APPLY TO SPEAK/ PERFORM ON THE FIRST EVER TEDxUMD STAGE!

HEY TERPS!! UMD is finally licensed to host a TEDx event for our campus community! For those of you who may not know what TED is, TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) is an organization that aims to bring together bright and outstanding minds to give (and listen to!) talks that are idea-focused, and on a wide range of subjects, to foster learning, inspiration and wonder – and spark conversations that matter. TED talks are innovative, captivating and inspiring! 

TEDxUMD will be a TED conference specifically for the UMD community, held on MAY 3RD. We want to showcase not only faculty and local professionals, but also the amazingly talented students on this campus! We're looking for speakers and performers who can contribute in some way to our theme of The Human Experience. The theme is broad so we can make sure the talks reflect the variety and diversity of the people and perspectives within our community! It opens the door to countless questions: What does the Human Experience mean to you? What does it mean to be human? How do human beings find meaning? How do we find love? Why do we create social constructs we don't necessarily want to abide by? What does it mean to be beautiful? Evil? Funny? Smart? When will the ZombiePocalypse happen? What was up with that HIMYM finale?! Poets, comedians, engineers, physicists, artists, musicians, future wolves of Wall Street, HUMANS OF COLLEGE PARK: if you think you have something to fresh, creative and inspiring to say or share, or a story to tell or an anecdote you don't think we will be able to resist-- fill out the application by APRIL 8! We can't wait to hear from you!

SPEAKERS this way...

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PERFORMERS this way...

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