Just like we did in early March, we have the opportunity to watch a day of the TED conference while sitting comfortably in the auditorium of the Monroe County Public Library, right here in Bloomington. This time, it’s TED Global, The Stuff of Life, happening this week in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Because of the five hour time difference between Edinburgh and Bloomington, we’ll be time-shifting (i.e., not literally livestreaming, but streaming with a time delay). Instead of having people arise to watch the show starting at 4:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday (and trying to find a venue open at that hour!), we’ll capture video from all the speakers Wednesday and show them at the MCPL Auditorium starting at 9:15.m. local time Thursday, July 14.

This event is free, and you’re welcome to come and go as you like. We ask that you complete a short registration form at this link so we can have an idea how many people to expect at what times, please.

Check out the speaker lineup:

THURSDAY, July 14, 2011

9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  Future Billions

11:30  – 1:15 p.m.  Emerging Order

2:15 – 4:00  The Dark Side

5:30 – 6:45  Bodies

We know this is short notice, but we hope you can stop by for part or all of the show! As always, TED attracts amazing presenters and performers of all sorts!

You have two options.

Right now, you can follow the list below and click on each link, watch our presenters and performers and the TED videos that we showed on May 14, in order.

And an even better option will be announced in a few weeks.

Early this fall we’ll announce the dates and location for a series of TEDxBloomingtonSalons we’re calling “TEDxBloomingtonRedux.” In this series of four two-hour events, you’ll be able to join with a live audience to watch video from each of our four themed segments from May 14: Wisdom, Learning, Creativity & Play. In contrast with what’s available today on YouTube, these videos will include the astute and entertaining introductions by our onstage-host, Sarah Smith-Robbins, and more from DJ Shiftee. And although their presentations from May 14 will be presented via video, some of our speakers will join us for discussion, too.

Granted, it’s still not as phenomenal as May 14 was, live and in person, but in case you missed that event or just want a “refresher course,” TEDxBloomingtonRedux will be way more fun than watching at your computer.

Details to come.

So back to your first option … here’s a list of the speakers/performers/TEDTalks in the order they appeared on the Buskirk-Chumley stage. Enjoy!

Theme 1: Wisdom

DJ Shiftee (he also performed three more themed sets, but we only have one video posted)

The official TEDx intro video (click on the arrow in the red box on the right.)

Stephen K. Hayes, Wisdom Plays To Our Attention

Debby Herbenick, Why Your Bed Is The Ultimate Treehouse

(TEDTalk) Isabel Behncke, Evolution’s gift of play from bonobos to humans

Bryan Stuart, How Can I Help?

Keith Johnson, Food Security and Resilience

(TEDTalk) Arthur Potts Dawson, A Vision for Sustainable Restaurants

Nolan Harrison, Childhood Dreams of Heroes

Theme 2: Learning

Gever Tulley, The Path to Brightworks

(TEDTalk) Annmarie Thomas, Hands-on Science with Squishy Circuits

Sarah Elizabeth Ippel, The Dirt Between Our Toes

(TEDTalk) Hillel Cooperman, Legos for grownups

Amy Yurko, The Wonder of Wonder: Stimulating Curiosity for Children

Lindsay Manfredi, Girls Rock Indy

Edward Castronova, Be A Gamer

Theme 3: Creativity

Arbutus Cunningham, Big Mystery

(TEDTalk) Mick Ebeling, The Invention that Unlocked a Locked-in Artist

Marc and Sara Schiller, Gaming the Streets: Uncommissioned Art

Jeff Nelsen, Fearless Performance

Charlie Todd, Causing a Scene with Improv Everywhere

Stephen Volan, Approaching Autism Theatrically

(TEDTalk) Amber Case, We are all Cyborgs now

Corey Jefferson, Sound and Motion and Tiger/Martian/Businessperson

Theme 4: Play

(TEDTalk) Tom Wujec, Build a tower, build a team

Robert Scoble, The 2030 Class is Arriving

Seth Frey, Sharing is Inevitable: Get Good At It

Jessica Quirk, Look Good, Feel Good

(TEDTalk) Julien Treasure, Shh! Sound Health in 8 Steps

Muffy Davis, Different Does Not Mean Less

Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage

We’d love to read your comments on our Facebook page, on the individual video pages at YouTube, or via email. Talk to us!

TEDxBloomington is just a few weeks away, and as registrations and ticket sales rise, our Kitchen Cabinet (the local planning team) climbed the ladder to the catwalk in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for a group photo!  Maybe next time we’ll bring up some TED-red paint and paint one of those Xs up there.

From left to right, Mike Trotzke, Maarten Bout (up high), Kevin Makice (down low), Luci Englert McKean (in between), Kalynn Huffman Brower, Sally Meyer, Debby Herbenick, Gail Hale, and Nina Onesti.  Not pictured: Jenn Hileman or our out-of-town team members (Sorry, guys!).

Three stories up, it’s quite a view … but not as good a view as you’ll have from your seats of our speakers onstage on May 14 (plus, the ladder’s a little scary!)

If you haven’t already registered and purchased your ticket, don’t delay! We’ve already sold more than a third of the house. And if you’re coming in from out of town, be sure to book your hotel room soon to make sure you’ll have a bed! We have discounted rooms — check out the “Travel Details” link under “Attend” at the top of this page.

See you soon!

We’re very excited about the changes. Check out the new index at the top of the page. We’ll be adding more content as we get closer to May 14.

Many thanks to volunteers Tim Skaggs and Nina Onesti for their hard work these last few days.

Details: The conference will be held on Saturday, May 14, in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 East Kirkwood Avenue, just off campus in downtown Bloomington. The first presentation begins promptly at 9 a.m. so please plan to arrive by 8:45 so you can select a good seat.

Cost: Tickets for the full-day, fast-paced event featuring 20+ world-class speakers cost only $60 and include lunch! (If this amount exceeds your budget, see below for scholarship information.)

Register and buy: Click here to register for and then purchase your ticket for a seat in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater now. Seats are limited, so don’t delay. Each attendee must register to buy a ticket, so if you want to bring friends, have them fill out the registration form, as well.

Previous Applicants: If you’ve already submitted an application, check your email for the official purchase registration link. The option to purchase seats will be saved for a limited time for all who have already submitted an application. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Luci McKean at luci [at] tedxbloomington [dot] com.

Scholarship Tickets: We also have a limited number of scholarship tickets for individuals who cannot afford the ticket but will be able to contribute in a unique way to the TEDxBloomington community.  If you feel that this describes you, please click the registration link above and be sure to also fill out the section related to the scholarship request. We will contact scholarship applicants after May 1.

Shift from Application to Purchase: From the beginning, we’ve been excited to have a passionate and diverse audience. Our original application process was offered to ensure that a wide range of voices were brought together on May 14th.

Since we’ve begun reading all of the applications over the last few weeks, we’ve been absolutely blown away by the incredible range of perspectives, stories, and an overall passion for TED that have been shared with us. It quickly became clear that every one of the applicants so far will be a wonderful addition to our community.

So, to that end, we’ve decided to open up ticket purchase to all (and do away with our initial application process). This is a direct response to the amazing group of folks who have already shown us that the TEDxBloomington community is already thriving. And we can’t be more excited about that!

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Luci McKean at luci [at] tedxbloomington [dot] com. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you on May 14th and at other Wisdom of Play events leading up to our conference!

Your first step, if you’re interested in volunteering, is for you to fill out an application to attend the conference.  Later, we’ll be in touch with the applicant pool to fill any volunteer slots that are available.  Thanks!

Wednesday, March 2nd, 11:15 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monroe County Public Library Auditorium, 303 East Kirkwood Avenue

Please fill out this reservation form so we can know how many people to expect and can keep you informed. Feel free to come for all day or only a portion, to drop in and out (pending open seats in the auditorium, of course!)

You can preview a tentative schedule for March 2, always somewhat subject to change, and remember that page reflects West Coast times. We’ll follow along, live, right up until the library closes and we have to run!

Note that this livestream will not be available to individuals from their own computers: if you want to watch, you have to come sit with us in the library auditorium. It’s better that way, anyway: not only will you have your own responses to the speakers, but you’ll be enriched by conversations with others in the room having their own responses.

It’s not exactly the same experience you’ll have, sitting in the audience for our May 14, The Wisdom of Play event, but it’s the closest we can manage for you in the meantime. Hope to see you all there!

Dr. Blakley’s talk about “Social Media and the end of Gender” at TEDWomen in December is currently featured on the front page of TED.com. More connected to the presentation scheduled at IU, she previously spoke at TEDxUSC on “Lessons from Fashion’s Free Culture.”

Details on the talk:

Johanna Blakley, PhD
Deputy Director, The Norman Lear Center at USC
Monday, Feb. 21st, 4:30pm
Whittenberger Auditorium, IMU

More information can be found at the Communications and Culture Graduate Program blog.  I hope to meet many TEDxBloomington fans at this event!

TEDWomen is an official TED conference that will reveal: Who are the women leading change? What ideas are they championing? And how will they shape the future? TEDWomen will also reveal women and men in concert with one another, orchestrating different but complementary approaches to ideas worth spreading

Thanks to our co-hosts, IU’s Women in Informatics and Computing, especially Jenny Hertel, and to our sponsors: IU Informatics, University Information Technology Services, Bloomingfoods, Bloomington Bagel Company, and Career Investments.

By Play

By Day / Maarten came to the U.S. as a Fulbright Scholar and had plans to be out of the country as soon as the last paper was written. Little did he know, he was about to meet his dream girl, fall in love and stick around for a little longer, not realizing he was also getting hooked on the community. Now the Marketing Director at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, where exciting stuff happens every day, he promotes the Performing Arts as if his life depends on it. In his work he seeks out technology to simplify processes, open up staff time and free up resources. Formerly leader of a classical music ensemble, an arts education non-profit, a music educator and a contractor for different large corporations, Maarten has worked in greatly diverse environments with equally diverse communities of people.

Contact
@sauerbout (Twitter)

Website
Buskirk-Chumley Theater

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By Day / She writes-produces-directs transmedia projects, reviews feature films, writes novels for young people, makes peanut butter sandwiches and sometimes more ambitious/nutritious meals, grows vegetables, vermicomposts, parents two terrific kids.

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By Day / Gail is an educator, activist, artist, volunteer, leader of a student ambassador program, recycler, distributor, committee member, advocate of public art. She has participated in Environmental Service projects in 9 countries. She is a volunteer for the Lotus Arts and Education Foundation for the last 10 years giving time to the festival, Lotus Blossoms (a free outreach event for over 1000 school age children), Edible Lotus, and Chair of the Visual Art Committee. Gail is also a docent for the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. She will exhibit work at the 2011, IU Center for Sustainability fundraiser. She uses her creativity not only to make art but to live an artful life. She looks for needs in her community and finds creative ways to fulfill them.

By Play

By Day / Sex researcher at Indiana University, a sex educator at The Kinsey Institute, a book author, columnist and blogger.

Contact
@mysexprofessor (Twitter)

Website
My Sex Professor

By Play

By Day / A classically trained musician who didn’t like being broke all the time, Jenn got a job at the local food co-op. Over the last 10 years she has been a massage therapist, built houses out of dirt and straw and survived living off the grid. This was all while working at Bloomingfoods – where she is immersed in the connections and communities our food beliefs, patterns and habits create. In the time that is left over, Jenn helps run The Atlas, is a Humanetrix board member, a volunteer with Lotus Festival, and the Executive Director for The Combine.

Contact
@jennepenne (Twitter)

Websites

give it to me.

The Atlas

Humanetrix

The Combine

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By Day / Currently finishing up a Ph.D. at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing, Kevin is also working on two startups. pixSmix is a platform for interactions with pictures, forming expressive collages to share. SociaLens is a consulting group that improves skill fluencies to make organizations more agile. Kevin has written a book on the Twitter API and occasionally posts to Wired’s GeekDad.

Contact
@kmakice (Twitter)
kevin@makice.net

Websites
BlogSchmog
LinkedIn

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By Day / Sally is the Box Office Manager at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, where she coordinates ticketing for every event that happens on-site, as well as for the events organized by approximately 50 other arts organizations and promoters in this artistically rich community. Educated as an art historian at Indiana University and the University of Illinois, she has previously worked as a Museum Education Representative at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures and as an Adjunct Faculty member teaching art history at IUPUI.