Tips and everything you need to know to have a great TEDx-perience

Hel­lo, TEDxSalem nation!

The big day is final­ly near. We can hard­ly believe it.

Here is every­thing you need to know about TEDxSalem IV — Rev­o­lu­tions— at Salem Con­ven­tion Cen­ter, 200 Com­mer­cial St. SE, Salem, OR 97301.

First off, despite some win­ter weath­er head­ed our way, TEDxSalem will go on. Please ensure your safe­ty first, but if you’re able to trav­el safe­ly to us, we will greet you with great pro­gram­ming!

Now, on to the nit­ty grit­ty.

SCHEDULE

8 a.m.: Reg­is­tra­tion and light break­fast

Come ear­ly for break­fast, min­gling, and to make sure you get the best seats pos­si­ble. But don’t be too com­mit­ted to them! We know we’re crea­tures of habit, but at TEDxSalem, we encour­age you to sit in dif­fer­ent parts of the the­ater so you can meet a vari­ety of fel­low atten­dees.

8:30 a.m.: The­ater doors open; seats are gen­er­al admis­sion

9 a.m.: Ses­sion one

One way to make your invest­ment pay off dur­ing the talks is to take copi­ous notes! Use them to reflect on after the event and think about how these rev­o­lu­tions are applic­a­ble in your own life and com­mu­ni­ty.

10:15 a.m.: Recess and snacks

TEDxSalem is not only about talks, though they are what we’re most known for. At an in-per­son TEDxSalem event, you also get to enjoy break­out ses­sions, some of which build upon the talks you just heard. Make sure to take advan­tage, and inter­act with all the fun stuff we have planned. This is also a great time to meet the speak­ers and event vol­un­teers!

11 a.m.: Ses­sion two

Anoth­er key to hav­ing a suc­cess­ful TEDx day is an open mind. You may hear some ideas that are uncom­fort­able or chal­leng­ing to your estab­lished world view. That’s OK. In fact, that’s the point! Just let that dis­com­fort sink and mar­i­nate. You may be pleas­ant­ly sur­prised where that leads you!

12:p.m.: Lunch recess

Do your home­work. Our blog is full of good info about our speak­ers. Read up and see whose talks excite you most. Have ques­tions? Seek them out dur­ing the lunch recess and pick their brains. They will be among all of us, eat­ing at the same tables!

1:30 p.m.: Ses­sion three

You prob­a­bly hear this enough, but net­work! TEDxSalem is a great place to find new mem­bers of your team, whether that is in the pro­fes­sion­al or per­son­al sense. Dis­cuss what each of you bring to the table and how you can col­lab­o­rate to cre­ate the types of rev­o­lu­tions we will be talk­ing about!

2:15 p.m.: Recess

Use the vol­un­teers as a resource. They will be the ones in the black T‑shirts. If there’s any­thing that they can do to improve your expe­ri­ence, just ask! Be sure to thank them. TEDxSalem is a 100 per­cent vol­un­teer-run event. They do this because they believe in our mis­sion of spread­ing new and inter­est­ing ideas.

3 p.m.: Ses­sion four

Are you a social media enthu­si­ast? So are we! Share what you’re enjoy­ing about the day on your accounts and use the hash­tag #tedxsalem. Just don’t over-do it. You don’t want to miss the mag­ic hap­pen­ing beyond your phone screen!

4:30: Event Fin­ish­es

4:30 to ? After­par­ty at Tap­root Lounge & Cafe

At TEDxSalem, it isn’t over, even after it’s over. Join us at Tap­root in down­town Salem to cel­e­brate the day and hang out some more. It is our hope that you make some last­ing mean­ing­ful con­nec­tions while you’re with us, so def­i­nite­ly take advan­tage of every oppor­tu­ni­ty to con­nect!

REGISTRATION/TICKETS

• Starts at 8 a.m. (doors will be locked before that time, so please plan to be there no ear­li­er than 8AM).

• Reg­is­tra­tion is locat­ed on the sec­ond floor Salem Con­ven­tion Cen­ter (see map below)

• Look for our vol­un­teers wear­ing black TEDxSalem T‑shirts.

• Name tags will be orga­nized by attendee’s last name, and you can pick it up at reg­is­tra­tion along with some great gifts.

• Your name tag will be your pass for access to every­thing through­out the day: the ses­sions, the action breaks, the after par­ty.

• No phys­i­cal tick­et is required. But please do bring your pho­to ID.

• At this point, all name tags have been print­ed. If there is an issue with your name tag, one of our plan­ning team mem­bers will be there to help you at reg­is­tra­tion.

• Doors to the the­ater open at 8:30 a.m., seat­ing is gen­er­al admis­sion, and entrance into the audi­to­ri­um will be first come, first serve.

Tick­ets will be avail­able for pur­chase at the door for $55 cash or card only, no checks. Advance tick­ets at $50 ($40 for stu­dents) are avail­able through Jan. 6 at tedxsalem.eventbrite.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION/PARKING

• There’s lim­it­ed on-site park­ing.
• If you can, please con­sid­er walk­ing, bik­ing or shar­ing rides.

• Hand­i­cap-acces­si­ble park­ing will be avail­able.

• See map below for all park­ing avail­able in sur­round­ing areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD/BEVERAGES

• Cof­fee, tea and water avail­able start­ing at 8 a.m.

• Lunch hap­pens at approx 12 p.m. You’ll be able to choose from a vari­ety of options.

• Enjoy a deli­cious assort­ment of light break­fast options before the first ses­sion begins, plus snacks and bev­er­ages through­out the day.

• All of this is includ­ed in your tick­et price!

ASL INTERPRETING

• Inter­pret­ing ser­vices are pro­vid­ed as a col­lab­o­ra­tion between West­ern Ore­gon Uni­ver­si­ty inter­pret­ing stu­dents, the Deaf and inter­pret­ing com­mu­ni­ties, and TEDxSalem.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Fol­low us on Face­book, Twit­ter, and Insta­gram for all the lat­est updates, and share your excite­ment about the day using our hash­tag #TEDxSalem

QUESTIONS?

Please con­tact us at info@tedxsalem.us