TEDxShanghai
About TEDxShanghai
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
Our event is called TEDxShanghai, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxShanghai event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
The first event is scheduled for June 15, 2009 at M1NT Shanghai during the Shanghai International Film Festival. It is being organized by Chinameme under official license by TED.
TEDxShanghai will be brought to life with the help of a select group of companies committed to supporting the power of ideas. If your company is interested in sponsoring, please contact us.
本着好主意齐分享的理念，TED创建了TEDx。TEDx是一种本地的，自发组织的聚会，这一聚会将人们聚焦在一起分享类TED的体验。
我们的聚会叫做TEDxShanghai，x表示独立组织的TED聚会。在我们的TEDxShanghai聚会上， TEDTalks视频及现场演讲人将紧密结合，引发小组的深入讨论和互动。TED会议为TEDx提供大致的方向与指导，但是包括我们的聚会在内的，独立 TEDx聚会是自发组织的。
第一场聚会将在上海国际电影节期间与２００９年６月１５登陆MINT上海。这次聚会是在TED官方批准下，由Chinameme组织的。
TEDxShanghai将由承诺支持我们理念的公司提供支持，并助其成功登陆。如果贵司希望成为我们的赞助商，请联系我们。
Bill Gates: How I’m trying to change the world now
Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world’s biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy. In a passionate and, yes, funny 18 minutes, he asks us to consider two big questions and how we might answer them.
House Films and TEDxShanghai
House Films has confirmed sponsorship of all video production and editing for TEDxShanghai.
Their generous sponsorship will ensure that video of all talks at TEDxShanghai will be made available to share with TED as well as featured in a dedicated channel for TEDxShanghai on Tudou.com
About House Films
House Films is a Shanghai based production company. Founded in 1989 in New York, House Films specializes in television commercials, TV programs and corporate videos. House Films provides all aspects of production, including casting, crew, equipment, location services and post production.
House Films moved to Shanghai, China in 2005 and since then has done projects with international companies such as Intel, MasterCard, ITT, Cargill, Nike, GM, GE, Nokia, etc. House Films will continue to provide production services for clients and produce quality TV shows for the worldwide market. House Films also produced the popular Quest reality TV series Quest China and Quest USA.
Ric DiIanni – Executive Producer
Ric has worked in the field of film & television production for over 20 years as a producer or director on over 500 projects. In 1989, Ric founded House Films in New York City. In addition to being the Executive Producer of House Films, Ric also worked for many years as a staff director and creative director. As a producer, Ric and House Films have supplied production support in USA & China to companies from all over the world.
Sarah Zhang – Producer
Born in Sichuan, China, Sarah attended English Dept. of Beijing Foreign Studies University and later went to USA for further studies. Sarah joined House Films in 1999 in New York City and started her career behind the camera. She has worked on many TV commericials, corporate videos and TV programs as producer and casting director. Sarah produced Quest USA, Da Tiao Zhan, the 1st Chinese reality show in the US. Sarah speaks excellent English and Chinese Mandarin and understands both Chinese and American culture on a deep level. In addtion, her extensive contacts in the Chinese entertaiment and production community make her an asset for any projects shot in China.
For more information on House Films you can contact Ric and Sarah here.
Kris Krug Back In Shanghai
Photo: Skewedmagazine.com
From June 11-22. Vancouver based photographer Kris Krug will be capturing shots of Shanghai and its people only to turn around and set them free for everyone to see in 2010.
Kris has also been selected as one of the international speakers for TEDxShanghai on June 15th.
About Kris Krug
After publishing a ground-breaking online magazine for several years in California, Kris relocated again to BC to become president of Bryght – a “web 2.0″ start-up and Drupal open source pioneer.
Through enthusiastic outreach, Kris helped create a marketplace for community-centric websites and his evangelism spawned an eco-system of related companies in Vancouver. In 2007 Bryght was acquired by full service web agency Raincity Studios of which Kris now serves as President.
Educated in Communications and Philosophy at Trinity Western College, Kris also moonlights as a fashion photographer, shooting subjects from executives to rock bands for fun and profit and organizes photowalks for aspiring and established photographers to exchange tips.
Well known in the web social media and blogging community, Kris regularly speaks at conferences and media programs around the world about Internet tools, new media, and evolving copyright standards. He is an organizer of the Vancouver techconference Northern Voice as well as a catalyst for workshops and “un”conferences – most recently in Beijing and Shanghai where Kris participated in international economic leadership events in advance of the 2008 and 2010 Olympics.
Kris’ skills bridge the technology, business and art communities. Through his unique approach to aesthetics and open business, he encourages collaboration to produce personal and professional expression online and openly assists new tech enterprises with entrepreneurial challenges.
Kris and Christine Lu are collaborating on a book which will feature a collection of portraits, images, essays and insights from a cross section of people that make up the fabric of Shanghai today. Christine and Kris will be publishing this book under a Creative Commons license. It will launch next year during the Shanghai 2010 World Expo.
