2008 Topics & Speakers

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Interesting people. Interesting ideas. An evening of interestingness.

2008 Topics & Speakers

Some of the speakers for the 2008 event, held on May 12 at the Belvoir Street Theatre.

Bus Network Design: Confessions of an Omnibologist -An insight into the murky world of bus route design
- Michael Lister
Fringe benefits – knowing what you don’t know: If you borrow a competitors idea it’s called intellectual property theft. If you exploit an idea from a different industry it’s called innovation. Hear how companies like Shell look across sectors and at the fringes of their own industry to find out what they don’t know.
- Roger Dennis, Innovaro, www.innovaro.com, www.rogerdennis.com/ideaport
Modern Meditation, Peace and Happiness: Many think meditation is too hard, or for monks. Yet benefits of lasting peace and happiness are real, and achievable by all. We investigate meditation in a modern lifestyle
- Wade Millican, themiddleway.net
Do animals think about what other animals think about?: It is taken for granted that a defining feature of being human is self-awareness and awareness of other selves. But is this the case?
- Ian Johnston, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
How Bad is Bad Enough?: Genetic counsellors provide emotional support and information to patients and their relatives concerning the risks and potential consequences of a genetic diagnosis. Is it possible to provide unbiased information when dealing with the possibility of terminating a much wanted pregnancy?
- Zoe Horton, Genetic Counsellor
Martini:The classic martini needs to be saved. What is it, and how did it come to be. Why do we stir or shake, and how do you not come across as a wanker when ordering one.
- Peter Bray, Clear Blue Day, www.clearblueday.com
Communication, Collaboration, Community: Have you got these things working in your organisation? Why should you and your organisation care? Here’s a quick look at the fundamentals.
- Stephen Collins, acidlabs, www.acidlabs.org
A selective history of photography in 30 images (or so): A presentation of images, from 1830 until now, explores how photography has helped shape the way people see themselves and the world. I’ll touch on changes in culture and society and position photography as an evolving and legitimate art form.
- Marlaina Read, www.invisiblecity.org
Why Marriages Fail: About the first scientific study of marriage where they can now tell with 97% accuracy whether a marriage will succeed or not –after just 3 minutes of talking to the couple
- Emily Reed, Open Intelligence Agency
Zenzizenzizenzi: “Change is a constant” is a well-known cliché. But is it a constant? In this talk, Annalie will explore what zenzizenzizenzic means, share some examples of exponential change, and how the convergence of accelerating technological development across multiple disciplines is creating an auto-catalytic confluence to re-invent life as we know it. And try to do so in 10 minutes!
- Annalie Killian, AMP Catalyst for Magic, www.catalystformagic.wordpress.com

And back by popular demand

I WANT to meet the REAL YOU!: Expressing Your Authentic SelfThis time Tim playfully and Provocatively promotes difference over sameness, speaking one’s truth over conformity and the magic of developing our intuition to augment intellectual analysis. celebrating your individuality and finding your uniqueness is the absolute key to living a richly satisfying and rewarding life.
- Tim Noonan, Visionary Communications, www.VisionaryCommunications.com.au

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tung wrote @ April 18, 2008 at 3:46 am

Do we buy tickets from the theatre?

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katiechatfield wrote @ May 1, 2008 at 6:21 am

We will be releasing information on ticket sales on the INteresting South Event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=11530302820

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Tom wrote @ May 13, 2008 at 1:43 am

What happened to the Martini guy?

Emily wrote @ May 13, 2008 at 5:47 am

Sadly, he had mumps.

Britt wrote @ May 14, 2008 at 1:40 am

thanks for an interesting evening. are you going to put up more references from the sessions, e.g. the books Annalie or Emily were referring to etc.?

Emily wrote @ May 14, 2008 at 3:43 am

yes. videos coming soon as well

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