TEDx coming to San Juan Island
Published 5:04 pm Tuesday, June 16, 2015
A local version of the well-known TED Talks will be coming to Friday Harbor as TEDxSanJuanIsland this September with the theme “Affect/Effect: How do you create change?”
“TEDxSanJuanIsland is designed as a platform for ideas, where local individuals share the day with world-class speakers and thought leaders,” said Gary Franklin in a press release. Franklin is curator of TEDxSanJuanIsland and member of the organizing committee. “The annual TED Conference stands out as a confluence of fascinating concepts and we are excited to bring this local event to our island.”
The event currently has two speakers prepared for the day; Alicia Malone, a film critic and media writer from Australia, and Anders Sorman Nilsson, a self-described “futurist and innovative strategist” from Sweden. Speaker applications are open to anyone with “an idea worth spreading,” the deadline for the applications is June 22.
TEDxSanJuanIsland is set up in the same way as traditional TED Talks, but is independently organized and operated by community volunteers. Registration for tickets has begun, with a limit of 100 attendees.
The event will take place at Friday Harbor Middle School Auditorium on Blair Street, Sept. 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For tickets and more information, go to www.TEDxSanJuanIsland.com.
