TEDxSanAntonio Was Awesome

This Saturday I was fortunate enough to attend TEDxSanAntonio. I wasn’t familiar with TED conferences until I met Todd O’Neill of C4 Workspace while attending an immigration discussion hosted by Gemini Ink. He explained to me the types of speakers, attendees, and content that showed up for these events and I decided to apply to go…and I’m glad I did. There were great speakers who covered topics from the death penalty and glass children to bionic exoskeletons and obesity. Mayor Julian Castro spoke on the power of education.

However, what I found most valuable was the group of attendees that were present. The speakers were great, and the content was amazing, but I really appreciated being among a number of people who were excited to learn and engage their communities in meaningful ways to foster positive change. I ran into several familiar people and met others. The conversations we had over breaks, lunch, and the reception were simply fascinating.

Comments

[Susan price]

Michael - thanks for this review - I'm passing it on to the "big" TED folks in a post-event survey :)

I am so glad you enjoyed it - the things you liked about it just about exactly describe our goals in organizing the event. We will be having more TEDxSanAntonio events to keep up that feeling of connection and community we shared on Saturday. And we invite you to volunteer and help us organize the next one. Lots of work, but wow - what a payoff!

[Michael B. Maine]

Hi Susan,

Thank you for your comment. I really did enjoy the event and I feel fortunate for the experiences it awarded me. Consider me on board for any and all future TEDxSanAntonio events. You'll definitely be hearing from me soon. We have a few things to talk about.

-Michael