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Have you met TED?
HAGA helped sponsor TEDxHuntsville, a local, independently organized TED event. I reluctantly agreed to attend. Frankly, I wasn’t excited about giving up my Sunday afternoon. TED is an annual event that brings together "leading thinkers and doers" across any discipline to share ideas. "TED" stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. The event, however, was a blast! Where else could you hear ideas from "Rocket City Redneck" Travis Taylor, learn about advances in mapping the human genome from HudsonAlpha's Dr. Neil Lamb, and brush up on your beer knowledge from Huntsville brew master Steve Below? I was amazed at the variety of topics, the depth of our community’s talent and the passion of the presenters. Each talk ranged from 5 to 20 minutes and managed to keep even my meager attention span focused. Some presentations were educational, some inspirational and some just really funny. Although watching Dynetics rocket scientist Tim Pickens attempt to ride his homemade rocket bike across the stage was fun, my favorite presentation was entitled "You’re Not That Great: A Motivational Speech" by Dr. Daniel Crosby from IncBlot.
TEDxHuntsville was locally organized by volunteers, led by Everett Alexander, Amy Robinson, and Hiroko Sumikura. They did a superb job bringing together the event and deserve a resounding thank you from all attendees. I look forward to next year’s event and recommend that everyone attend. Trust me - it's well worth your Sunday afternoon.
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