Plan B for TEDxDarwinLive 2013

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Last night I spent some time researching TED Talks as part of developing my contingency plan, Plan B, for TEDxDarwinLive 2013. TEDxDarwinLive 2013 is a webcast, and experience has shown that sometimes, usually when you have an audience, the Internet does not work or does not work well enough to stream video. So, when I organise a webcast event, I always spend time developing Plan B.

The problem is, tonight was the first time a have been immersed in TED and TEDx Talks for a few months and I found myself actually wanting to watch Plan B.  So I have written this post and set it to automatically publish at the start of TEDxDarwinLive 2013. Whether the webcast works or not, I wanted to share some great TED Talks. I hope you enjoy them.

Plan B

  1. Lee Cronin: Print your own medicine (TEDGlobal2012)
  2. Cesar Kuriyama: One second every day (TED2012)
  3. Raghava KK: What’s your 200-year plan? (TEDxSummit2012)
  4. Paolo Cardini: Forget multitasking, try monotasking (TEDGlobal2012)
  5. David Binder: The arts festival revolution (TEDGlobal2012)
  6. Steven Addis: A father-daughter bond, one photo at a time (TED2012)
  7. Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity (TED2012)
  8. Philippe Petit: The journey across the high wire (TED2012)
  9. David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence (TED2012)

Thank you to our volunteers: International Volunteer Day

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Today is International Volunteer Day, you can find out more information here.

TEDxDarwin, TEDxDarwinLive and TEDxDarwinWomen are all non-profit events that could not happen without the support of a dedicated group of people.  So thank you to all the volunteers that have made the TEDxDarwin events possible.  Your dedication and hard work has brought people together to share ideas that have the potential to change not only our local community but the world.

You can find out who our volunteers are here.

If you want to volunteer in 2013, register your interest here.

TEDxDarwinWomen: Registration now open

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The space between

TEDxDarwin is delighted to be hosting TEDxDarwinWomen.

Local TEDx­Women events are hosted globally to web-cast sessions from TEDx­Women. The theme for 2012 is ‘The Space Between’ – how women are less likely to approach subjects from a black-or-white perspective as they see the grey area in between.  For more information visit our site www.tedxdarwin.com.

This year, we will be web-casting Session Three: IQ and EQ - The space between our intellectual and emotional intelligence

The Host for Session 3 is Pat Mitchell - first woman president and CEO of PBS, and currently is the president and CEO of The Paley Center for Media, whose mission is to convene media professionals and media consumers for programs that explore the role of media in society.
The speakers confirmed for Session 3 are:
  • John Gerzema - a pioneer in the use of data to identify social change and help companies anticipate and adapt to new interests and demands.
  • Charlotte Beers
  • Shabana Basij-Rasikh - founded HELA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Afghan women through education.
  • Brittany Wenger
  • Joan Fallon - founded Curemark LLC, a drug development company focused on the treatment of neurological diseases.
  • Amber Rubarth - writes songs of courageous vulnerability so personal that they touch the universal. Amber will be joined by two-time Grammy nominee, cello soloist Dave Eggar.
  • Emily Bazelon - author of Sticks and Stones, a book about bullying to be published in February by Random House.
  • Elizabeth Lindsey - first Polynesian explorer and female fellow in the history of the National Geographic Society. An internationally recognized expert in the field of cultural intelligence.

Join us for an afternoon of inspiration and insight, and the opportunity to connect with like-minded women and men from the TEDxDarwin community.

Event details
Date:  Sunday, 2 December 2012
Time:  2.00pm – 5.00pm
Venue:  Red 7 Mal Nairn Auditorium, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus (click here for a map of the Campus)
Registration Fee: $20 (includes tea, coffee and light refreshments)
Registration is now open.  Follow this link to register: http://tedxdarwinwomen.eventbrite.com.au/