TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design -- three broad subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future.
The first-ever TEDxConejo Conference, is a one-day locally organized gathering of renowned thinkers and doers produced in association with the Conejo Valley Unified School District, that will bring a diverse line-up of speakers to the Scherr Forum at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center on March 27, 2010. A limited number of tickets are still available.
The conference is built on the model and under license from the TED Conference, an annual gathering of some of the world’s most fascinating and influential people. This local edition, brings together some of the leading minds in the area to share ideas, insight and discussion. The program features talks, ranging in length from 3 to 18 minutes, and conversation breaks where audience members and speakers have the opportunity to talk and exchange ideas. In addition to the internationally recognized presenters, the organizers have identified several outstanding area students who will speak or perform.
The daylong program is organized around the theme, “What’s The Big Idea,” and is divided into three sessions: “Thinking,” “Doing,” and “Seeing.” Topics to be covered include the neuroscience of beliefs, innovations and discoveries in medicine and healthcare, the principles of meaningful enterprise, new ideas in education and learning, computer science and art, effective communication, microfinance, psychology, human behavior, and music.
THE FIRST GROUP OF CAPTIVATING SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR INAUGRUAL TEDxCONEJO CONFERENCE
Wired Magazine Executive Editor Thomas Goetz, Amgen Scientist Scott Patterson, Neuro Researcher and Author Mark Robert Waldman
Thomas Goetz is the executive editor of Wired Magazine and author of the new book, The Decision Tree: Taking Control of Your Health in The New Era of Personalized Medicine. His writing on science and medicine has appeared in the Best American Science Writing and Technology anthologies. A former reporter for the Wall Street Journal, his work has also appeared in The New York Times op-ed page and in The New York Times Magazine. He holds master’s degrees in American literature and public health.
Dr. Scott Patterson is the executive director of Medical Sciences at Amgen Inc. He is well known in the field of protein chemistry and is one of the pioneers in the field of proteomics. At Amgen, he leads the Molecular Sciences department with primary responsibility for application of biomarkers across all research studies. He received his Ph.D. and B.Sc from the University of Queensland, where he held positions of increasing responsibility culminating in that of senior research officer. Patterson is also a former faculty member of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York.
Mark Robert Waldman is Associate Fellow at the Center for Spirituality and the Mind at the University of Pennsylvania and Adjunct Faculty at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He is a therapist, co-author of ten books, including Born to Believe and How God Changes Your Brain (both written with Dr. Andrew Newberg, M.D.), and the founding editor of Transpersonal Review. He lectures throughout the country on neuroscience, religion and spirituality and conducts research with numerous religious and secular groups. His work has been featured in dozens of newspapers, magazines and on syndicated radio programs.
Curating the program has revealed the brilliance of our community and the many early registrations promise in typical TED fashion to have an audience as diverse and interesting as anyone on the stage.
There is no other conference in the world like TED. Through TEDxConejo you can experience this gathering of ideas for yourself. Admission is only $40 for adults and $10 for students and educators with valid identification (plus $4 Civic Arts Plaza facility charge). More than 1/2 the auditorium is set aside for student/educator discounts; however, when those tickets are sold out all tickets will be at full price. Click here to go directly to the registration form. The event is expected to sell out. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE AT THE THOUSAND OAKS CIVIC ARTS CENTER BOX OFFICE AND ONLINE THROUGH TICKETMASTER.
If you would like to make a tax deductible contribution to support the event, please donate to the Conejo Schools Foundation and clearly mark your donation for "TEDxConejo" in the restricted donations section of the online donation form (www.conejoschools.org).
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at info.tedxconejo@gmail.com.
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