This is just one more reason that Asheville has got to be one of the coolest cities in the world. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out in California in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from these three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.
In the spirit of TED, a local committee has planned a homegrown, independently organized one-day TEDx conference in Asheville on August 30, 2009 at the Orange Peel. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience, to call attention to ideas worth spreading. (there’s truly no shortage of those in Asheville)
At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded “TEDx,” where “x” = an independently organized TED event.
The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized, subject to certain rules and regulations.
CONFIRMED 2009 SPEAKERS
* bell hooks, activist and author
* Dee Eggers, UNC Asheville professor of environmental studies
* Drew Jones of the Sustainability Institute, climate scientist
* David McConville of the Elumenati, media artist
* Caroline Yongue, Buddhist minister and director of Asheville’s Center for End-of-Life Transitions
Apparently performers have been chosen as well…anyone know who is performing at TEDxAsheville?
Learn more about TEDx and get a taste for the format.
Sponsors, supporters and volunteers are needed for a participatory, pro-Asheville, homegrown, first-ever local TEDx event! To be part of the fun, send email to TEDxAvl@gmail.com.
This event is not being organized by the TED conferences — this is an independently organized TED event.
