Monday, February 17, 2014

TEDxSanDiego 2013 An Inspiring Experience

TEDxSanDiego 2013 was held Saturday December 14, 2013 in beautiful La Jolla, California, on the UCSD campus in partnership with Calit2 and the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination. The event featured 20 speakers and performers from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, as well as a number of Calit2 experiences.
What…or who..is TED, and what is TEDx? Well from the TEDxSanDiego itself, “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.”
Now, TEDx events are independently organized TED events held around the world. “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.”
The theme of TEDxSanDiego 2013 was re:Think, and the theme was well represented amongst the speakers and performers in the main hall. Besides rethinking, an obvious sub-theme was the pushing of boundaries, and innovation. Examples of rethinking music, art, tech, science and much more were on display throughout the presentations. Four sessions were featured–Possibilities, Makers, Art Makers, Peacemakers, New Perspectives, and What’s next?

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