Entries from TED Blog tagged with 'TEDx'
19 November 2009
TEDxNASA and TEDxAmsterdam stream live tomorrow!
Tomorrow, Friday November 20th, two of our most exciting TEDx events so far will be streamed live. TEDxNASA was organized by NASA's Langley Research Center and the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA). It's a full day of talks on science, technology, entertainment and the arts. Speakers include author Mitch Albom, experimental artist Chakaia Booker innovation coach Gregg Fraley, robotics inventor Dr. Dennis Hong and Oprah & Friends radio host John St. Augustine.
TEDxAmsterdam is another day-long experience, with a string of fascinating speakers. The program will be opened by the Mayor of Amsterdam and includes the Netherlands' Minister for Foreign Affairs, TEDsters Kevin Kelly and Bjarke Ingels as well as our own TEDGlobal Director Bruno Giussani and many other notable academics, artists, entrepreneurs and techies.
TEDxNASA runs from 10 am to 7 pm EST. To watch the stream, click here >>
To see the TEDxNASA speakers, click here >>
TEDxAmsterdam begins at 9:15 am CET. To watch the stream, go to the TEDxAmsterdam homepage here >>
To see the full TEDxAmsterdam program, click here >>
If you're in the Netherlands, you can watch TEDxAmsterdam with a group of other involved and interested viewers. To find a free simulcast location across the Netherlands, click here >>
17 November 2009
TEDxSF streaming live today!
The exciting TEDxSF event is happening today, and they'll be providing a free, live webstream of all their talks. The program promises to be interesting, with talks on neuroscience and willpower, the rise of Silicon Valley, fashion design and the new entrepreneurs of film, as well as an appearance by TED Fellow Meklit Hadero and much more.
To watch TEDxSF, tune in at 4 pm PST by clicking here >>
To learn more about the speakers, click here >>
21 October 2009
Tomorrow: two live TEDx webstreams!
Both TEDxAthens and TEDxHalifax will be streaming their events live tomorrow. It's an amazing way to experience two TEDx events being held in different corners of the world.
TEDxAthens will begin streaming at 6:30 pm, EEST (11:30 am, EST) and features outstanding speakers on entertainment technology, nanotechnology, life-altering designs and how volunteering can save the environment. To access the live webstream, click here >>
TEDxHalifax begins streaming at 7:20 pm ADT (6:20 pm, EST) and their line-up includes a highly successful entrepreneur, a college president, a public policy strategist and a designer that specializes in sustainability, as well as a violin performance from a young and talented musician. To access this live webstream, click here >>
To learn more about the TEDx program, click here >>
19 October 2009
The post-crisis consumer: John Gerzema on TED.com
John Gerzema says there's an upside to the recent financial crisis -- the opportunity for positive change. He identifies four major cultural shifts driving new consumer behavior and shows how businesses are evolving to connect with thoughtful spending.(Recorded at TEDxKC, August 2009, Kansas City, Missouri. Duration: 16:34)
Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/4A
Watch John Gerzema's talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 500+ TEDTalks.
16 October 2009
TEDxTaipei live webcast begins soon
As the TEDx program continues to gain momentum, TEDxTaipei has announced that they will be streaming all three sessions of today's conference live. There will be 18 speakers in all, with talks on aboriginal culture, deep sea corals, humpback dolphins, Chinese calligraphy, youth empowerment, design power and more. See the full program and speaker bios here >>
Check the list below for your time zone and enjoy!
Taipei: Sat, Oct 17th --10:00 - 18:00
Sydney: Sat, Oct 17th -- 13:00 - 21:00
San Francisco: Fri, Oct 16th -- 19:00 - 03:00
Chicago: Fri, Oct 16th -- 21:00 - 05:00
New York: Fri, Oct 16th -- 22:00 - 06:00
London: Sat, Oct 17th -- 03:00 - 11:00
Frankfurt: Sat, Oct 17th -- 04:00 - 12:00
Dubai: Sat, Oct 17th -- 06:00 - 14:00
Mumbai: Sat, Oct 17th -- 08:00 - 16:00
Click here for a direct link to the live webstream >>
06 October 2009
TEDxSaoPaulo integrates TED's Open Translation Project
TEDxSão Paulo has launched a sleek new website and used the TED Open Translation Project to feature TEDTalks subtitled in Portuguese. It's a great blend of the contributions of two passionate groups from the TED community.
To learn more about TEDx, where x= independently organized events, find events to attend in your region or even apply to organize an event, click here >>
To learn more about the Open Translation Project, find talks translated in your language or to become a volunteer translator, click here >>
06 October 2009
Tribal leadership: David Logan on TED.com
At TEDxUSC, David Logan talks about the five kinds of tribes that humans naturally form -- in schools, workplaces, even the driver's license bureau. By understanding our shared tribal tendencies, we can help lead each other to become better individuals. (Recorded at TEDxUSC, May 2009, Los Angeles, California. Duration: 16:40)
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19 August 2009
TEDxKibera: From a humble location comes a visionary event
On Saturday August 15, a TEDx event was held in Kibera, the largest squatter city in Africa and home to nearly a million Kenyans. Suraj Sudhakar, an Acumen Fellow, hosted the ambitious event. Sudhakar has begun several projects in low-income communities, from improving housing conditions through financial consolidation to sanitation by promotion of the Eco-toilet concept. His vision for the TEDx conference was to spark discussion on subjects other than HIV/AIDS and poverty, which are commonly associated with Kibera.
Speakers included Tonee Ndungu of the Kenya Wazimba Youth Foundation which uses mobile phones for large-scale networking and communication, Otieno Gomba founder of Ghetto Art, a studio for Kibera's artists, and software developer and tech blogger Wilfred Mworia.
Mworia has an engaging account of the afternoon on his blog, and provides a link to his Flickr account with many photos of this inspirational event. For even more photos, check out Tonee Ndungu's twitpics.
The event in Mworia's words:
I attended TEDxNairobi a week earlier which was a much much bigger event at a bigger venue. But the interesting thing is, even being in this smaller event being held in the middle of a slum, in a shanty church building, surrounding by the dirt and grime of Kibera… there was still great inspiration (if not greater) and great ideas! And I think that’s the beauty of TED, the fact that despite where you are, in whatever circumstances, people (if motivated enough) will always come up with great ‘ideas worth sharing’! And that says something very deep about the human spirit and the dignity of human beings. That whether rich or poor we all have that capacity for creativity.
For more insight on squatter cities like Kibera, watch Stewart Brand's 2006 TED Talk and Robert Neuwirth's 2005 TED Talk.
Photo: Tonee Ndungu at TEDxKibera August 15, 2009, in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: Wilfred Mworia
19 June 2009
Electrifying organ performance: Qi Zhang on TED.com
Organ virtuoso Qi Zhang plays her electric rendering of "Ridiculous Fellows" from Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges" orchestral suite. This exhilarating performance from TEDx USC features the Yamaha Electone Stagea, a rare, imported instrument specially programmed by Qi herself. (Recorded at TEDx USC, February 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Duration: 3:05)
The TED Blog spoke with Qi yesterday to learn more about her work and how she prepared her performance.
"Before I played," Qi said, "I created an arrangement based on the original score. I wanted to include as much of the original composition as possible, but it was not possible to play every note. So I started from the main melody and instrumentation, and decided which parts to include."
Organists like Qi must have exquisite coordination in order to play over the four major components of their instrument: the two keyboards, each of which may represent different instruments, the bass pedals, and the expression pedal, which controls volume.
Like other electronic organs, the Electone comes pre-equipped with many orchestra's worth of samples of standard instrumental voices -- brass, woodwinds, strings, percussion, voice. However, one feature that makes it special is its native support for extensive programming, a feature that Qi used while preparing the piece she played.
"The program for this piece was set up weeks in advance. I put the program on a little memory card with the information about the piece. It cues the correct instruments based on the location in the score."
Qi studied electronic organ as her undergraduate major, but since then she's developed a full-fledged fascination with real pipe organs. "Every organ is different -- they all have a different sound," she said. "I hope to be a full-time performer for both the electronic and pipe organ. I enjoy sharing the beautiful music that these instruments can create."
She chose to play from Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges" because she was captivated by its visually-driven music, as with opera and ballet. Qi, who began studying music at age five, also composes.
"Before I played for TEDx, I had never heard of it or TED. I've spent most of my life in China. But I took part in the rest of the conference that day, and was taken in by all of the new ideas and talented people. I think it will be very important for the whole country and the whole world, for humans to have better lives."
Watch Qi Zhang's performance from TEDx USC on TED.com where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 450+ TEDTalks.
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15 June 2009
Announcing the launch of TEDx -- and our first TEDxTalk from TEDxUSC
We're excited to announce the launch of TEDx, a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
As you know, nearly three years ago, we starting posting our TEDTalks freely online. Ever since then, hundreds of people have been sharing TEDTalks in independently organized group settings -- in private homes, high schools, universities, corporate lunches, and salons.
Because TED’s mission is “ideas worth spreading,” we’re enthusiastic about people doing this. And today, we formally launch the TEDx program to the world. TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event, is a program to promote local events with the TED spirit. Learn more about it at www.ted.com/tedx.
We tested the concept with a few partners, and have been thrilled with the outcome. In fact, today, we're releasing our first TEDxTalk: the Biospherian Jane Poynter, who spoke at the TEDxUSC “Ideas Empowered” Conference. This is the first in what we hope will be a series of new voices and ideas from around the world. You can see highlights from some of our first TEDx events here:
+ TEDxUSC
+ TEDxTokyo
Upcoming TEDx events on the schedule will be held in all corners of the world – from Sydney, Australia, Shanghai, China and the Fiji Islands to Qatar and Capetown, South Africa. The complete list is available at http://on.ted.com/r.
Or sign up to host your own TEDx event. Invite friends, family or co-workers, and send us feedback after your event.
We hope you are as excited about this program as we are and will consider joining us on our newest TED journey.
15 June 2009
Jane Poynter: Life in Biosphere 2
Jane Poynter tells her story of living two years and 20 minutes in Biosphere 2 -- an experience that provoked her to explore how we might sustain life in the harshest of environments. This is the first TEDTalk drawn from an independently organized TEDx event, TEDxUSC, held at the University of Southern California. (Recorded at TEDxUSC, March 2009, in Pasadena, California. Duration: 15:54)
Watch Jane Poynter's talk from TEDxUSC on TED.com where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 400+ TEDTalks.
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25 May 2009
Watch the TEDxTokyo slideshow
TEDxTokyo, held last week in Japan, brought 200 attendees together to celebrate homegrown and international ideas worth spreading. TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event, is a way to host a TED-style event in your community: at your school or company, at a local library, in your living room ... Learn more about TEDx.
The TEDx program is still in beta, and TEDxTokyo was one of the first events held under this new model. You can learn more about TEDxTokyo on their website, or get the vibe through this fun slideshow of TEDxTokyo, built using the Animoto slideshow tool:
25 March 2009
Inspired by TEDxUSC? Here's how to start your own TEDx
On Monday in Southern California, more than 1,000 students, educators and TED fans met for a first-of-its-kind gathering in a new program that marries TED's values with local, community energy: TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event.
On the program at TEDxUSC: a mix of TEDTalks and live speakers from around the community, including a few surprise guests (hello, Melissa Etheridge!). As one educator told TED's Laura Galloway, "the campus tilted from all the students lined up outside of the auditorium." The event was mounted by USC's Stevens Institute for Innovation and supported in part by CNN. Some comprehensive and video-packed blog posts recap the event, including four reports from CNN.com's SciTechBlog team (1, 2, 3, 4). Or capture the energy of the event on Twitter: TEDxUSC (link goes to Twitter search).
It was an inspiring, energizing program -- and we're hoping it inspires many more locally organized TEDx events, around the world. Want to get started? We've put together a comprehensive TEDx guide that helps you connect with TEDx resources, plan your event, and start sharing great ideas in your own community.
Visit the TEDx site to find out more >>
Photos by Steve Cohn, courtesy USC Stevens Institute for Innovation
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