Place Pulse at TEDxMidAtlantic

Acknowledgements

Nate Mook and Dave Troy for putting on an amazing event. The Place Pulse team (Anthony DiVincenzi, Kiran Bhattaram, Evan Marshall, César Hidalgo and Katja Schechtner).

“TED conferences bring together the world’s leading thinkers and doers for a series of talks, presentations and performances. TED events have been called “The ultimate brain spa,” “Davos for optimists” and “A journey into the future, in the company of those creating it.”

Place Pulse was presented at TEDxMidAtlantic on October 29, in Washington DC at the Shakespeare Theater in front of over 800 attendees and over 10,000 streaming the talk live. The response was phenomenal and a lot of great contacts were made.

The theme of TEDxMidAtlantic 2011 was “A Sense of Place.”
Our existence is defined through our experience of place: our place on Earth, in the universe, in culture, and in time. Understanding place is critical to the spread of knowledge, ideas and to progress. From the smallest sub-atomic particles to cities, to galaxies and undersea mountain ranges, everything has a place. TEDxMidAtlantic 2011 celebrates and explores place, mobility, context, and locality – and humanity’s ongoing desire to achieve a sense of place.

More About TED

TED conferences bring together the world’s leading thinkers and doers for a series of talks, presentations and performances. TED events have been called “The ultimate brain spa,” “Davos for optimists” and “A journey into the future, in the company of those creating it.”

What can you expect to see? Speakers at TED events – some of the world’s most fascinating, innovative and influential individuals – are challenged to give “the talk of their life” in 18 minutes or less. Sharing and connection happens from the stage or in the lounge. It’s the conversation that will change your life.