Saturday, November 20, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Universal Children’s Day
The spirit of TEDxYouthDay is "ideas worth spreading." The lively program is designed to give individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through brief, unique talks given by live speakers combined with TEDTalks videos that spark deep conversation and connections. The goal is to inspire curiosity, ignite new ideas, and empower young leaders.
Our TEDxYouth@Pittsburgh event featured these live presentations on the theme of QUESTIONS:
-The Schmutz Company
-Midge Crickett and Benjamin Blanchard
-Ted Egnaczyk
-Ernie Dettore
-Scott Andrew and Erin Womack
-Lee Robinson
-Mara Flanagan
-Christine Frechard
-KNOTDance
-Olivia Gill
-Paul Zelevansky
-Hip Hop on L.O.C.K.
The event was hosted by Larry Berger from The Saturday Light Brigade.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDx Youth@Pittsburgh, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDx Youth@Pittsburgh event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach, California, with simulcast in Palm Springs; TEDGlobal is held each year in Oxford, UK. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around the world; and the TEDFellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
TED2011, "The Rediscovery of Wonder," will be held February 28-March 4, 2011, in Long Beach, California, with the TEDActive simulcast in Palm Springs, California.
This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED.
