TEDxOccidentalCollege 2014
WHAT
A TEDx event including short talks and TED Talks videos designed around the theme “Reinventing the American Dream.” The American Dream has remained a concept centered on individual ambition, independence and success. Yet today’s world is increasingly shaped by communities, both virtual and physical, and notions of sustainability. Navigating this community-centric world forces us to ponder our individual definitions of success, and how our personal goals relate to the social and natural environments around us. Our TEDx will gather leaders from various sectors to discuss this momentum towards greater connection, and begin a dialogue that captures the essence of where America stands today, and our future steps as a global community.
WHEN
March 29, 2014. The schedule for the day can be found here.
WHERE
Thorne Hall, Occidental College. 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041. Directions to the College can be found here or on Google Maps. A map of campus slightly modified for this event can be found here.
WHO
Leaders from the Los Angeles and from around the world will be invited to speak, as well as selected Oxy students and faculty members.
WHY
Occidental is a fertile ground for ideas that would be well-served in a TEDx forum, a perfect community to aggregate and share these important conversations. We believe we are part of a greater cultural shift across many college campuses that reflects the new world we live in. As a college fostering the growth of the next generation of leaders, we are the perfect environment to start a discussion that will be shared.
SPEAKERS
TED and TEDx
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events 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 almost 30 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes on a diverse mix of topics. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The TED2014 Conference will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, along with the TEDActive simulcast in neighboring Whistler. TEDGlobal 2014 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Media
TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; and TEDBooks, short e-books on powerful ideas. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDNews, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED.
For information about TED’s upcoming conferences, visit http://www.ted.com/registration
SPONSORS
TEDxOccidentalCollege 2014 is funded by:
The Office of Student Life at Occidental College
The Renewable Energy and Sustainability Fund at Occidental College
The Espresso Masters
If you or your organization is interested in supporting this event, contact our Director of Budget & Finance, Arun Chadda, at chadda@oxy.edu. Learn more now by clicking here.
MEET THE TEAM
Amos Himmelstein
Administrative Organizer
Sanjeev Khagram
Faculty Advisor
Alexander Urry
Co-Manager
Cholpon Ramizova
Co-Manager and Curator
Valdair Lopes
Speaker Curator/Co-Host
Kymberlee Weil
Speaker Coach
Shilpa Bhongir
Student Advisor/Co-Host
Calli Obern
Creative Director
Clif Cody
Production Manager
Mana Shibata
Catering
Sam Ravetz
Event Coordinator
Arun Chadda
Director of Budget & Finance
Joshua Eidelman
Products Manager
CJ Cruz
Audience Curator
Raven Juergensen
Designer
Miriam Hamburger
Set Design
Ian Mariani
Social Media Campaign Director
Ian Silverness
Marketing Director
Galen Mack-Crane
WebmasterWe would also like to recognize the efforts of Daniel Chamberlain’s Web Design class, and especially Daniel Chamberlain himself, for his active and essential support of this website; and also the early efforts of Emma Lalley and Emma Lodes.
CONTACT US
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