Ideas worth spreading
Welcome Co-Creators to the TEDxSingapore Curatorial Team...
TEDx Team Member Commandments
2. Thou shalt not use TEDx for personal gain, or to promote a personal agenda.
3. Thou shalt treat one another with respect and understanding.
4. Thou shalt be constructive with your feedback and criticism.
5. Thou shalt uphold a respectable public image.
6. Thou shalt not bite off more than ye can chew.
7. Thou shalt keep everyone in the loop.
8. Thou shalt not let sponsors pitch from stage.
9. Thou shalt be remarkable, have passion, and dream big!
10. Thou shalt create amazing, meaningful experiences for your community, and have fun doing so!
Here is some important information for you to know as a Co-Creator:
1. You should introduce yourself as a member of "The Curatorial Team of TEDxSingapore"
2. We call ourselves "Co-creators" because TEDx is completely Community-created (we do not volunteer into any institution)
** Join TEDxSingapore Curators group on Facebook to get to know each orther better as friends! (NB: This is a public group, so not everyone there is a TEDxSingapore team member)
* If you meet people who don't know about TEDxSingapore, do refer them to our website TEDxSingapore.sg and our TEDxSingapore talks are all on TED.com here: http://TEDxTalks.TED.com/playlist/TEDxSingapore
* If you meet people who don't know about TED, do refer them to the TED Talk Highlights webpages on TEDxSingapore.sg that highlight some great TED Talks. Also to TED.com of course.
WHY?
3. Our raison d'etre (reason for existence) is "for passion, for people, for purpose"
4. What purpose? To bring people together to seek a deeper understanding of ourselves and our world, and to inspire ideas and action for a better future for us all.
5. What do we (TED/TEDx) believe in?
i. All knowledge is connected.
ii. In every country, there are curious souls who are
excited by the power of ideas, and want to learn, grow and find a future
to believe in.
ii. You get unexpected insight and inspiration when
you listen to people and ideas outside your field and life experiences.
iv. Connecting people who love and value ideas
inspires creative conversations and action. Bring thinkers and doers together to build a better future
HOW?
6. We organise "Idea Events"
These can be large or smaller TEDx Conferences that may include live speakers or just screened TED Talks, Casual Think-Eat-Do community gatherings, Meeting with TED Speakers or TED Fellows, others types yet to be imagined and done!
As of July 2011, over two and a half years, we've hosted 12 TEDx event, platformed 40+ speakers and performers, and our online community number 7,000 people.
WHAT?
7. We applied for the TEDx licence within 24 hours of the start of the programme in March and launched on 15 April 2009.
8. As TED-sters (people who have attended a TED Conference), we hold a non-commercial licence from TED and can organise large-scale TEDx events of >100 people.
9. Our website is www.TEDxSingapore.sg (not .com)
10. Our email address is ILoveTED @TEDxSingapore.sg
11. Our photos are on Flickr
12. Our Twitter #TEDxSingapore (main one) and also TEDxSG
13. Best for TED fans to join Facebook (All announcements about TED, TEDx, posting of new Talks, new ideas from other sources like BBC, Nat Geo + invitation to other related events in SIngapore )
14. Our LinkedIn group is mainly for networking purposes + annoucements of our major events only.
15. There is an email database but is only rarely used for event announcements. Best to join FacebookB, LInkedIn, or Twitter to get earliest annoucements of events.
Vital resources and information for every team member
http://www.ted.com/pages/tedx_resources
http://tedxtalks.ted.com/browse/other-videos/tedx-organizer-learning-series
http://tedxtalks.ted.com/browse/other-videos/webinars
http://www.ted.com/pages/tedx_workshop_tedglobal2010
Videos giving an inside look into TED world
Introduction to TEDx 1.30mins click
A Taste of TED (What is TED?) 4mins click
Behind a TED Talk click
Singapore city makes an appearance at TED Global, Oxford July 2009.
