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THERE IS NO GREATER FORCE FOR CHANGING THE WORLD
THAN A POWERFUL IDEA.
The application period is now open for TEDxUSC 2012. Click here to apply.
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Think of TEDxUSC as a retreat with 1200 of your smartest friends. A time to explore new ideas, get inspired by visionary thinkers, and gain exposure to concepts and innovations you may not have ever seen before. A time to check-out from the day-to-day routine, and enter an afternoon of intellectual adventure. And true to the format of the TED conference, TEDxUSC presenters give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less.
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TEDxUSC has been one of the most sought after, inspiring, jaw-dropping, and entertaining conferences hosted by the University of Southern California. The presenter line-ups fascinate and delight guests, with mind-blowing technology demos, captivating talks, and stirring musical performances.
There are no breakout sessions. Everyone at TEDxUSC will share the same experience. Because of this, there are no “in-and-outs”. Once the doors close, they stay closed until the end.
Watch the full archived TEDxUSC 2011 webcast here.
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To watch individual talks from TEDxUSC 2011, click here.
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| THE BEGINNING OF TEDx |
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As the first to pioneer the TEDx program, the University of Southern California is the place where it all began.
In 2009, the TEDxUSC “Ideas Empowered” conference brought the spirit of the TED conference to USC – hosting some of the world's smartest thinkers, greatest visionaries, and most fascinating teachers to inspire a better understanding of the world and create a better future.
TEDxUSC reached nearly 50,000 people through outreach efforts, filled USC’s Bovard auditorium to capacity at 1200, and the four TEDxUSC talks that have been posted to TED.com have been seen by more than a half million people worldwide (that’s 6 Coliseums full!).
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Since TEDxUSC 2009, we have helped to create a model for a worldwide TEDx experience, helping kick off a world-wide success story through hundreds of smaller “TEDx” events in over 35 languages and 60 different countries.
Learn more about TEDx, here.
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| TEDxUSC 2011 |
TEDxUSC 2010 |
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What do you get when you mix 1200 smart and curious audeince members, 18 insightful orators, a poet, a DJ, a rock band and a circus? You get an explosion of sihgt, sound, and thought that is TEDxUSC.
CLICK HERE to find out more about TEDxUSC 2011
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What do a world-renowned cancer researcher, a GRAMMY- award winning musician, an astronaut, a robotics engineer, a cognitive neuroscientist, an experimental violinist and a linguistic expert have in common? For one, each has an idea worth sharing that will dramatically change the way we live, work and play. And for another, each presented at the TEDxUSC “Ideas Empowered” conference, that took place on April 13, 2010, at the University of Southern California (USC).
CLICK HERE to find out more about TEDxUSC 2010
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| FORMAL PROGRAM |
INTERACTIVE RECEPTION |
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| The TEDxUSC formal program takes place in USC’s Bovard Auditorium. Modeled after the TED Conference, TEDxUSC features a fast-paced afternoon of rapid-fire simulation and thought provoking interstitial content from talks, short films, musical performances and technology demos. |
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| TEDxUSC reception immediately follows the formal program. Taking place at Town & Gown, just a short walk from Bovard, the reception is a highlight of the event, chock-full of interactive and highly engaging art installations, progressive media demos and other hands-on experiences. It’s a fully catered, engaging, and one of the most important parts of the TEDxUSC experience. |
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| BEST PRACTICES |
SUGGEST A SPEAKER |
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| As the first university to pilot the TEDx program, USC and TED agreed that a key outcome from the first TEDx event would be a set of “best practices” that could be shared with other organizations seeking to host a TEDx event. We put this document together to share some of the challenges we faced, the decisions we made, and the outcomes that resulted.
Download a copy here.
Photo: USC professor Dave Logan speaks about Tribal Leadership at TEDxUSC 2009.
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| We are always looking for charismatic, dramatic and thought-provoking presenters to give the talk of their lives. Speakers should be able to tell an interesting story, revealing something surprising and cutting-edge, give a performance the audience will remember forever, or share an idea that could change the world. Please note that we receive many suggestions for potential presenters, so we may not respond to every nomination. (And yes, you can nominate yourself.)
Suggest a speaker here.
Photo: Jane Poynter discusses her two-year experience in Biosphere 2 at TEDxUSC 2009.
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TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with the annual TED Conference in Long Beach, California, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK, TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Program, the new TEDx community program, this year's TEDIndia Conference and the annual TED Prize.
Click here to learn more about TED. |
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