Do you want to be on the TEDxDelft stage? Do you have an “Do try this at home” idea worth spreading? Why not try and pitch yours, because this year, we have speaker/performer auditions.

At the Summer Festival 2013 on 31 May 2013, we have a TEDxDelft audition stage underneath the Culture building from 17.00 until 17.45. We have speaker coaches, team members, lights and a camera available so you can expect direct feedback on your talk! Read more

To get you all in the mood of our TEDxDelft theme’Do try this at home’

Why can’t two slices of pizza be used as a slide clicker? Why shouldn’t you make music with ketchup? In this charming talk, inventor Jay Silver talks about the urge to play with the world around you. He shares some of his messiest inventions, and demos MaKey MaKey, a kit for hacking everyday objects. Read more

Passion at workYou don’t have to wait unitl October 4th for your next TEDx event! On May 24th TEDxScheveningen will take place for the first time. The program looks very promising and the TEDxDelft team is very much looking forward to the event our TEDx colleagues have organised. The line-up contains an artist, two ballroom dancers, a theatre director and lots more, all presenting the talk of their life about Passion at Work, the central theme of TEDxScheveningen.We are definitely going to be there, will we meet you there?! Read more

We need your help! We plan on having a great event (a race) on the tram rails on TU Delft campus and now we need somebody to coordinate this, preferably from within TU Delft. Read more

Ideas worth spreading need to be spreadable. That’s the theme for this year’s TEDx Delft event, Do try this at home.

Do try this at home will feature the inspiring talks TED and TEDx is famous for but with a practical twist. Speakers will discuss concepts which can be implemented in everyday life, encouraging attendees to take these ideas home and add value of your own.

After the success of last year’s event, Never Grow Up, we wanted to find a topic which was equally inspiring yet with a more hands on approach. Along the lines of Never Grow Up, Do try this at home promotes curiosity and wonder while emboldening attendees with pragmatic ideas. The ability to make changes in the world should be accessible to every person and our goal is for attendees to leave with the basis for instituting change in their own lives.

The theme draws heavily from the city of Delft and what it represents. As the saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither was Delft. The history of the city was developed in incremental steps over hundreds of years. We were inspired by the process of building something great out those steps.

The population of Delft, especially the university, has a reputation for “MacGyvering”. The concept refers to the popular 1980s TV show featuring secret agent Angus MacGyver who was known for his resourcefulness. We see students everyday finding resourceful ways to solve problems in their academic life and we want our theme to highlight the talents of our community.

Do try this at home will combine the best of TED and TEDx with the best of Delft.

We have some exciting news for you! We’re piloting a 4-day TEDxLive event with TEDxVilniusLive in Lithuania. They are hosting an action-packed 4-day simulcast of TEDGlobal 2013, accompanied by a range of exciting local activities; they are charging 520 Euros for this amazing experience. For now, this program is only a pilot, standard TEDxLive rules still apply to all current and future TEDxLive events. Here are the details: Read more