In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TEDx Anchorage is a local, self-organized event that brings Alaskans together to share a TED-like experience. If you don’t know, TED is a nonprofit devoted to sharing ideas. It began in Silicon Valley in 1984 and eventually hosted its first big conference in 1990, bringing people from three worlds together: technology, entertainment and design (hence, the TED). Since then, its scope has broadened to multiple conferences, fellowships, awards and local programs like TEDx Anchorage, where x=an independently organized TED event.
Anchorage’s next TEDx is March 30 from 2-7 p.m. at the Wilda Marston Theater at the Loussac Library. This year’s theme is “Our Collective Strength: Interconnectivity, Collaboration and Creativity.”
Co-organizer Clare Ross is development director for the Loussac Library, which is a major sponsor of TEDx Anchorage. She says about 24 locals applied to speak and 12 were selected. Topics range from food security to salmon, choosing a multicultural community to crowd sourcing and civic hacking, to “culture as food for the heart” and “the point of being pointless.”
Join host Kathleen McCoy and a few of the upcoming TEDx speakers to find out what it’s all about. If you think you’ve got an inspiring local topic, or a wish list of what you’d like to hear at TEDx Anchorage, give us a call.
GUESTS:
In the studio
- Clare Ross, organizer
- 
Jon Bittner, speaker, crowdfunding
- Indra Arriaga, speaker, multicultural community
Calling in
- Brendan Babb, speaker, crowdsourcing
- Nic Mink, speaker, sustainable food system design
- David Clark, speaker, culture as food for the heart
LINKS:
- TEDx Anchorage
- TEDx Anchorage on Facebook
- TEDx (conference), Wikipedia
- 50 awesome quotes on the power of ideas, Heart of Innovation website
- 20 most-watched TED talks, You Tube
- blog.brendanbabb.com
PARTICIPATE:
- Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752  (statewide) during the live broadcast (2:00 – 3:00pm)
- Send e-mail to hometown@alaskapublic.org before, during or after the live broadcast (e-mails may be read on air)
- Post your comment or question below (comments may be read on air)
HOST: Kathleen McCoy
LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, March 20, 2013. 2:00 – 3:00 pm (Alaska time)
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, March 20, 2013. 7:00 – 8:00 pm (Alaska time)
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