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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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14
Mar
Cynthia Breazeal: “The Rise of Personal Robots”
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in CSAF Recommends, Videos
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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14
Mar
tagged: about China, assimilation, China, Chinese history, Chinese history business, civilization, commerce, competition, Confucian, Confucianism, conquest, culture, democracy, democratization, economics, free market, government, history of China, imperialism, in china, Jacques, market, markets, Martin, nation, people, political science, power, race, rise, rise of China, society, state, talks, TED, TEDSalon, TEDTalks, trade, unity politics, West modernization, When China Rules the World economy, worldNo Comments
Martin Jacques: “Understanding the Rise of China”
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in CSAF Recommends, Videos
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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14
Mar
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Parag Khanna: “The Future of Countries”
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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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14
Mar
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Malcolm Gladwell: “The Strange Tale of the Norden Bombsite”
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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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14
Mar
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PW Singer: “On Military Robots and the Future of War
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in CSAF Recommends, Videos
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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12
Mar
Casting the Net
Posted by TEDxScottAFB in News
In addition to the established TED viewer audience, TEDxScottAFB is intended to be a training resource for the Airmen of Air Mobility Command as well as the United States Air Force. It is our intent to provide a collection of speakers that will represent the best of leadership, service, and
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