The second annual TEDxMaui event attracted over 1,000 Maui residents and visitors to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MACC)’s Castle Theater on Sunday, the organizers announced today.
The daylong event brought together celebrated presenters from Hawai‘i and beyond to share their big ideas on stage in 18 minutes or less. Among the audience members were organizers of TEDx events from around the globe (including TEDxSiberia), presenters from last year’s TEDxMaui event, and rock legends Mick Fleetwood and Steven Tyler. In addition, the event streamed to hundreds of people watching from around the globe.
The presentations were documented in a multi-camera live video shoot, and will be edited and posted to the TEDx YouTube channel in March, the organizers said.
The full list of TEDxMaui 2013 presentations is as follows:
Paul Atkins: Cinematic Storytelling: The Heart vs. The Head
Kalepa Baybayan: He Lani Ko Luna: A Sky Above
Michael Bernard Beckwith: Let Your Dream Awaken You
Rickie Byars Beckwith: The Glory In The Dream That Didn’t Come True
Jim Channon: Life Force Living: Social Architecture In The 21st Century
Sean Connelly: Recovering the Technology of Paradise
WenLu Duffy: WenLu Duffy Plays Bruch
Alex Grey: Cosmic Creativity: How Art Evolves Consciousness
Kamea Hadar: The Catalytic Nature of Art
Graham Hill: The Small Island: Life, Edited On Maui And The Mainland
Quayle Hodek: The Future of Renewable Energy: Seeing Past The Big Picture
Archie Kalepa: Lessons From The Water
Brian Kennedy: Live Healthy Longer: Healthspan vs. Lifespan
Garrett Lisi: The Geometry of Particle Physics
Sherry Lynn: Parenting as Social Activism
Makana: Tuning In
Next Level Theater Productions: Hina & The Moon
Jenelle Peterson: Engaging Students In Conversations That Matter
Kim Rosen: Remembering Our First Language: Poetry As Medicine For Our Time
Lauren C. Roth Venu: Eco-logical: Design Inspired By Nature
See the complete list of presenters with short biographies. ->
TEDxMaui 2013 Event
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See photographs of the main TEDxMaui 2013 event at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Flickr. ->
TEDxMaui 2013 Behind the Scenes
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See TEDxMaui 2013 behind the scenes photographs, including rehearsal on Flickr. ->
TEDxMaui 2013 Private Presenter Reception
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See photographs of the TEDxMaui 2013 private speaker reception at the Fairmont Kea Lani Maui on Flickr. ->
Instead of so many random photos of presenters presenting, why not show/capture more reactions of attendees? That’s what will draw people next year. And my instinct is that what happened outside the hall will over time have a much bigger impact on our island than what happened inside.
The difference between watching videos and coming to an event is the connections that attendees make by bouncing off each other while they’re there and to a lesser extent, talking to the presenters when they’re not presenting. I had great conversations with e.g., Quayle and Lauren that I hope will reverberate down the years. I’m sure that others did the same with other presenters.
Thanks again to the organizers, presenters and volunteers for their hard work and to the attendees for energizing the day itself.
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