Fast Company has an article on the booming TED conference, its online videos, and the challenges of the offshoot TEDx conferences. TEDxAlbany is coming up November 4 at The Egg.
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I just got my ticket. So far, including mine, four have been sold.
Maybe it's that the event is on a Thursday, or there are no "big name" speakers except maybe for James Howard Kunstler — but what gives? Is Albany just that lame?
... said James Cronen on Aug 25, 2010 at 5:55 PM | link
We spoke with the organizer about a month ago -- he said they weren't going to start making the push to get the word out until September 1.
For what it's worth, it sounds like there could be some interesting speakers. The slate we saw was unconfirmed and still in flux.
... said Greg on Aug 25, 2010 at 6:00 PM | link
how much are the tickets? Sounds like an interesting idea...
... said NM on Aug 25, 2010 at 7:22 PM | link
Hope you're right, Greg. The current lineup of Kunstler and two hacky motivational speakers is not very exciting.
... said Julia Thorne on Aug 25, 2010 at 7:33 PM | link
The draw for me isn't just seeing the speakers, it's also meeting a bunch of local people who are eager to put down $30 and take a day off of work to go to an event like TEDx.
Since I'll never get together $6,000 to go to the main TED talks, this is as close as I'll get.
... said James Cronen on Aug 26, 2010 at 12:43 PM | link