The Myths of Innovation
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527051
By Scott Berkun
ISBN: 0-596-52705-5
Pages: 192
In The Myths of Innovation, bestselling author Scott Berkun takes a careful look at innovation history, including the software and Internet Age, to reveal how ideas truly become successful innovations-truths that people can apply to today’s challenges.
Using dozens of examples from the history of technology, business, and the arts, you’ll learn how to convert the knowledge you have into ideas that can change the world.
FReeZACentral Workshops // 2007 Music Industry Workshops //
Want to work in the music industry?
The FReeZACentral music industry workshops are back! All around Victoria in June and July, FReeZACentral is holding free, accredited training days for young people aged 15 to 25 who are interested in a music industry career. This year’s FReeZACentral workshops are happening in Croydon (June 23), Leongatha (June 26), Ararat (June 30), Wangaratta (July 3), central Melbourne (July 7), Swan Hill (July 11), Werribee (July 14) and Hamilton (July 18).
For the past three years, FReeZACentral has been nurturing the skills, talents and passion of the next generation of music industry professionals. Over 500 young people attend the FReeZACentral workshops each year. Of the workshop participants statewide, 50 young people in the 18-25 year age bracket are chosen for the FReeZACentral mentoring program, which matches young people to an experienced music industry professional in their chosen field, whether they’re performers or aspiring sound engineers, marketing professionals, event managers or music business operators.
Workshops are free and include free lunch. Register online at www.freezacentral.vic.gov.au or call 03 9380 1277.
Visit the Myspace at: www.myspace.com/freezacentral
Applications Close: Thursday, June 07, 2007
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what is going on around you. Visit our internet site to get
a taste of the types of webisodes we currently produce
(only we expect you to do it 10 times better). Once this
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You will be using the latest Adobe FCP software, Mac
system, Sony Camera recording equipment. You are also
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editing to content management.
This is a dream role for someone who loves every aspect
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__FLAKE FILM FESTIVAL: CALL FOR ENTRIES
Want your film to be seen by thousands of people on the big screen at the best ski resorts and venues in the world? Enter your short flick into the Flake Film Festival…NOW! FFF is Australia’s highest and fastest growing independent film festival and they want to take your film to new heights in 2007! Your film must be under 8 minutes and somehow include the 2007 theme…WATER (or lack of it!). Represent the theme any way you like – but please try to be creative! Any type, style or genre of film can be entered; young and first time filmmakers are encouraged to enter.
Entries close August 20.
For all the info and entry forms, slide through
http://www.flakefilmfestival.com
__MOBILE MEDIA: CALL FOR REGISTRATIONS
Registration is now open for ‘Mobile Media’, an international conference on social and cultural aspects of mobile phones, convergent media, and wireless technologies.
2-4 July 2007
The University of Sydney, Australia
Convened by Gerard Goggin (USyd) and Larissa Hjorth (RMIT)
Full program, registration, and all details at:
http://www.mobilemedia2007.net/
