2010 Open Source Developers’ Conference #OSDC #geekgirl

In 2010, the Open Source Developers’ Conference (OSDC) is back in Melbourne!  Running Wednesday 24th – Friday 26th November 2010, OSDC is a great way to meet your peers, share your knowledge, and improve your skills.

Be part of the 7th year of this fantastic conference, run by open source developers for open source developers.  Submit a proposal on open source languages, technologies, tools and projects.
http://2010.osdc.com.au/call-for-proposals

Key dates:
Call for Proposals Closes       23 August 2010
Proposal Acceptance             6 September 2010
OSDC 2010 Conference            24th to 26th November 2010

Beyond the Frame – introducing Fulldome #Melbourne #Planetarium #geekgirl

MELBOURNE – INDUSTRY SCREENING

The emergence of ‘destination cinema’ and the proliferation of large-format screens in public spaces present a challenge – and opportunity – to filmmakers working in traditional screen formats. At the very least a new cinematic language is required, one that takes account of the audience’s very different experience of stories presented on large-format, ‘frameless’, screens.

Fulldome is such a format, presenting large-scale immersive experiences on hemispherical screens. However, unless you have the chance to experience this for yourself, it’s almost impossible to grasp its immersive power and story-telling potential.

Where: Melbourne Planetarium @ Scienceworks, 2 Booker Street Spotswood, VIC 3015.
When: 4pm – 5pm, Monday 9 August 2010.
What: Beyond the Frame – FREE admission, but bookings are ESSENTIAL to wlawrance@museum.vic.gov.au

For other cities check out ANAT listings

EARTH VISION – Tokyo Global #Environmental Film Festival #geekgirl

EARTH VISION− The 19th Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival
Entries close: Wed Sept 15
Screenings: Mar 4-6, 2011
www.earth-vision.jp

EARTH VISION – Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival – has been held annually in Tokyo since 1992 to understand our environment better through moving images. Each year, Nominated films from all over the world are screened in Tokyo during the festival.

Any theme related to global environmental issues is acceptable. Entrants can submit to one or both programs: Environmental Films (Entrants must live in Asia, Oceania or Polynesia) and Environmental Films for Children (Films from any region that have been created for children).

Gerry Gafney reviews the recently launched #Melbourne #bicycle share scheme #geekgirl

Recently Melbourne launched a bicycle share scheme. The uptake so far has been low. There have been suggestions that this is due, at least in part, to the launch taking place in winter.

However, an important factor is that in Australia it is mandatory to wear a helmet when cycling, and the scheme does not provide helmets. The first photograph contains, to my mind, both question and answer. The tag is “Short trip? Why not take a bike?”. At the bottom right is a “safety first” image of an encased head, showing precisely why it is inconvenient to take a bike for that short trip.

I don’t want to join the debate about whether bicycle helmets should be mandatory, but for those not familiar with the debate, it can be summarised as follows:

Advocates of mandated helmets state that individual cyclists are offered some protection in the event of an accident. Opponents point out that cycling rates go down when helmets are made compulsory, that accident rates increase when cyclist numbers decrease (essentially because more cyclists leads to better awareness among drivers as well as better socialised behaviour by cyclists themselves), and that significant health benefits to society are accordingly sacrificed when fewer people ride. At the end of the page there are some links you might want to follow, but let me warn you in advance that the topic is muddy, and that there is considerable vehemence on each side.

In any case, I was in Melbourne for a day to listen to Mikael Colville-Andersen, a Danish film-maker and photographer who runs an extremely popular cycling blog called Copenhagenize, and whom I interviewed recently for the User Experience podcast. He was in Melbourne as part of Victoria’s “State of Design” festival.

More:  Short trip? Why not take a bike?

SOYA (Spirit of Youth Awards) #geekgirl

SOYA (Spirit of Youth Awards)
Entries close: Monday August 9
www.soya.com.au

SOYA, the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards, is Australia’s largest grant program for emerging creative talent.

Each year, for the past seven years, SOYA has awarded a film maker $10,000 in cash and flights from Qantas, and a mentorship with a leading filmmaker. This year’s mentor is producer Jan Chapman (The Piano, Lantana), and they’re on the lookout for emerging film makers, animators etc. (aged 30 and under) they can support as they develop their business.

All you have to do is enter via the website by sending through some information and attaching a few images of your work. A producer will view it and be in touch within a few days to request more information if you are selected for the next round.

Finalists will be announced in October.

Extra Curricular magazine dedicated to showcasing people who do interesting creative projects in their spare time #geekgirl

Created in Auckland by Ellie Smith, Extra Curricular is a publication dedicated to showcasing people who do interesting creative projects in their spare time as well as encouraging those who wish they did.

Whether they have a 9-5 job, a fledgling business or a young family, the people profiled in Extra Curricular are connected by their passion for keeping the right side of the brain active in their off-hours. They do it for the love of it – driven by a creative urge, they stay up late and work weekends in order to complete their latest side project.

Source:> Women in Business.

Updating the #geekgirl mugshot gallery

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Visit : http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/mugs/mugshots/

#Melbourne Art Fair 2010 – #geekgirl

Melbourne Art Fair 2010
4-8the August

Melbourne Art Fair is an exhibition of leading contemporary art, presented by over 80 selected national and international galleries. The biennial event features paintings, sculpture, photography, installations and multi media art works of over 900 artists and attracts up to 30,000 visitors.

Melbourne Art Week 2010 will be launched with the Melbourne Art Foundation Lecture presented by a Bill Henson.  This is followed by six days of events, functions and entertainment, including: the Galleries and Collectors Dinner, the celebrated opening night Vernissage and after party, free Lectures, Forums and Artist Talks, receptions for international guests, industry parties, walking art tours of Melbourne, live radio broadcasts from the venue, private morning teas, free Guided Tours, the launch and gifting of the Melbourne Art Foundation Commission, Project Rooms, Music Music Music! Fair Shake music night, and other public events and functions, and most importantly the Melbourne Art Fair exhibition of over 80 galleries and 10 project rooms held in the Royal Exhibition Building and surrounds.

Being In The World #film #movie #geekgirl

www.beingintheworldmovie.com

Once upon a time there was a world full of meaning, focused by exemplary figures in the form of gods and heroes, saints and sinners. How did we lose them, or, might they still be around, in the form of modern day masters, in fields like sports, music, craft and cooking. Are these masters able to inspire us and bring back a sense of wonder, possibly even of the sacred?

Nanowiki – tracking #nanotechnology #geekgirl

NanoWiki is a digital online publication to track the evolution of paradigms and discoveries in nanoscience and nanotechnology field, annotate and disseminate them, giving an overall view and feed the essential public debate on nanotechnology and its practical applications.