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(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 6, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: Invite to TEDxCambridge
To: Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com>
Sign up if you haven't already:
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 2:55 AM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)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(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> 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=cGFqWHh3SC1MQWxtV…c6MA..
>
> 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=cGFqWHh3SC1MQWxuZkdpak52Um4…
>
> Stay connected:
>
> Join the Google Group
> (
http://groups.google.com/group/tedxcambridge?msg=new&lnk=gcis) or the
> Facebook Group (
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56331806563) to
> receive announcements about future events.