5. Ideas Worth Spreading
TEDxBaltimore 2013 Conference (J. Gunner, S.
Salman)
• Theme: “Baltimore: Re-wired”
• Friday Jan 25, 2013 at Morgan State University
• Speakers: 19; Tickets sold: 730; Sponsors: 28
• Programs: Roadshow, #MediaBrigade, Youth
Reporter, Time Capsule
Summary Report: http://goo.gl/DjYGc6
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6. Ideas Worth Spreading
TEDxBaltimore 2013 Conference
Brilliant
Good
Average
Poor
Yes
No
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Rate TEDxBaltimore
39%
46%
12%
3%
Would you attend another
TEDx event?
95%
5%
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7. Ideas Worth Spreading
TEDxBaltimoreLive (D. Atzmon)
• Wednesday Feb 27, 2013 at ETC
• Tickets issued: 69
TEDxCity2.0 (D. Atzmon, E. Asal, N. Louissaint,
S. Salman)
• Friday Sep 20, 2013 at Urban League
• Ticket sold: 105
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9. Ideas Worth Spreading
TEDxBaltimore 2014 Conference (S. Salman)
• Friday Jan 31, 2014 at Morgan State University
• Theme: “Pioneers, O Pioneers!”
• 15 Speakers
• Programs: Roadshow, #MediaBrigade, Youth
Reporter
• TEDxBaltimore Initiatives (CASL, Calliope)
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10. TEDxBaltimore Initiatives
Problems Worth Solving
• Local skills & ingenuity
• Collaborations
• PM: milestones & deliverables
• Distribution of tools & solutions
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11. Problems Worth Solving
Project CASL (S. Salman)
• Simultaneous live streaming sign language
interpretation (ASL)
• Deaf attendees at TEDxBaltimore 2014
Project 41B (S. Salman)
• Recorded ASL interpretations of online
TED/TEDx videos
• Training curriculum development
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12. Problems Worth Solving
Project Calliope (T. Kilby, E. Pearson, E.
Worthing, M. Sullivan, S. Salman)
• Aerial cinematography + GPS + open data
• Short film: 1870 Baltimore celebration of 15th
Amendment
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13. TEDxBaltimore Events
Lunch
• Monthly, To date: Roni Ellington, Mario Livio,
Jonathan Weiner, Seema Iyer, Joe Ehrmann
Salon (license pending)
• Small gatherings, TED videos & discussion,
recurring
Adventures
• Active, immersive, and unique monthly events
• 5 To date
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