Greetings!
This March, we are happy to share the experience of a
mind-expanding "brain spa" with you. The newsletter in front of you is
packed with visuals, both pictures and videos - as you have told us in the survey.
TEDxTartu was sparkling with ideas,
passion and style on 27 February. We are proud to note that all the
speakers and organizers have a connection to UT!
Enjoy the
spring, Inga Külmoja / International Relations Office
TED + x +
TARTU = TEDxTARTU
What is TED? Why "x"? How about Tartu? Our quick
intro will get you
on track fast! TED (Technology, Entertainment,
Design) is a nonprofit devoted to
Ideas Worth Spreading. The TED trailer will give you a taste of this
"brain spa", another video is about the "x" part of the equation, and
the last trailer will tune you in for the rest of this newsletter. See the videos...
MEET THE
SPEAKERS
All TEDxTartu speakers appeared to have a connection
to the University of Tartu, including Professor of Psychophysiology Jaanus Harro and Professor of Cell
Biology Toivo Maimets. Aune Past is an image researcher and lecturer at
UT. David Vseviov, Kristjan Port, Rain Rannu and Marko Rillo have
studied and/or worked at UT. Meet the TEDxTartu speakers...
IDEAS
WORTH SPREADING
We have prepared a roundup of TEDxTartu by speakers
and sessions, spiced up by pictures from the event. Some of the
intriguing ideas include: "In
addition to lifelong learning, lifelong playing is also important."
"History
is driven by the stomach, not the mind." "Technology
offers solutions to a problem, but in turn creates new problems." See more ideas...
10
COLORFUL FACTS
This is a quick and playful insight into the TEDxTartu
event: 200
people wrote motivation letters to get hold of one of the 100 seats
available
at TEDxTartu. The
President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, sent his greeting to the
conference
participants. The
average age of the organizing team was 22. Trending TEDxTartu quote on Twitter
was...
IMPRESSIONS
We were out interviewing some participants and
speakers at the event, asking them to share their first impressions. "I
really like the idea of having TEDx conference in Tartu because of the
university town. As the conference has just started, most of the
impressions come from the optimism and energy of the TEDx team..." Watch our 3 video interviews...
BEHIND THE
SCENES
Eveliis Kurs, a member of the TEDxTartu team, has kindly shared
her perspective and wisdom on organizing such an event. We also filmed a
6-minute interview with Eveliis and Helen Kask, another team member,
right after the event closing. No doubt, there was a lot of passion and
style in TEDxTartu - you'll notice that in both the story and the video...
