http://tedxsydney.com TEDx Sydney @ CarriageWorks on 22 May 2010 : Ideas Worth Spreading Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:03:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings to all! Here's what's happening on the TEDxSydney front + The audience application process has been delayed. Will hopefully launch next week. We'll let you know. + Thanks for your speaker nominations. We're pretty much settled on our lineup for 2010. However, feel free to nominate for TEDxSydney 2011 HERE. + Finally, ... http://tedxsydney.com/p/development-planning-update-3 We're even more thrilled to be able to announce the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ("the ABC") as a Major Partner to TEDxSydney. The ABC is Australia's national public broadcaster ... (and a class act). It provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as overseas through ... http://tedxsydney.com/p/the-abc-joins-as-major-partner We're thrilled to be able to announce that UTS:Business (the Business School of the University of Technology Sydney) has joined General Thinking as a Major Partner to bring TEDxSydney to CarriageWorks on 22 May 2010. The fit is perfect. The UTS:Business mission is supported by a vibrant, outcomes-oriented research environment ... http://tedxsydney.com/p/utsbusiness-joins-us-as-a-major-partner Hello everyone! We've been back in the 2010 saddle for a couple of weeks. The curators have met twice (at Katipo Coffee House in Bondi) ... and the TEDxSydney 2010 Organising Committee is springing into action. Remo has reconnected with someone who helped him establish the REMO General Store 22 ... http://tedxsydney.com/p/development-planning-update-2 The TEDxSydney team are all just about to break for a short holiday. It's been a busy few months. Time to recharge. We're looking forward to announcing some of our speakers early in 2010 ... and to open up applications for participation soon after that. Also, we will be able ... http://tedxsydney.com/p/seasons-greetings-happy-new-year It's been quite a busy week on the TEDxSydney front. Here's what's happening: + We are receiving really interesting speaker suggestions via this website. Please keep them coming HERE. + We pitched a potential Major Partner this week. Looks encouraging. Details to follow when we know more. + Two more speakers are close ... http://tedxsydney.com/p/development-planning-update Today, TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong's wish is realised as the Charter for Compassion officially launches. The Charter is a document that has been created by thousands of people around the world. It has been developed to enable a new dialogue between the major religions and between religious and nonreligious people. ... http://tedxsydney.com/p/tedxsydney-affirms-charter-for-compassion Last week was an eventful one in TEDxSydneyland. We met and have partnered with a Sydney based communications company called The Launch Group. (CEO Fleur Brown is a TEDster.) Fleur and her team will be helping out with our marketing communications, social media networking and (critically) the evaluation of potential ... http://tedxsydney.com/p/tedindia-as-inspiration-for-tedxsydney Here we are sitting around Remo's dining room table trying to cull a list of 170 feasible speakers for TEDxSydney 2010 down to (say) 80 ... on our way to an ultimate 20 for the one day event (so little time, so many thinkers). [caption id="attachment_374" align="alignleft" width="576" caption="TEDxSydney Curatorial Working ... http://tedxsydney.com/p/thinking-speakers-yes-maybe A good TED Talk involves the dynamic and engaging presentation of a compelling IDEA or a great story. The core curatorial team is in the process of generating a short list of initial speaker ideas. We already have the beginnings of a fabulous list but we're looking for more ideas ... http://tedxsydney.com/p/nominate-a-speaker-for-tedxsydney-2010