This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED.  TEDxCarletonU will be held March 30, 2010 at the Gladstone Theatre.

About TEDx

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx.  TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxCarletonU, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxCarletonU event, 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 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach, California; TEDGlobal is held each year in Oxford, UK, and this November, the TEDIndia Conference will be held in Mysore, India. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, 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 three 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 (twitter.com/TEDTalks), or on Facebook, (facebook.com/TED).

TED2010, “What the World Needs Now,” will be held Feb. 9–13, 2010, in Long Beach, California, with TEDActive, a simulcast conference of TED2010, in Palm Springs, California. TEDGlobal 2010, “And Now the Good News,” will be held July 13-16, 2010, in Oxford, UK.

About TEDxCarletonU (Attendance is by Invitation and Application)

The theme of TEDxCarletonU is “Ideas Driving Innovation”.  Ideas that transform convention.  Ideas that challenge status quo.  Ideas that open new vistas.   At TEDxCarletonU, you will meet compelling innovators driving change for the betterment of our community, our world.  But that’s not all.

Audience members are themselves local changemakers.  Individuals committed to driving change in their communities such as entrepreneurs, volunteers, researchers, innovators and those who empower and connect these leaders.

Our goal is not only to engage our audience with “ideas worth spreading” but to connect people, build lasting networks and create positive change.  We want you to be part of the TEDxCarleton community!

Event Schedule:
Tuesday, March 30th
Reception: 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Presentations Start: 7:15pm
Intermission: 8:15pm
Closing: 9:30pm

Deadline for applications is March 7, 2010