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This page is somewhere to find out about issues affecting the Academy as well as any new Qld and National initiatives that may interest or concern you.

Check below for current information and please email the office if you have something that we all need to know about regarding the arts and sciences.

> current
Brisbane Festival 14 - 30 July 2006
The Brisbane Festival is Brisbane’s biennial international
multi-arts festival offering an outstanding program of theatre, dance, music, opera, multimedia, visual arts and free community events
> go to the Brisbane Festival website for more information

> current
Riverfestival and Riversymposium 4 - 7 September 2006
9th International Riversymposium
'Managing rivers with climate change and expanding populations'
The 9th International Riversymposium focuses on river management and the integration of science, business, institutions and the community in managing the problems facing rivers, waterways and catchments around the world. This year the symposium will particularly explore 'Managing rivers with climate change and expanding populations' across a number of topics.
> go to RiveFfestival website for more information about RiverFestival
> go to Riversymposium for more information about Riversymposium

> 8.06.05
ABC National Radio Interview: Dancers after the Swansong
When the final curtain falls - what happens to professional dancers at the end of their dancing career? You may be surprised to know that many have no real plan - and the transition can be difficult. A new program to help dancers find their street feet has been launched which is a partnership between Ausdance and the AIS. With Julie Dyson, National Executive Officer of Ausdance and Tracy Carradous, a dancer with the Sydney Dance Company.
> Click here to listen


> 24.05.05
Adelaide Thinkers in Residence
Adelaide Thinkers in Residence brings world-leading thinkers to live and work in Adelaide to assist in the strategic development and promotion of South Australia. The Thinkers undertake residencies of 2 - 6 months, in which they assist South Australia to build on its climate of creativity, innovation and excellence. The Thinkers provide the State with strategies for future development in the arts and sciences, social policy, environmental sustainability and economic development.
> click here for more information


> 09.05.05
Forum for European Australian Science and Technology Co-operation (FEAST)
Following a Global Call for Proposals, Australia has been successful in receiving a grant from the European Commission to continue the work started under the Forum for European Australian Science and Technology Co-operation (FEAST). The new project, also to be know as FEAST, is strongly supported by the Australian Department of Education Science and Training and is hosted by the Australian National University on behalf of Australia’s research community. The Forum has been established to assist researchers in all disciplines seeking to collaborate with researchers and institutions based in Europe or Australia.
> for more information visit the FEAST website


> 07.05.05
The Marco Polo of Neuroscience: V.S Ramachandran asks ‘What is Art?’
He’s had patients with absent limbs that ache, others convinced that they are dead or that their parents are imposters, and yet others who vividly sense numbers as colours or flavours. Now he’s turned his attention to perhaps the wiliest question of all: What is Art? Acclaimed neuroscientist Professor V.S Ramachandran is celebrated as one of the most creative and colourful communicators about the brain and its discontents. Author of the Phantoms in the Brain, and now, A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness, the passionate Rama joins Natasha Mitchell in discussion.
> for the transcript of this program and a Real Audio recording of the broadcast click here


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ABC news in science
Keep in touch with the latest news and articles happening in science.
> click here to read current articles

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Synapse Art and Science Residency Program
go to the New Media Arts information page and find out more information about the Synapse Art and Science Residencies and the opportunities for artists and scientists currently working in both fields. Also register your information on the Synapse data base.
> more information