Tickets for the inaugural TEDxBozeman event, to be held at the Emerson Cultural Center on March 23, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., will be available for purchase the morning of March 1, 2012. With the theme of “Big Sky, Big Minds,” the event will bring together a variety of global thought leaders and regional game-changers to
offer presentations focusing on Montana based initiatives and ideas that are sure to inspire.

The event is open to the community, and tickets can be purchased through official
TEDxBozeman sponsor, Eventbrite, at TEDxBozeman.Eventbrite.com. The site will not be
accessible until the morning of March 1, 2012. The ticket price of $60 includes Saturday’s
daylong discussions and an evening party.

For those who unable to purchase a ticket, but are interested in viewing the event, a live viewing
party (during the same time as the event) is scheduled at the Bozeman Public Library thanks to
sponsor Livestream. However, there is a limit of 100, and this viewing party is on a first come,
first serve basis.

Innovators scheduled to appear in person at TEDxBozeman event includes:
• Florence Dunkel, MSU Bozeman – A leading entomologist who suggests eating insects could
help fight world hunger.
• Anders Lewendal, All-American Home – Builder of America’s first documented ‘All-American
Home,’ built from all-American made products.
• Barbara Kuhr – One of Wired magazine’s founding designers
• Angella Ahn – World renowned violinist and part of the Ahn Trio.
• Ben Ferencz – Writer for Selectism.com and creative designer for projects including: MoMa and Louis Vuitton.

TEDx events are independently organized events licensed by TED.

For more information about TEDx, check out http://www.ted.com/tedx  and more on TED at www.TED.com.

More information can be found at www.tedxbozeman.com, TEDxBozeman Facebook, and TEDxBozeman Twitter, or contact Danny Schotthoefer at (406) 548-7714 or danny@tedxbozeman.com.

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, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. 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. Started as a four-
day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-
changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world’s leading thinkers and doers
are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, free,
at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert,
Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel
Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Two major TED events are held
each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Long Beach, California
(along with a parallel conference, TEDActive, in Palm Springs), and TEDGlobal is held
each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.

TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily; the
new TED Conversations, enabling broad conversations among TED fans; and the Open
Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the
ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide.

TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to
change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which
offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around the world;
and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe
to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their
remarkable projects and activities.