Yup, we’re quite a bit behind on delivering the videos from TEDxRochester 2012….we’ve had a bit of a technical kerfuffle on that front and are actively working on getting that resolved ASAP! But, we’ve also got a whole bunch of new folks on the team for this year! While the goal was to try to spread the load a bit thinner to make it more bearable, the reality is figuring out who’s doing what is taking some...

It’s a bit late, but I wanted to share my experience of a recent event in town, TEDxAllendaleColumbiaSchool. As you might just be able to discern from the name, the event was hosted by the Allendale Columbia School on February 2nd. As the story goes, the licensee, Martijn Appelo in the 11th grade, decided to put the event on as a joke, but ended up pulling off a remarkable achievement! Hosted at the school, which is a beautiful...

Registration for TEDxRochester 2012 is now close, but you can apply on the waiting list. Admission is free, but you must apply to attend. Here’s how this works: 1. Click here. 2. Answer a few questions about yourself. 3. Click “submit.” 4. We notify you by November 2nd if you are accepted. Details…. The event will be on Monday, November 5th at the Geva Theatre Center from 9:00am to 5:00pm Like any conference, you are...

As of last Monday, we are just two months away from this year’s TEDxRochester!  Hooo!  I have to acknowledge that we’ve been a bit “dark” these last couple of months due to a hurricane of personal and professional issues that have plagued our entire team.  But, through it all, we’ve maintained our focus on our event and intend to bring it on home better than last year! Now, with that bit out of the way, let...

I just had the most wonderful experience.  On the 9th, I got to spend the whole day at a TEDx event, and I didn’t have to worry about a single detail beyond where I was going to sit after each break!  I’m speaking, of course, of the latest TEDx event to hit town: TEDxFlourCity! After receiving his license last year, Bill Monteith, the licensee for TEDxFlourCity, contacted me and we met up to talk about his event and I had a...

As a regular member of our community, you no doubt have heard a lot of buzz about our newest project called RocCity 2.0.  There’s some information out there, but it’s easier to just explain a thing than let folks figure it out on their own. Every year at the main conference, TED gives out a TEDPrize to one of the speakers as backing to help move that speaker’s project or idea to the next level.  The winner receives...

It’s with mixed emotion that I present to you the LAST speaker from TEDxRochester 2011. Joan was a wonderful find.  Gary, Amanda, my wife and I were all at the Rochester public market one weekend getting our goodies and enjoying some empanadas while we discussed the upcoming event.  The conversation had drifted toward who should host the event when a voice came from on high to give us the answer.  It said… “To the owner...