tedx in baltimore - oct 2013
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Overview of TEDx events & programs in Baltimore, Maryland By Sarge SalmanTRANSCRIPT
TED
• Nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading• Conferences: TED, TEDGlobal, TEDActive,
TEDWomen, TEDYouth• 18-Minute talks• www.ted.com : 1,500+ talks
TEDx
• “x = independently organized TED event”• Volunteer driven, passion fueled• Since March 2009: 7,970 TEDx, 152 countries,
50 languages• YouTube: 32,000+ TEDx talks• My affiliations:
(Licensee: Dave Troy)
TEDxBaltimore
• Since January 2013• To grow an engaged local TEDx community• To globally connect TEDxBaltimore community• Through:– Conferences– Initiatives– Events
Ideas Worth Spreading
TEDxBaltimore 2013 Conference (J. Gunner, S. Salman)• Theme: “Baltimore: Re-wired”• Friday Jan 25, 2013 at Morgan State University• Speakers: 19; Tickets sold: 730; Sponsors: 28• Programs: Roadshow, #MediaBrigade, Youth
Reporter, Time CapsuleSummary Report: http://goo.gl/DjYGc6
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Ideas Worth Spreading
TEDxBaltimore 2013 Conference
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Rate TEDxBaltimoreBrilliant 39%
Good 46%Average 12%
Poor 3%
Would you attend another
TEDx event?Yes 95%No 5%
Ideas Worth Spreading
TEDxBaltimoreLive (D. Atzmon)• Wednesday Feb 27, 2013 at ETC• Tickets issued: 69TEDxCity2.0 (D. Atzmon, E. Asal, N. Louissaint, S. Salman)• Friday Sep 20, 2013 at Urban League• Ticket sold: 105
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Ideas Worth Spreading
TEDxWomen (M. Guerrero, S. Salman)• Thursday Dec 5, 2013• Ticket sales: 80 (est.)
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Ideas Worth Spreading
TEDxBaltimore 2014 Conference (S. Salman)• Friday Jan 31, 2014 at Morgan State University• Theme: “Pioneers, O Pioneers!”• 15 Speakers• Programs: Roadshow, #MediaBrigade, Youth
Reporter• TEDxBaltimore Initiatives (CASL, Calliope)
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TEDxBaltimore Initiatives
Problems Worth Solving• Local skills & ingenuity• Collaborations• PM: milestones & deliverables• Distribution of tools & solutions
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Problems Worth Solving
Project CASL (S. Salman)• Simultaneous live streaming sign language
interpretation (ASL)• Deaf attendees at TEDxBaltimore 2014Project 41B (S. Salman)• Recorded ASL interpretations of online
TED/TEDx videos• Training curriculum development
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Problems Worth Solving
Project Calliope (T. Kilby, E. Pearson, E. Worthing, M. Sullivan, S. Salman)• Aerial cinematography + GPS + open data• Short film: 1870 Baltimore celebration of 15th
Amendment
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TEDxBaltimore Events
Lunch• Monthly, To date: Roni Ellington, Mario Livio,
Jonathan Weiner, Seema Iyer, Joe EhrmannSalon (license pending)• Small gatherings, TED videos & discussion,
recurringAdventures• Active, immersive, and unique monthly events• 5 To date
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TEDxBaltimore
Year-round Gatherings Showcasing Baltimore Ideas, People, and
Innovations!
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Thank You!
www.tedxbaltimore.com
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instagram.com/tedxbaltimore
twitter.com/tedxbaltimore
facebook.com/groups/TEDxBaltimore/
slideshare.net/TEDxBaltimore