This document summarizes the goals and plans for the first TEDxBilbao event. It will be held on November 27, 2010 at the Campos Theater in Bilbao, Spain from 9am to 2pm. The event aims to foster the sharing of great ideas and inspire innovation, similar to other TED events. It hopes to create not just an event, but an experience that brings together an engaged community to spark creative improvements for the future. The document lists the organizing team and quotes supporting the goals of connecting smart people to make a positive global impact.

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2. We´ll share our project following the Customer experience
model from “poetpainter” Stephen P. Anderson:!
http://www.poetpainter.com/thoughts/category/Experience-Design-Strategy/!

3. TEDxBilbao is a local, independently organized
event that strives to re-create the unique
experience found at TED.!
The diverse group present will be able to learn
from one another, and will feel driven to creatively
improve our collective future. !
Antxon
Benito
Jorge
Garcia del Arco
Oscar
Paz
Ivan
Miñanmbres
Naiara
Perez de Villarreal
M´Angel
Manovell
The team that has taken up the challenge of launching this first TEDx is:!

4. “TEDsters feel part of curious, engaged, enlightened and tech-savy tribe.” (Fast Co.)!
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5. "We're exploring TED as a global classroom" (Chris Anderson)!
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At its core, the fundamental goal of TED and TEDxBilbao is to foster and
spread great ideas. We aim to provide a platform where “invisible
leaders” (“unkown” smart thinkers, great visionaries, and fascinating
people) will be inspired and will have the opportunity to inspire others.!
Our conferences main axis is: IMAGINE.!

6. This first edition will be held at the
Campos Theater in Bilbao on Saturday,
November 27th, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to
14:00 p.m. !
However, actually we believe reflection should not be limited to a
single day. Rather, it should be a conversation that has different
spaces. The real “venues” where we can meet are:!

7. "That's part of what fascinates me about working at TED: We're catalysts. What happens when you
create a platform that can be used by people in a way you never predicted?" (Lara Stein)!
"Chris believes in the fact that when you put smart people together into a room, they tend to engage,
and he wants to use that to make a contribution toward a better world." (Bruno Giussani)!
“Today´s context and consequently operating rules are different. First step is to understand that the
new challenges can´t be solved simply by drawing on lessons of the past and on traditional ways of
thinking about the present.” (Charles Laundry)!
We believe there´s space for an open
initiative which is a “glocal” vehicle of
learning in order to creatively spark the
improvement of our collective future. !

8. We aspire not to create an event, but
an experience that all who participate
feel part of. !
“Thinking city as a living organism represents a paradigm shift in how cities are viewed. It opens a richer
range of possibilities and a wider resource base of ideas with wich to work” (Charles Laundry)!

10. imagine!