Visuals and demonstrations will accompany 18-minute segments of life stories this weekend as TEDxSMU returns.
New to this year, the all-day event will be streamed live from the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre.
Various performances and lectures will be held in the Saturday event, ranging from “The Rap Guide to Evolution” to a discussion on the global threats of infectious diseases. The applications for these closed over the summer.
After the 2009 TEDxSMU, a community of attendees formed, building up support for other events. An art salon and exhibit was the focus on Sept. 14, 2010, as TEDxSMU partnered with SculptCAD’s Rapid Artists program.
TEDxCHANGE brought viewers on the SMU campus on Sept. 20 with a live webcast from the New York City event that focused on the U.N.’s Millenium Development goals.
Also this week is Idea Week, running through Sunday. New this year, the TED philosophy of bringing people together to share ideas is promoted with various daily events that are open free to the public.
Early participants for Idea Week include Big Thought, Spark Club and D Magazine.
Friday also brings the return of TEDxKIDS @SMU, designed to bring new ideas to the younger generation of upcoming scientists, engineers, artists and inventors.Fifteen speakers will present to the 6th- to 8th-graders in four hours, each ranging from three minutes of speaking to 15.
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted t o Ideas Worth Spreading, according to a press release. It originated 25 years ago with a four-day conference in California. Today, the annual TED Conference brings the world’s leading thinkers to speak for 18 minutes. Past speakers include Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall and U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
TEDxKIDS is a program involving local, self-organized events, according to the release, that brings people together to share a “TED-like experience.” To see the event streamed live, go to www.TEDxSMU.org on Saturday.
