ST. LOUIS – TEDxGatewayArch has officially changed its name to TEDxStLouis to further symbolize the innovation and distinction between past and present for the organization and the St. Louis community as a whole. The new name comes weeks before a new digital event held in a unique format to help maintain innovative motivations and ambition in the leading thinkers of the community during a socially distanced time.
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While the Gateway Arch is a well-known monument for St. Louis, there is so much more that embodies the spirit of the city. The name TEDxStLouis embraces the entire area, including all its counties, and helps to drive the TEDx community forward.
“We are happy to announce this name change, as it has been a goal of ours for some time to push the community ever onward,” said Steve Sommers, executive director and co-founder of TEDxStLouis. “We are shaking off the dust of the old world, yesterday is done and we are looking to tomorrow.”
In addition to the new name, a digital TEDx Conference will be held digitally on Sept. 22, more details to come.
“We will hold a full celebration of the event when we can safely gather again, but for now, we want people to know there is still a lot going on with TEDxStLouis,” said Mich Hancock, license holder and co-founder of TEDxStLouis. “We look forward to coming together as an innovative and driven community!”
The social accounts will be changed to reflect the new name, please see the links for the new account information. Facebook and Twitter, and existing accounts Instagram and YouTube.
For more information, please visit www.tedxsaintlouis.org
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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, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer) delivered by today's leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED's annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and made available, free, on 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.
TED's open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; the TED Translators Program, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from thousands of volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; the annual million-dollar TED Prize, which funds exceptional individuals with a "wish," or idea, to create change in the world; TEDx, which provides licenses to thousands of individuals and groups who host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED or Instagram at https://instagram.com/ted.
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