ABOUT US

What is TEDxMountain Ave?

TEDxMountain Ave exists to bring together a community of leaders, thinkers, activists, and more, from Fort Collins and beyond to expand the knowledge of issues pertaining to a variety of topics. At TEDxMountain Ave, we are student-empowered from the ground up. From leadership to production to speaking, our roles in this event allow us to be the leaders of today in order to change the world for the better tomorrow. 

TEDxMountain Ave is a youth-run event that displays a wide range of creative Coloradans, who are passionate about broadening their knowledge, activism, and ideas of the world. The leaders strive to educate and inspire with the intention of taking action following deep discussion. 

TEDxMountainAve has been made possible by those dedicating their time, energy, and talent to contribute to the "Ideas worth spreading."

TedxMountainAve Team

About TEDx, x = Independently Organized Event:

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.) 

About TED:

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. What started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and, Daniel Kahneman.

The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self-organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

Follow TED on Twitter at twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at facebook.com/TED.

Contact us: tedxmountainave@gmail.com