About
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 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani,Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach, California, with simulcast in Palm Springs; TEDGlobal is held each year in Oxford, UK. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, 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 TEDFellows 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.
Follow TED on Twitter at twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at facebook.com/TED.
2011 Executive
Executive Director
@nidanizam
nida@tedxmcgill.comTED is a teeny tiny window into the massive machine that is creative human output, and that’s why I love it. I’m a U3 International Development and Communications student that just can’t wait to learn more, and more, and more.
Curator (Speakers team)
@june_sh_lamjune@tedxmcgill.comBeing part of TEDxMcGill perfectly combines my passion for community event planning and the performing arts, and I feel so fortunate to be part of such a meaningful project outside of my time as a medical student!
Director of Finance
majd@tedxmcgill.comAlthough I will soon be graduating with a BA in Economics and Political Science, I like to think that the majority of my education has been happening outside the classroom. Hopefully, TEDxMcGill will take that to a whole new level. In my spare time I usually play guitar, enjoy photography and read up on international politics- not at the same time though.
Director of Operations
sam@tedxmcgill.comTED daily satisfies my addiction for information on technology, science, design and social issues. I hope to apply some of my geekyness and creativity as head of operations in order to make this year’s conference a memorable one. I am a Franco-American student entering my last year in Electrical Engineering.
Director of Logistics
matthieu@tedxmcgill.com TEDx distills the essence of my motivation for leaving France a few years ago to study at McGill.
I wanted to discover new ideas, new forms of life and meet people that were making a difference.
Once I walk out beyond the Roddick gates, I sure intend to keep on doing so, blending my interests in business, global policy and mountaineering – with the new ones I will pick up along the road.
Creative Director
mike@tedxmcgill.comI am a U3 Anatomy and Cell Biology student from Toronto with a self-diagnosed addiction to fonts, colour schemes and web design. If I was stranded on a deserted island, all I would need for sustenance is the Adobe Creative Suite and anything Hoefler & Frere-Jones. Looking to unleash the full potential of my creativity, I came to TEDxMcGill like Dorothy to the Emerald City. TED and TEDx bring together brilliant minds that want to share and learn, and when the day is done share and learn some more.
Associate Producer
@matthewctanmatt@tedxmcgill.comCurrently pursuing a BSc in Microbiology and Immunology, Matt is never content to just sit still. Always looking for something new, but having an passion for event planning, he can’t wait to give (and learn!) all he can at TEDxMcGill.
Director of Sponsorship
irene@tedxmcgill.comMy addiction to TED started with last year’s TEDxMcGill, and it’s been an effective procrastination tool ever since. I’m a Bioinformatics grad student at McGill, and keep sane with regular doses of yoga and Latin dancing. “Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” – Oliver Holmes.
Speakers Team
@andriamaryandria@tedxmcgill.comAndria is a McGill student with a love for the arts, specifically dance and theater. It is this passion for performance that lead her to TedxMcGill, where she is excited to help in the communication of those inspiring ideas and stories that bring together the McGill/Montreal TEDx community.
Speakers Team
louise@tedxmcgill.comLouise trained as a scientist and team coach in Copenhagen, Denmark before moving with her family to Montreal in 2009. Using a ”what-if” and ”can-do” attitude, Louise coaches individuals and teams to create inspiring visions and let go of limiting beliefs. Louise is passionate about Montreal, collaboration, and the transforming power of creativity.
Marie-Pascale Des Rosiers
Speakers Team
@mariepdrMarie-Pascale@tedxmcgill.comI am a montrealer who feels the constant need to escape to the wilderness. I love cupcakes, the environment and helping others. I want to save the world.
Rafael Alencar
Speakers Team
@raf_alencarRafael@tedxmcgill.comAfter growing up in Canada, Rafael returned to Brazil where he got his Bachelor in Computer Engineering and Worked in Strategy & Business Intelligence for over 6 years before he came to McGill seeking an MBA in Global Strategy. A passionate TEDster since he saw in 2008, Sr. Ken Robinson’s first TED. Rafael found in the TED Talks a great deal of elegant solutions and creative thoughts and has contributed to the motto : “ideas worth spreading” ever since. Now member of the Speaker team at TEDxMcGill, Rafael will leverage his experience in the business world to help craft an outstanding speaker lineup for this year’s TEDxMcGill Event.
Shauheen Zahirazami
Speakers Team
@shauheenshauheen@tedxmcgill.comGot a BSc in applied mathematics, and continued for MSc and PhD in electrical engineering. He is a solution provider who is passionate about crazy ideas, and inspired by passionate minds like the ones at TED. He is a fan of productive procrastination, technology and rock climbing!
Production Team
@zazamarshliz@tedxmcgill.comI believe in re-creating yourself everyday and what better to remind you to do that but TED! Can’t wait to be part of the revolutionaries in Montreal who will bring us an entire day of re-thinking and re-creating at TEDxMcGill. This will be my third year at McGill studying in the McGill School of environment, and putting ideals into action and always asking WHY?
Director of Logistics
david.zangwill@tedxmcgill.comDavid is constantly on the pursuit of the new and novel. Along with a passion for traveling, David loves gaining perspective through experience and adores anyone who has been to the many places he has not yet been to. David believes that TED truly offers the audience thought-provoking, insightful and often contagious ideas. TED can be that friend who helps you find that puzzle piece you’ve been driving yourself mad searching for. TED sits down next to you, simply points, and says, “here it is”.
Director of Communications
chloe@tedxmcgill.com I’m a U2 International Agriculture and Food Systems student craving inspiration to reshape our world and wanting to share it with the international community. TED has been a great spark in this process, and the TEDxMcGill Team intend to spread it to the many curious minds in Montreal. Get ready to be blown away at the 2011 Edition!
Videographer
jessica@tedxmcgill.comTED talks have made me laugh, cry, imagine a different future, and think of the impossible. It is no doubt that TEDxMcGill will hit Montreal and the world with great impact and inspiration. I am currently a U1 student studying International Development, with a passion in film-making and photojournalism.
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Wall of volunteer thank-yous
These amazing volunteers have helped make TEDxMcGill possible over the years
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