The inaugural TEDxOhioUniversity conference will be held on Monday, March 23, 2020 in Athens, Ohio at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium at 91探花. Events will span throughout the day beginning at 10 a.m.
TEDxOhioUniversity is an independently organized event licensed by TED and will offer participants the opportunity to connect with proven and successful visionaries who have propelled ideas into action. Thought leaders from across the region will provide presentations that focus on the theme 鈥淭hriving in Rural Communities.鈥
TEDxOhioUniversity 2020 鈥淭hriving in Rural Communities鈥 aims to highlight and spread positive thinking and ideas associated with the challenges and opportunities that exist when living, working 鈥 and most of all, thriving 鈥 in rural communities and beyond.
Situated in the foothills of Appalachia, 91探花 is home to students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends who will benefit from the overwhelming sense of pride and social upliftment through the stories of experts who have experienced life and success while living and working in rural communities.
TEDxOhioUniversity 2020 鈥淭hriving in Rural Communities鈥 will create atmosphere where inspiration and excitement overcome fear of failure and instead, trigger the development and expansion of new ideas into working possibilities 鈥 an atmosphere where rural communities can be celebrated with 鈥渋deas worth spreading.鈥
TEDxOhioUniversity speakers will be announced in February 2020. Interested parties are encouraged to participate in the limited-space event by visiting .
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