“THE SOURCES OF INSPIRATIONS OF CREATIVE IDEAS TO BE SHARED!”
With the theme of “MUSE” meaning “Sources of Inspirations”, TEDxAnkaraCitadel 2016 event will be held in one of the biggest chess museums of Turkey and the World – Gokyay Chess Museum in Ankara Citadel.
With the spirit of “Ideas Worth Spreading” in the Technology, Entertainement and Design domains, TED continues to provide idea sharing platforms at different geographies of the world independently through TEDx events. TEDxAnkaraCitadel is being organized annually in different museums of Ankara Citadel within this framework. In year 2013, the event was held with the theme of “CURRICULA VITAE” in Latin, “Courses of Life” in English and “Yaşam Yolu” in Turkish ans in year 2014, the event was held with the theme of “Codes and Symbols” in State Art and Sculpture Museum.
This year, TEDxAnkaraCitadel event aimed to design an environment in which the sources of inspirations are assessed that trigger creative ideas which might turn into innovations that have direct impact on citizens and communities for increased quality of lives through valuable speeches specifically designed for the event.
The speakers of the event to be announced in soon.
The event is going to be invitation-only type and will be held between 10:00 am and 6:30 pm. There will be a networking cocktail party till 8:00 pm after the closing of the event.
In Social Media, TEDxAnkaraCitadel can be followed on facebook.com/TEDxAnkaraCitadel for facebook and twitter.com/TEDxAnkaraC for twitter.
The event can be watched live through internet.
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer) delivered by today's leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED's annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and made available, free, on TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
TED's open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from thousands of volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; the annual million-dollar TED Prize, which funds exceptional individuals with a "wish," or idea, to create change in the world; TEDx, which provides licenses to thousands of individuals and groups who host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED or Instagram at https://instagram.com/ted.
About TEDx
In the spirit of "ideas worth spreading," TED has created TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxAnkaraCitadel, where x = independently organized TED event. At TEDxAnkaraCitadel, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
Communication
Berrin Benli – TEDxAnkaraCitadel Curator