UQ's School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE) today announced its participation in the 2009 Ideas Festival being held at South Bank from March 26 – 29, 2009.
The fourth Ideas Festival presents ideas and promotes public debate in many areas including innovation and invention, development and design, ecology and ethics, action and advocacy plus self and society.
This year’s Think Do Tank, aimed at students in grades 6-10, will showcase different workshops, entertainment, discussions and public lectures – all aimed at developing innovation through ideas.
Associate Professor Shazia Sadiq from UQ’s School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering said that the Ideas Festival was "a fantastic opportunity for UQ to offer our ICT Connects workshops and to engage on a one-on-one basis with students."
"The tailored workshops will run for 45 minutes each session and guide students through the world of problem solving using computers," she said.
"A major focus of our ICT workshops and programs is to promote women in learning about technology and having careers in the industry. ICT Connects workshops cater for all students, however have a special focus on women in technology.
"The workshops demonstrate the application of ICT in many hotspot areas including drug testing, DNA matching, flight control, movie special effects and fraud detection.
"Students undertaking the workshops will get to experience how ICT touches everything we do in our daily lives and help them understand how technology has become the driving force behind many complex problems.
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The Ideas Festival coincides with Queensland’s Q150 anniversary celebrations and is a major initiative of the Queensland Government. It will host an array of high-profile guests including Geoffrey Robertson (QC), Helen Greiner (technologist & innovator), Chris Jordan (environmental activist), Peter Singer (bioethicist) and Charles Landry (City Futures planner).
Tickets are available through qtix, phone 136 246 or visit www.ideasfestival.com.au for further information.
ICT Connects workshops are also available at The University of Queensland (St Lucia campus) by appointment. The 90 minute workshops are available to high schools (years 10 – 12) every Tuesday and attract a $10 participation fee per student. Each workshop is run with a minimum of 10 and maximum of 28 students. ICT Connects workshops are always well patronised by schools therefore bookings are essential by phoning (07) 3365 2097.
For more information, contact Steve Forster, ITEE Marketing & Communications Manager (telephone 3365 2392, email: s.forster@uq.edu.au) or UQ Communications (telephone 07 3365 1120).
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