- Ideas festival
The Ideas Festival is a biennial event in
Brisbane, Australia presented by theQueensland Government . [cite web |url=http://www.premiers.qld.gov.au/awardsevents/events/Ideas_Festival/ |title=Events |accessdate=2008-04-17 |work=Queensland Government ] It is an open public event calling itself a festival of ideas, innovation and invention. The festival usually runs for four days and nights and is held in March of even years. It includes events for children on subjects such as law [cite news |title=Ideas to crack problems |url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,18590698-7642,00.html |work=Courier Mail |date=2006-03-25 |accessdate=2008-04-17 ] and business. [cite news |title=Teaching kids about business |url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,18117736-462,00.html |work=Sunday Mail |date=2006-02-11 |accessdate=2008-04-17 ]Festival Objectives
The agreed objectives of the Ideas Festival are:
* To promote Queensland, locally, nationally and internationally as being future driven, innovative, diverse and forward thinking;
* To debate and celebrate quality ideas in government, community and business; and
* To enhance recognition and understanding of the relevance of Queensland’s Smart State agenda, and of successful Smart State initiatives.Festival History
The 2006 Ideas Festival, Brisbane's third, presented more than 100 speakers, 138 sessions and recorded attendances of over 22,000. The 2006 site includes highlights, reported achievements and selected audio downloads.
References
External links
* [http://www.ideasfestival.com.au/ The Ideas Festival]
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