent Session 4-A
Workshop
“Truth or Dare: Communities v Communities”.
Participating communities: Sieben Linden (Germany), Ganas (USA), Twin Oaks (USA), Damanhur (Italy) and Kibbutz Mishol (Israel).
Concurrent Session 4-B
Featured Book
Moderator: Stephen Lloyd-Moffett
Monday
15:00-15:10 Europe (+1 GMT)
8:00-8:10 US CST (-6 GMT)
19:30-19:40 India (+5:30 GMT)
00:00-00:10 (Tuesday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Jan Bang & Anton Marks
Closing Remarks
Wednesday
14:00-14:15 Europe (+1 GMT)
7:00-7:15 US CST (-6 GMT)
18:30-18:45 India (+5:30 GMT)
23:00-23:15 Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Jan Bang Zoom Tech: Helen Jarvis
Opening Words
Wednesday Session 1
14:15-15:15 Europe (+1 GMT), 7:15-8:15 US CST (-6 GMT)
18:45-19:45 India (+5:30 GMT), 23:15-00:15 Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Jan Bang Zoom Tech: Anton Marks
Recording
Chair: Helen Jarvis Zoom Tech: Amsale K. Temesgen
Concurrent Session 5-A
Workshop
Concurrent Session 5-B
Experiential Workshop
Circle: A safe space which enables deep listening and brings about transformation.
Moderator: Namrata Arora
Wednesday
15:15-15:30 Europe (+1 GMT)
8:15-8:30 US CST (-6 GMT)
19:45-20:00 India (+5:30 GMT)
00:15-00:30 (Thursday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Break
Wednesday Session 2
15:30-17:00 Europe (+1 GMT), 8:30-10:00 US CST (-6 GMT)
20:00-21:30 India (+5:30 GMT), 00:30-02:00 (Thursday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Marta Valsania Zoom Tech: Jan Bang
Recording
Chair: Dan McKanan Zoom Tech: Beatriz Martins Arruda
Recording
Chair: Amsale K. Temesgen Zoom Tech: Anton Marks
Concurrent Session 6-B
Workshop
Boaz B. Feldman, “Nervous System Approaches for Resilient Community Living”
Wednesday
17:00-17:15 Europe (+1 GMT)
10:00-10:15 US CST (-6 GMT)
21:30-21:45 India (+5:30 GMT)
2:00-2:15 (Thursday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Break
Wednesday Session 3
17:15-18:45 Europe (+1 GMT), 10:15-11:45 US CST (-6 GMT)
21:45-23:15 India (+5:30 GMT), 02:15-03:45 (Thursday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Dan McKanan Zoom Tech: Amsale K. Temesgen
Recording
Chair: Stephen Lloyd-Moffett Zoom Tech: Jan Bang
Recording
Chair: Amy Hart Zoom Tech: Anton Marks
Concurrent Session 7-A
Papers - Panel
Concurrent Session 7-C
Documentary Film - Conversation with the Director
Wednesday
18:45-19:00 Europe (+1 GMT)
11:45-12:00 US CST (-6 GMT)
23:15-23:30 India (+5:30 GMT)
03:45-04:00 (Thursday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Break
Wednesday Session 4
19:00-20:30 Europe (+1 GMT), 12:00-13:30 US CST (-6 GMT)
23:30-01:00 India (+5:30 GMT), 04:00-05:30 (Thursday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Anton Marks Zoom Tech: Zola Rose
Recording
Chair: Jan Bang Zoom Tech: Dan McKanan
Recording
Chair: Stephen Lloyd-Moffett Zoom Tech: Deborah Altus
Concurrent Session 8-B
Workshop
Carl Nassar and Francesca Hernandez-Singer, “Inside Out: The Psychology of Intentional Communities”
Concurrent Session 8-C
Featured Book
Akash Kapur, “Better to Have Gone”
Moderator: Stephen Lloyd-Moffett
Wednesday
20:30-20:40 Europe (+1 GMT)
13:30-13:40 US CST (-6 GMT)
01:00-01:10 (Thursday) India (+5:30 GMT)
05:30-05:40 (Thursday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Chair: Jan Bang and Anton Marks
Closing Remarks
Friday
17:00-17:15 Europe (+1 GMT)
10:00-10:15 US CST (-6 GMT)
21:30-21:45 India (+5:30 GMT)
2:00-2:15 (Saturday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Stephen Lloyd-Moffett and Helen Jarvis
Opening Words
Friday - Session 1
17:15-18:15 Europe (+1 GMT), 10:15-11:15 US CST (-6 GMT),
21:45-22:45 India (+5:30 GMT), 2:15-3:15 (Saturday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Deborah Altus Zoom Tech: Vincent Reynolds
Recording
Chair: Stephen Lloyd-Moffett Zoom Tech: Amsale K. Temesgen
Recording
Chair: Dan McKanan Zoom Tech: Amy Hart
Concurrent Session 9-B
Cultural Event
Michael Gornik, “Kirtan: Building Community Through Sacred Music and Meditation”
Friday
18:15-18:30 Europe (+1 GMT)
11:15-11:30 US CST (-6 GMT)
22:45-23:00 India (+5:30 GMT)
3:15-3:30 (Saturday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Break
Friday
20:00-20:15 Europe (+1 GMT)
13:00-13:15 US CST (-6 GMT)
00:30-00:45 (Saturday) India (+5:30 GMT)
05:00-05:15 (Saturday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Break
Friday - Session 3
20:15-21:45 Europe (+1 GMT), 13:15-14:45 US CST (-6 GMT),
00:45-02:15 (Saturday) India (+5:30 GMT), 5:15-6:45 (Saturday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Dan McKanan Zoom Tech: Anton Marks
Recording
Chair: Jan Bang Zoom Tech: Deborah Altus
Concurrent Session 11-B
Papers
Orna Shemer, “The meaning of housing models in Intentional communities for people with special needs: an invitation for critical thinking”.
Mitchell Jones, “Eben-Ezer’s Transnational Inspiration: The Transatlantic Pietist Communism of the Community of True Inspiration; 1829-1855”.
Friday
21:45-22:00 Europe (+1 GMT)
14:45-15:00 US CST (-6 GMT)
02:15-02:30 (Saturday) India (+5:30 GMT)
06:45-07:00 (Saturday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Break
Friday - Session 4
22:00-23:30 Europe (+1 GMT), 15:00-16:30 US CST (-6 GMT),
02:30-04:00 (Saturday) India (+5:30 GMT), 07:00-8:30 (Saturday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chair: Stephen Lloyd-Moffett Zoom Tech: Dan McKanan
Recording
Chair: Jan Bang Zoom Tech: Amsale
Recording
Chair: Bill Metcalf Zoom Tech: Anton Marks
Concurrent Session 12-C
Featured Book
Olive Jones, “Commune: Chasing a utopian dream in Aotearoa”
Moderator: Bill Metcalf
Friday
23:30-23:45 Europe (+1 GMT)
16:30-16:45 US CST (-6 GMT)
04:00-04:15 (Saturday) India (+5:30 GMT)
08:30-08:45 (Saturday) Australia AEST (+10 GMT)
Recording
Chairs: Jan Bang and Anton Marks