2012 Conference

Sponsors | Speakers | Logistics

On February 25 and 26th, 2012, hundreds of critical thinkers, from inventors to philanthropists, will come together in Victoria, British Columbia for the third time to share their thoughts and engage each other in dialogue about ideas and their place in the world.

IdeaWave is a forum where critical thinkers are able to mix and mingle in a highly engaging environment.

Each day of the conference starts at 9am (registration starts at 8:30am on the 25th!) and consists of a series of ten minutes talks with frequent discussion breaks. Talks are designed to be a snapshot of the speaker’s idea and to open the door for discussion about the talk. There is no limit on subject matter and topics will range from business to cultural to lifestyle ideas. It will once again be hosted at the Ambrosia catering and event centre!

We will be posting talks to this page as they’re accepted, so check back regularly. Submit your idea!

Tickets are sold on a tier based system, the earlier you purchase your ticket for the week-end, the lower the price, so don’t delay. Register now!

Speakers

Confirmed speakers so far:

30 Days of Fernet Branca: An experiment in healthy drinking: Janice Mansfield
Cities are People: Yuri Artibise
Citizen Science: opportunities and hazards in a patented world: Brian White
Creating an economically viable exercise program for people with Parkinson’s Disease: Karla Gallagher
CSA: The Acronym of our Time: Rhona McAdam
Diamagnetics, an almost unknown force that may be the keys to a new type of deep space drive: Jim Harrington
Do you say yes to the demon?: Helen Cook
Feminism, race, social media as a social movement: Janni Aragon
“Growing Young Farmers”™: An innovative answer to Food INsecurity!: Dave Friend
Hacking biology: Derek Jacoby
How borrowing can change everything: Reed Botwright
How to be an AND-man!: Dave Morris
If Fences Make Good Neighbours, Gates Create Great Communities: Nikki Tate-Stratton
Individualized Apps for Developmental Disabilities: Mitchell Temkin
Language lost? Culture lost.: Rob Jirucha
Low level external nuclear radiation can improve health: Ian Soutar
Marine Plants as Food: Nancy Laird
Mind Mapping --- Phantom Limbs & the Left Handed Centipede: Mark McLaughlin
Mindfulness 2.0: Mike Vardy
Moto Logistics: A New Approach to Development in Haiti: Greg Bennick
My language and culture are terminal - will the plug be pulled?: Bernard von Schulmann
Occupying Social Media: Lorraine 'raincoaster' Murphy
Practical ideas to make your new or existing home more energy efficient: Hermann Thoene
Student-Built Nano-Satellites: Nigel Syrotuck — Justin Curran
Student Politics: An Illusion of Power: Sebastien Guillemot
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space: Justin Curran — Kerry Lynch
Take me to your Makers!: Vanessa Pattison
Taking Tony Buzan’s Mind Mapping into the 21st century: Joshua Caldwell
Talking Tech, strictly PR: Ryan Levis
The 3 Vs of differentiation: for community, business and life: Janis La Couvée
The Emotional Revival: Genessa Krasnow
The Importance Of Stories: Kevin Koch
The Promise of Utility Grade Computing: Gregg Ferrie
The Reality of Mental Time Travel: Anthony Hamilton
Think like a designer: Natalia Delgado
Turquoise Battery Project - creating superior, economical batteries: Craig Carmichael
What else is possible?: Christine Yole
What I learned at Summify Before Twitter Swooped Down and Snatched-Up My Team: Robin Campbell
Writing a poem in 3 minutes or less: Dvora Levin

Logistics

Our friends at Harbour Air and Westcoast Air are offering a 20% discount to everyone flying in who is pre-registered with the conference. Please note that all rates are subject to HST, fuel surcharge and a carbon offset fee. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions. In order to receive this special discounted rate, delegates must contact our Reservation Department directly by phone at 1.800.665.0212 or by e-mail at [email protected] and quote the promotional code HAID2012.

Doors open at 638 Fisgard Ave at 8:30am both days (Feb 25 & 26th, 2012) for registration, the conference will start at 9:00am and run until 5:00pm with breaks throughout the day including lunch.

The initial schedule is posted below. Due note this schedule will change until late Friday night, as we’re still accepting speakers, so check back often:

Saturday 25th	Sunday 26th
Morning	Morning
Greg Bennick	Karla Gallagher
Robin Campbell	Nancy Laird
Craig Carmichael	Nikki Tate-Stratton
Derek Jacoby	Dave Morris
Dvora Levin	Janni Aragon
Kevin Koch	Reed Botwright
Brian White	Hermann Thoene
Janice Mansfield	Rhona McAdam
Helen Cook
Afternoon	Afternoon
Bernard von Schulmann	Ryan Levis
Lorraine Murphy	Dave Friend
Natalia Delgado	Mike Vardy
Mark McLaughlin	Nigel Syrotuck
Rob Jirucha
Justin Curran	Mitchell Temkin
Sebastien Guillemot	Vanessa Pattison
Yuri Artibise	Anthony Hamilton
Ian Soutar	James Harrington