TEDxSalem

Ideas worth spreading

TEDxSalem VII

Join us
Saturday, January 4, 2020
at the Salem Convention Center for
“Vision”

Click here to pur­chase tick­ets!

Fea­tur­ing 12 speak­ers, 5+ per­for­mances, snacks and drinks all day, full lunch, swag and lots of sur­pris­es all includ­ed with the price of your tick­et.

SPEAKERS:

Danielle Baca Chayse, Artist-in-Res­i­dence

Mike Stud­er of North­west Reha­bil­i­ta­tion Asso­ciates will speak on the regen­er­a­tive capac­i­ties of the human brain.

There­sa McCormick, Port­land State Uni­ver­si­ty Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor of Chem­istry, has a sur­pris­ing alter­na­tive fuel that might be hid­ing in plain sight.

Kaeli Swift, Uni­ver­si­ty of Wash­ing­ton, will dis­cuss the pow­er of crows to enrich our lives and con­nect us to nature.

Melis­sa Poll­man of Haley’s Heroes Foun­da­tion will delve into how rare dis­ease, research and hope are con­nect­ed.

Nicole Mali­noff will explore dance and acces­si­bil­i­ty and how it can ben­e­fit our com­mu­ni­ties.

Bas­sam Tarazi will share things you learn in a go-cart in the mid­dle of the Turk­men Desert (or…Purposeful Dis­com­fort and the Pow­er Of Planned Grit)

Nina Bali­ga, Co-Founder and CEO of div-ersi­ty, will dis­cuss build­ing acces­si­bil­i­ty to tech­nol­o­gy for peo­ple with dis­abil­i­ties and how it can make our world bet­ter not just through inclu­sion, but by improv­ing prod­ucts and ser­vices for every­one.

Justin Fein­stein, Ph.D., a Clin­i­cal Neu­ropsy­chol­o­gist who directs the Float Clin­ic & Research Cen­ter at the Lau­re­ate Insti­tute for Brain Research, will share how float ther­a­py can help dis­con­nect the ner­vous sys­tem from life’s con­stant stream of stim­u­la­tion, and in the process help indi­vid­u­als recon­nect to them­selves, even those who suf­fer from chron­ic and debil­i­tat­ing anx­i­ety.

Hai­ley Hard­cas­tle, a grad­u­ate of Sher­wood High School and fresh­man at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Ore­gon who helped with a new piece of leg­is­la­tion that allows Ore­gon stu­dents to take “men­tal health days” off from school (House Bill 2191), will speak to defeat­ing the stig­ma sur­round­ing men­tal health and learn how we can cre­ate a more empa­thet­ic soci­ety.

Mihir Joshi, a 13-year-old stu­dent at South Salem High School, will explore how to pre­dict the change of Marine Pro­tect­ed Areas in the ocean and what you can do to help save the ocean.

Dr. Marisa Zap­a­ta, Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor of Land-Use Plan­ning at Port­land State Uni­ver­si­ty, will address how we can solve home­less­ness by rethink­ing who has a right to hous­ing.

Amazing performances by:

Jew­elia Owens

Jolie Brownell

Zohra Camp­bell

J.J. Gregg

and more!

Host­ed by Jacob Espinoza!

As well as:

• Three recess­es designed to expand your mind while allow­ing you to con­nect with speak­ers, part­ners and oth­er atten­dees.

• And.…Surprises!

Tickets available here now!

Make a weekend of it!

Image result for grand hotel salemCom­ing from a dis­tance to enjoy TEDxSalem? Why not book your­self a nice hotel room and enjoy the fun of down­town Salem! The Grand Hotel is our TEDxSalem offi­cial hotel part­ner and is just a few indoor steps away from the main event. Also, stay­ing in our dis­count­ed room block helps us keep our costs down so it’s a win/win!

To book your room call 1–877-540‑7800 and men­tion TEDx2020.

What else is going on in Salem dur­ing our TEDx week­end? We are so glad you asked!

Check out Press Play Salem for local hap­pen­ings (You will be able to pick up a mag­a­zine at our event)

Vis­it our friends at Trav­el Salem to learn more about area oppor­tu­ni­ties, such as the Ale and Cider Trail and Christ­mas in the Gar­den – yes it goes through the first week­end in Jan­u­ary, too!

 

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