Archive for category: TEDxDelft 2013

Without giving too much away about Matthew Rogers, we know one thing: he combines strength, brains and musicality to battle the unexpected events in life.

We also know that Matthew plays the didgeridoo, that he is an attorney and a boxer.

According to Matthew, a didgeridoo is a great way of introducing the concept of using things that make us happy to transform those things that makes us unhappy. He recently combined didgeridoo playing with Ecstatic Dance to create a dance method that uses ancient dance moves to allow a heightened awareness of memory. Read more

As we are approaching October 4, we will be announcing what so many of you have been waiting for: the names of this year’s performers…..

We are pleased to announce that one of the performers October 4th will be Japie Stoppelenburg, who describes himself as a ‘big city snob with a small country heart’. Japie is only 25 years old, but he has a remarkable CV. He is now a Lead Creative at Tam Tam (internet consultancy) who specializes in nothing and instead opts to try out everything. So Japie concepts, copywrites, designs, researches, directs, sings, dances and acts – often for clients and mostly for fun.

He is able to link his conceptual mind to things and movements we see in our society, presenting daily reality with a twist. In Dutch we would say that Japie ‘geen blad voor de mond neemt’, which comes close to ‘he does not mind his words’. He is able to bring about his message loud and clear, so we’re sure that Japie will bring some of the E from TED to this year’s TEDxDelft!

The topic of his talk will be a surprise, so we can only wait to experience what this young creative will bring us October 4th.

 

Interested in getting involved with TED?

We like to create TEDxDelft together with you. There is need for almost everything. Does that sound rather desperate to you? It should not. We strongly believe that an event that is packed with ‘ideas worth spreading’ can only fulfill its promise when people and organizations are involved and committed. That is why we embrace all the help that is offered. That is why we dare to ask.

There are several ways you, or the company you work for, can participate. We’re sure that in the list below, there are jobs, products or services that match your personal skills, time schedule or budget. So contact us if you see anything you would like to add to TEDxDelft!

If you’re interested, you can get more information on our Volunteering page and let us know that you’re interested.

We have a new poster and we’re proud of it! It reflects our theme ‘Do try this at home’ and we’d like you to spread it anywhere you like (also at home). Print it, post it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pin it…… Read more

Registration for TEDxDelft is now open!
We have a limited amount of early birds tickets so don’t hesitate and buy your ticket NOW. Early bird fees are 20,– for students (every kind of, including PhD) and 40,– for non-students (normal prices are 25,– and 50,–).

Go to the tickets page

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

18-year-old Boyan Slat came up with a concept that may be able to remove vast amounts of plastics from the oceans. On 5 October 2012, Boyan presented his idea at TEDxDelft.

Now, together with a group of students, engineers, oceanographers and industry experts, he has set out to investigate and demonstrate its viability and feasibility.

“I don’t know if it’s possible, and that’s exactly the reason I’m doing it.”

Now he wishes to confirm all assumptions made in his concept, and for that he and his global team is looking for a research budget through crowdfunding. Read more