TEDxYerevan

Meet our Birthright Armenia intern

Meet our Birthright Armenia intern

Our intern Rachel Townzen at TEDxKids@Yerevan

I’ll never forget the day my hundred-year-old Armenian grandmother told me there was a show she wanted to watch because she likes to know what Armenians are up to. I cringed, hoping she would forget all about this before she’d have a chance to keep up with the Kardashians. There have been countless times in my months in Yerevan as a Birthright Armenia volunteer that I’ve wished my grandma were still alive, but I especially wish I could show her TEDxYerevan and the talks that have educated me about the awesome things Armenians are up to. I know she would have loved it as much as I do.

When I applied for Birthright, I had two major questions: What makes me Armenian besides the genocide, and what does it mean to be Armenian today? In my essay, I wrote: “I want to bridge my …

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“Imagine” re-imagined by Armenian children

“Imagine” re-imagined by Armenian children

True vision originates far more from the heart than the eyes, just as music is something that can be felt with the soul as much as heard with ears. At TED-Ed club, visionaries from around the world inspire us, but we are particularly drawn to the young ones who truly hold the future in their hands.

We recently invited TEDxKids@Yerevan speakers and TED-Ed club members to contribute to UNICEF’s ongoing ‪#‎IMAGINE‬ project, an “initiative uniting millions of people to raise awareness and funds for children’s rights globally.”1 UNICEF, in partnership with Yoko Ono and David Guetta, asked people from around the world to record their own version of John Lennon’s classic song and submit their videos using a digital app. Kristine Sargsyan facilitated workshops and composer and musician Gisane Palyan helped 25 young Armenians became temporary singer-songwriters as we accepted UNICEF’s invitation to this global sing-along.

The participants were divided …

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TEDxKids@Yerevan coming soon!

TEDxKids@Yerevan coming soon!

On 23 June, TEDxKids@Yerevan will be held at Tumo Center for Creative Technologies, featuring 23 speakers from Yerevan and the marzes, ages 8 through 18, as well as other performances.

We asked speakers to share their ideas about the imagined world in which they’d like to live. The speakers have dreamt up a broad range of topics, from volunteering, military service, public perceptions of people with disabilities, dreams, and more. Mary will discuss the brain and why it’s important to study; Stephanie will examine what parents don’t know about their kids; Levon will explore the topic lying, why we do it, and if we really need to lie at all. Some talks are geared towards youth in particular: how kids can develop their savings, the issue of domestic violence towards children, and the importance of ecology and the environment for Armenian youth. There will even be a talk about ice …

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TEDxSalon@Yerevan announcement!

TEDxSalon@Yerevan announcement!

TEDxYerevan team is excited to announce that we’re organizing our first salon event in Armenia. The theme of the first TEDxSalon@Yerevan event is “Time and Space” which will take place on March 7th, 2015. The decision to start salon events was driven by tremendous demand from Armenian intellectual community to have a dialogue on different topics in TEDx format and inspire thinkers to take actions toward different urgent issues like climate change, entrepreneurship, innovation, new technologies, etc.

The first TEDxSalon@Yerevan event is organized in partnership with UNDP in Armenia and will focus on environmental issues with an aim to spark a discussion in our local community of thinkers and doers. UNDP in Armenia has spent twenty years assisting Armenia in in reducing the negative impacts of climate change. The Armenian authorities, in response, support the UNDP initiatives to promote energy efficiency and energy saving. At TEDxSalon@Yerevan event, attendees will hear …

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Apply to attend TEDxYerevan 2014!

Apply to attend TEDxYerevan 2014!

We are happy to announce that registration for attending the fifth annual TEDxYerevan event is now open! Themed Education… Hope, TEDxYerevan 2014 will gather about 300 movers and shakers at Tumo Center for Creative Technologies (16 Halabyan st.) on Sunday, September 28, 2014, to share a TED-like experience.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, we have put together a program of 10 diverse talks, with the hope that they will inspire, fascinate and most importantly spark deep discussion and connection in our community. In addition, 2014 marks the fifth anniversary both for TEDxYerevan and TEDx program – we would love nothing more than to celebrate this occasion with you!

After much thought and discussion, TEDxYerevan team has made a conscious decision to make TEDxYerevan a paid event starting from 2015 on in order to cover most of the organizational expenses. This is your last chance to …

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