Boston, MA – This January marks the arrival of TEDxNortheasternU, a half-day event prepared by Northeastern students for Northeastern students. Designed to bolster discussion and promote exploration of the event’s theme, “Unknown Knowns,” TEDxNortheasternU provides students with the opportunity to engage with speakers and collaborate with a diverse audience of peers.
TEDxNortheasternU will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014 in Raytheon Amphitheater, located in Egan Research Center at Northeastern University. Boston-based speakers will present ideas and stories on a stage before Northeastern students in an intimate setting—there will be no podiums and no panel discussions. The speakers represent a variety of industries and will be announced prior to the event. Live talks will be augmented by preselected TED Talk videos and breaks for discussion, during which students are encouraged to participate by engaging in meaningful and memorable conversations. The vision for TEDxNortheasternU is an experience where inspiration comes from and is received by all who attend.
All interested students are encouraged to visit TEDxNortheasternU.com and apply to attend. Due to the size of the venue and the design of the discussion, capacity is limited. For more information, follow TEDxNortheasternU on Facebook and Twitter, and/or contact tedxnortheasternu@gmail.com.
Mary Tobin, the student visionary behind the event, extends a personal invitation to her classmates: “Come be a part of a forum designed to foster exploration of your passionate ideas and expose the world’s many ‘unknown knowns.’”
A team of passionate students is driving TEDxNortheasternU to expose bold ideas and possibilities. The team strives to unite Boston-based speakers with students who want to partake in forward-thinking discussions and create a community where all can share intellectual capital at Northeastern. This event is sponsored by D’Amore-McKim School of Business.
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 almost 30 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes on a diverse mix of topics. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The TED2014 Conference will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, along with the TEDActive simulcast in neighboring Whistler. TEDGlobal 2014 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; and TEDBooks, short e-books on powerful ideas. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED
For information about TED’s upcoming conferences, visit http://www.ted.com/registration.