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Event: TEDx Teesside
Date: Wednesday 24 February
Time: 16.00 – 19.45, followed by food, drinks and networking
Venue: Sound Studio, Phoenix Building, Teesside University

The Institute of Digital Innovation is proud to host TEDx Teesside. Taking place in the Sound Studio of the Phoenix Building this event will give you the opportunity to listen to a line-up of fascinating speakers who will share their ideas and experiences of the innovative projects they are working on. There will also be 2 talks from TED screened throughout the event.

Speakers

• Hugh Garry, BBC Radio 1: ‘Shoot the Summer’

Hugh will speak about his award winning film ‘Shoot the Summer’, a film about festivals shot entirely on mobile phones, looking at how the media can take lessons from the experimental way young people use technology.

• Andy Dobson, Sky: ‘Interfaces, innovation and unconvention’

Using the Sky EPG as a focal point, Andy will discuss various aspects of interface design and development within Sky. How the technology base has changed the game and why *right now* is the most exciting time in digital media since the very beginning!

• Nick Holliman, Durham University: ‘Cosmic origins and the future of 3D TV’

After recently beating off competition from Disney to win ‘Best 3D movie’ at the Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference in California, Nick will be talking about the making of the movie and what the future holds for the ‘average’ consumer in terms of stereoscopic viewing.

• Herb Kim, Codeworks

Herb will talk about the early days of developing the hugely successful Thinking Digital Conference and how social media has had a direct, positive impact on the growth of the event.

• Simon McKeown, MotionDisabled

‘Motion Disabled’ is a digital exploration of the bodies of people who are physically different. Simon will talk about how motion capture works in this situation and how he used it for the recent MotionDisabled exhibition.

About TEDx

TEDx was created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading.” The program is designed to give communities, organisations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through a TED-like experience. At TEDx events, unique talks given by live speakers combine with TEDTalks videos to spark deep conversation and connections.

Register to attend

Places at this event are limited and will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. To register please email c.wilson@tees.ac.uk