There’s just over a month to go until the first ever TEDxRockhampton event kicks off, and the organising team are putting the finishing touches on what will be a marvellous line-up of speakers.

Attendees at the event on May 25th will hear from an internationally acclaimed TED Fellow, a grazier and rural educator, a Gen Y advocate and dreamer, local business identities, and a trailblazing teacher – to name a few.

Sarah Jane Pell

Sarah Jane Pell is an artist, researcher and diver, and one of only two Australian TED Fellows. Sarah will be exploring underwater interactions and extreme spaces – what the future of extreme sports and arts may look like.

Mick Alexander

Mick Alexander is a pasture and grazing specialist who works within the Queensland and New South Wales agricultural industry. He is passionate about grazing and farming best practices, and will be speaking about how healthy soil relates to healthy humans – how farmers and agriculture are a solution for the future.

Harvee Pene

When local QLD Mastermind group founder Harvee “HP” Pene found himself (in true Gen Y style) too impatient and lazy to work hard and wait for the future he wanted, he made a fascinating discovery for how to Be, Do and Have anything you want!

Trudy Graham

Local educator Trudy Graham believes that kids can do amazing things – if you keep it real. Trudy will be sharing from her experiences as a principal and cheerleader for the younger generation by way of the Fingerprint Projects.

Further speakers will be announced in the coming weeks – so stay tuned! All speaker information and bios are available on the event website at www.TEDxRockhampton.com.

Venue

TEDxRockhampton is also proud to announce CQUniversity’s Rockhampton campus as the venue for their event.

Room 1.28 of Building 32 in the University’s Arts & Humanities precinct will be host to 100 of Central Queensland’s best and brightest as they take A Glimpse into the Future.

TEDxRockhampton Curator Treassa Joseph says the support of CQUniversity has really helped the event get off the ground.

“CQUniversity has been very generous in their support from Day 1, and we know they are as committed to the future of Central Queensland as we are.”

There are less than 20 attendee places left – so if you want to be a part of TEDxRockhampton 2013, make sure you don’t miss out by registering.

You can nominate yourself to attend at www.TEDxRockhampton.com, and register to stay up to date with all the latest plottings via our social media channels – facebook.com/TEDxRockhampton and twitter.com/TEDxRockhampton.

Rockhampton, 12^th February 2013 –

With just over 100 days to go until the inaugural TEDxRockhampton event on May 25, an exciting new website has been launched to keep the Central Queensland community updated with all the latest news.

Easily accessible at www.TEDxRockhampton.com, the official event website will allow the community to nominate a speaker, register their interest in attending, learn more about the team behind the event, and see the progress organisers are making. After the dust settles on TEDxRockhampton, it will also host photos and videos from the day.

Local graphic design firm Almost Anything Web and Graphic Design donated the website as a part of their commitment to moving the Central Queensland community forward.

Owner Jason Foss says he really believes in the TEDx cause of ideas worth spreading.

“The Internet is one of the best ways to make information accessible today, and now anyone who wants to stay updated with TEDxRockhampton is easily able to do so.”

TEDxRockhampton Curator Treassa Joseph is thrilled with the new website, and she hopes that more locals will sign on to register their interest in attending and to nominate speakers.

“This event should be a community effort, and we want to hear what our attendees are interested in listening to. The ‘Nominations’ page on our website is very simple to use, and the only prerequisite for a speaker is that they have an idea worth spreading.”

“We’re also looking forward to seeing people register their interest in attendance. The website form is easy to fill out…so start thinking now about why you want to attend TEDxRockhampton!”

An official venue announcement is expected in the coming weeks – keep checking back to stay updated.

Interested attendees can also connect through the event’s social media channels, which can be found at www.facebook.com/TEDxRockhampton and www.twitter.com/TEDxRockhampton.

Read The Morning Bulletin’s story on TEDxRockhampton: themorningbulletin.com.au/news/women-lasso-bright-thinkers-for-future/1701762/