For some reason, at this time of year, I start to get a little “blah” on TEDxRochester.  I think it’s due to the fact that the first few months after the event are spent dealing with the holidays, with some event planning and coordination thrown in.  When April rolls around, though, I can almost see November on the horizon and think “Oh, no!  We’re never going to be ready!” You see, even though those...

Been meaning to put up something about this for a couple of days. Apologies to our friends at Barcamp for the lateness! Barcamp is a great event held twice a year at RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Informational Sciences. Dubbed an “unconference”, it’s an opportunity for everyone to share their knowledge with everyone else. All attendees are welcomed to present their own talk on any topic. Our first year...

This last year saw TEDxRochester forming great partnerships with some amazing groups and organizations in the area.  As an alum, our partnership with the University of Rochester is one of my faves.  In doing research on the folks we were meeting with I came across one person who had played a part in the formation of $eedNY. $eedNY was a campaign to create a fund in New York state to provide capital to entrepreneurs just starting out on...

The question I get most often about TEDxRochester is “Why do you do TEDxRochester”?  My standard answer always revolves around my children.  It has to do with surrounding them with amazing people.  In fact, my own number one criterion for who I cast a vote for in favor of being a speaker is “Would this person be a good role model for my children?” After this year’s event, Mark invited us to his house for his...

First, let me start by apologizing both to the speakers and our community for the speed at which we’ve been posting videos.  We ran into some technical difficulties* during this latest batch and they ended up taking a lot longer than we expected.   We’ve gotten them resolved and are going to be cranking them out as quickly as possible! I think I mentioned it once before a long time ago…but, one of the defining moments in...

I’ve gotten quite a number of e-mails and comments about this, so I figured it was time to try and nip some of the confusion over this event. Yes, there is another TEDx in Rochester this year.   It’s name is TEDxFlourCity, and while we are both part of the TEDx family they’re independent events.  TEDx licenses aren’t granted by geographic area, but to individuals.  I’m the licensee for TEDxRochester and...

Sometimes we are so enamored with new developments that we lose sight of the simplest ideas. Embracing the bicycle as a solution to traffic, pollution, and health problems is one of those solutions that just seems too simple. But it has been shown to make cities more livable, and and certainly healthier. Jon Schull is the director of the innovation center at RIT, and has been a great promoter of new ideas around the world, but his passion...