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1. TEDxOilSpill | Washington DC
28th June, 2010 .

2. Special Note:
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading for TEDxOilSpill,
Ocean University is sharing these slides through
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We do this independently of TED and the TEDxOilSpill
conference.
Our goal is to expand the conversation leading to the event
and make what appears beyond possible, a reality.

3. twitter:
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4. What I’ll share with you today:
1. Who are we?
2. Our community platform.

5. who are we?

6. we are a unique
networking environment.
we engage designers, activists,
thought leaders and students
onboard a dedicated cruise ship.

7. community
platform

8. 2012

9. 20th April
2010

10. Mordor 2.0

11. Many, rightly so,
want BP to own
its mess.

12. few, however,
don’t feel
they are
the Ocean.

13. “
out of sight,
out of mind
”

14. plastic gyres
heavy metals in
the poles

15. gigantic
icebergs ...

16. island nations
disappearing
before our eyes...

17. “
out of sight,
out of mind
”

18. if sharing is caring...

19. then

20. being is believing

21. not to think you are...

22. but to know you are.

23. We cannot
NOT wait.

24. We cannot
NOT change
the world.

26. a platform for
public benefit

27. storytelling

28. ocean education

29. resource sharing

30. IamOcean,
Who will you be ?

31. IamOcean.org OceanUniversity.org
@OceanUni #IamOcean