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That was it!

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

TEDxAmsterdam: Last words host Joris Luyendijk from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo.

TEDxAmsterdam was held on 20 November 2009, and as it happens, today, on the last day of 2009, we finally got round to publishing all the TEDxAmsterdam talks. For your convenience, they are also linked from the TEDxAmsterdam program, and if you really cannot get enough of reading about them, we updated the overview of press coverage as well.

That was it! But of course we hope there will be more. As Wired UK wrote:

“‘And so we happy TEDers spilled out into the chilly Amsterdam night. The event was very well-organised and there was a real excitement to proceedings, whether it was a talk or a tea break. There was a very local pride in the event and Joris Luyendijk, the MC for the day, acclaimed the positive feel of the event, a mood that he said had been missing from the Netherlands. Speaking to one of the organisers afterwards, he described it as the country’s way of saying to the world,  “Here we are”. This is the particular magic of TED in its local format – connecting ideas, but also the places where they are born, with the rest of the world.”

See Joris Luyendijk express that sentiment in the video above – and meet Jim Stolze, Marian Spier, Monique van Dusseldorp and the whole TEDxAmsterdam crew in the video below. We thank everyone involved!

TedxAmsterdam: Crew on stage! from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo.

Time’s up, the year is over. We wish you well – may 2010 bring you a cup o’ kindness, and much more.




VIDEO: Interview with Kevin Kelly

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Kevin Kelly – interview by Aldith Hunkar from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo.

What does technology mean in our lives? That’s the question Kevin Kelly explored in his new talk at TEdxAmsterdam. Kelly presented a new definition of technology: ‘anything useful invented by a mind’ – whether it be a hammer or the rule of law. So technology is more than gadgets; it’s part of a great story that started long ago, an extension of life and it is moving through us.

To see Kevin Kelly’s full talk, as well as his slides and some of the media coverage, visit this page.

Aldith Hunkar, who together with Fellermedia, Hoens and Achmea provided such excellent coverage of TEDxAmsterdam, also had the chance to do a longer interview with Kevin Kelly. We are happy to publish it today.




VIDEO: Moon Advertising by Bobby Voeten

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

As part of TEDxAmsterdam,we hosted a special challenge for students, who could enter their own 3-minute video. The winner was invited to show their video to the TEDxAmsterdam audience. Student Bobby Voeten won the challenge with his video on ”Moon Advertising”  featured above. To see more of Bobby Voeten’s work, visit his Vimeo Channel.




VIDEO: Asha ten Broeke on ‘Goodbye Men from Mars and Women from Venus’

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Asha ten Broeke was one of the three winners of the NRC Challenge, which challenged readers to come up with a three minute video talk with an idea worth spreading. Asha briefly presented her idea in English on the main stage – but we feel it is interesting enough to show the full video here one more time here. Text in Dutch with English subtitles!




VIDEO: Gaston Peer wins NRC Challenge with Icon Beach

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

TEDxAmsterdam: Gaston Peer wins NRC Challenge with Icon Beach from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo.

As part of TEDxAmsterdam, newspaper NRC Next hosted a special challenge. Readers could enter their own idea for a 3-minute TED talk, and the winner was invited to speak on the TEDxAmsterdam main stage.

Architect Gaston Peer won the challenge and presented his vision for Icon Beach on the TEDxAmsterdam stage.




VIDEO: Jan Donner on the Royal Tropical Institute

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

TEDxAmsterdam: Jan Donner on the Royal Tropical Institute from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo.

TEDxAmsterdam took place on November 20, in the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam. The Royal Tropical Institute aims to contribute to sustainable economic development, health, poverty alleviation, sharing knowledge, cultural preservation and cultural exchange. The Institute’s President Jan Donner explains.

For more information on the Royal Tropical Institute see their website.




VIDEO: Rafael Redczus on yellowBird

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

TEDxAmsterdam: Rafaël Redczus on Yellowbird from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo.

Rafaël Redczus is one of the founders of yellowBird, a company specialized in 3D video recordings. Yellowbird technology allows for a totally interactive 3D view.  Together with co-founder Marc Groothelm, Redczus explained the technology. and they also made a 3D movie of TEDxAmsterdam. The result can be seen below – in it you see Redczus on stage followed by an impression of the event, and a few moments of the musical performance by composer Merlijn Twaalfhoven.
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VIDEO: Danny Plass and Bram van de Laar on Alpha World of Warcraft

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

TED Talk Alpha World of Warcraft from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo.

aWoW (Alpha World of Warcraft) is an application that extracts your state of mind and applies this information in the actual game. By means of relaxing or agitating yourself you are able to control the shape of your character in World of Warcraft, you will change from elf to bear depending on what is measured on your head.

Danny Plass and Bram van de Laar of University Twente present their work on this application. Patrick de Laive of the Next Web shows his mental powers!

The demo was reported on in Wired UK: “A team from the University of Twente showed how it was possible to play World of Warcraft using one’s mind to change the avatar: the stress level of the human guinea pig caused his avatar to change from pig to wizard, adding an extra modality to the game.”




VIDEO: Gernout Erens on Wattcher

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

TEDxAmsterdam Talk: Gernout Erens on Wattcher from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo.

The Wattcher is a product that displays the electricity consumption in the home allowing you to monitor and curb energy use. Dtuch designer Marcel Wanders designed the Wattcher with the thinking that it could become ‘the heart of the home’. The Wattcher is more than just a product: it is a strategy that stimulates awareness.

Gernout Erens is a product developer at Innovaders in Amsterdam, the company that developed the Wattcher.
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Videos and pictures of the day

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

At the TEDxAmsterdam YouTube channel, Aldith Hunkar interviewed all speakers and some visitors. The interviews offer some nice insights in the behind the scenes of the TEDx Talks yesterday.

You can see all photos made yesterday in this slideshow