TEDxECUAD | Equilibrium

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TEDxECUAD Equilibrium will take place on campus Saturday March 17, 2018. An independently organized TED event co-branded with Emily Carr, the experience includes 7 live TEDx Talks, 3 performances, a themed exhibition, catered dinner, and more!

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Mar 17, 2018 2:00pm – 8:00pm

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We are pleased to announce that the 2nd annual TEDxECUAD event will take place on campus, Saturday March 17, 2018.

An independently organized TED event co-branded with Emily Carr University of Art + Design, the experience will include 7 live TEDx Talks, 3 performances, a themed exhibition, catered dinner by Nuba, refreshments, social breaks, gift bags, and more! Tickets and more information are available at tedxecuad.com. In the meantime, checkout our Theme Reveal and Info Trailer!

Our speakers will be split into 2 sessions, drawing powerful insights from topics including neotropical birds, skin, non-verbal communication, the psychological effects of makeup, feminist activism, pollinators, music technology, and an exclusive interview with Emily Carr's President and Vice Chancellor Ron Burnett. Check out our speaker lineup! We'll also have special guests performing Aboriginal dance, acrobatic yoga, and music. A themed exhibition of carefully curated artists from Emily Carr will percolate the gallery, and catered dinner served hot by Nuba will leave you fortified and satisfied (accommodates dietary options).

TEDxECUAD Equilibrium will be a powerful experience as we connect around the power of curiosity, together, in this polarizing time. In the meantime, you can follow us @TEDxECUAD on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, check out photos from our last event, and enjoy our animated theme reveal.

About the theme:

We are in a crucial moment in history. The human race teeters on the edge of social, environmental and global chaos. In this polarizing time, it is imperative that we talk about how people can work together to bring about a more stable future.

This year TEDxECUAD uses the theme Equilibrium to evoke inspiration on balance, inner peace and the dynamics of opposing forces coming together. Like the spirit of TEDx events, the word 'equilibrium' spans disciplines of all kinds, from chemistry to art criticism. It plays like a sequel to TEDxECUAD’s 2017 theme Bridging the Gap which centered around the transition from our old campus and focused on how we can connect with the community surrounding our new one.

Now that we have bridged the gap, it is time to work on finding equilibrium.

About TEDx:

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxECUAD, where x = independently organized TED event.

At our TEDxECUAD event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

About TED:

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer) delivered by today's leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED's annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and made available, free, on 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.

TED's open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from thousands of volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; the annual million-dollar TED Prize, which funds exceptional individuals with a "wish," or idea, to create change in the world; TEDx, which provides licenses to thousands of individuals and groups who host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

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