::fc-announce:: Vibewire.net e-Festival of Ideas :: April 16-21

[Tom Dawkins]

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It's almost here! Vibewire.net has taken the stale old conference model and
rebooted it, bringing it online and democratising it. With only two weeks to
go, the e-Festival of Ideas gives everyone - whether you're an expert or not
- the chance to get the lowdown on some of today's most compelling issues
and to contribute your perspective and opinions. Using online communications
technologies, the e-Festival has created innovative ways that Australian
youth can get informed, get active, and get heard. Held in conjunction with
National Youth Week 2007, the e-Festival of Ideas connects young Australians
with guest panelists and experts from a wide range of fields. Log on and
join active citizens from across Australia to discuss the creative, social,
political and lifestyle issues that matter to you. Our twelve panels run for
six days during National Youth Week April 16-21, 24 hours a day.


This year's panels include:

*	From Pen to Pulpit: Writing for Performance 

*	Show Me the Money: How to Get Funding for Your Art 

*	A Room of One's Own: The Use and Value of Creative Space 

*	Don't Throw Stones in Greenhouses: Constructive Responses to Climate
Change 

*	Shortcircuiting the Gate: The Rise of Independent Media 

*	Your Rights at Work: Industrial Relations in Howard's Australia 

*	Fan Club or Critic's Circle: Finding Your Voice in Music Journalism 

*	The Changed Faces of Multiculturalism 

*	Outside the Bounds of the City: Young People in Rural and Regional
Australia 

....with three other special sponsored panels to be announced. 




Over 50 confirmed guests include:

*	Morganics (rapper, beatboxer, producer) 

*	John Pilger 

*	DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid (NYC) 

*	Dan Gillmor (Centre for Citizen Media, Harvard) 

*	Alan Rosenblatt (Internet Advocacy Centre, USA) 

*	freedimensional (NYC) 

*	Australian Conservation Foundation 

*	Nick Moriatis (GetUp.org Online and Outreach Director) 

*	The Australia Council for the Arts 

*	Australian Youth Climate Coalition 

*	Aden Ridgeway 

*	John Robertson (Secretary, Unions NSW) 

*	sQuareOne youth media and artspace (Sydney) 

*	Litmusphere (virtual creative community and magazine) 

*	Tim Blair 

*	Foundation of Young Australians  

...and many many more!

The Vibewire.net e-Festival of Ideas truly represents what National Youth
Week is all about - promoting the positive contribution of young people to
our culture, community and political debates. So log on and be heard. Your
voice matters.

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For more information contact:

Vanessa Chang
e-Festival Coordinator
vanessa at vibewire.net



Annie Le Cavalier
Promotions Coordinator
Vibewire inc.

e: annie at vibewire.net
p: 02 9665 7670
m: 0432 332 429 
skype: annie.lecavalier
a: GPO Box 446, Sydney NSW 2001