TEDxSpokane Holds Final Live Audition of 2017

SPOKANE, Wash. - May 25, 2017 - PRLog -- On May 30th, TEDxSpokane will hold its final live auditions at the Montvale event center. The auditions help the curation committee vet the many "Big Idea" applications they've received for 2017's TEDxSpokane event, entitled "Predictors & Prognosticators." Several candidates are lined up to present brief, 7 minute previews of their ideas before a small audience of TEDxSpokane fans, sponsors, and community members. Auditions are currently invite-only.

One TEDxSpokane curator, Mike Poutiatine, notes "we've had an amazing outpouring of ideas for this year's event, including dozens of applications from Spokane and nearby communities. By the end of this month's audition, we will have had more than 35 live auditions to cap off an exciting season of preparation. Now, the fun really begins as we enter the home stretch for the October event!"

Speaker applications are currently closed for the 2017 TEDxSpokane program. Interested applicants can attend the TEDxSpokane 2017 event on Saturday, October 21st, and prepare to apply for TEDxSpokane 2018.

For more information and for tickets to this year's TEDxSpokane, visit www.tedxspokane.com.


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, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. 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 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.

The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.