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SUMMARY:Thinklandia Festival 2015
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/thinklandia-festival-2015/
LOCATION:Downtown Victoria ::  Victoria, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p><strong>Thinklandia Festival Speaker Line Up 2015</strong><br />Yates St. Parkade Rooftop &bull; 575 Yates St.<br />Nightly &bull; Doors at 5:00pm &bull; Event at 7:45pm &bull; Free<br /><br /><strong>ABOUT</strong><br /><br />Thinklandia Festival is 7 days of creative speakers, artists, CEOs, physicists and storytellers sharing their creative experiences and wisdom in an interactive venue created from converting a parkade rooftop in downtown Victoria. Events are bright, vibrant, open, and entirely free, with dozens of speakers sharing thoughts and conversations with thousands of engaged people.<br /><br />Check out a huge new interactive environment by Scott Amos &amp; David Parfitt (Money C), audio visual installations by Toni &amp; Arya of EMP Productions, incredible speakers nightly, the launch of the inaugural Mayor's Medal, unveiling new arts installations and exhibitions, beer by Phillips, food, music, and a new kind of creative festival in Victoria.<br /><br /><strong>FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11</strong><br /><br />"Public" Featuring<br /><br />Jill Doucette &bull; Synergy Enterprises<br />Rande Cook &bull; Visual Artist<br />Lisa Helps &bull; Mayor of Victoria<br />hosted by Iain Russell<br />Plus we will present the inaugural Mayor's Medal Awards (nominations open now at www.thinklandia.ca/mayorsmedal)<br /><br /><strong>SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12</strong><br /><br />&ldquo;Edge of Knowledge&rdquo;<br /><br />Edge of Knowledge is an exploration spanning through of years and billions of miles, from ancient wisdom known and taught for generations, to emerging notions of reality and the nature of existence, to aspects of reality that elude us still.<br /><br />Featuring<br /><br />Derek Muller &bull; Veritasium, Australia<br />Dr. Heather Berlin &bull; Neuroscientist, NYC<br />Baba Brinkman &bull; Rapper, NYC<br />hosted by Joey MacDonald<br /><br /><strong>SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13</strong><br /><br />"Illegal" ILLEGAL explores the contingencies, eccentricities, and everyday actions that exist outside of the typical realm of law, as well as the motivations and barriers experienced by those actively operating outside of the system.<br /><br />Featuring<br /><br />Stephen Reid &bull; Author, bankrobber<br />Sarah Smith AKA Ginger Kittens &bull; PEERS, Burlesque dancer<br />Hector Espinosa &bull; Street artist, Mexico<br />hosted by Ken Gordon<br /><br /><strong>MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14</strong><br /><br />"Stories We Tell" A conversation among luminaries, mediums of history, crafters of culture, and interpreters of truth. This panel focuses on the power of storytelling, its role in history, the joys and dangers of fiction, and how the past informs the future through stories.<br /><br />Featuring<br /><br />Roy Henry Vickers &bull; Visual artist, storyteller<br />Susan Musgrave &bull; Author, poet<br />hosted by Missie Peters<br />Also featuring Story Slam - an open invitation to submit your 4-5 minute story, and tell it to everyone at Stories We Tell. Got a fantastic story? Send us a note at ideas@thinklandia.ca and tell it at Story Slam.<br /><br /><strong>TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15</strong><br /><br />"Perspective" PERSPECTIVE explores the ability to approach common problems from an independent frame of reference, and the incredible new ideas generated from the simple practice of seeing differently. Perspective aims to reframe emerging discussions around broader opportunities for communication.<br /><br />Featuring<br /><br />Bif Naked &bull; Musician, activist<br />Rae Spoon &bull; Musician, activist<br />Jason Verners &bull; Illusionist<br />hosted by Sarah Kramer<br /><br /><strong>WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16</strong><br /><br />&ldquo;Creativity&rdquo;<br /><br />Featuring<br /><br />Jordan Bower &bull; Digital Storyteller<br />Shaun Verreault &bull; Wide Mouth Mason Lead Singer<br />hosted by Iain Russell<br />TEDxVictoriaSalon &bull; Tiffany Poirier, a Vice Principal in SD61 &bull; Jeff Hopkins, Founder of the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry<br /><br /><strong>THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17</strong><br /><br />Concurrent events:<br /><br />&ldquo;Building A Creative City&rdquo;<br />Thinklandia HQ &bull; 1001 Blanshard St<br /><br />Doors at 4:30pm &bull; Event at 5:00pm &bull; Free<br /><br />Featuring<br />Jessica Hopper &bull; Senior Editor, Pitchfork Magazine<br />Kathryn Calder &bull; Singer/Songwriter<br />Leeroy Stagger &bull; Singer/Songwriter<br /><br />&ldquo;Entrepreneurship&rdquo;<br /><br />This event is in partnership with Experience Tectoria<br />Yates St. Parkade Rooftop &bull; 575 Yates St.<br /><br />Doors at 5:00pm &bull; Event at 7:45pm &bull; Free<br /><br />Featuring<br /><br />Peter Nowak &bull; Award Winning Technology Journalist, Syndicated Blogger &amp; Columnist<br />Lauren Friese &bull; Founder, TalentEgg.ca<br />hosted by Ian Hoar<br /><br /><em>Brought to you by Telus, Rifflandia, the City of Victoria, Atomique Productions, VIATEC, InterArts, Fort Properties, and Stream of Consciousness</em></p>
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