TEDxBirmingham Announces Open Auditions

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Aug. 13, 2013 - PRLog -- TEDxBirmingham, a locally organized event in the spirit of the TED Conferences, recently announced an open audition process for anyone in the Birmingham metro area.  The non-profit organization is hoping to fill several speaking slots with a diversity of voices from the Magic City for its March 1, 2014, event, themed “Rediscover the Magic.”

“There are so many amazing things going on in the city,” said TEDxBirmingham organizer Dr. Sarah Parcak.  “We want to include some of the amazing voices and ideas from around Birmingham so it is really a community focused event.”

People wishing to audition are asked to fill out a short application at auditions.TEDxBirmingham.org, as well as record a 1-minute video preview of their intended talk.

Birmingham residents interested in learning more about TEDxBirmingham can get information from www.TEDxBirmingham.org.  Information is also available by following @TEDxBirmingham (https://twitter.com/TEDxBirmingham)on Twitter.

 

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.)   http://www.ted.com/tedx

 

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.  Started as a conference in California in 1984, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with many initiatives.

At a TED conference, the world's leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less.  TED speakers have included Roger Ebert, Sheryl Sandberg, Bill Gates, Elizabeth Gilbert, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brian Greene, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.  Three major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Vancouver, Canada, simultaneous with TEDActive, in Whistler, BC; and the TEDGlobal Conference takes place each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.

On TED.com, talks from TED conferences are shared with the world for free as TED Talks videos.  A new TED Talk is posted every weekday.  Through the Open Translation Project, TED Talks are subtitled by volunteers worldwide into more than 90 languages.  Through our distribution networks, TED Talks are shared on TV, radio, Netflix and many websites.

The TEDx initiative grants free licenses to people around the world to organize TED-style events in their communities with TED Talks and live speakers.  More than 5,000 TEDx events have been held, and selected talks from these events are also turned into TED Talks videos.

The annual TED Prize grants $1 million to an exceptional individual with a wish to change the world.  The TED Fellows program helps 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.  TED-Ed creates short video lessons by pairing master teachers with animators, for use in classroom instruction or independent learning.  http://www.ted.com

 

About TEDxBirmingham

TEDxBirmingham is an independent TEDx event operated under license from TED.  It is not being organized by the TED conferences — this is an independent TEDx event organized by Birmingham volunteers.