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[-] E-Festival Of Ideas Five days of online discussion around democracy, media, arts and social change, live and unmediated with special guests from aro
eParticipation Wireless Internet access is now available at a McDonald’s restaurant near you. But is this the e-revolution we’ve all been waiting for? Businesses, governments and NGOs have spent a long time talking about the seemingly limitless potential of online engagement. In 2008, how far have we come? How is the debate around e-participation shifting? Is it no longer a matter of having to create online participation; is it now a matter of harnessing it? And if so, how can this be done? This panel explores the success stories of the online participatory sphere and the struggles of others to make it work. ‘E-Participation: Fad or Future?’ evaluates how far we’ve come and where we’re heading next.	6	55	1,623	Apr 15, 2008 - 08:11PM By Snurb
Reworking feminism: What does gender equality mean in the 21st century? What does being a feminist in Australia mean today? Are young women speaking up and standing up for gender equality? Across Australia, inequality based on gender is still a stark reality: * A recent report found that Australian women earn only 84 cents for every $1 a male earns. * A study commissioned by HREOC in 2001 found that 28 per cent of women had experienced sexual harassment in their workplace. * In 2008 Australia is 1 of 2 OECD nations without a legislated paid maternity leave scheme. What is holding Australia back from achieving full gender equality? And whose job is it to make it happen?	10	60	1,069	Apr 12, 2008 - 10:51PM By Ana_T
Are you being heard? Youth voices in local government What does civic participation mean? Is it showing up and observing or is it having your voice heard and creating real change? This panel looks at the role young people can play in local democracy and local councils. It explores the existing approaches local governments use to engage with youth as well looking at the future - such as the growing potential of the internet. Are our local governments' current attempts to engage, consult and hear from young people working? As young people, how would you like your voices to be heard and what's the best way of going about this? What's important to you? What do you see as the role of local government in your lives and futures?	6	89	1,303	Apr 17, 2008 - 04:08PM By Jioshi
The Creative Entrepreneur's Toolkit: A How-to Guide for Young Artists Picasso once said "every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." For many young artists the problem is not simply how to nurture one's talent or to find inspiration, but also how to fund the process. Vibewire is collaborating with talented people in the know to bring you The Creative Entrepreneur's Toolkit, providing advice for young creatives on how to support one's self in their industry of choice without burning out creatively or going bust financially. We'll be looking at how to secure grants, how to reconcile your creative vision with a commercial reality, and what to do in those tough moments where inspiration is lacking and the bills are piling up. It will be an opportunity for you to learn from the mistakes and successes of people who have been there and done that.	14	111	2,334	Apr 13, 2008 - 10:46AM By limbruglia
Reaching off the screen: Film, audiences, and social change The changing nature of the relationship between film content and film form is an important one for socially aware film-makers to stay on top of. As technological developments turn anyone with a video mobile into a potential short film maker and new media formats champion ‘user generated content’, what does this mean for people trying to make a difference through film? If you’re interested in films and social change, what do you need to know about: changes in the nature of film production, the rise of online distribution, finding and engaging modern audiences, and finding people to fund your ideas? Find all this and more in ‘Reaching off the Screen’. It’s not your usual box office politics.	4	15	322	Apr 12, 2008 - 10:25PM By Ana_T
2018: New Frontiers in Digital Arts The field of digital arts was once the domain of gamers and gamers alone. But the success of Second Life and advances in the field of CGI have heralded a new era in digital arts. As their wares become ever-more marketable, digital artists are out to prove that they're not playing around anymore. The media and academics have been watching the emergence of this new frontier with fascination. New mediums are being created at a rapid rate, ripe for experimentation - and the business world is listening, enlisting the help of digital artists for advertisements, film clips, websites and more. Panelists will discuss the future of digital arts, and speculate upon its limitations. Gaming will be looked at in a new light, as panelists explore the utilisation of the medium as a cash cow for corporations and a study in humanity. Do behaviours depicted in Second Life reveal the true nature of the personalities behind the avatars?	6	31	538	Apr 14, 2008 - 12:18PM By spacecadet

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