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Elena Gustafson and Paul Cox discuss this Saturday’s (7-21-12) TEDx event in Sitka (12:30-8PM, Allen Auditorium, tickets $25 at Old Harbor Books, children under 18 free). Eleven speakers will give presentations on a range of subjects, each limited to 18 minutes.

TEDxSitka Event Schedule

Session 1 (1:00 pm-2:30)
• PAUL COX, Welcome.
• ED Ronco, opening remarks

• Welcome VIDEO from TED (10 min.)
• Roger Schmidt: “Investing in Hope” (~10:00)
• Robin Kimmerer: “Reclaiming the Honorable Harvest: Indigenous Knowledge for a Sustainable Future” (~18:00)
• Ross Perlin: “The Third World Next Door” (~18:00)
• Aisha Fukushima: “Hip Hop Lives: Raptivism Around the World” (~18:00)

Session 2 (3:00–4:30)
• Molly Sturges: “Creativity and Collective Courage” (~14:00-16:00)
• Jose Carrasco: “Faith Community-Based Organizing” (17:00)
• TED video: Simon Sinek: “How Great Leaders Inspire Action” (18:02)
• Ed Littlefield: “Tlingit Music; Past, Present, and Future” (15:00) (needs a table for instruments)
• Andrew Lee: “You’re Missing Something. It’s Good For You” (15:00)

Session 3– (5:00-6:30)
• TED video: “A TED Speaker’s Worst Nightmare” (recorded talk) (3:51)
• Dan Coyle: Growing a Talent Hotbed (18:00)
• Amanda Murphyao: “Here Be Dragons” (10:00)
• Richard Nelson: “Salmon: The Miracle” (18:00) (needs a music stand to hold his notes)