As mentioned earlier, we had planned on hosting the March 10th public meeting at Joe Bean’s coffee on University.  But, their tasting room is closed at the moment, so they wouldn’t have enough room to host us.  So, we’ve moved instead to The Yards at the Public Market. If you’re not familiar with The Yards, they’re an independent collaborative space that hosts a lot of great art shows.  For those who...

It’s that time of year again!  The time when we officially open up the flood gates and ask for speaker submissions.  Let’s be honest, though, we’re always ready to hear about a great presentation that just HAS to be up on the TEDxRochester stage.  In fact, we’ve already got 3-4 potential speakers for this year’s event lined up*! Now, in previous years, the way we did things was simple: people would be...

Back in 2009 when I first applied for the license for TEDxRochester, I was required to put in a date for the event.   Since I hadn’t fully thought through what I was getting myself into, I had no idea WHERE I was going to put this event, let alone WHEN.  So, I simply pulled a date out of the air and went with November 5th.  Once the Geva confirmed they’d be hosting us, we determined that date wasn’t going to work for...

I am fascinated by the possibilities that low-cost 3d printing creates. When I talked with Xanthe, she was confident that we could use this revolution to begin creating objects that are more useful and meaningful to us as individuals. We could replace uni-tasking, low-lifespan devices, with unique multi-purpose tools, that are customized to our needs. Xanthe teaches design-thinking at the Saunders College of Business and in the...

One thing you should know about me: I’m a science and technology geek.  In fact, when I first started looking for speakers for the first event, I started with the scientists at the University of Rochester to see who might have some cool stuff to present.  Tim’s talk marries both of my favorite things together in this fascinating talk which starts by explaining the complexity behind the immune system.  He then goes on to tell...

We have a wealth of film and animation talent in our region, and this year, I was proud to present one of the talented filmmakers from our region. Ray’s recent work, “La Lune et Le Coq”, has played in national and international festivals worldwide, winning awards such as Best Animation and Public Favorite. His work has also been featured for RIT’s School of Film and Animation “2011 Honor Show”, and has been also selected for...

As children we love to “make things up”, be it stories or songs or friends… our imaginations are limitless. Why do we stop that? When are we told that is unacceptable? Why do we need to RE-learn this gift? Chris’s talk gave me such insights into our education system and the way we teach children; and even the way we, as a culture, repress so many of our natural instincts. What would education in America look like if we fostered...