Junction 2010 has an action packed conference program with internationally renowned speakers, inspiring sessions and workshops covering topics like ‘the role of arts in bushfire recovery', an interactive workshop ‘dance like a man', ‘the top five disruptive technologies' and a hands on stream including indigenous weaving, speed meeting and walking tours. The IBSA twilight sessions of PechaKucha IBSA and the open space forum will ensure optimum delegate interaction, encourage networking and germinate critical conversations. Other highlights include a breakfast session hosted by Robyn Archer and Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, and the conference dinner curated by celebrity chef Fiona Hoskin.
Coming together for the first time at a Regional Arts Australia national conference are three of the world's leading community development thinkers: Francois Matarasso from the UK, an independent researcher and writer specialising in community cultural practice, Italian born Ernesto Sirolli, a noted authority in the field of social enterprise and sustainable economic development and Mike White, a UK authority on the role of the arts in health promotion and community health.
Joining them are prominent Australians Mark Pesce - internationally recognized as the man who brought virtual reality into the World Wide Web, Marcus Westbury - broadcaster, writer, media maker and festival director and Jane Bennett - the ABC Radio Australian Rural Woman of the Year (1997) and Regional Development category winner, Young Australian of the Year awards (1998). Other speakers include Brain Ritchie, Lola Greeno, Christine Jeffries-Stokes, Moya Sayer-Jones, Deborah Conway, Elizabeth Walsh, Jane Haley and a rich array of practising artists, academics, researchers, philosophers, philanthropists, poets, arts enthusiasts and community developers.
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