2023 I CHAPEL HILL, NC
Our 5th annual Summit will be on March 13 and 14th, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with a virtual option available, as well.
The Mobile Market Summit is a convening built for those operating or planning to open mobile produce markets, as well as researchers, funders, and supporters of mobile market work.
Check back for frequent updates on speakers, agenda, and more.
The Mobile Market Summit is a convening built for those operating or planning to open mobile produce markets, as well as researchers, funders, and supporters of mobile market work.
Check back for frequent updates on speakers, agenda, and more.
2023 Mobile Market Summit Information
REGISTRATION
In-person registration is now closed.
Virtual Option
Virtual registration is now closed.
Venue
The 2023 Mobile Market Summit will be held at the University of North Carolina Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The address for the Friday Center is 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27517.
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Costs
Schedule
Live Sessions
March 13th: 10am - 5pm
Join us for Happy Hour at the Tobacco Road Sports Café on March 13th from 6p-8pm!
Click here to check out the Café
March 14th: 8:30am - 4:15pm
The Mobile Market Rodeo is 8:30am-10:30 am on Tuesday, March 14th
Check out the document below for more information about The Mobile Market Rodeo:
March 13th: 10am - 5pm
Join us for Happy Hour at the Tobacco Road Sports Café on March 13th from 6p-8pm!
Click here to check out the Café
March 14th: 8:30am - 4:15pm
The Mobile Market Rodeo is 8:30am-10:30 am on Tuesday, March 14th
Check out the document below for more information about The Mobile Market Rodeo:
| Mobile Market Rodeo Information |
Food
Light breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided by the UNC Friday Center each day. You will have an opportunity when registering to share any dietary restrictions that the Friday Center will accommodate.
UNC Campus has a large variety of food option. Check out this link for sustainable, local food options not far from the Friday Center.
UNC Campus has a large variety of food option. Check out this link for sustainable, local food options not far from the Friday Center.
Lodging
Courtyard by Marriott Chapel Hill is the recommended hotel for our event and is located .3 miles from the Summit space.
We have secured a room block and a discounted rate of $144.00/night.
We have secured a room block and a discounted rate of $144.00/night.
Aloft Chapel Hill is another great option for lodging. This hotel is located 1 mile from the Friday Center.
Travel
The closest airport is Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU). Options to get to the venue and lodging include:
Taking a Taxi – Call (919) 333-3333 for any airport-related taxi needs. Walk-up taxi service is available at both terminals in the taxi zones.
Uber/Lyft - Request an Uber or Lyft ride to pick you up. A ride can be scheduled ahead of time or called upon arrival. If you plan to request a ride when you arrive, we recommend creating an account with Uber/Lyft beforehand and downloading the app.
GoTriangle - This is the public transportation system in the Research Triangle in North Carolina. The link takes you to a trip planner where you can put in any origin and destination address and it will provide an itinerary using the NC public transit system.
Follow the directions below or download/print the itinerary to get from the Raleigh Durham airport to the Friday Center.
- Head to Terminal 2 Zone 6 in the RDU airport
- Take the bus at this location to the GoTriangle Transit Center (RTC) & RTP Connect
- Take Bus Line 800 to Chapel Hill via Southpoint
- The Friday Center is an 8 minute walk from this destination
Taking a Taxi – Call (919) 333-3333 for any airport-related taxi needs. Walk-up taxi service is available at both terminals in the taxi zones.
Uber/Lyft - Request an Uber or Lyft ride to pick you up. A ride can be scheduled ahead of time or called upon arrival. If you plan to request a ride when you arrive, we recommend creating an account with Uber/Lyft beforehand and downloading the app.
GoTriangle - This is the public transportation system in the Research Triangle in North Carolina. The link takes you to a trip planner where you can put in any origin and destination address and it will provide an itinerary using the NC public transit system.
Follow the directions below or download/print the itinerary to get from the Raleigh Durham airport to the Friday Center.
- Head to Terminal 2 Zone 6 in the RDU airport
- Take the bus at this location to the GoTriangle Transit Center (RTC) & RTP Connect
- Take Bus Line 800 to Chapel Hill via Southpoint
- The Friday Center is an 8 minute walk from this destination
Check out the document below for some more information about travel to and from the Friday Center along with some attractions in the Chapel Hill area!
| Getting Around Chapel Hill |
Speakers
Erin White
Keynote Address:
On Innovation, Creativity, and Thinking Big: Design thinking habits and the massive complexity of community food security.
How might the ideas behind design thinking foster the game-changing food access impact our communities need? Community food programs of any size struggle with competing pressures and difficulty staying balanced, accountable, and impactful. Starting from a place of empathy, this presentation hopes to inspire and empower with stories and strategies centered on a human-centered, values-based approach to changemaking.
Biography:
A native of North Carolina, Erin White is a designer, entrepreneur, and teacher working for healthy food systems. From 2012 to 2022 he led Community Food Lab - a creative practice asking what it means to design for the complicated territory of food systems. Methods for designing a future food system included street-level participatory installations, envisioning radical shifts in city-region food economies, and supporting projects from community farms and food hubs to urban agriculture policy and food security plans. In Fall of 2022 he transitioned back to school at NC State University as a PhD student in Design and instructor in design thinking and architecture, where he plans to continue research into the ways design thinking and resilient food systems intersect. He co-founded a food council for Wake County, NC, started a garden meet-up in his neighborhood, and habitually takes on too many carpentry projects.
Keynote Address:
On Innovation, Creativity, and Thinking Big: Design thinking habits and the massive complexity of community food security.
How might the ideas behind design thinking foster the game-changing food access impact our communities need? Community food programs of any size struggle with competing pressures and difficulty staying balanced, accountable, and impactful. Starting from a place of empathy, this presentation hopes to inspire and empower with stories and strategies centered on a human-centered, values-based approach to changemaking.
Biography:
A native of North Carolina, Erin White is a designer, entrepreneur, and teacher working for healthy food systems. From 2012 to 2022 he led Community Food Lab - a creative practice asking what it means to design for the complicated territory of food systems. Methods for designing a future food system included street-level participatory installations, envisioning radical shifts in city-region food economies, and supporting projects from community farms and food hubs to urban agriculture policy and food security plans. In Fall of 2022 he transitioned back to school at NC State University as a PhD student in Design and instructor in design thinking and architecture, where he plans to continue research into the ways design thinking and resilient food systems intersect. He co-founded a food council for Wake County, NC, started a garden meet-up in his neighborhood, and habitually takes on too many carpentry projects.
Scholarships
At this time, all available scholarship funding has been dispersed.
COVID-19
The venue is on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. We will follow University guidance and requirements. You can see the latest University updates here.
Agenda
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Sponsors/Exhibitors
