TEDx Austin <
http://tedxaustin.com/> hosted its’ inaugural event on February 20, 2010 called Play Big as both the theme for the day and a continuing call to action for event attendees. Play Big 2010 was held at the venerable Austin City Limits studio, a place well-known in the creative heart of Texas for showcasing extraordinary talent and artistry for nearly four decades. Newly deemed a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Landmark, the Austin City Limits stage was a powerful backdrop for the provocative and compelling speakers, vibrant performers and selected TEDTalks videos.
Twenty powerful, passionate and positive thought leaders and innovators presented the talks of their lives at TEDx Austin Play Big 2010, including:
Suzanne + David Armistead Parents, Artists, Producers
Philip Berber Founder, (with his wife, Donna) The Glimmer of Hope Foundation
Carrie Contey, Ph.D. Prenatal + Perinatal Psychologist
Rip Esselstyn Firefighter, Author, Nutrition Guru
Richard Garriott Astronaut, Entrepreneur, Space Visionary
Robert D. Hunt Theoretical Physicist, Inventor, Clean energy pioneer.
Janet Maykus Principal/College of Pastoral Leaders.
Mark McKinnon Vice Chairman, Public Strategies, Inc.
Dr. William Merrell Professor, Texas A&M Galveston
Christopher E. Mueller Ph.D. Scientist, Life Technologies Inc.
Turk + Christy Pipkin Founders of The Nobelity Project. Author & Filmmaker. Producer.
John Pointer Musician, Actor, Cultural Entrepreneur
Mark Rolston, Chief Creative Officer, frog design
Ruby Jane “A great picker, fiddler, songwriter, and singer with an amazing career in front of her." ~ Willie Nelson
John Phillip Santos Filmmaker, Journalist, Author
Chris Shipley Chairman and CEO, Guidewire Group, Inc.
Steven Tomlinson Business educator & coach, theatre artist, co-founder of Acton School of Business.
Doug Ulman President/CEO the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Founder of the Ulman Foundation for Young Adults.
Sparksight partnered with TEDx Austin as the event producer, handling stage management, video production, live streaming and post production of all videos for Play Big 2010, which were posted to www.youtube.com. As a result of the live streaming video, the biggest online streaming audience for TEDx conferences to date was experienced as the website received nearly 36,000 visitors, nearly 11,000 of which were totally unique viewers.
Nancy Giordano, Purple Telescope
Licensee + TEDActive Alum + Event Evangelist
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Jen Spencer, Jen Spencer Coaches
Speakers + Sponsors + Event Coach
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Christopher Justice, Sparksight
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Stacy F.S. Weitzner, Bold Muse Creative
Creative + Communications + Voice
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Mary J. Baird-Wilcock,The Simplifiers
Event Experience + Production + Bedrock
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Shannon Mehner, shannonmehner.wordpress.com
Systems + Team Management + Miracles
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Kelley Burrus, CLINK Events (formerly Olive&Oz Branded Events)
Collateral + In-Kind Production + Charm
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Sunni Brown, Bright Spot Information Design
Tech Lab + Archive + Brainpower
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Jerry Giordano, Purple Telescope
Creative + Event Support + Humor
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Sponsors <
http://tedxaustin.com/sponsor> and partners for the inaugural event in Austin included: KLRU, Dachis Group, Entrepreneurs Association for Central Texas, University of Texas – Austin MBA Program, Active Life Movement, Fran Magee Enterprises, Eugene Sepulveda and Steven Tomlinson, The Acceleration Agency, Car2Go and Bob Wright. Plans are currently underway for TEDx Austin Right Now 2011 <
http://tedxaustin.com/2011/>.
About TED / TEDx:
In 1984, TED (the acronym being Technology, Entertainment, Design) began as a California conference where thought and industry leaders gathered and presented their best ideas in 18 minutes. The foundational principle of ideas worth spreading has since garnered the luminaries of industry, business, politics, music, art and science to talk about complex and leading-edge concepts in a simple, direct and compelling manner. The presenters of these live events have included such diverse notables as Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Al Gore, Nandan Nilekani, Elizabeth Gilbert, Jane Goodall, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck and Bono. TEDTalks videos are widely distributed online. For more information, see www.ted.com and Twitter________ / Facebook __________
Since 2009, independent local ‘TEDx’ conferences have been held around the world with the TED Conference providing general guidance for the TEDx program. TEDx (x = independently organized) events combine TEDTalks videos and live speakers as catalysts for deep discussion and connection in a more intimate group setting. For more information, see www.tedx.com and Twitter________ / Facebook __________
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