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TEDxSanAntonio Seeks Nominations for Speakers

JULY 12, 2010 - Do you know someone with a powerful idea? Then nominate them to be a speaker for the Alamo City's first official TEDxSanAntonio.

TEDxSanAntonio will be a daylong series of short lectures designed to inspire people to initiate big changes. We're looking for local voices that few have heard before from diverse fields including art, science, culture, economics, environment, entertainment, education and more.

To nominate yourself or someone else, please visit:http://www.tedxsanantonio.com/speakers/speaker-application-form/

Deadline for submitting speaker nominations is August 1, 2010.The Alamo City's inaugural TEDxSanAntonio event is being hosted by Trinity University in its Jane and Arthur Stieren Theater. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 16th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

What is TED? At its core, TED brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives in 18minutes. The goal is to inspire people to change the world. TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Founded in 1984 as a conference on Technology, Entertainment, Design, TED is now a global phenomenom with the annual TED Conference in Long Beach, California, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK, plus the award-winning TEDTalks video site http://ted.com

What is TEDx?TEDx is a new program that enables local communities to host their own independent, TED-like events. Visit: http://www.ted.com/tedx

For more information, please visit
• Our website: http://www.tedxsanantonio.com
• Follow us on Twitter @TEDxSanAntonio
• Join us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/tedxsanantonio
Questions? Please contact Todd O'Neill at (210) 823-0542.