http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/ Diary entries en-gb info@allmediascotland.com info@flamegreen.com 30 http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/649/17042008/MediaGuardian_Edinburgh_International_Television_Festival Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival Date: Fri 22 Aug - Sun 24 Aug Location: Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, UK Website: www.mgeitf.co.uk E-mail: info@mgeitf.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 278 9515   The MediaGuardian Edinburgh International... Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:45:53 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/669/22052008/Mental_Health_Five_Years_after_the_Mental_Health_Act Don’t miss this timely opportunity to feed into the work of the Mental Health Act Review Group, convened by our keynote speaker, Professor Jim McManus. The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 was hailed as an international landmark in modern mental health... Thu, 22 May 2008 08:53:08 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/673/10062008/Beyond_McLeish_New_ideas_lasting_solutions KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, The Scottish Government The Rt. Hon Henry McLeish, Chair, Scottish Prisons Commission Dr David Farabee, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, University of California, Los Angeles USA Marc Mauer, Executive Director, The... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:05:30 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/599/07022008/Writing_for_the_Web Writing for the web is different from writing for print. For a start the web is interactive and constantly changing. Readers’ attention spans are notoriously short and even the best-designed website quickly loses impact if its content is not compelling or cannot be found. Publishing... Thu, 7 Feb 2008 11:53:52 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/665/16052008/Typography_Understanding_Type Whether new to the subject or simply in need of some revision, this half-day course is ideal for anyone who works with text and wants to better understand the factors involved in making typography work. With a back to basics outlook, this course aims to build confidence in the fundamentals of... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:33:49 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/664/16052008/Thinking_with_Type Guided by Catherine Dixon, typographer and tutor at Central Saint Martins, this course will help you find confidence in your own typographic voice. It will provide a refresher in essential values, constructive thinking around current issues and help in further refining skills through attention to... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:30:53 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/492/11072007/The_Scottish_Learning_Festival What is on offer at the Scottish Learning Festival? The Learning Festival hosts a combination of keynote presentations, spotlight sessions, seminars and an exhibition area, providing delegates with opportunities for professional development, sharing skills and knowledge, and investigating and... Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:19:21 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/675/19062008/Alcohol_and_Violence_Scotlands_Dysfunctional_Relationship Keynote Speakers: Kenny MacAskill MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, The Scottish Government Dr Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland Figures provided by the Government suggest that alcohol misuse in Scotland is costing the country a staggering £2.25 billion a year and... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:31:11 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/563/15112007/Scottish_Information_Commissioner%92s_decisions_what_do_they_mean_in_practice The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland is providing a half-day training course in Glasgow on Monday 10 November 2008. For details, email dms@ircuk.demon.co.uk Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:33:04 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/616/19022008/Scottish_Information_Commissioner_decisions_what_do_they_mean_in_practice The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland is providing a half-day training course in Aberdeen on Tuesday 11 November 2008. For details, email dms@ircuk.demon.co.uk Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:38:27 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/676/19062008/Eradicating_Child_Poverty_in_Scotland Keynote Speaker; Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing, The Scottish Government According to the recently released Scottish Households Below Average Income statistics, there are currently 210,000 children in low income households and an additional 120,000 children... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:38:16 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/diary/677/03072008/EventScotland_2008 Developing a sustainable events industry Event tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and Scotland has an excellent track record in bidding, winning and staging major sport and cultural events. Since our first conference in March 2007 Scotland won the bid to host... Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:07:27 BST