Schedule & Agenda

Discover. Collaborate. Regenerate.

Experience five days of transformative learning, action, and celebration at the 2026 Global Earth Repair Convergence.

Below is a continually updated schedule to give you a sense of what to expect. The final schedule will be shared closer to the event.

✱ Schedule is still under development and subject to change.

Conference Schedule

All Times are Pacific Daylight Time

Thursday,
May 7, 2026

Opening Day –
Registration, Field Trips & Networking

8:30 am. ꕥ Field trip to Elwha River Restoration leaves Fort Worden.

9:00 am. ꕥ Field trip leaves to newly-built Naiome’s Longhouse for the People; and hands-on planting of Ethnobotany Garden.

9:30 am. ꕥ Field trip to Chimacum Ridge Community Forest leaves Fort Worden.

12:00 noon. ꕥ Registration opens. The Commons.

1:00. ꕥ Access to the Dormitory and Barracks opens.

2:00 – 3:30 pm. ꕥ First meet & greet session.  Start getting to meet other convergence participants.

4:00 pm. ꕥ Access to other Fort Worden accommodations opens.

4:00 – 5:00 pm. ꕥ Volunteers & Worktraders orientation. Finnriver Farm & Cidery.

5:00 – 9:00 pm. ꕥ Gala Reception! Venue: Finnriver Farm & Cidery. Food and drink are available for sale.

Friday,
May 8, 2026

Building Momentum

7:30 am. ꕥ Registration opens. Registration open all day. The Commons

8:00 – 9:15 am. ꕥ Breakfast,

10:00 am – 12:00 pm. ꕥ Opening Circle,

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm. ꕥ Lunch

1:45 pm – 3:15 pm.  ꕥ Workshops/Panels Period A

3:35 pm – 5:05 pm. ꕥ Workshops/Panels Period B

5:15 pm – 6:45 pm. ꕥ Dinner

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. ꕥ Keynote speakers

8:15 pm – 10:00 pm. ꕥ Tracks Meet-Up. Dormitory lounges.

Saturday,
May 9, 2026

Digging Deeper – Workshops, Panels, and Collaboration

7:00 am – 8:00 am.  ꕥ Open scheduling for yoga, tai chi, plant walks, beach walks, meetings.

7:30 am. ꕥ Registration opens. Registration open till 8:00 pm. The Commons.

7:30 am – 8:45 am.  ꕥ Breakfast, The Commons

9:00 am – 10:15 am.  ꕥ Morning circle/plenary. The Commons, inside or outside.

10:30 am – 12:00 pm.  ꕥ Workshops/Panels Period C,

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.  ꕥ Lunch

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm.  ꕥ Workshops/Panels Period D

3:50 pm – 5:20 pm.  ꕥ Workshops/Panels Period E

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm.   ꕥ Circle/Plenary, The Commons

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm.  ꕥ Dinner

7:45 pm  – 8:45 pm.  ꕥ Keynote speakers, emergent dialogue announcement

8:45 pm – 10:00 pm.  ꕥ Open scheduling of tracks /topics. Dormitory lounges.

Sunday,
May 10, 2026

Action and Celebration

7:00 am – 8:00 am.  ꕥ Open scheduling for yoga, tai chi, walks, meetings.

7:30 am. ꕥ Registration opens. The Commons

7:30 am – 8:45 am. ꕥ Breakfast, The Commons

9:00 am – 10:30 am.  ꕥ Workshops/Panels Period F

10:50 am – 12:20 pm.  ꕥ Workshops/Panels Period G

12:20 pm – 1:45 pm.  ꕥ Lunch

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm.  ꕥ Workshops/Panels Period H + action groups

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm.  ꕥ Closing Circle. Where do we go from here. Proposals for action.

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. ꕥ Dinner

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm. ꕥ Working groups, and special interest groups meetings.  Exact topics to be determined during the event. Dormitory lounges. Working groups and special interest groups can schedule meetings during workshop periods, at meal periods or during the evenings.

Monday,
May 11, 2026

Final Day –
Closing Celebration

8:00 am – 9:00 pm  ꕥ Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:30 pm ꕥ Working Groups can convene.

11:00 am ꕥ Check-out deadline for all Fort Worden accommodations.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ꕥ Lunch

1:00 pm ꕥ Olympic Rainforest Field Trip leaves Fort Worden. Details to be announced.

1:30 pm – 5:00 pm ꕥ Concurrent Intensive Workshops. $50 admission. At Fort Worden