Some of y'all might be interested. in this. Jen Brea, the organizer, is rounding up a lot of interesting people for it.

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jennifer Brea jenbrea@gmail.com Date: Wed, May 6, 2009 at 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Invite to TEDxCambridge To: Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com

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On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 2:55 AM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:

Hey, how great!  I'd love to.  Will let you know for certain.  Only 90 min for all of cambridge's glory? :-)   --S.

On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 11:57 PM, Jennifer Brea tedxcambridge@gmail.com wrote:

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Hi SJ, Hope you can make it!  (If you can, RSVP!) Jen

My name is Jennifer Brea and I am a Ph.D student in the Government Department at Harvard.  I had the fantastic good fortune to attend TED in Arusha in 2007 and in Long Beach earlier this year as a TED Fellow.  I'm inviting you to help create a unique community here in Cambridge.

TEDxCambridge (Beta)

A community-building event for

the Cambridge TED community

Friday, May 1st, 7:30-9pm

Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South

1730 Cambridge Street

Harvard University

To be followed by drinks at the home of TEDster, Omar Wasow

Please RSVP: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cGFqWHh3SC1MQWxtVj.....

About:

TEDx is a new program being launched by TED (currently in beta) which licenses groups around the world to hold their own TED-style events.  These events range from small, informal viewings of TED video to full-on, day-long conferences with original speakers.

A fundamental part of TED is the idea that all knowledge is connected.  One of the remarkable aspects of attending a TED conference is that not only can you, in the course of a day, attend lectures, readings, and performances by a poet, a pastor, an architect, an engineer, a jazz legend, and an astrophysicist, you can then go and sit around a table with them at dinner.  There is an enormous wealth of talent and passion in Cambridge, but too few opportunities to connect across disciplines, especially in an informal setting.

Imagine a community of inspired individuals who gather, throughout the year, to watch TED talks, give their own talks in TED style, and share their ideas and inspiration with each other, and the world.

The shape that community takes depends on you.

We'd love to hear from you!

Please take a few minutes to share your ideas on how to bring TED to Cambridge: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cGFqWHh3SC1MQWxuZkdpak52Um44...

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