GibTalks 2020
07-Oct-2019
GibTalks 2020
Gibraltar
Cultural Services, working alongside teacher and playwright Julian Felice, will
be holding the annual conference event on Saturday 1st February 2020
at the John Mackintosh Hall. Based on the successful TED (Technology,
Entertainment, Design) series of talks (www.ted.com), Gib Talks will see a range of local speakers deliver fifteen-minute
talks on a broad spectrum of subjects with the aim of focusing on the
anecdotal, the personal and the light-hearted as opposed to heavy-going
academics and agendas. The speakers will represent a cross-section of the
community and will help to make up a rich and varied programme.
The organisers
are inviting applications from members of the general public to speak at next
year’s event. Known as Vox Pop talks, these are four different ten-minute slots
in which successful applicants will be able to speak about any topics they wish
(within particular guidelines), all in keeping with the event’s aim to promote
debate and discussion among the local community. These will complement the
regular fifteen-minute slots for invited speakers, the short-list for which has
already been finalised.
There are a
number of different ways in which prospective speakers can express their
interest and apply for these slots:
1.
E-mail
the organisers at gibtalks@hotmail.com
2.
Contact
us on Facebook via the GibTalks event page
3.
Contact
us on Twitter @gib_talks
4.
Leave
your name with the Events Department at the Gibraltar Cultural Services, John
Mackintosh Hall
Applications
will close on Monday 2nd December 2019, after which a draw will be
held to randomly allocate the four slots. Successful applicants will be
contacted shortly thereafter with conditions and guidelines for their
participation.