{"id":427,"date":"2015-03-30T13:06:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T17:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/entr\/?p=427"},"modified":"2021-12-20T09:12:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T14:12:55","slug":"tedxpurdueu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/entr\/tedxpurdueu\/","title":{"rendered":"TEDxPurdueU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/entr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/de1679dd-2208-4660-8121-7d017655fc77.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/entr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/de1679dd-2208-4660-8121-7d017655fc77.jpg\" alt=\"TedXPU\" width=\"1161\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/entr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/de1679dd-2208-4660-8121-7d017655fc77.jpg 1161w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/entr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/de1679dd-2208-4660-8121-7d017655fc77-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/entr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/de1679dd-2208-4660-8121-7d017655fc77-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/entr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/de1679dd-2208-4660-8121-7d017655fc77-600x200.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/entr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/de1679dd-2208-4660-8121-7d017655fc77-150x50.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1161px) 100vw, 1161px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"null\">TEDxPurdueU\u00a0<em>presents<\/em>\u00a0MERAKI<\/h3>\n<p>TEDxPurdueU, Purdue\u2019s own independently organized TED conference, is scheduled to host their fourth annual flagship event from\u00a0<strong>6-10 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>April 11<\/strong>, in\u00a0<strong>Loeb Playhouse<\/strong>\u00a0at the university\u2019s West Lafayette campus.<\/p>\n<p>The theme of\u00a0<strong>TEDxPurdueU 2015<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>\u201cMeraki.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<em>An untranslatable word from Modern Greek, it is used to describe doing something with passion, creativity, or love \u2013 when you undertake a task so intensely, that you nearly leave a physical piece of yourself in your work.<\/em>\u00a0Share the night listening to groundbreaking ideas, inspiring experiences, and revolutionary innovations amid some of the Purdue community\u2019s most forward-thinking makers and disruptors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M20Oc_4m-Ew\">View the trailer for\u00a0TEDxPurdueU conference<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>The event features 9\u00a0speakers and performers from the Purdue community and beyond, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Frank Gruber<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; CEO of Co-founder of Tech Cocktail<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lexi Hiland<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Videographer &amp; Producer of \u201cLa Loteria de la Vida\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sarah Hallberg<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Director of Medical Weight Loss at IU Health Medical<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mamoon Hamid<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 General Partner at Social+Capital<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ka-Boom<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 High-energy dance performance<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brent Drake<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Chief Data Officer at Purdue University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glenn Weissinger<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 VP of Strategic Planning (ret.) at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lalita Amos<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President &amp; senior executive coach at Total Team Solutions, LLC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Todd Putnam\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Chief Commercial Officer at Bolthouse Farms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m. Following the conference, a special post-event reception will be held for speakers and attendees at 10:00 p.m. in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theanvil.us\/\">Anvil<\/a>\u00a0near Purdue\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets are available for purchase at\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tedxpurdueu.com\/\">http:\/\/tedxpurdueu.com\/<\/a>,\u00a0the Hall of Music Box Office or the link below.<\/p>\n<p>Cost is<strong>\u00a0$15 for students<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0$25 for the general public<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information or questions please contact our Marketing Chair,\u00a0Jacqueline Hills at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jfhills@purdue.edu?subject=TEDxPurdueU%20Meraki%20Inquiry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jfhills@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0or 765\/496-0094.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; TEDxPurdueU\u00a0presents\u00a0MERAKI TEDxPurdueU, Purdue\u2019s own independently organized TED conference, is scheduled to host their fourth annual flagship event from\u00a06-10 p.m.\u00a0on\u00a0April 11, in\u00a0Loeb Playhouse\u00a0at the university\u2019s West Lafayette campus. 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