​​​TEDxRockford: Building a Sustainable Community

The videos from our event are now linked into the program below. Please click on the individual links to view the TEDxRockford videos.
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Schedule of Events

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. Welcome

SESSION 1

8:40 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Ed Morrison, Purdue University: Civic Collaboration
9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. Laurie Preece, Alignment Rockford
9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. TED Talk video: Candy Chang: Before I Die
9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Jodi Carroll, Rockford Park District: Public Art

10:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Break

SESSION 2

10:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, video: Discover Rockford
10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Our City Our Story, video: Our Curiosity​
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Steve Fleeman, Rock Valley College, Renewable Energy Integrators and the Reality Show
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. TED Talk video: Eddie Obeng: Smart Failure for the Fast Changing World
11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Dan Cataldi, EIGERlab: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Wrap up & closing

Adjourn

This TEDx event is independently organized. 
Stories that Build a Sustainable Community
TEDxRockford

October 27, 2012
8:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.
Sullivan Theater
118 North Main Street
Rockford IL 61101

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​complete program. ​