Events

TEDxTohokuUniversity is bringing live TED talks from San Francisco to Tohoku University. A simulcast of a session from this year's TEDWomen will be screened on October 28 at the main library. Not only will you get to see and be inspired by the latest TED talks, it's also a chance to make some new friends.

TEDWomen: 'It's about time'
Various speakers with different backgrounds will discuss topics such as technology in the future, and what time means for us. They will present their future solutions to the current generation's problems.

Join the event for some jaw-dropping, inspiring and fascinating talks, and take the chance to get to know like-minded people in an open discussion following the screening of the TEDWomen talks.

Venue
Date: Friday, October 28
Time: 2-4 p.m.
Venue: Global Learning Room, 2F
Main Library Kawauchi Campus (Map)

Reserve your seat here:
http://tedxtohokuuniversitywomen2016.peatix.com/view (entrance is free)

About TEDxTohokuUniversity

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDxTohokuUniversity is an independently organized branch of TED that brings people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks videos and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = an independently organized TED event. TEDxTohokuUniversity aims to provide a platform for students, professors, alumni and friends of Tohoku University to share their ideas, work and achievements with the community.

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with many initiatives. At a TED conference, the world's leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less. TED speakers have included Roger Ebert, Sheryl Sandberg, Bill Gates, Elizabeth Gilbert, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brian Greene, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.