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1810_23eb90c93e_small February 18, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines (Photo by Eric Charlton via Flickr.) TEDxDesMoines organizer Alexander Grgurich has teamed up with the Greater Des Moines Partnership to put on a livestream of the upcoming 2011 TED Conference in Long Beach, California on Wednesday March 2nd. TEDxDesMoines, first held last May, is a local version of the famed TED conference, produced under license, featuring speakers from across Iowa. The second iteration… read more

860_136298c0b3_small April 26, 2010 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines In the most recent PrairieCast, Andy and I talk with Alexander Grgurich, who is facilitating the first ever TEDxDesMoines. This event is a licensed, local iteration of the famed TED Talks series from California featuring local speakers intermingled with video presentations from past TED events. We discuss the recent speaker announcement, the process of securing the license to host the event and the plan for future versions of TEDxDesMoines. Each week on PrairieCast, we start… read more

January 12, 2009 by Dusty Davidson

Omaha We are very excited to announce that our friends over at KANEKO are bringing to town Sir Ken Robinson to inaugurate this year’s Great Minds Series. You may recognize Sir Ken from his fantastic presentation at the TED ... read more