Ifest
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iFest - the Internet Festival and Conference is a new festival
held in Edinburgh
, Scotland
in August 2007, at the same time as many of the other Edinburgh Festival
s. iFest is designed to complement and work with the other established festivals rather than compete directly.
Launched in Edinburgh in September 2006, it consists of public-focused events and activities and a conference.
It brings together people from the arts, film, music, media, broadcasting, technology and telecommunication industries, as well as anyone interested in the cultural dimension of the World Wide Web to examine innovative cultural uses of the internet.
The festival is organised by the iFest Partnership, which is currently seeking input and suggestions to develop the festival.
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
held in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in August 2007, at the same time as many of the other Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
s. iFest is designed to complement and work with the other established festivals rather than compete directly.
Launched in Edinburgh in September 2006, it consists of public-focused events and activities and a conference.
It brings together people from the arts, film, music, media, broadcasting, technology and telecommunication industries, as well as anyone interested in the cultural dimension of the World Wide Web to examine innovative cultural uses of the internet.
The festival is organised by the iFest Partnership, which is currently seeking input and suggestions to develop the festival.
Other media
"Proposals under discussion ... an internet festival, dubbed iFest. ... If all these plans bear fruit, the 'thundering hooves' are less likely to be the sound of international competitors, but rather that of thousands more visitors rushing to visit one of Europe's most vibrant cities." - from Winter 2006 edition of "Conference Call", the magazine of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.External links
- Official website
- Fest Magazine Online - Free and independent review guide to the Edinburgh Festivals