TEDxChange, an official TED satellite event, took place in Berlin, Germany; here in Christchurch, we got together with our amazing TEDx community to watch the show, discuss its big ideas, and enjoy each other’s company.
TEDxChChChange was on Saturday, April 7, 2012 in the seriously cool venue The Park at The Tannery. Around 100 TEDxers rocked up -- many with beanbags! -- to enjoy the livestream from Berlin, as well as an amazing live performance from Mandy and Jason Pickering.
On May 21st, 2011, we hosted a very special event: TEDxEQChCh: The Re-Imagination of Christchurch. This one-day event was focused entirely on the future of the city and featured speakers like Art Agnos, the former Mayor of San Francisco during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and Cameron Sinclair, the CEO of Architecture for Humanity.
Click here to visit the TEDxEQChCh website and find out more.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxChCh, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxChCh event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
We approached Alchemy with a big ask – that TEDxChCh attendees be served environmentally sustainable nosh that would sustain them through hours of ideas worth spreading. They absolutely rose to the challenge with their new Head Chef Gary Miller designing a menu focused on local produce that will energise us! Attendees will have their every [...]
Posted Oct 21/2010 > View more
Thanks to Whittaker’s kind donation, attendees at the Christchurch Art Gallery will find Sante bars in their gift bags. Don’t be too jealous, Livestream attendees! Whittaker’s has a good 88 years on TED (founded in 1896 versus 1984) and is still family owned and operated. According to the 2010 Reader’s Digest survey, Whittaker’s is one [...]
Posted Oct 20/2010 > View more
The countdown has begun and the logistics re swinging into place. Speakers are amassing in Christchurch from around the city, the country and (in some cases at least) the world. Food, wine, video camera, the venue, programmes and the rest of the minutiae that go into making a successful event are being organised. All we [...]
Posted Oct 17/2010 > View more
We are delighted to announce that every last ticket to attend TEDxChCh at the Christchurch Art Gallery has been sold — but you can still be part of the experience! TEDxChCh will be broadcasting live on the Internet, and we welcome you to join us via livestream on October 22nd, 2010 from noon – 5.30pm. [...]
Posted Oct 13/2010 > View more
Our competition has come to a close with a blessed blogger and a fortunate tweeter winning a total of three tickets to TEDxChCh. Julie Rodenberg won two seats for her blogging efforts – one for her and one for companion Jeff Ballweg. Julie is a PhD student at the University of Canterbury who is studying [...]
Posted Oct 12/2010 > View more
Rob Hamill made sporting history as a New Zealand International rowing representative for 16 years, with accomplishments that include World Championship silver, Commonwealth gold, and a world record on the indoor rowing machine. At TEDxChCh, however, he’ll be speaking about something altogether different. In 1978, a charter yacht under the command of Rob’s “brother number [...]
Posted Oct 12/2010 > View more
