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Springfield Technical Community College (Springfield Technical Community College, One Armory Square Springfield, MA 01102-9000, from 2010-03-11 11:00 to 2010-03-11 19:25) — by Mat Stockton

Dr. Francis will spend a day at Springfield Tech where he will give two presentations to the students. The first at 11:00am and the second presentation will be at 6:00pm. Both presentations will be followed by a book signing.

Tarleton State University FYE (Tarleton State University, Stephenville Campus at: 1333 West Washington Street Stephenville, TX, from 2010-02-04 14:00 to 2010-02-04 15:30) — by Mat Stockton

Dr. Francis will speak to First Year Experience students at Tarleton State University.

Desautels Business Conference on Sustainability (McGill University: Desautels Bronfman Building 1001 Shamrooke Street West Montreal Quebec H3A 1G5 Canada, from 2010-01-28 00:00 to 2010-01-28 00:00) — by Mat Stockton

Dr. Francis will be the keynote speaker at the Desautels Business Conference on Sustainability on Thursday evening, January 28, 2010

Planetwalker John Francis' One-Man-Show (The Dance Palace:503 B Street, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956, from 2009-11-01 15:00 to 2009-11-01 21:30) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

John Francis will perform a one-man-show, The Planetwalker, a chronicle of his silent journey across America in the 80s and 90s and solo walk through South America. Playing the banjo, he will pay tribute to his West Marin roots.

Beagle: On the future of species (Plymouth, England to Tenerife, from 2009-09-01 00:00 to 2009-09-11 00:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis is the first guest to appear on this VPRO documentary mini-series following Darwin's original route. Dr. Francis will depart from Plymouth, England on September 1, 2009 and will travel to Tenerife, arriving on September 11, 2009. Please see weblink below for more information on the series.

Larkspur Library Reading & Discussion with Dr. John Francis (400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, California 94939, from 2009-07-16 19:00 to 2009-07-16 20:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will talk about and read from his book Planetwalker at this free library event. A booksigning may follow the discussion portion of this event.

The Kojo Nnamdi Show Radio Interview (Washington DC, from 2009-05-20 13:05 to 2009-05-20 13:35) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will be interviewed live on The Kojo Nnamdi radio Show at WAMU 88.5 FM.

PBS Television Interview with Maria Hinojosa (Boston, Massachusetts, from 2009-05-22 10:00 to 2009-05-22 12:30) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will be interviewed on PBS for Maria Hinojosa's: One-On-One television show.

Missouri State University Public Affairs Conference (PSU Theater, Missouri State University , from 2009-04-23 13:30 to 2009-04-23 14:45) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will speak live at Missouri State University during his planewalk via teleconference.

POSTPONED - Lakshmi's Lounge & Commonwealth Club (Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. Fifth St., Downtown San Jose, CA, from 2009-04-02 18:30 to 2009-04-02 20:45) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

This event has been postponed. An update will be posted soon. (Dr. Francis will converse with Lakshmi Pratury at a public forum event, followed by a booksigning).

POWERSHIFT '09 (Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW Washington, DC 20001, from 2009-02-28 10:45 to 2009-02-28 12:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will be a plenary speaker at the Powershift 2009 conference on Saturday, February 28th.

2009 Earth Day Planetwalk (, from 2009-04-22 10:00 to 2009-04-27 00:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will start walking from Hendrysburg, Ohio on Earth Day, starting off where he finished last year. He will follow his previous path for approximately 5 days.

Annual Planetwalk Board Meeting & Retreat (Point Reyes Station, CA, from 2009-02-21 00:00 to 2009-02-22 00:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

The Planetwalk Board Members will meet in Point Reyes Station or via technology to have their annual meeting and retreat.

AEC World Expo & Conference (NSE Grounds, Goregaon, Mumbai, from 2009-03-19 00:00 to 2009-03-22 00:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will be a keynote speaker for the Earth Matters portion of 361: The Conference in Mumbai, India. Dr. Francis speaks on March 20th. The Conference runs from March 19th through March 22nd, 2009.

Aldo Leopold Colloquium (National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, from 2009-02-13 13:00 to 2009-02-14 17:15) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will be a guest panelist at "Aldo Leopold, the Southwest, and the Evolution of a Land Ethic for the Future: A Cultural Conversation."

UC Berkeley - Introduction to Culture and Natural Resource Management in the U.S. (U.C. Berkeley Campus, Berkeley, Ca, from 2009-02-09 11:00 to 2009-02-09 12:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will be a guest speaker for Professor Carolyn Finney's class "Introduction to Culture and Natural Resource Management in the U.S."

Presidential Inauguration (Washington D.C., from 2009-01-20 00:00 to 2009-01-20 00:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will attend Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration and following festivities.

Walk with Mills College Students (Point Reyes National Seashore, from 2009-01-18 10:00 to 2009-01-18 12:30) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will walk in Point Reyes National Seashore with students from Mills College.

2009 Frozen River Film Festival (Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota, from 2009-01-24 15:30 to 2009-01-25 10:30) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will be a keynote speaker at the Frozen River Film Festival 2009.

ISE Fairleigh Dickinson Breakfast Seminar (Hartman Lounge (Hennessy Hall (The Mansion)), Fairleigh Dickinson University College at Florham, Madison, NJ, from 2008-12-19 07:30 to 2008-12-19 09:30) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will be the Guest Speaker at the ISE Fairleigh Dickinson Breakfast Seminar.

Marian University FYE Engagement (Marian University, Fond du Lac, WI, from 2008-12-01 00:00 to 2008-12-02 00:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will perform numerous speaking engagements at Marian University for the First Year Experience program

Pseudonym Club (Saint John's University , from 2008-11-24 00:00 to 2008-11-25 00:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will walk and talk with St. John's/St. Benedict's Pseudonym Book Club.

Live Television Interview on BBC's HARDtalk (West London, from 2008-10-23 15:00 to 2008-10-23 15:30) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Live interview of Dr. Francis on BBC's HARDtalk Program.

NCSS Annual Conference (George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, from 2008-11-15 14:45 to 2008-11-15 15:45) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will speak at the National Council for the Social Studies, 88th Annual Conference in Houston, Texas.

Star Tides Demonstration (Fort McNair, 300 1st Avenue SW, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319 , from 2008-10-09 00:00 to 2008-10-10 00:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will attend and participate in the annual STAR-TIDES* Fall field demonstration in Washington, DC at the National Defense University (NDU) campus from Monday, October 6 to Friday, October 10.

San Francisco Library Speaking Engagement (Main Library Koret Auditorium located at 100 Larkin St. (at Grove), San Francisco, CA 94102, from 2008-08-30 12:00 to 2008-08-30 14:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Free Presentation and Booksigning.

Healing Journey (Porcupine River in Northeast Alaska, from 2008-07-21 00:00 to 2008-08-01 00:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will canoe 250 miles down the Porcupine River in Alaska with Jon Waterhouse, Assistant Director of the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council.

Copperfield's Books (140 Kentucky St., Petaluma, California, from 2008-07-11 19:00 to 2008-07-11 20:30) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Evening presentation and booksigning at Copperfield's Books.

University of South Carolina Upstate (South Carolina, from 2008-09-10 16:00 to 2008-09-10 17:30) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will speak at USCU.

Outdoor Adventure Expo (University of Minnesota - Willey Hall, from 2008-11-23 15:00 to 2008-11-23 16:30) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will speak at the Outdoor Adventure Expo.

Bioneers 2008 (Marin Center, from 2008-10-18 14:45 to 2008-10-18 16:15) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will be part of a panel discussing eco artists at the Bioneers 2008 three day event.

National Geographic Weekend radio show (Washington DC, from 2008-05-20 10:00 to 2008-05-20 10:30) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will appear on NG Weekend

SIXTH & I (600 I Street, N.W., Washington, DC , from 2008-05-19 19:00 to 2008-05-19 20:30) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Speaking Event & Book Signing

Live Interview on Riz Khan Show (Washington DC, from 2008-05-19 14:45 to 2008-05-19 15:45) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will appear on the Al Jazeerah television network as a guest on the Riz Khan Show.

Mountainfilm in Telluride (Telluride, Colorado, from 2008-05-22 12:00 to 2008-05-26 12:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

Dr. Francis will give two presentations & sign books at The Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride.

Marin Academy walk, luncheon, & booksigning (Marin County, from 2008-06-14 10:00 to 2008-06-14 14:00) — by Jessica L. Corbitt

walk, luncheon & booksigning with auction recipients

Cambridge Forum (Cambridge, Mass., from 2008-05-14 19:30 to 2008-05-14 21:00) — by John Graham

presentation and book signing

Star Tides (San Diego, CA, from 2008-02-05 09:00 to 2008-02-05 17:00) — by John Graham

conference

American Library Association (ALA) (Anaheim, California, from 2008-06-29 00:00 to 2008-06-29 00:30) — by John Graham

Annual Conference & Exhibition

Safe Routes to Schools (Fairfax, CA, from 2008-02-19 15:00 to 2008-02-19 16:00) — by John Graham

meeting

First Year Experience Luncheon with the Authors (San Francisco Hyatt Regency, from 2008-02-18 11:45 to 2008-02-18 13:15) — by John Graham

Luncheon

First Year Experience - Advance Reader's Edition Book Signing (San Francisco Hyatt Regency, from 2008-02-16 18:45 to 2008-02-16 19:30) — by John Graham

Advance Reader's Edition Book Signing

EarthDay 2008 (Mendon, PA, from 2008-04-22 00:00 to 2008-05-05 00:00) — by John Graham

EarthDay walk

Gandhi Symposium (Garrison Institute in New York, from 2008-04-11 00:00 to 2008-04-13 00:00) — by John Graham

Gandhi Symposium

Planetwalker...National Geographic (, from 2008-04-08 00:00 to 2008-04-08 00:00) — by John Graham

National Geographic publishes Planetwalker

Spokane Community College (Spokane Falls, Washington, from 2008-04-08 00:00 to 2008-04-09 20:00) — by John Graham

Double Speaking Engagement

T.E.D. (Monterey Conference Center, Monterey, California, USA, from 2008-02-23 07:00 to 2008-03-01 14:00) — by John Graham

speaking event and convention. (John is closing the convention on March 1st!)

Introduction to Culture and Natural Resource Management in the U.S. (UC Berkeley, from 2008-02-13 10:00 to 2008-02-13 12:00) — by John Graham

Speaking Engagement

The Longest Walk II / Sacred Run (Alcatraz Island, from 2008-02-11 04:30 to 2008-02-11 20:00) — by John Graham

John will walk for two days with Dennis Banks beginning on Alcatraz

Philosophers' Cafe ( Alberta, Canada., from 2008-02-07 14:30 to 2008-02-07 15:30) — by John Graham

Questions and Answers (Philosophers' Cafe)

Redefining Environment (Alberta, Canada., from 2008-02-07 10:30 to 2008-02-07 11:30) — by John Graham

North Central Teachers Convention Association

Conservation Alliance Breakfast (Salt Lake City, Utah, from 2008-01-23 09:00 to 2008-01-24 20:00) — by John Graham

Conservation Alliance Breakfast / Outdoor Retailer Trade Show.

Conference on Climate Change: Choosing to Face the Crisis" (Santa Cruz, from 2007-05-26 10:00 to 2007-05-26 18:00) — by suzanne

Sat. May 26, UC Santa Cruz "Conference on Climate Change: Choosing to Face the Crisis" Hosted by student/faculty/alumni activist group, The Global Chillers

April 22 Earth Day 2007 (Gettysburg, PA, from 2007-04-22 07:00 to 2007-04-30 18:00) — by John Graham

April 22 Earth Day John embarks on a walk from Gettysburg to Wheeling West Virginia

World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit (Lisbon Portugal, from 2007-05-10 07:00 to 2007-05-12 14:00) — by John Graham

World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit Speaker and moderator