Tickets are available now for the second TEDx Youngstown

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Tickets are available for the second TEDxYoungstown, set for Jan. 23 in Ford Theater in Bliss Hall at Youngstown State University.

The theme for the independently organized event is “Breaking Boundaries.”

Ticket sales begin at 6 a.m. today.

There will be 12 speakers at the 2015 event, and topics to be explored range from human trafficking to additive manufacturing. A full list of speakers and their biographies can be found at www.TEDxYoungstown.com. A link to purchase tickets and details on becoming an event partner also can be found on the website.

The first TEDxYoungstown event took place this year and sold out months before the event. Organizers encourage those who wish to attend to get their tickets early. Single tickets for the daylong event, which includes lunch and access to the entire event activities, will cost $75.

Anyone wanting more information about TEDx-Youngstown can contact Lori Shandor at TEDx-Youngstown@gmail.com.

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share experience. At a TEDx event, video and live speakers combine to spark discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program.

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to ideas worth spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California almost 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes on a diverse mix of topics. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com.

TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; and TEDBooks, short e-books on powerful ideas.