Canadian High Commission Events Calendar - 2007
Calendar of Events
Sydney Writers' Festival
May 28 – June 2
Canadian writers and publishing industry colleagues will be participating in range of activities for the 10th Annual Sydney Writers' Festival. Authors Rawi Hage, Madeleine Thien, Gwynne Dyer, Shane Koyczan, Margaret Somerville to attend as well as publishers Scott McIntyre of Douglas & McIntyre, and Nicole Winstanley of Penguin Group Canada.
More Information: www.swf.org.au
Sydney Film Festival
June 8-24, 2007
Four features/documentaries and several shorts will debut at the festival.
More information: www.sydneyfilmfestival.org
Canada Fun Run for Cancer in Canberra
June 17, 2007
The Canada Fun Run for Cancer will mark Canada's 18th year in an event which raises funds for the ACT Cancer Council.
More Information: www.actcancer.org
Maple Leaf Cup in Canberra
June 30 – July 1, 2007
ACT Ice Hockey Association is hosting an invitational national Pee Wee ice hockey tournament.
More Information: http://www.actiha.org.au/mapleleafcup.html
Melbourne International Film Festival
July 25-August 12, 2007
A selection of feature and short films will screen at the festival.
More Information: www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au
Melbourne Writers' Festival
August 24- September 2, 2007
Several Canadian authors are to participate in the festival.
More Information: www.mwf.com.au
Cirque Du Soleil tour Australia
Circus art and street entertainment come together in Cirque Du Soleil's spectacular show Vaerkai set to tour Australia.
Melbourne |
April 19 to June 3 |
Adelaide |
July 5 to July 22 |
Perth |
August 17 to September 16 |
More Information: www.cirquedusoleil.com Object: Australian Centre for Craft & DesignJuly 7- September 2, 2007"Making and Meaning" Exhibition and Symposium to feature work of Canadian textile designers Lyn Carter and Jeannie Thib.More Information: www.object.com.au Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) MeetingsCanadian ministers, officials and business leaders are expected to attend a series of meetings prior to the official APEC meetings to be held during September in Canberra and Sydney.
More Information: http://www.apec.org/
Health Ministers Meeting (HMM) |
June 6-8 |
Sydney, NSW |
Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting |
July 5-6 |
Cairns, QLD |
Finance Ministers Meeting |
July 30 – August 3 |
Coolum, QLD |
APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) |
September 5-6 |
Sydney, NSW |
APEC Australia 2007 Business Summit |
September 6-7 |
Sydney, NSW |
APEC Economic Leaders Meeting (AELM) |
September 8-9 |
Sydney, NSW |
Brisbane Writers' Festival
September 12-16
More Information: www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au
Canberra Writers' Festival
September 21-23, 2007
The festival will feature authors, books and discussions about global warming, Polar Regions, explorers and ice as the Earth's remote Polar Regions are highlighted to demonstrate the impact on global climate systems.
More Information: http://www.actwriters.org.au/Festivals/festivals.htm
Melbourne International Arts Festival
October 11-27, 2007
A Canadian Theatre Production company is under negotiation to participate.
More Information: www.melbournefestival.com.au
Possible Worlds
November 19-December 5, 2007
Sydney's Canadian Film Festival.
More Information: www.possibleworlds.net.au