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Posted by TEDxScottAFB in Event, News on 01. Jun, 2012 | No Comments
TEDxScottAFB 2012 Overview
The consensus is that TEDxScottAFB was a great success! An incredible set of diverse topics and speakers combined with a venue and agenda that allowed for interaction truly made for an amazing day. At the end of the event, it was almost a given that any audience member would be
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Posted by TEDxScottAFB in Event on 21. May, 2012 | 1 Comment
Scott Air Force Base Overview
Scott Air Force Base is named after Corporal Frank S. Scott, the first enlisted person to be killed in an aviation crash. The base is operated by the 375th Air Mobility Wing (375 AMW) and is also home to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 932d Airlift Wing (932 AW) and the Illinois Air National Guard’s 126th Air Refueling Wing (126
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Posted by TEDxScottAFB in Speakers on 10. May, 2012 | 1 Comment
Speaker: CMSAF Robert Gaylor
Former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor was adviser to Secretary of the Air Force John C. Stetson and Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David C. Jones and Gen. Lew Allen Jr. on matters concerning welfare, effective utilization and progress of the enlisted
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Posted by TEDxScottAFB in News on 10. Apr, 2012 | No Comments
TEDxScottAFB
Scott Air Force Base is proud to be holding the US Military’s first-ever TEDx event, TEDxScott AFB, on 30 May 12.
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Posted by TEDxScottAFB in Speakers on 02. Apr, 2012 | 1 Comment
Speaker: Jules Shell
From Foundation Rwanda’s web site: Jules is a co-founder and the executive director of Foundation Rwanda (www.foundationrwanda.org). She worked as creative director at the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies and Reboot, a non-profit looking at generational shifts in identity and community before leaving to help start Foundation Rwanda in 2007. She
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Mar
Confirmed Speaker Announcement: Robert Gaylor
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in News
TEDxScottAFB is proud to announce that Robert Gaylor, the fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (1977-1979), has accepted our invitation and will be speaking at the May 30th, 2012 event. For more information about Chief Gaylor, click here.
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25
Mar
Confirmed Speaker Announcement: Rod Ellison
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in News
TEDxScottAFB is proud to announce that retired Chief Master Sgt. Rod Ellison has accepted our invitation and will be speaking at the May 30th, 2012 event.
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25
Mar
Confirmed Speaker Announcement: N.C. Das
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in News
TEDxScottAFB is proud to announce that Nikki Das,former Air Force officer and philanthropist, has accepted our invitation and will be speaking at the May 30th, 2012 event. For more information on Mrs. Das click here.
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25
Mar
Confirmed Speaker Announcement: LTC David Preston
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in News
TEDxScottAFB is proud to announce that U.S. Army Lt. Col. David J. Preston, commander of 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, has accepted our invitation and will be speaking at the May 30th, 2012 event. For more information on Lt Col. Preston click here.
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25
Mar
Confirmed Speaker Announcement: Binta Brown
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in News
TEDxScottAFB is proud to announce that Binta Brown, partner in the corporate practice of the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has accepted our invitation and will be speaking at the May 30th, 2012 event. For more information on Ms. Brown click here.
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25
Mar
Confirmed Speaker Announcement: Lt Col Mike Drowley
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in News
TEDxScottAFB is proud to announce that Lt Col Mike Drowley, A-10 pilot for the USAF, has accepted our invitation and will be speaking at the May 30th, 2012 event.
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25
Mar
Confirmed Speaker Announcement: Dr. Bill Beninati
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in News
TEDxScottAFB is proud to announce that Dr. William Beninati MD, pulmonologist and critical care specialist, has accepted our invitation and will be speaking at the May 30th, 2012 event. For more information on Dr. Beninati click here.
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25
Mar
Confirmed Speaker Announcement: MSgt Jennifer Allara
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in News
TEDxScottAFB is proud to announce that United States Air Force explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician MSgt Jennifer Allara has accepted our invitation and will be speaking at the May 30th, 2012 event. Click here for more information on MSgt Allara.
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21
Mar
TEDxScottAFB Event Info
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in Event, News
As the day grows near, we at the TEDxScottAFB team are extremely excited about the incredible event we have planned. We have a variety of topics scheduled, ranging from emotional beat poetry to eye-opening support to communities in need. Although Scott Air Force Base is the first Air Force related
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14
Mar
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Kevin Slavin: “How Algorithms Shape Our World”
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in CSAF Recommends
This speaker and this TED-sponsored talk was one of the inspirations for the genesis of TEDxScottAFB. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) provides airmen of all ranks a guide to further their education and expertise. The CSAF’s most recent guide (2012) was the first to include TED
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