To everyone interested in TEDxRedDeer:
Hi folks…..It’s hard to believe a month’s gone by since our meeting at the HUB. Here’s a quick update of where things are at in the planning for the first ever TEDxRedDeer. 57 people attended the April 13 event. Over 40 people indicated interest in being involved in making the event as successful as possible! We’ve also since had some sponsorship commitments. Woo Hoo!
The input from all who attended has been compiled and posted at TEDxRedDeer.com
The most common theme emerging from the input seemed to be a desire for ‘Connecting’ across community groups and sectors. Based on the volume of interest and the emerging theme, we’ve needed to spend some time thinking about how we can maximize ‘Connecting’ as part of the further planning and ensure that everyone who’s expressed interest is meaningfully involved.
So, now what? Well we have one thing confirmed. TEDxRedDeer has been set for October 20 from noon to 5:30pm with an ‘after party’ continuing from 5:30pm to well, later that night.
Over the next weeks, members of our organizing committee will be in touch with people to invite them to meet to begin work on the key areas needed in making TEDxRedDeer as successful as possible. Individuals who expressed an interest in working on the overall program will receive an email inviting them to meet on May 17 to begin the program and speaker selection process.
Similar emails will soon be sent to folks wanting to be involved in other areas - selecting and setting up the event space and technical requirements, staging, marketing, participant application and registration, and sponsor engagement and maybe a few others. TEDxRedDeer is a great opportunity to build connections and relationships across groups and sectors in the Red Deer area and reflect the diversity of interest in ‘Ideas Worth Sharing’.
While posts to TEDxRedDeer.com, have been a bit slow lately, efforts to increase them are underway and so please check in once and awhile.
Got questions or comments? Feel free to post them here at TEDxRedDeer.com - comment below - or at http://www.facebook.com/TEDxRedDeer - or via Twitter http://twitter.com/TEDxRedDeer - and we’ll have someone respond.
TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events bringing people together for a TED-like experience, where x = an independently organized TED event.
2014 marks the 30th year of the TED Conference and TEDxRedDeer returned for a celebration like no other at the City Centre Stage (former Uptown Theatre) in downtown Red Deer on Saturday, November 22. Thank you Red Deer for your ongoing support!
If you're interested in helping out with Program Planning, Glynis & Bruce will be facilitating a meeting from 7-8pm on Tuesday, May 17, in the Waskasoo Kiwanis Meeting Room (Boardroom) on Level 2 of the Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library, 4818-49 St.
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