Talking Cities Programme
Professor Alberto Magnaghi
Friday 01 October 2010 – 6.30pm
Hawthornden Lecture Theatre
Presented by: The Open University in Scotland and Friends of Riddles Court
Chair: Dr James Miller, Director, The Open University in Scotland
Vote of thanks: Riccardo Marini, City Design Leader, The City of Edinburgh Council
Greg Clark
What are British Cities good at? Does it matter?
Wednesday 17 November 2010 – 6.00pm
Hawthornden Lecture Theatre
Presented by: The City of Edinburgh Council
Chair: The Rt Hon Lord Provost George Grubb
Vote of thanks: Dave Anderson, Director of City Development, The City of Edinburgh Council
Andrew Dixon
Shining the spotlight on Scotland’s creative cities
Thursday 2 December 2010 – 6.30pm
The Filmhouse
Presented by: Creative Scotland
Chair: Sir Sandy Crombie
Wednesday 15 December – 6.00pm
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Presented by: The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Chair: Lord Wilson of Tillyorn KT GCMG PRSE, President, The Royal Society of Edinburgh
A New Year’s Day Conversation
Edinburgh: the festival city
Saturday 1 January 2011 – 2pm
Hawthornden Lecture Theatre
Presented by: The Edinburgh Lectures and Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
Deyan Sudjic OBE
Thursday 13 January 2011 – 6.30pm
Hawthornden Lecture Theatre
Presented by: The Scottish Government
Chair: Fiona Hyslop MSP, Minister for Culture and External Affairs
Nicholas Phillipson
Edinburgh – then and now: A modern Athens?
Tuesday 1 February 2011 – 6.00pm
Playfair Library Hall
Presented by: The University of Edinburgh
Chair: Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Edinburgh
James Robertson
The City in Scottish Literature
Wednesday 9 February 2011 – 6.30pm
Lindsay Stewart Lecture Theatre
Presented by: Edinburgh Napier University
Chair: Dr Jenny Rees, Vice Principal
Rick Mather
Thursday 24 February 2011 – 6.30pm
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Presented by: National Museums Scotland
Chair: Dr Gordon Rintoul, National Museums Scotland
Vote of thanks: Stephen Allen, Head of Learning and Programmes, National Museums Scotland
Professor Susan Roaf
Solar Cities: from Vision to Reality
Thursday 10 March 2011 – 7.00pm
Edinburgh Business School
Presented by: Heriot Watt University
Chair: Professor Steve Chapman, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
Andy Brydon
Never Let the Facts Get in The Way of a Good Story: Memory, History, Authenticity and Truth
Thursday 24 March 2011 – 6.00pm
Scottish Storytelling Centre
Presented by: Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Chair: Professor Petra Wend PhD FRSA, Principal and Vice-Chancellor Queen Margaret University
