Imagine UBC’s most fascinating and engaging students coming together for a day, giving ‘the talk of their lives,’ sharing their ideas and discussing their visions for UBC and the world. 

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The UBC Terry Project is pleased to again present our student conference, one that focuses on the inspired efforts of the very folks you share classes with. The 2014 “TEDxTerryTalks” will be held on October 25th, 2014. Here, students will be given a high profile platform to communicate their passions and desires to an audience of their UBC peers. It essentially borrows a template from a well-established conference known as the TED conference, and modifies it for delivery within the UBC setting.

The general intent is to bring together the University’s most fascinating student thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives. Under this context, the conference accommodates 8 selected student speakers from a wide range of interests and backgrounds. The talks will be held at the Life Sciences Institute, where one can engage as many as 350 audience members. The talks will also be video archived for online presentation.

As well, work is currently under way to also allow for booths and mingling opportunities outside of the actual speaking engagements. These opportunities will be held in an adjacent space - the East Atrium of the Life Science Institute.  And note that Dave Ng and Han Solo (and a special surprise guest) will be back MCing the event.

TEDx Terry Talks  - 2014 Speakers (titles subject to revision)

Undergraduate:

• Swinzle Chauhan  - “Understanding Situated Knowledge in Our Everyday Lives”
  
• Urooba Jamal & Alex Mierke-Zatwarnicki  – “Empowering Student Social Movements: The Role of Alternative Campus Press”
• Viet Vu – “Bi the way, we exist”
• Aliya Dossa – “Why ‘Don’t Talk to Strangers’ is the Worst Advice My Parents Ever Gave Me”

Graduate: 

• Abeer Yusuf – “What is Home: Growing Up Between Cultures”
• Joel Hutchinson  – “Living on the Boundary: Exploration at the Edge of Physics”
• Serbulent Turan - “A Story of Obedience”

Alumni:

• Ekateryna Nova - “Universities and the Future of Innovation”

Relevant Links:

TEDxTerry talks website