The UBC Terry Project is pleased to present our student conference, one that focuses on the inspired efforts of the very folks you share classes with.

For the second year we will be collaborating with TED to offer a TEDx event. TEDx Terry talks will be held on October 2nd, 2010 at the Life Science Institute. Here, eight student speakers will be given a high profile platform to communicate their ideas, passions and desires to an audience of 350 UBC peers.

In addition, we are also featuring The Briefing @ TEDx Terry talks. A series of charitable organizations will be given the chance to pitch their idea to the audience in under three minutes. Each attendee contributes one dollar towards a pot (via the registration fee) and will then vote on which organization to receive a pot of money. One dollar, one vote, one big opportunity to make a difference!

Please note the ticket price does include a free lunch, coffee and snacks, as well as a donation towards The Briefing portion of the day!

More Details:

Date: October 2, 2010

Time: Doors open at 9:00, event starts at 10:00

Location: Life Science Institute at UBC

Cost: $7 payable online through EventBrite when you buy your ticket

Cancellation Policy: Reimbursement of the cost of tickets minus the EventBrite service fee is possible with written notice up to 48 hours before the event. These requests can be sent by email to terrytalks@gmail.com

TEDx Terry talks 2010 Schedule

10:00 – 10:15 INTRODUCTIONS

10:15 – 10:35 Tetsuro Shigematsu –Master of Fine Arts - The Awesomeness of Your Contradictions

10:35 – 10:55 Rebecca Gu - 4^th year Commerce - Sustainable Development: What's investing got to do with it?

10:55 – 11:15 BRIEFING PITCHES

1)      Engineers Without Borders

2)      Jacaranda School for Orphans

11:15 – 11:45 BREAK

11:45 – 12:10 TED VIDEO

12:10 – 12:30 Jen Loong – 4^th year Commerce - Making Sense of China

12:30 – 12:50 Thato Makgolane – 4^th year Commerce - Connecting African and Western Communities Through Genuine Stories

12:50 – 1:00 BRIEFING PITCHES

1)      Dignitas International

2)      International Development Research Network at UBC

1:00 – 1:45 LUNCH

1:45 – 2:05 TED VIDEO

2:05 – 2:25 Brad Peppinick – 4^th year Arts - The Death of Social Media

2:25 – 2:45 Jacqueline Chong – 5^th year Fine Arts – Chasing Down Passion

2:45 –2:55 BRIEFING PITCHES

1)      Medicins Sans Frontieres

2)      Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Nepal

3:00 – 3:30 BREAK

3:30 – 3:40 VOTING FOR BRIEFING PITCH

3:40 – 4:00 TED VIDEO

4:00 – 4:20 Naeem Mawji – 4^th year Applied Science - Bringing Electricity to Rural Tanzania

4:20 – 4:40 Kristian Dubrawski – PhD Applied Science – Navigating Complexity

4:40 – 4:50 FEEDBACK AND CLOSING