Here I am, back in Australia, writing a long overdue post that I promised to write more than a week ago…
Picking up where my last post left off, we returned to Athens from Santorini, and for the next week and a half we didn’t stop, even for a moment. From Athens, to Delphi and back [...]
October 2, 2008
Categories: The Preparation, The Project . . Author: isadorebiffin . Comments: Leave a Comment
Many months ago, when I first set out to organise the concert, I began hunting for potential speakers. I admit that my “Googling” skills aren’t the best in the world, and I couldn’t find any “Australian child soldier experts”. Mind, I did try many other combinations too, yet still my searches yielded no results. That [...]
September 3, 2008
Categories: Making connections, The Concert . . Author: isadorebiffin . Comments: Leave a Comment
On Saturday afternoon I had a meeting with Will Body from The Oaktree Foundation, in regards to my project.
We had arranged to meet at Town Hall, and as we had not met before, it took a little guesswork (and searching glances at all the passers by) to find each other. Once we had introduced ourselves, [...]
August 31, 2008
Categories: The Concert, The Preparation, The Project . . Author: isadorebiffin . Comments: Leave a Comment
Having joined twitter as part of my crash course introduction to social media, I began following a friend of Gavin’s, Wade Millican.
Browsing Wade’s about page, I came across an intriguing offer – free lunch, no strings attached, with an open, friendly, intelligent, Buddhist Monk.
How could I pass such an offer without at least a little [...]
August 22, 2008
Categories: Making connections . . Author: isadorebiffin . Comments: 1 Comment
In keeping with his role of the knight in shining armour, Gavin has taken me along to a couple of casual gatherings of the greatest marketing minds in Sydney (well, they are certainly the greatest that I am aware of!), offering the opportunity to network, connect and gain fresh perspectives and feedback on my project.
It [...]
August 20, 2008
Categories: Making connections, The Concert, The Preparation . . Author: isadorebiffin . Comments: Leave a Comment