‘Moment of Impact’ is theme of TEDxYale 2015

TEDxYale’s fourth annual conference has as its theme “Moment of Impact.” The conference, an independently student-organized event licensed by TED, will be held at the Shubert Theater, 247 College St., on Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This year’s conference will feature speakers from campus and beyond. Yale faculty participants include Willie Ruff of the School of Music, Teresa Berger of the Divinity School and the Institute of Sacred Music, Michael Pantalon of the School of Medicine, Phil Bernstein of the School of Architecture, and LuAnn Etcher of the School of Nursing. There will also be presentations by Yale alumni, students, and guest speakers coming to New Haven for the conference. Student speakers were chosen through a competition that had more than 27,000 votes cast during an intensive two-week online voting process.

The event is open to the public. Tickets are available online via the TEDxYale website: http://tedxyale.com/2015.

About TEDxYale

TEDxYale is an organization of student that blends the best of TED and Yale. TEDxYale aims o create a fertile ground for learning and an environment for sharing stories. Through events and multimedia, its seeks to “connect the world’s brightest minds with the world’s best ideas.”

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers seek to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.

About TED

TED is a non-profit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.