Marquette, MI – TEDxMarquette “Building Upper Peninsula Community” will take place at the Marquette Regional History Center 145 W. Spring St. Marquette, MI 49855 on Saturday March 31st 2012 from 6pm-10pm. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature 20 amazing speakers who will present on a vast array of topics.
Speakers are focused on the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. TEDxMarquette will include grouping of carefully curated speakers, demonstrations and performances on a wide range of subjects to foster learning, inspiration and wonder — and to provoke conversations that matter.
Tickets will be available to the public for $20 and will become available on February 20th 2012. There is limited seating for this event. Tickets will be available by phone or in person at Everyday Wines (129 W Baraga Ave Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 225-5470) and Snowbound Books (118 N. Third St., Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 228-4448).
Light refreshments will be served at the event with breaks for conversing with other attendees and speakers.
With a varied and eclectic group of speakers, this event is a must see! Organizer Beth Millner says, “TEDxMarquette is going to be a fun and engaging community event with speakers from various aspects of our community.”
Follow TEDxMarquette on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TEDxMarquette
Find out more information at our website: http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/3604
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TED has created TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxMarquette, where x = independently organized TED event. At TEDxMarquette, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world’s leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, free, at “http://ted.com/” TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Two major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Long Beach, California (along with a parallel conference, TEDActive, in Palm Springs), and TEDGlobal is held each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.
TED’s media initiatives include “http://ted.com/” TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily; the new TED Conversations, enabling broad conversations among TED fans; and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide.
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 at “http://twitter.com/TEDTalks“, or on Facebook at “http://www.facebook.com/TED.”
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