Welcome to the Institute of Ideas October newsletter.
You can browse the archive of IoI newsletters here.
Contents:
BATTLE OF IDEAS 2006
- Battles in Print
- Tiscali Battle of Ideas discussions
- Battle of Ideas spiked interviews
- Battle of Ideas port talks
- Festival volunteers
- Festival accommodation
JOIN THE INSTITUTE OF IDEAS
IoI FORUMS
DEBATING MATTERS
MEDIA
PUBLIC APPEARANCES
IoI ASSOCIATE OFFER
BATTLE OF IDEAS: BROCHURE AVAILABLE AND TICKETS SELLING FAST
The Battle of Ideas 2006 brochure is now available in print and online (http://www.battleofideas.org.uk). Tickets are selling fast and we recommend early booking – last year we sold out in advance of the festival. Tickets can be booked online at http://www.instituteofideas.com/tickets/battleofideas2006.html
Tickets can also be booked and print brochures requested on: 020 7269 9220
Battles in Print
To accompany the festival, we have specially commissioned Battles in Print – short essays, some introductory, some more provocative – for each debate. The Battles in Print will be live on the Battle of Ideas website from 2 October and a limited edition selection will be available to purchase at the festival. To read the essays online, simply click through from the links under each debate description.
Tiscali Battle of Ideas Discussions
Tiscali, sponsor of the citizen journalism debate at the Battle for the Media, will be hosting a number of discussions based on Battle of Ideas 2006 debates both before and after the festival. To join in the discussions go to http://www.tiscali.co.uk/community/battleofideas
Battle of Ideas spiked interviews
Our online partner spiked is publishing a number of no-holds-barred interviews with Battle of Ideas 2006 speakers. To read these online interviews go to http://www.spiked-online.com
Battle of Ideas Port Talks
There will be a series of pre-Battle of Ideas ‘Port Talks’ at Goodenough College in October, beginning with Tessa Mayes on investigative journalism, 8-9pm, Tuesday 10 October, in the Churchill Room, London House, Goodenough College, London. More details are available on the Battle of Ideas website. http://www.battleofideas.org.uk http://www.goodenough.ac.uk
Festival Volunteers
The Battle of Ideas 2006 still welcomes volunteers – whether you can spare some time to put a few brochures in your local library or bookshop or if you would like to be part of the team that makes the weekend happen behind the scences. To offer help or find out more about our volunteer teams, contact Geoff Kidder on 020 7269 9224 or at geoffkidder@instituteofideas.com
Festival Accommodation
The official festival hotel is the Grange Rochester. Grange Hotels can be found in a variety of excellent locations throughout London, and are highly recommended to anyone visiting the city. A number of offers are available throughout the year and can be found at http://www.grangehotels.com
JOIN THE INSTITUTE OF IDEAS
Join the IoI as an associate to show your support for our efforts to create a public space where ideas can be contested without restraint. We need your support to continue expanding our work. IoI associates also get substantial discounts on tickets for the Battle of Ideas. To join call 020 7269 9224 or when you book online for the Battle of Ideas. For further information email geoff.kidder@instituteofideas.com
IoI FORUMS
All forums meet in London. There are limited places and attendance is by invitation only. If you have an interest in the field and would like to take part, please email the contact given.
Science and Health Forum
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 11 October. Toby Andrew, a statistical geneticist at the department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College, London will introduce a discussion on the limits to epidemiology, looking at how and why epidemiology contributes to health panics. Contact Brid Hehir at SHF@instituteofideas.com
IoI Book Club
On October 3 Claire Fox will introduce ‘On Beauty’ by Zadie Smith. Simon Cooke, the books editor of our reviews website Culture Wars, has reviewed ‘On Beauty’. The IoI Book Club is open to IoI associates. If you do not regularly attend the Book Club and would like to come along please reply to this email. Any queries please call Geoff Kidder on 020 7269 9224..
DEBATING MATTERS 2006/07
The Institute of Ideas & Pfizer Debating Matters Competition 2006/07 begins in October, with the first round taking place in Newcastle upon Tyne on 4 October. The response to this year’s competition has been tremendous, and in many areas we are now over-subscribed with more schools applying to take part than we can accommodate.
We are delighted that the Cheltenham Festival of Literature is hosting one of the qualifying rounds for the second year running, and that one of the judges will be Magnus Magnusson. The Cheltenham qualifying round will be held on Thursday 12 October in the Book It! Tent, Cheltenham Town Hall. The event is free but you do need to book tickets in advance.
If you are interested in becoming a Debating Matters judge please contact Helen Birtwistle on 020 7269 9232 or email helenbirtwistle@instituteofideas.com
MEDIA
Claire Fox returns as a panellist on BBC Radio 4’s Moral Maze for the new series. Claire will be a panellist on Wednesday 4 October (repeated Saturday 7 October) and on Wednesday 11 October (repeated Saturday 14 October). http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/religion/moralmaze.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/religion/claire_fox.shtml
PUBLIC APPEARANCES
Monday 2 October
Claire Fox will be speaking at the Free Society ‘speakeasy’ reception at the Conservative Party conference. Other speakers include Simon Hills, author of ‘Strictly No! How We’re Being Overrun by the Nanny State’. 6.30-8.3pm, De Vere Suite, Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth For more information contact georgina@thefreesociety.org or phone 01223 370091 http://www.thefreesociety.org
Sunday 8 October
Claire Fox is chairing the Intelligence Squared London:Paris Festival debate ‘The dream of an integrated society has turned sour in both Britain and France’. Speakers are David Goodhart, Philippe Auclair, Agnès Catherine Poirier, and Kenan Malik. 1.00pm – 2.00pm, Royal Geographical Society Lecture Hall, London http://www.iq2londonparisfestival.com Tickets for the festival have a 50% reduction for Institute of Ideas associates. Please see the offer below. Call Ticketweb on 08700 600 100
Advance notice: Tiffany Jenkins will be chairing an event on Repatriation, Restitution, and Reparations at the British Academy on Friday 8 December. http://www.britac.ac.uk/events/2006/rrr/index.html
IoI ASSOCIATE OFFER
The IQ2 London:Paris Festival
6th-8th October 2006
The Royal Geographical Society and the Institut Français, London
Two countries: ancient enemies, new friends. But what do we really know of each other’s cultures? Find out at Intelligence Squared’s London:Paris festival, a weekend of debates, discussions and conversations between our two nations.
Speakers and moderators include: Timothy Garton Ash, Quentin Blake, Charles Bremner, Stephen Clarke, Richard Cork, Claire Fox, Anna Ford, AA Gill, Will Hutton, Christopher Hitchens, Howard Jacobson, Rachel Johnson, Anatole Kaletsky, Kirsty Lang, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Alain Minc, Dominique Moisi, Kate Muir, Andrew Neil, Andrew Roberts, Geoffrey Robertson, Francine Stock and Robert Thomson.
Institute of Ideas associates can get tickets for half price. For the IoI offer code, please contact Geoff Kidder, head of membership and events, on 020 7269 9224, before contacting Ticketweb for tickets on 08700 600 100 or http://www.ticketweb.co.uk. The offer is good for all tickets except day passes, Kit and the Widow, and the English Sparkling wine vs. French Champagne tasting.