TEDxYerevan 2010
TEDx Yerevan, held on Saturday, September 25, 2010, was born of the desire of a group of TED devotees who had already spent months translating TED talks into Armenian. Beyond Borders was chosen as the theme.
The choice of such a theme was natural. Yerevan, one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited settlements, has been a place on the global map despite continually changing borders. In the globalized 21st century, where nations and states are searching for new ways to define themselves – beyond borders – Yerevan remains the capital of a state whose people have lived beyond all borders for millennia.
A committee of volunteer organizers and a handful of local sponsors got together to hold TEDxYerevan. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. In the internet world, www.TED.com has become a very popular site for ideas worth spreading, for listening to interesting people around the world with interesting insights and new ideas of global relevance. TED provides general guidance for TEDx programs, but individual TEDx events, including the one in Yerevan, are self-organized.
In the same spirit of ideas worth spreading, at TEDxYerevan, TEDTalk videos and live speakers combined to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.
In an all-day event, 17 speakers, including Serj Tankian via videotape, addressed a 200 person, full-house, invited audience.
The official hosts of the event were Alexis Ohanian and Kristine Sargsyan.
This independent TEDx event was operating under licence from TED.
The choice of such a theme was natural. Yerevan, one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited settlements, has been a place on the global map despite continually changing borders. In the globalized 21st century, where nations and states are searching for new ways to define themselves – beyond borders – Yerevan remains the capital of a state whose people have lived beyond all borders for millennia.
A committee of volunteer organizers and a handful of local sponsors got together to hold TEDxYerevan. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. In the internet world, www.TED.com has become a very popular site for ideas worth spreading, for listening to interesting people around the world with interesting insights and new ideas of global relevance. TED provides general guidance for TEDx programs, but individual TEDx events, including the one in Yerevan, are self-organized.
In the same spirit of ideas worth spreading, at TEDxYerevan, TEDTalk videos and live speakers combined to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.
In an all-day event, 17 speakers, including Serj Tankian via videotape, addressed a 200 person, full-house, invited audience.
The official hosts of the event were Alexis Ohanian and Kristine Sargsyan.
This independent TEDx event was operating under licence from TED.
TEDxYerevan'10 Organizing Committee
Alexis Ohanian
Kristine Sargsyan
Rev. Fr. Ktrij (Armen) Devejian
Salpi H. Ghazarian
Hayk Petrosyan
Marina Mkhitaryan
Luiza Hakobyan
Shushan Davtyan
Mane Gevorgyan
Kristine Sargsyan
Rev. Fr. Ktrij (Armen) Devejian
Salpi H. Ghazarian
Hayk Petrosyan
Marina Mkhitaryan
Luiza Hakobyan
Shushan Davtyan
Mane Gevorgyan
