TEDxCanberra

Call for volunteers

Ruth Ellison — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:00:28 +0000

TEDx events around the world are a huge group effort by a dedicated group of volunteers for each event. For TEDxCanberra 2011, a crew of 24 people was involved in doing all sorts of jobs, spending over 1000 volunteer hours to make TEDxCanberra happen.

We understand that volunteering can take a significant amount of time, but you’ll have fun in the process, learn lots, meet lots of interesting people and help make this event happen!

Three tiers of volunteers

We have three tiers of volunteers, with differing levels of time commitment:

On-the-Day Helper — generally involves one or two meetings before the event, rehearsal day time and being part of the actual event.
Volunteer - able to give occasional, specific assistance based on your skills, but unable to commit to being a part of the core team that meets on a regularly basis. If you volunteer at this level, you will be assigned to one or more teams, depending upon how much time you can commit.
Core Member - group of volunteers who dedicate significant time to the event. This involves regular meetings (fortnightly to weekly) as well as the time required to organise and chase things up. Core Members may have responsibility for one or more teams or functions.

Expectations

Our expectations are simple — we expect our volunteers to be passionate about TED and TEDx, to communicate with their relevant Core Member(s) on a regular basis, meet deadlines and represent our TEDxCanberra brand appropriately.

Does this sound like you? If so, nominate as a TEDxCanberra volunteer!

Thomas Pogge on TED.com

TEDxCanberra Organisers — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:10:11 +0000

Fewer than one per cent of all TEDx Talks from the thousands of events around the world end up on TED.com. Today, we’re proud to announce that Thomas Pogge’s talk from TEDxCanberra 2011 is the first talk from our event to gain this level of recognition.

TED selected Thomas’ talk because they believe, as we do, that the very important work he is doing to make the Health Impact Fund a reality has the potential to revitalise pharmaceutical innovation and ensure the availability of medicines to the world’s poorest people on an equal standing with the world’s wealthiest.

His idea, as TED have chosen to title it, really is Medicine for the 99 percent.

When we caught up with Thomas last week, we hadn’t heard that this was going to happen. Learning about it from our friends at TED over the weekend was quite the early Christmas present!

So without further ado, here once again for your enjoyment is Thomas Pogge at TEDxCanberra 2011!

Two TEDxCanberra presenters featured on TEDx Editor’s Picks

TEDxCanberra Organisers — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:24:41 +0000

In the weeks since TEDxCanberra 2011, two presenters have been featured as TEDx Editor’s Picks — Stephen Coleman’s talk on the ethics of non-lethal weapons on 31 October and, just last week, Thomas Pogge’s talk on the Health Impact Fund and his proposal for a new, more ethically and outcomes-based track for pharmaceutical innovation. Both talks are embedded below so you can re-watch them.

We’re delighted that the ideas we loved are also worthy of recognition by TED themselves. It means a great deal to us that our presenters get the attention we think they deserve.

Boho Interactive — Chaos, complexity, balloons and bunnies

TEDxCanberra Organisers — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:00:28 +0000

In this talk at TEDxCanberra 2011, science theater group Boho demonstrate in “18 one-minute talks” that Complexity Theory really can be understood by the average person. Not only that, they bring to the fore a number of global issues and discuss them in the context of complex systems interaction.

You have to see it to believe it!

Rafe Morris — Funny songs about real life

TEDxCanberra Organisers — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:00:10 +0000

In this performance at TEDxCanberra 2011, Rafe sings a number of his humorous songs that reflect upon the oddities of our lives, our obsessions, and the relief of… well, you’ll just have to listen.

Matt Noffs — Street kids and cane toads

TEDxCanberra Organisers — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:00:38 +0000

In this talk at TEDxCanberra 2011, Matt talks about carrying on the business of the foundation his grandfather began and how it is changing for the 21st Century, incorporating new ways of engaging homeless and at risk youth, and how an introduced pest, the cane toad, has become a part of the picture.

Sally Webster — Travel stories for young people

TEDxCanberra Organisers — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:00:33 +0000

In this talk at TEDxCanberra 2011, Sally talks about her own passion for travel, her writing, and how she believes we can engage young people in the cultures and places they travel to.

Sam Prince — Serendipity and success

TEDxCanberra Organisers — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:00:49 +0000

In this talk at TEDxCanberra 2011, Sam tell stories about how serendipitous moments have brought him and the One Disease At A Time Foundation their success.

Sam Perry — Mentoring indigenous youth

TEDxCanberra Organisers — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:00:14 +0000

In this talk at TEDxCanberra 2011, Sam reflects on his work with the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience and how he, a privileged white person, completely changed his life to become a part of the work he now does.

Mary-Anne Waldren — Superheroes and self-belief

TEDxCanberra Organisers — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:00:13 +0000

In this talk at TEDxCanberra 2011, Mary-Anne talks about her heroes, about not letting things stand in your way and about connecting and collaborating with your community.