The TEDxUConn team is currently looking for any faculty members interested in speaking at our TEDxUConn Fall 2021 Salon Conference: Courage to Persist. The tentative date is Sunday, September 26th 2021.
TEDxUConn is a student run group, licensed by TED, that independently organizes the TEDxUConn event each year. Our goal is to bring together members of our community to give talks that provoke learning, inspiration, wonder, and conversation. Our conferences are structured around a theme, and our theme for this conference is Courage to Persist.
Failure in our society is all too common. However, if failure is so prevalent, what encourages people to try again – to start a new business, to rebuild and re-launch a rocket, or to draft a new book – and succeed? Particularly during this time, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, people have lost hope and motivation as we become more and more uncertain about the future. What can we do, what stories can we tell, what lessons can we teach to inspire others to have the Courage to Persist?
Please remember that this statement is meant as a guide and abstract starting point relating to our theme.
Please fill out the application below and remember that the power of TED talks are rooted in their accessibility and relatability, so consider how your idea appeals to a global audience!
Faculty application: https://forms.gle/KbC1a1Xb5yHuQKtZ8
***Please also email us a copy of your resume/CV to tedxuconn@gmail.com***
Please fill out the application if you would like to be considered as a speaker by Wednesday, June 16th @ 11:59pm. If you would like to nominate a colleague, we would love to reach out to them. Feel free to contact us anytime with questions and thoughts.
Thank you for your consideration,
TEDxUConn
tedxuconn@gmail.com
For more information, contact: TEDxUConn at tedxuconn@gmail.com