There is a great lineup of speakers including Frederick L. Kirschenmann, Distinguished Fellow, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Hon George McGovern himself who tomorrow receives the 2008 World Food Prize together with Hon Robert Dole.

The conference is being organized by the McGovern Center for Leadership and Public Service - Dakota Wesleyan University - on Nov 10 and 11. Conference participation is FREE. (Deadline for Registration is October
31st). More information is available here:
http://www.mcgoverncenter.com/conference/schedule.htm

Even if you cannot attend, the organizers have set up a blog where you can discuss the conference themes and suggest topics to be addressed by the speakers…(”What is on your mind related to hunger and sustainable agriculture”) Click here to participate: http://mcgovernconference.blogspot.com/

The conference will also be broadcast live via the Internet in its entirety on Tuesday, Nov. 11.