iamocean for tedxoilspill
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This presentation is shared to the world via SlideShare to expand the conversations leading to the TEDxOilSpill Conference. We are not affiliated with TED nor the TEDxOilSpill event.TRANSCRIPT
TEDxOilSpill | Washington DC
28th June, 2010 .
Special Note:
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading for TEDxOilSpill, Ocean University is sharing these slides throughSlideShare.net under a CC license.
We do this independently of TED and the TEDxOilSpill conference.
Our goal is to expand the conversation leading to the eventand make what appears beyond possible, a reality.
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What I’ll share with you today:
1. Who are we?
2. Our community platform.
who are we?
we are a unique networking environment.
we engage designers, activists, thought leaders and students onboard a dedicated cruise ship.
community platform
2012
201020th April
Mordor 2.0
Many, rightly so, want BP to own
its mess.
few, however, don’t feel they are
the Ocean.
out of sight,out of mind
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plastic gyres
heavy metals in the poles
gigantic icebergs ...
island nations disappearing
before our eyes...
out of sight,out of mind
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if sharing is caring...
then
being is believing
not to think you are...
but to know you are.
We cannot NOT wait.
We cannot NOT change the world.
a platform for public benefit
storytelling
ocean education
resource sharing
IamOcean, Who will you be ?
IamOcean.org OceanUniversity.org@OceanUni #IamOcean