TEDxJCUCairns
IN THE SPIRIT OF IDEAS WORTH SPREADING , TEDx IS A PROGRAM OF LOCAL , SELF-ORGANISED EVENTS THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SHARE A TED-LIKE EXPERIENCE . AT A TEDx EVENT , TED TALKS VIDEO AND LIVE SPEAKERS COMBINE TO SPARK DEEP DISCUSSION AND CONNECTION .
TEDxJCUCairns will hold its fourth event on Saturday , September 2 at The Cairns Institute , James Cook University . The theme for 2017 ’ s event is ‘ Tropovation ’. The aim is to celebrate and highlight tropical innovation in the Cairns and Far North region . Fifteen speakers will showcase new ways to tackle practical and social problems .
JCU students also benefit from TEDxJCUCairns as an integrated learning opportunity with 2nd year Creative Media undergraduate students assisting with preproduction , production and postproduction stages as part of their core subject “ Collaborative Development .”
Richard Gray , who leads the student team , said ‘ This years ’ Project TEDx team came together for a similar cause — possessing a love for Cairns , living in the tropics , the environment , and tropical innovation . The passion for all these things essentially formed the group naturally under the banner of ‘ Tropovation ’ so that we could each combine our individual skillsets to this idea that is the topic for the speakers of this year ’ s TEDx project for 2017 . Desire for knowledge and the craving for change aided our group on the construction of such a project that would hope to change the lives of many not just within Far North Queensland or Australia but on an international level .’
TEDxJCUCairns is filmed in front of a live audience . Audience numbers are strictly limited . Not only will the audience get a unique
TEDx experience but will also get to enjoy fabulous catering with a focus on local produce . A number of MCs will also keep the audience entertained , including Destiny Prophet who has MC ’ ed for everything from jelly wrestling to political forums and thinks it ’ s a shame the two can ’ t be combined . For the past three years ABC Far North Kier Shorey has been another MC . There will also be interesting displays including a virtual reality bus .
Tickets are now on sale but numbers are strictly limited . For more information including tickets visit https :// tedxjcucairns . com /
TEDxJCUCAIRNS WILL HOLD ITS FOURTH EVENT ON SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 2 AT THE CAIRNS INSTITUTE , JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY .
TEDxJCUCAIRNS IS AN EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY , SHARED WITH WORLD .
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