TEDxRedDeer is back in 2014 for
its third anniversary - and the 30th anniversary of the full TED Conference that originated in California!
On November 22, 2014, from 10am
to 5pm, a diverse range of speakers, entertainers, and participants
will gather at the City Centre Stage in downtown Red Deer to hear
eight individuals deliver a TEDx talk on the theme of ‘Pushing
Boundaries’. Speakers include:
- Allan Baile - Teacher, Aspen Heights Elementary
- Jason Foui - Radio DJ and Business Owner
- Dr. Dave Cartledge - Veterinarian
- Cabel McElderry - Retired Personal Trainer and Business Owner
- April Reeves - Local Farmer and Business Owner
- Robert Saik - Professional Agrologist and Business Owner
- Michelle Salt - Paralympian - Team Canada (snowboard)
- Tara Veer - Mayor of Red Deer
TEDxRedDeer
License holder, Rene Michalak explains,
“TED events
have become so popular that communities can now apply for a TED event
license and bring the experience of “ideas worth spreading” to
their own town; the addition of the “x” denotes a locally
organized event. The theme for the third TEDxRedDeer builds on the
2011's ‘Connecting’,
and 2013's ‘Shut
Up and Do It’.”
Community interest in TEDxRedDeer has been widespread since the inaugural year, garnering interest from business, the social service sector, education, and arts and culture groups - all interested in contributing to Red Deer’s future.
Applications to be a speaker or
performer were posted at TEDxRedDeer.com with a deadline of Aug 1
this year. Since then, eight speakers and three entertainers have
been confirmed for the 2014 event and will be posted at
TEDxRedDeer.com throughout the first week of October. Tickets are
scheduled to go on sale at the Black Knight Ticket Centre in early
October with approximately 200 tickets available at $50 each and 100
student tickets at $25 each thanks to event sponsors Servus Credit
Union, Red Deer College, Dale Carnegie Training, and more to come!
“Stay tuned for the online
speaker profiles as we're proud to welcome some of Red Deer's
well-known citizens and up-and-comers to the TEDxRedDeer stage.”,
says Michalak.
TEDx events are independently
locally organized events operating under a program of TED - a small
organization devoted to ideas worth spreading. TED’s annual
conference invites the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak
for 18 minutes (or less). Their talks are then made available, for
free, on TED.com.
TEDx events provide people in local communities with a TED like
experience.
Corporate events including meetings, seminars, and conferences are usually organized to discuss the vital objectives on the company. Hence, it is really important to plan corporate events properly, as inadequacy in event planning may result in mismanagement.
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