Theme: Dream Big....Then Do It!

TEDxYouth@StFrancisCHS is offering the youth community in Gainesville the opportunity to listen, learn, and speak about their ideas worth spreading! In addition, the event is encouraging K-12 students/ educators and their families about the TEDxYouth Day on November 17th-18th.

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9 AM: Registration/Name Badge Pickup OPENS

9 AM - 10 AM: Exhibit Hall OPEN

10 AM - Stage Area OPENS

10:15 AM - Welcome Address / TEDxYouth Video

10:30 AM - Morning Talks

noon - World Cafe (lunch provided)

1 PM - 2:30 PM - Afternoon Talks

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(GAINESVILLE, FL) September 11, 2012 - A TEDxYouth event will be hosted from 9 am - 3 pm at the Saint Francis Catholic High School (SFCHS) on Saturday, October 13th. In addition, there will be an exhibition hall where local clubs and organizations will showcase their ideas and host interactive exhibits to engage the young minds. Speaker slots and exhibit hall slots are still available for those interested in the chance to participate. Free e-tickets will be available to the public via an Innovation Pass posted on the provided TEDx website as well as the school's website. These Innovation Passes will be available on September 27th.

TED, standing for Technology Entertainment and Design, is popular for their innovative thematic conferences and speakers. Recently, the TED community has grown substantially with the introduction of TEDx - where ordinary people can design their own independently organized TED event. In Gainesville, the University of Florida put together two TEDxUF events in the past two years.

St. Francis students attended the TEDxUF event and were inspired to create and host their own event themed “Dream Big....then Do It.” We all have dreams, whether they are small or BIG! What we do with our dreams of who we want to be, of what we want to do, or of where we want to go in life defines our passion.

Donations will be collected for children, teenagers, and young adults who have developmental disabilities to attend a six-day, recreational and residential summer camp organized by the Diocese of St. Augustine. The St. Francis Junior Civitan club (a service club) is hosting a TEDxYouth PhotoVoice Contest, in which the public can submit photos of things and places that they would like to change or improve in the Gainesville community. The goal of this project is to empower youth to become actively involved in community change efforts in Gainesville.

For more information please contact:
Our TEDxYouth Team at this email: TEDxYouthInfo@sfchs.org

St. Francis Gymnasium
4100 NW 115th Terrace
Gainesville, Florida, 32606
United States