Special thanks to Calgary on Purpose, our event partners for the ENGAGE: Intentionally Salon. They are a group of Calgarians interested in what makes a ‘successful’ city, and are engaging people from all walks of life to join that conversation. As a citizen-led platform, their mission is to increase transparency, build trust, and facilitate inclusion. They believe that every individual has the power to shape Calgary’s future.

Our deepest appreciation to the Calgary Public Library for their encouragement and ongoing support of our programming efforts in so many different areas. They have been am excellent and steadfast partner since our very early days.

Special mention has to be made about our community salon series. Pre-COVID, three times a month, nine months out of the year, we held small gatherings of curious Calgarians at library branches in downtown (New Central Library), the Southeast (Fish Creek Library) and the Northwest (Crowfoot Library). We watched a pre-recorded TEDTalk together, and dove deep into conversation on what it means for us as engaged citizens, and the wider context of Calgary. For us, that was a fundamental building block of our helping to build community.

As we slowly emerge from COVID, we hope to resume a new series of programming opportunities with the Library. Stay tuned in 2023!

Exploring a traditional, healing form of dialogue about how we can better share the surrounding lands and understand the reality of First Nations trauma within our current society. Garret utilizes his experience growing up in Treaty 7 territory, the lessons he learned from the Elders, his time spent in prison, the issue of Universities, and the life-changing path he found in acting that lead him to help himself become a better father and do what he can to help his people heal. Specifically challenging the 'male-ego' to take a deep look at oneself and reflect on how we got where we are today, and how we can improve where we end up tomorrow.

Nicole Hartley Bradford has a crazy dream of a world full of re-wilded humans living on a planet we have saved from ruin (she hopes).

She sees this happening by way of our developing radically intimate relationships with ourselves, each other, and the natural world. In her dream, we have come to live again within the intimate connections and social support structure of the village, even within a much larger community or city structure.

Kris has staked his career on the idea that people will rise to the challenge if asked the right question.

Currently supporting the transformation of a regional recreation centre into a next generation social infrastructure hub and movement, he also leads a hybrid public health research project + social innovation lab called the GenH Play project. He's primarily interested in the craft of leadership and the development of adaptive and resilient communities.

Join TEDxCalgary and other TEDx organizers from across the city on Thursday, April 18th for a full day of amazing content from the TED2019 "Bigger Than Us" event, being held in Vancouver from April 15-19.

We will be showing a mix of pre-recorded sessions from the April 15-17th event days (sessions 1 to 7) and live content from April 18th (sessions 8 to 11).

Our sessions will be in the Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall in the main lobby area from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., then switch to the BMO Financial Group Community Room from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Participants are free to come and go throughout the day, but we appreciate your registering to ensure we have space throughout the day, and are able to send you a post-event feedback form (this is standard for all TEDx events):

Register to attend! http://TEDxCalgaryLive.ca

In November 2011, we explored how we can all take volunteering to a new level, including talks by comedian and improv artist Andrew Phung, Olympic athlete Steve Mesler, and social innovation pioneer Tonya Surman.

Watch the talks on our YouTube channel

In the chill winter month of January 2014, our "Wilderness" event at the Calgary Zoo presented hot ideas from speakers including renowned wildlife artist and nature advocate Robert Bateman, and anti-bullying campaigner Dr. Barbara Coloroso among many others.

Watch the talks on our YouTube channel

Join our Interactions Partners in our dynamic Interactions Zone as you arrive at the event, and during each scheduled interactions break!

We have five (5) interactions zones throughout the building, as depicted in the maps below.

 

Zones 1 to 3 (main lobby, lower level)

PLEASE NOTE: The special seating zone is reserved seating. After reserved guests are seated, additional participants may be seated in these areas as space permits

Zones 4 and 5 + Sensory/Quiet Room (upper lobby, Plus-15 level)

This lobby is accessible via the main social stairs, or via elevators in the East and West lower lobby areas)

 

 

 

Following the event, participants holding VIP tickets are invited to join us at The Ampersand's tenant lounge for a social event with other VIPs, speakers, and volunteers! Additional space will be available for drop-in participants.

The after-event will be cash bar, restricted to 18+ (ID required). Space will be limited due to fire code as necessary.