From March 24 to 29 (2009), the State Library of Queensland will be the hub of conversation, innovation and participation. The Ideas Festival will bring leading thinkers, innovators, young people, students and the general community together to celebrate and debate ideas that matter.Ideas to action is the motto of the Ideas Festival as it looks for new ideas and creative solutions that will emerge as tools for a richer life.
A marketplace of ideas from every creative field, the festival will show how innovation, creativity and collaboration across disciplines can create a brighter future.
Taking place as part of Queensland’s 150th celebrations, the Ideas Festival examines:
• Innovation and Invention
•Design and Development
• Ecology and Ethics
• Advocacy and Action
• Self and Society
The group’s discussion board offers you a chance to get involved in the conversations - starting now. Then bring your ideas to festival events and share them with guests including:
Innovation and Invention:Helen Greiner - inventor of the ROOMBA® robot vacuum
Design and Development:Charles Landry - international authority on city futures and the use of culture in city revitalisation
Ecology and Ethics:Chris Jordan - world-renowned photographer and environmental activist
Advocacy and Action:Geoffrey Robertson (QC) - human rights lawyer, academic, author and broadcaster
Self and Society:Peter Singer – bioethicist, philosopher and
for futher info, contact:
authorinfo@ideasfestival.com.ahttp://www.ideasfestival.com.au/
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