TO THE EDITOR:
Since 1984, TED has created a platform for individuals to share their ideas during conferences happening all over the world. Rooted in the mission of TED, TEDxUNC will hold its third annual conference in February 2014.
TEDxUNC invites undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to participate in the “10 Days of TEDxUNC,” where various opportunities to win tickets to this year’s conference will be present. Longer challenges include the student performance competition, video submissions of flight, and a photo submission challenge.
Submissions should be centered on an aspect of this year’s theme, “Taking Flight.” We encourage creative submissions and interpretations of flight … from sky diving and birds in flight to a view from above. See tedxunc.com for more information regarding our theme. All participants are welcome to submit multiple entries.
Submissions for the student performance competition should be under 10 minutes and can include spoken word, dance, singing, etc. Submissions should be emailed to tedxuncperformance2014@gmail.com. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 12, 2014.
For the video and photo competitions, submissions should be uploaded to the TEDxUNC Facebook page. The deadline for the video competition is Jan. 15 and the deadline for the photo competition is Jan. 31.
In addition, the student speaker competition finals will take place on Jan. 16, from 6:00 to 7:30 in the Union Great Hall. All students are encouraged to attend and listen to the finalists give short previews of their TEDxUNC talk and vote for who they believe should speak at the conference!
Feel free to email the TEDxUNC Organizing Committee with any questions at tedxunc@gmail.com.
Wendi Elkins ’14
Organizing Committee
TEDxUNC
