TEDx Sacramento

We are bringing TEDxSacramento back for 2018. Stay posted!

Our friends at TEDxCSUS are having their first event on November 17, 2017. It's 100% student organized by CSUS students! Applications to attend are open now. https://www.tedxcsus.com/

What a fantastic intermission with our interactive photo booth! Thank you for participating at TEDxSacramentoSalon: The Changemakers and stop by the booth on your way out!

Did you see our interactive photo experience at TEDxSacramentoSalon: The Changemakers? Check it out!

Huge thanks to our speakers Tre, Sammie, Abhi and Jason, and our performers Kris, Koncept, and Kae Jae tonight. We are inspired, and excited for our future with you and our community.

Tell us, guests, what did you learn? What did you love? What to you hope to see next? Why TEDx?

Thank you to DJ Ms.Manners for keeping the beat and the energy up and moving!

We can't wait to get started with our speakers tonight!

We need to talk about an injustice.

We need to talk about an injustice In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been…

We are ready.

It's quite an honor to have one of our speakers featured on TED's TEDx Innovations blog. Maybe we'll get featured again for our event.

It's in less than 14 days, so make sure to register before it sells out: http://TEDxSac.us/idrivein

How to remove fear from birth culture May 5th is the International Day of the Midwife. The United Nations reports that each year around 300,000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth and almost three million babies don’t survive pas...

He did it! Our youngest speaker ever (12!) gets national press, being accepted to two University of California schools.

Check out his original TEDxSacramento talk here:
http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/College-life-begins-at-7-Tanish;search%3ATanishq

Wunderkind, 12, accepted to 2 Calif. universities; plans to study bio-engineering https://www.facebook.com/nbcnightlynews/posts/10154288607343689

TEDxSacramento's very own speaker, Ernesto Sirolli, makes it to number 10!

The Official TED Talk Guide Playlist A list of the talks mentioned in TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking.

Hmmmm.... almost time for our summer salon series, don't you think??? Stay tuned...

Did you catch Capital Public Radio's interview with TEDxSacramento performer and Aerial Artist Tresa Honaker of AirAligned aerial dance group? Tresa and AirAligned performed at TEDxSacramento in 2015. You can listen to Beth Ruyak interview Tresa here: http://bit.ly/1nU9kFL

Aerial Artist Tresa Honaker Insight talks with aerial artist Tresa Honaker, who still performs and inspires people after her own paralyzing accident.

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Remember this TEDxSacramento talk from 2012? It's one of our favorite hybrid talks, including performance and a talk. Enjoy now this talk/performance by Harley White, Jr.. The talk is titled, "Low end theorism".

Today is your last opportunity to attend tomorrow's event. Register at http://TEDxSacramento.com. Day-of registration will *not* be available at the event.

The Harley White Jr Orchestra does it the old fashioned way, presenting classic live entertainment with a swagger and style that harkens back to the good old days. A Sacramento-based Big Band specializing in Prohibition Jazz and Blues reflective of the 1920's-1950's, The Harley White Jr. Orchestra was founded in 1991 by musician & composer Harley White Jr., and presents a highly refined yet free flowing exploration of true musicality and celebration of the genres they present. An award winning jazz orchestra and fixture of the Northern California jazz and blues scene, The Harley White Jr Orchestra continues to expand its breadth and capacity with every performance, leaving audiences swooning with memories of the past infused with each seasoned musician's contemporary energy and flair.

Low end theorism: Harley White, Jr. at TEDxSacramento City 2.0 The Harley White Jr Orchestra does it the old fashioned way, presenting classic live entertainment with a swagger and style that harkens back to the good old...

Tomorrow is the big day: TEDxSacramento2016: What's Next. Are you ready? We're excited and it has us reminiscing about a talk, back in 2012, that received our first standing ovation. Please enjoy this talk, "Making a difference", by TEDxSacramento speaker Christopher Ategeka.

It's the last day to register for tomorrow's event. There will not be walk-up registration, so register today to join us tomorrow: http://TEDxSacramento.com

Making a Difference: Christopher Ategeka at TEDxSacramento Can a Northern California student and engineer help his fellow Ugandans? Christopher Ategeka will tell you through his personal experience that the answer is...

We’re excited to announce that Lauren Isaac, Manager of Sustainable Transportation, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, and an expert on issues and solutions regarding autonomous cars, will speak at TEDxSacramento2016: What’s Next on Friday, February 12, 2016.

Register last minute today and tomorrow. After that, registration is closed. Register right away at http://TEDxSacramento.com.

Lauren recently won the William Barclay Parsons fellowship at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff for her research proposal to study how the United States government should respond to driverless cars. In 2012 she was listed among Mass Transit Magazine’s Top 40 under 40. She has a B.S. and Masters of Engineering in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. Lauren possesses expert knowledge on issues surrounding autonomous vehicles and is a driving force in helping city, state, and regional governments proactively respond to this potentially world-changing technological development.

We’re pleased to announce that Andrew Baron, Founder of Rocketboom.com, KnowYourMeme.com, and now HumanWire.org, will speak at TEDxSacramento2016: What’s Next on February 12, 2016.

With just four days to register, it’s time: register to reserve your seat today. http://TEDxSacramento.com

Andrew Baron’s current work, Humanwire.org, involves a unique method to connect individual donors with individual recipients online. Humanwire.org provides one-to-one support to refugees in need while helping to bridge the culture gap. The “site is the result of [his] frustration with the war in Syria,” and is an idea that will positively impact the lives of fellow humans experiencing severe crisis.

As founder of Rocketboom, Baron created the first large-scale online video program on the internet most known for its leadership role in the democratization of the moving image while defining the online video distribution and business model popular still today. Rocketboom alone and single handedly established the advertising industry for online video and one by one hand held the big Madison Avenue media buyers to bring their brands into the online video space. Rocketboom was the very first show to enter the mainstream Television with its groundbreaking TiVo partnership, was the first YouTube Partner and received the first YouTube grant, and was the first live show on YouTube.

Baron is also the founder of Know Your Meme, the preeminent online resource for the study of memes and viral spread.

He is arguably the world's foremost authority on compassion, his work is funded by the Dalai Lama, and he will be sharing The Link Between Health, Happiness, and Compassion at TEDxSacramento 2016: What's Next.

James R. Doty, M.D. is the founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University of which His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the founding benefactor. He collaborates with scientists from a number of disciplines examining the neural bases for compassion and altruism.

He is also a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, as well as an inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. As a philanthropist, Dr. Doty supports a number of charitable organizations supporting peace initiatives and providing healthcare throughout the world. He also supports a variety of research initiatives and has provided scholarships and endowed chairs at multiple universities including Stanford University and Tulane University School of Medicine, his Alma Mater.

Dr. Doty serves on the Board of a number of non-profit organizations including the Dalai Lama Foundation of which he is chairman and the Board of Governors of Tulane University School of Medicine. He also serves on the Senior Advisory Board of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions and the Board of Trustees of the Charter for Compassion International.

This event promises to be our BEST EVER. More than 1,500 people have already purchased their tickets. We have everything covered from big data, the spread of memes, hyperloop, and automated cars, to importance of mental health, happiness, and compassion in the future that humanity in the midst of building.

Once again, we invite you and those you care about to take a break from your daily routine to go on an intellectual journey with smart and curious friends to a world filled with brilliant live speakers, captivating performances, amazing new technologies, and thought-provoking talks. This year's theme, "What's Next" challenges us to look forward to the future we are creating for ourselves now, explore the things that will be, and question what should be.

It brings us great pleasure to announce that Senator Darrell Steinberg, Founder and Board Chair of The Steinberg Institute for Advancing Mental Health Policy, will address the future of mental illness treatment at TEDxSacramento2016: What’s Next on February 12, 2016.

Seats are filling up quickly, so register before it’s too late: http://TEDxSacramento.com

State Senator President pro Tem (ret) Steinberg has worked to bring awareness and solutions for what he calls “the under-attended issue of our time and in our society.” Steinberg’s commitment to improving mental health services over the years has served to provide integrated services to the homeless; increase funding of “whatever-it takes” services for individuals with the most severe mental illnesses via Prop 63 in 2004, known as the California Mental Health Services Act: fund a major statewide expansion of crisis residential and stabilization beds and mobile crisis capacity reducing recidivism by prioritizing mental health assistance to those in crisis; and, now by establishing a first of its kind statewide organization, The Steinberg Institute for Advancing Mental Health Policy, that will support and encourage legislative champions; help solve disputes between mental health stakeholders; evaluate impacts of current investments; and, implement a tangible vision to advance mental health services and support.

Senator Darrell Steinberg serves as the Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence at UC Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine providing consultation and advice related to its goals and initiatives, and meeting with community, university and state leaders to advocate for mental-health programs.

Darrell and his wife, Julie, have two children – Jordana and Ari. Darrell is a graduate of UCLA and UC Davis Law School. He currently practices law at the Sacramento office of Greenberg Traurig LLP and is the Founder and Board Chair of The Steinberg Institute for Advancing Mental Health Policy.

We're excited to announce that Brogan BamBrogan, Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Hyperloop Technologies, will speak at TEDxSacramento2016: What's Next on February 12, 2016.

Register for your seats before they’re gone: http://TEDxSacramento.com

Brogan leads the development of a new form of passenger and cargo transportation, called "hyperloop," that reaches near supersonic speeds. Hyperloop Tech. will have a full-scale, full-speed hyperloop prototype operational by the end of 2016.

Prior to Hyperloop, Brogan was, in fact, a rocket scientist. He was an early team member at SpaceX where he served as Sr. Staff Engineer of Propulsion and played a critical role in some of the most difficult technical challenges faced by the company, including: the upper stage engine of the Falcon 1 rocket, early design of the Dragon spacecraft including Draco thrusters, full Dragon Thermal Protection System (TPS), zero gravity prop tank design, thermal imaging, Dragon escape thruster layout, advanced engine conceptual design, and an ultra-low cost thrust chamber design effort. All of this work included hands-on support in every phase of design, analysis, fabrication, vendor & schedule management, development testing, assembly, and integration on the final launch vehicle or spacecraft.

"Americans are all too willing to define their 20s as an extended adolescence until ten years pass without the realization of missing the starting gun; the chance to start a life they now want now. Take some tips from Dr. Jay for the now and then."

"What's Next" takes place in just 10 days, this February 12, 2016. Register to attend before it's too late: http://TEDxSacramento.com.

The Roaring Twenties: A Defining Decade for Us All as Explained from the TED Stage By: Lauren Herman Driving down the road, carefree in my twenties, I hear the lyrics: Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain/You are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today/And then one day you find, ten years had got behind you/No one told you when to run, you…

The TEDxSacramento Fellowship application is now open through Friday. The Fellowship is available to any citizen of Sacramento, from an artist, to a school teacher, to a CEO. The candidates will be chosen based upon the strength of their idea and their work supporting this idea.

Learn more: http://tedxsacramento.com/blog/become-a-changemaker-fellow

Apply: http://tedxsacramento.com/changemaker-application/

Become A Changemaker Fellow Changemaker Fellow Tre Borden, TEDxSacramento, 2015 We are excited to announce the return of TEDxSacramento's Changemaker Fellowship in 2016. The Fellowship will be awarded to a Sacramento community member whose work in the community and ideas worth sharing represent "What's Next" in the Sacramento…

Learn about the "serendipitous magic of TEDxSacramento" in this article from Inside Publications. Then join us on February 12 for "What's Next." Register at http://TEDxSacramento.com before all the seats are taken.

Article link: http://issuu.com/insidepublications/docs/inside_east_sacramento_feb_2016/49?e=9541663%2F33119591