TEDxPalmerston: Meet our Neighbours
Good Shepherd Lutheran College
8 Whitewood Rd
Northern Territory
-12.4960474
131.02343659999997
Greetings from the TEDxPalmerston team!TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes and lives. TEDx was created in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading." It supports independent organizers who want to create a TED-like event in their own community.Tickets are on sale now for TEDxPalmerston's inaugural event, Meet our Neighbours: Saturday 10 October 2015. It will be an unforgettable conference with TEDx talks from world-class experts residing in the Palmerston and Darwin region, carefully curated to inspire and spark conversation about educating and building communities here in the NT. Tucker breaks are designed to keep ideas flowing and you’ll have a chance to participate in exploratory sessions such as DIY Chinese Dumplings, tinkering in maker spaces or enjoy the vibes with live music.To help share ideas worth spreading in Palmerston click here.Speakers at TEDxPalmerston: See Full List Here Building Homes Built for the NTDr. Andrew SpiersLecturer, Charles Darwin UniversityShould we build homes to suit our Teritorrian environment? This is the story of the Spiers’ unexpected journey while building their NT home. Andrew is a master storyteller and brings their experience from getting approval for their unique designs to finding building strategies to bring their dream home to reality. His breaks down what is really needed when building structures that are really built NT tough. Speakin’ TerritorianRoz RowenEditor, Alphabet BuddiesLinguist, Charles Darwin University What makes us sound Territorian? A really entertaining talk about the local colloquialisms and the history of boganology. Roz Rowen is a linguist working in the fields of semantics and pragmatics. Her research interests are social interaction and Australian English. She is currently a lecturer in Academic language and learning at Charles Darwin University. Originally from QLD she is now a proud Territorian.http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/only-in-the-territory/darwins-bogan-whisperer-is-doing-a-phd-in-bogan-linguistics/story-fnk2tg5d-1227204105937 Sippin on SciencePaul LyonsScience Outreach Coordinator, InspiredNTSippin’ on Science. Fancy an afternoon sess? Find out why Science isn’t daggy. Can a better understanding of science help communities make better decisions? This passion to make Science more accessible has fueled his career as a Science teacher, Manager of Education at CSIRO and Science Outreach Coordinator at CDU. His mission to help more Territorians become more engaged with Science is inspiring, one sip at a time. Hope to see you on 10/10/2015!Click here: Book your place at TEDxPalmerston now