IOWA FOCUS: Darwin Day, Groups, Events and Alternative Energy

Here are some Darwin Day events for Iowa:

Iowa City Darwin Day Celebration
Start Date and Time: 2008-02-16 13:00
Event Website: http://www.icdarwinday.org

Activities:
Book reading on Feb. 14, two departmental seminars on Feb. 15 and dinner on Feb. 15. Three public lectures and reception on Feb 16.
See website: www.icdarwinday.org for details.

Address:
Macbride Auditorium,
Iowa City, Iowa UNITED STATES
Sponsor: Iowa City Darwin Day, Inc.
Contact: John Stamler, Admin@icdarwinday.org,

Darwin Day Celebration
Start Date and Time: 2008-02-12 12:00

Activities:
Fossils in the Sand
Transitional Feast
Evolutionary games

Address:
Wilcox Library, 200 Trueblood Ave
Oskaloosa, Iowa UNITED STATES
Sponsor: Department of Health and Life Sciences; William Penn University
Contact: Jim North, northj@wmpenn.edu, 6416731065

Here are some Alternative Energy Events:

ACEEE's 2nd National Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture
Feb 20, 2008
Embassy Suites Hotel in Des Moines
"Food and Energy from the Ground Up: Efficiency's Role in Sustainable Agriculture." For information: http;//www.aceee.org/conf/08ag

And for those who are focused on combining fun and politics, here are the local Drinking Liberally groups in Iowa:

Ames, Iowa
* Every Friday, 5:00 pm onward
* Legends American Grill, 200 Stanton Ave, 7th Floor (in Campustown)
* The group will meet in the large accessible party room left of the elevators unless it is booked by a larger group. We will then be in the Sky Box. Ask a waiter for our location.
* Hosted by Jan Bauer and Brent Wynja, ames (at) drinkingliberally.org

Des Moines
* Every Thursday, 8:00 p.m. onward
* The Lift, 222 4th St (between Court Ave and Walnut)
* Hosted by Amanda Mittlestadt, Tricia Kell, Cassie Samspon and Matt Jesson, desmoines (at) drinkingliberally.org

West Des Moines
* Third Friday of each month, 5:00-7:00 pm
* Tonic, 5535 George M Mills Civic Pky (within West Glen Towncenter)
* Hosted by Cassie Sampson, Mikael Brown and Jenny Irlmeier, wdsm (at) drinkingliberally.org

Eating Liberally
* Second Monday of each month, 6:00-7:30 pm
* Continental Wine Bar, 428 E Locust St
* Hosted by Marcus Walsh and Tricia Kell, desmoines (at) eatingliberally.org

Iowa City, Iowa
* Every Thursday, 8:00 pm onward
* The Mill Restaurant, 120 E Burlington StIowa is one of my personal top states to focus on. My father was born there, so I feel an affinity to the towns my father and his relatives lived, from Eagle Grove and Fort Dodge, to Davenport. My family came from Iowa and I take that seriously.

Here are some Alternative Energy Events:

ACCEE's 2nd National Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture
Feb 20-22, 2008
Embassy Suites in Des Moines
"Food and Energy from the Ground Up : Efficiency's Role in Sustainable Agriculture" For more info: http://www.aceee.org/conf/08ag

SEED Mid year conference
Apr 26, 2008
Davenport North High School
SEED ( sustainable ecological economic development ) will hold their mid year conference. To register or for more information contact: richlands@earthlink.net


Here are Democracy for America meetups I can find:

Cedar Rapids Democracy for America MeetUp
Event Date: Monday, January 14, 2008
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Venue Name: Java Creek Cafe
Address: 588 Boyson Rd. NE
City: Cedar Rapids
State: IA
Zip Code: 52402


And for those who are focused on combining fun and politics, here are the local Drinking Liberally groups in Iowa:

Ames, Iowa
* Every Friday, 5:00 pm onward
* Legends American Grill, 200 Stanton Ave, 7th Floor (in Campustown)
* The group will meet in the large accessible party room left of the elevators unless it is booked by a larger group. We will then be in the Sky Box. Ask a waiter for our location.
* Hosted by Jan Bauer and Brent Wynja, ames (at) drinkingliberally.org

Des Moines
* Every Thursday, 8:00 p.m. onward
* The Lift, 222 4th St (between Court Ave and Walnut)
* Hosted by Amanda Mittlestadt, Tricia Kell, Cassie Samspon and Matt Jesson, desmoines (at) drinkingliberally.org

West Des Moines
* Third Friday of each month, 5:00-7:00 pm
* Tonic, 5535 George M Mills Civic Pky (within West Glen Towncenter)
* Hosted by Cassie Sampson, Mikael Brown and Jenny Irlmeier, wdsm (at) drinkingliberally.org

Eating Liberally
* Second Monday of each month, 6:00-7:30 pm
* Continental Wine Bar, 428 E Locust St
* Hosted by Marcus Walsh and Tricia Kell, desmoines (at) eatingliberally.org

Iowa City, Iowa
* Every Thursday, 8:00 pm onward
* The Mill Restaurant, 120 E Burlington St