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Our Idea Worth Spreading
In the autumn of 2008, Kunal Amin, a final year student at the University of Warwick, decided to approach TED about organising an event at the University itself. Since the request coincided with the developmental stages of the TEDx initiative, it was granted, and Warwick hosted one of the very first TEDx-like events in February 2009. Since then TEDxWarwick’s main conference has been held every spring, growing in scale and depth year-on-year. TEDxWarwick makes use of the range of breathtaking venues on the University of Warwick’s campus, from the internationally renowned Butterworth Hall, located in the Warwick Arts Centre, to The Oculus, a brand new teaching-dedicated space, hosting stunning lecture theatres perfect for our “Ideas Worth Spreading”.
The team began a number of new initiatives; for the first time, smaller meetings known as TEDx Salons were hosted throughout the year. Thought-provoking events such as TEDxWarwick’s Alumni Salons are held, inviting previous students back onto campus to share their innovative ideas and experiences. Student salons are also hosted annually, providing a platform for current members of the Warwick community to take the stage at our events, sharing their cutting-edge insights.
Having started with under a dozen pioneering students, the executive team is now comprised of over 50 students, all of whom contribute to the triumph that is TEDxWarwick. The organising team is led by two main coordinators who oversee eight sub-teams: Content, Marketing, Corporate Relations, Creative, Technical, Publications, Operations and Treasury, each fully dedicated to making TEDxWarwick a resounding success for the years to come.
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Who is this guy, TED?
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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organised events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organised TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organised. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organisation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California in 1984, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world’s leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, freely, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Two major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Long Beach, California (along with a parallel conference, TEDActive, in Palm Springs), and TEDGlobal is held each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.
TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily; the new TED Conversations, enabling broad conversations among TED fans; and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide.
TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their ideas into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organised events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
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