TEDxPortsmouth
Point of No Return
Friday September 13, at The Music Hall
TEDxPortsmouth brings the spirit of TED’s mission of ideas worth spreading to the Seacoast for a full day of inspiring speakers, rousing artistic performances, and great local food. This once-a-year event is where the Seacoast comes together to connect and explore big ideas — science, the arts, the environment, humanity, entrepreneurship — in a shared experience emphasizing community, conversation, and inspiration.
“I have already recommended TEDx Portsmouth to colleagues and friends. It was an inspiring experience. Every year I say “That was the best TEDx I’ve ever been to.” And every year it gets better.
– 2018 audience member
From our Blog
The TEDxPortsmouth Theme for 2019:
Point of No Return What is a “point of no return?” How do we approach? Where is the threshold? When do we enter the maelstrom, the spinning fugue of what was and what will be? What becomes of us afterwards? Who are we? Who will we be? Are we always approaching the...
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A Brief History of TEDxPortsmouth [est. 2013]
Did you know that this year’s TEDxPortsmouth (Friday, Sept. 13, 2019) will be the seventh annual TEDx to be held in our fair city by the sea? And the second to be staged at the venerable and totally rockin’ Music Hall! But how did it all begin? TEDxPortsmouth actually...
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Lessons from a TEDx Organizer: How to Nail Your Audition
TEDxPortsmouth 2019 is still six months away (September 13 at The Music Hall), but there is already a whirlwind of activity happening behind the scenes. The next milestone is speaker auditions — and the response from prospective TED talkers has been overwhelming. Past...
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What is TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxPortsmouth, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxPortsmouth event, TED Talks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.