Stop streaming TED talks on your computer and go to the TED(x) talks in Portland

Check out the inaugural TEDx Portland on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (PT)

Planned speaker list:
Mia Burke, President, Alta Planning Spencer Beebe, President, Ecotrust
Tinker Hatfield, VP Creative Design, Nike Inc
Nell Newman, President, Newman’s Own Organics
John Jay, Exec Creative Director
Scott Kveton, Co-founder & CEO, Urban Airship
Elliot Mainzer, SVP, Bonneville Power Administration
Roberta “Bobbie” Conner, Director, Tamástslikt Cultural Institute
Karen Brooks, Author, Portland Monthly / Foody;
Mark Edlen, Builder, Gerding Edlen Development
Greg Bell, Author, Business Leader
Katherine “Kat”Taylor Farallon Capital Management
Dr. Brian Druker & Jim Riswold, Cancer Crusader & Cancer Survivor

It seems like the TED(x) talks have a great set of creative and sharp minds collected for this event. If this is anything like the other TED events going on it'll be a thing not to be missed. Sign up to get schooled.

Gerding Theater at The Armory
128 NW Eleventh Avenue
Portland, OR 97209

Tickets for TEDxPortland will go on sale March 1st, 2011 and can be purchased online. Only six hundred tickets will be issued; however, for those who are unable to attend, the TEDxPortland team is excited to extend the invitation to watch the conference live online.

About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.