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Follow on Google News | Two Speakers Announced, Tickets Available for TEDxFortWayne EventNotable speakers scheduled and tickets on sale for upcoming TEDxFortWayne, an independently organized event, licensed by TED, on May 19th at the Cinema Center in downtown Fort Wayne.
By: TEDxFortWayne Mac Parker divides his time between serving as President of the Olive B. Cole Foundation and the Baker & Daniels law firm. He is a graduate of DePauw University, and a member of its Athletic Hall of fame; he received his law degree at the University of Michigan. He also attended the University of London and received an honorary degree from Purdue University for community service. He served in the U.S. Navy Air for four years in the South Pacific. He is currently President of the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Board of Trustees. He has served twice as Chairman of the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce and is currently on the Boards of the Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance, the Northeast Regional Partnership, the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, the Fort Wayne Convention and Visitors Bureau, in addition to a number of local and state foundations. He was responsible for bringing the Fury to Fort Wayne and served for a number of years as Chairman/CEO; Kirby Ferguson is a writer, director and producer who has created dozens of comedic short films and gotten millions of views on the web. As part of a development deal with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he recently wrote, directed, produced and edited the viral hit “Macs vs. PCs”. The video has now gotten almost 400,000 views. Kirby most recent work, entitled “Everything is a Remix”, gained him well over 2.5 million views [http://www.everythingisaremix.info/ He is a prolific comedy writer and has extensive knowledge of video production, executing almost all production roles for his shorts. Tickets for the May 19th are now on sale and are limited to 100! http://tedxfortwayne.com -end- About TEDxFortWayne TEDxFortWayne 2012 will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Visit TEDxFortWayne at http://TEDxFortWayne.com. Follow TEDxForWayne on Facebook at http://facebook.com/ [note – the following is TED boilerplate – do not edit] About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized 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-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.) About TED TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, 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, free, 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 wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized 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. For information about TED's upcoming conferences, visit http://www.ted.com/ Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ End
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