Prof. Tideman received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (where he studied under Milton Friedman and others); taught at Harvard and served as Senior Staff Economist at the President’s Council of Economic Advisors before moving to Virginia Tech in 1973. He has been Professor of Economics there since 1985.  While his research has focused primarily on urban economics, public finance, voting rules and social justice, in 1975 he collaborated with Nobel Laureate James Buchanan in writing on “Gold, Money and the Law.” His topic this year focuses on the seigniorage involved in a society's money creation process, and who it should belong to. At present these vast sums go to the private banks that lend their credit into circulation as money, except for the smaller portion created by the Fed.

The results of the privatized bank credit system are so well documented by history that to recount them is cubic redundancy.  However, politics seems to operate on sound bite redundancy.  We must frame our case to win the battle of monetary reform. Bob is a senior advisor to the American Montary Institute.

  Ed Chambers is a philosopher, political organizer, and author of "Roots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action and Justice", the advanced source book for achieving progressive goals. Dr. Chambers trained Barack Obama in street organizing when he moved from the Harvard Law Review to Chicago's South Side; and in the difference between what is, and what should be! Ed discusses principles of organization that can apply to monetary reform. The IAF, founded by the late Saul Alinsky, has an exceptionally strong record in getting movements started and into self financing positions of strength.

NASS conducts hundreds of surveys yearly, preparing reports on  virtually every aspect of U.S. producers. NASS is also responsible for the five-year Census of Agriculture. NASS data is widely used in government, industry, and agriculture to enable an orderly production and disposition of agricultural commodities. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples. Mr. Gregory has attended every AMI National Conference from the start.

Doug Wolfe examines how our present monetary system adversely affects the nutritional value of our food. An avid gardener and observer of nature, Doug uses only biologically correct methods of agriculture on a mineral enriched soil to grow food for his family; giving superior results as compared to current industrial agricultural practices.  He helped formulate the “Natural Broiler” chicken feed that the Fertrell Company produces. He is constantly trying new ways of biological gardening, ranging from different cultivation techniques, crop rotations, soil amendments, etc, that may help in growing the most nutritious foods for our family.  As you know, all health comes from the soil and that you eat for your grandchildren. 

  Greg Coleridge presents the primary methodology to avoid wasting crucial time and energy at historically critical points - for example the error of some Greens in supporting states to do fractional reserve banking, at this time when real reform must be the target.
Rigorous research and study is the essential first step of any social change agent in understanding the root of any problem and in developing appropriate organizing actions and campaigns. Without "deep discovery" of core causes, appropriate social change cures are impossible.

  Greg is Director of the Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee (Quakers). He is on the National Steering Committee of the Move to Amend / Campaign to Legalize Democracy Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy (POCLAD) national collective.

Geraldine Perry is co-author of The Two Faces of Money and the creator of the book's website: http://thetwofacesofmoney.com/ Formerly a district-wide library director for two school districts, she has done considerable research on the business and politics of health, nutrition and diet. This in turn led to an exploration of the historical intertwining of agriculture and money creation.

Geraldine gives public presentations and writes freelance articles on health, agriculture and money creation. Currently she is collaborating with her co-author on a second book on Constitutionally appropriate money creation and is in the process of writing a 6 part series of articles titled "Agriculture and Global Warming: An Unholy Alliance."