TEDxMcGill

TEDxMcGill is an independently organised single-day TED conference in Montreal started in 2009 by students from McGill University, after which the event is named.[1][2][3]

TEDxMcGill
Dr. Jacques Balayla speaking at TEDxMcGill 2017 under the theme of “Giving Voice”.
StatusActive
GenreGeneral conference
VenueMcCord Museum
Location(s)Montreal
CountryCanada
Attendance100
Organized byStudent volunteers
Filing statusNon-profit
Websitehttp://www.tedxmcgill.org

History

The event was started by five students from the McGill University in 2009. Since then, TEDxMcGill has hosted annual conferences. The first conference gathered 16 speakers from different backgrounds (students, professors, analysts, musicians, and Andy Nulman, the co-founder of the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival) to initiate discussions on the theme of "Talks for Tomorrow". Fifteen speakers and more than 600 people, including the McGill student body but also Montreal at large, met during the second conference themed "Relentless Curiosity" in 2010.[4] The 2011 event was held on November 13 at Bain Mathieu.[5] under the theme of Redefining Reality.[6] The 2016 conference was held on March 19, 2016 following the theme Paradigm Shift. The most recent TEDxMcGill conference (2017) was held at the McCord Museum in Montreal, under the theme of Giving Voice[7].

References
  1. The McGill Tribune
  2. TEDx overview
  3. McGill Reporter
  4. NextMontréal
  5. Bain Mathieu official website (primary source)
  6. TEDxMcGill official website (primary source)
  7. "TEDxMcGill event gave voice to students and activists alike". McGill Tribune.
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