Historically innovative: William & Mary to host TEDx event
William & Mary’s first-ever TEDx event will take place on March 30 at 2 p.m. and will feature nine speakers from the university’s community.
The event, titled “TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary,”
is organized around the theme of “historically innovative” and will be hosted
in Brinkley Commons in William & Mary’s Mason School of Business.
TED, a nonprofit devoted to “ideas worth spreading,” created TEDx
as a series of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share
in a TED-like experience. TED provides general guidance for the TEDx program,
but individual TEDx events are self-organized.
TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary, which was
organized by a committee of faculty, staff, alumni and students with support
from the Division of Student Affairs, will feature a combination of live speakers and TEDTalks
videos to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group environment.
This local TEDx program will feature an incredible lineup of speakers from a
diverse array of industries and academic disciplines. Featured speakers include
distinguished professors, a two-time Emmy-award winning multimedia producer,
writer and editor, and $25 million grant awardees.
“The selected speakers brought the theme of
TEDxTheCollegeofWilliam&Mary in their own unique way while still being
prime examples of how William & Mary community members are challenging the
status quo and looking to add knowledge to the world. This can be anything from
community-based research or having us rethink our own philosophies,” said Alex
Cooper '13, chair of the TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary speaker relations
subcommittee.
The speakers at this year’s
TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary will be:
Adam Stackhouse ‘06, owner/producer AVAdventure Productions
Bailey Thomson ‘10, director of leadership development at EAdvance
Christiana Kallon ‘11, assistant dean of undergraduate admissions
David Aday, professor in American studies and sociology
David Trichler, director of operations at AidData
Michael Luchs, assistant professor of business
Pat Austria ‘13, undergraduate student
Tamara Sonn, professor of religious studies
Tim Pagano ‘14, graduate student
TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary is a public event, but due to space
and regulation restrictions, tickets will be distributed through a lottery
system to students, faculty, alumni and staff who submit an attendee registration
form. The application will available online at tedx.wm.edu on Feb. 13, 2013. Community members are welcome to join the
livestream of the event in the Commonwealth Auditorium of Sadler Center. The
pre-show and post-show events are also open to all community members and do not
require tickets.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of
local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like
experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark
deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized
events are branded TEDx, where x = 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.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.
Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to
support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED
Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18
minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers
have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard
Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende
and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes
place each spring in Long Beach, California, along with the TEDActive simulcast
in Palm Springs; the annual TEDGlobal conference is held each summer in
Edinburgh, Scotland.
TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are
posted daily, the recently launched TED-Ed platform for students and educators,
the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive
transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by
volunteers worldwide, and TEDBooks, short e-books by speakers that elaborate on
a single idea originally presented on TED's stage. TED has established the
annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world
are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers
individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around the
world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from
around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help,
amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities. Follow TED on
Twitter or on Facebook.
