TEDx in Baltimore - Oct 2013

TEDx in BaltimoreOct 2013

Sarge Salman, PhDTEDxBaltimore Licensee & Curator

sargesalman@gmail.com

TED

• Nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading• Conferences: TED, TEDGlobal, TEDActive,

TEDWomen, TEDYouth• 18-Minute talks• www.ted.com : 1,500+ talks

TEDx

• “x = independently organized TED event”• Volunteer driven, passion fueled• Since March 2009: 7,970 TEDx, 152 countries,

50 languages• YouTube: 32,000+ TEDx talks• My affiliations:

(Licensee: Dave Troy)

TEDxBaltimore

• Since January 2013• To grow an engaged local TEDx community• To globally connect TEDxBaltimore community• Through:– Conferences– Initiatives– Events

Ideas Worth Spreading

TEDxBaltimore 2013 Conference (J. Gunner, S. Salman)• Theme: “Baltimore: Re-wired”• Friday Jan 25, 2013 at Morgan State University• Speakers: 19; Tickets sold: 730; Sponsors: 28• Programs: Roadshow, #MediaBrigade, Youth

Reporter, Time CapsuleSummary Report: http://goo.gl/DjYGc6

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Ideas Worth Spreading

TEDxBaltimore 2013 Conference

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Rate TEDxBaltimoreBrilliant 39%

Good 46%Average 12%

Poor 3%

   Would you attend another

TEDx event?Yes 95%No 5%

Ideas Worth Spreading

TEDxBaltimoreLive (D. Atzmon)• Wednesday Feb 27, 2013 at ETC• Tickets issued: 69TEDxCity2.0 (D. Atzmon, E. Asal, N. Louissaint, S. Salman)• Friday Sep 20, 2013 at Urban League• Ticket sold: 105

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Ideas Worth Spreading

TEDxWomen (M. Guerrero, S. Salman)• Thursday Dec 5, 2013• Ticket sales: 80 (est.)

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Ideas Worth Spreading

TEDxBaltimore 2014 Conference (S. Salman)• Friday Jan 31, 2014 at Morgan State University• Theme: “Pioneers, O Pioneers!”• 15 Speakers• Programs: Roadshow, #MediaBrigade, Youth

Reporter• TEDxBaltimore Initiatives (CASL, Calliope)

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TEDxBaltimore Initiatives

Problems Worth Solving• Local skills & ingenuity• Collaborations• PM: milestones & deliverables• Distribution of tools & solutions

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Problems Worth Solving

Project CASL (S. Salman)• Simultaneous live streaming sign language

interpretation (ASL)• Deaf attendees at TEDxBaltimore 2014Project 41B (S. Salman)• Recorded ASL interpretations of online

TED/TEDx videos• Training curriculum development

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Problems Worth Solving

Project Calliope (T. Kilby, E. Pearson, E. Worthing, M. Sullivan, S. Salman)• Aerial cinematography + GPS + open data• Short film: 1870 Baltimore celebration of 15th

Amendment

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TEDxBaltimore Events

Lunch• Monthly, To date: Roni Ellington, Mario Livio,

Jonathan Weiner, Seema Iyer, Joe EhrmannSalon (license pending)• Small gatherings, TED videos & discussion,

recurringAdventures• Active, immersive, and unique monthly events• 5 To date

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TEDxBaltimore

Year-round Gatherings Showcasing Baltimore Ideas, People, and

Innovations!

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Thank You!

www.tedxbaltimore.com

sargesalman@gmail.com

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