Bionic man inches closer to reality
Inaugural TEDxUWollongong event 29 May focuses on medical bionics
The inaugural TEDxUWollongong will take place on Tuesday 29 May 2012 from 5.30pm in the UniHall at The University of Wollongong (UOW). Described as an “intellectual circus”, TEDxUWollongong will feature a brilliant mix of world leading experts and inspiring speakers, focusing on the theme of “Medical Bionics: An Interdisciplinary Approach”.
Speakers will give the talk of their lives, condensing their life’s work and passion into 18 minutes of inspiring prose.
Innovators scheduled to appear include pioneering medical bionics researcher and Australian Laureate Fellow Professor Gordon Wallace, internationally recognised neurosurgeon and Chair of Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne), Professor Mark Cook, and emerging technologies critic, Associate Professor Katina Michael. More inspiring speakers and entertainment to be announced.
Presenter of ABC Radio National’s Science Show, Dr Robyn Williams, will be MC for the evening.
TEDxUWollongong, an independently organized event licensed by TED, is an invitation only event with only 100 places available for leading Australian health practitioners and key industry personnel. However, there will be a few spaces reserved for relevant medical professionals, researchers and media. Interested parties must register their interest by emailing research@uow.edu.au.
The event will be simulcast live upstairs at the University of Wollongong UniCentre. Please register your attendance by emailing research@uow.edu.au or joining the Facebook event at http://www.facebook.com/TEDxUWollongong. Live simulcast will also be screened online at www.tedxuwollongong.com.
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organisation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world’s leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Two major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Long Beach, California (along with a parallel conference, TEDActive, in Palm Springs), and TEDGlobal is held each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland. For information about TED’s upcoming conferences, visit http://www.ted.com/registration. Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED.
About TEDx
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organised events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organised TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self organised.
