CQUniversity Noosa recently joined Noosa Biosphere for a program launch ahead of the ‘Balance-Unbalance 2013' international conference.

Balance-Unbalance 2013 will be held in conjunction with 'Floating Land' from May 31-June 2 and will focus on how the arts and technology can be used to explore environmental and sustainability issues.

About Balance-Unbalance 2013 International Conference

Dr Sue Davis joins Ben McMullen and Carolyn Beaton to show off the new conference shirts

The interdisciplinary conference will feature panels and featured speakers, paper presentations, transdisciplinary performances and virtual presentations from leading international researchers and practitioners.

Dr Ricardo Dal Farro from Concordia University in Canada was the creator of the Balance-Unbalance conference concept and is international conference director for the 2013 event.

CQUniversity Senior Lecturer and Noosa Biosphere Chair Dr Susan Davis believes hosting this event will be a highlight for the region.

"We were very proud to launch the program for Balance-Unbalance at the beautiful Bark Design studios," Dr Davis says.

"Cr Russell Green launched the program and identified how this bringing together of key national and international thinkers and creatives was very significant for Noosa. This is especially as we contemplate ways to utilise the opportunities to maintain the community's aspirations for a sustainable future under a new Noosa Council."

"Leah Barclay shared key highlights of the conference program, and we also heard from Balance-Unbalance originator and co-convenor Ricardo Dal Farra, who skyped in from Montreal."

Balance-Unbalance 2013 will run over three days, with the Friday event at The J featuring keynote panels with leading international thinkers including Tony Fry and Andrea Polli. The Friday evening will be a special Pecha Kucha Night event hosted in collaboration with the Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance. The Saturday and Sunday program will run at CQUniversity Noosa Campus.

Over 100 presenters will be sharing over 60 papers, 25 performance/installations and 30 panels/trans-disciplinary activities. The conference is sponsored by CQUniversity, Sunshine Coast Council, Floating Land, Tourism Noosa and Noosa Biosphere Ltd.

For more information see the conference website http://www.balance-unbalance2013.org/