Announcing TEDxNipissingU

Nipissing University is very pleased to announce TEDxNipissingU, taking place at the university’s Muskoka campus, Thursday, March 8, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.What’s Possible, Discover What’s Possible and Achieve What’s Possible.There are 100 seats available to attend TEDxNipissingU in person. A live webcast will be provided for free atwww.TEDxNipissingU.com andwebcast viewing locations at the Brantford and North Bay campuses will be available for the entire event. All TEDxNipissingU Talks will be recorded and streamed in high quality using at least four HD cameras – creating a very personal, organic webcast for the entire online audience.
To apply to attend, please visithttp://www.TEDxNipissingU.com. Applications are currently open and will close at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 24. All applicants will be notified of their selection status before March 1. Admission to TEDxNipissingU is free for accepted attendees.
The live webcast of TEDxNipissingU will be streamed to participating high schools in North Bay, Muskoka, and Brantford. The TEDx Talks will provide a robust platform for conversation amongst students both in and out of the classroom.
Speakers: TEDxNipissingU will have 13-15 live speakers plus selected TEDTalks. An announcement regarding speakers will be released every Wednesday over the next three weeks.
For more information, please visitwww.TEDxNipissingU.com orwww.facebook.com/TEDxNipissingU.
For regular event updates, follow @TEDxNipissingU on Twitter, or check out the iPhone app TEDxNipissingU.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.  http://www.ted.com/tedx?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 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 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.  http://www.TED.com