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Complimentary WiFi
Network: LSUGuest Username: tedxlsu Password: 760092 |
Noon Check-in, Network, and Illuminate Your Experience
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Step into the circle - You'll likely hear some rocking music and see red shirts as you approach the Union. When you get to the top of the steps, snap a selfie on the red circle carpet as if you're giving your TED talk.
Check yo self in - Pick up your badge and hold it close because this is your all access pass to the day’s activities (pro tip: it also holds your free drink ticket for the Tin Roof After Party). Grab your TEDx goods - Don’t forget to pick up your bag of goodness, including the official (and coveted) 2019 TEDxLSU t-shirt and a few other goodies from our partners. Walk this way - As you enter the LSU Gallery, immerse yourself in a multi-sensory, multi-modal experience. Designed by Jeremy Harper, the illuminate portal is a unique installation constructed specifically for TEDxLSU 2019. Get inside your head - Sneak a peek inside the mind of 30 sculptures around the TEDx lounge. Created by LSU design students, these figures illuminate the visual embodiment of a singular emotion derived from the noise inside our heads. Have some WRKFun - Visit with our friends from WRKF, the Baton Rouge NPR affiliate and home to the weekly TED Radio Hour. Strike a pose - Grab your new friends, pick up a few props and get ready to say “cheese” at the beCAPTURED photo booth! After you pose for a picture, tag yourself on TEDxLSU’s Facebook and tell the world which ideas you’ll be spreading. Lights, camera, action - Smile at the many high-tech video cameras you see around the theater. Greg Milneck and the Digital FX team are the region’s leading digital cinema camera experts who have been capturing the best side of TEDxLSU speakers and their engaged audience since 2014. Thanks to them, the ideas you experience live are illuminated for the world via the TEDx YouTube channel. Rocked by the stage - The visual symphony of the TEDx stage was carefully directed by Wes Kennison and illuminated by LSU physics major Bailey Hutzler, lighting designer and programmer Chase Nichols, and graphic designer Andre Dugal. |
1:15p Show Time
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There are no bad seats in the theater and it is general admission. When you check in you'll be given a seat saver that allows you to mark your spot while you take your brain break.
Please refrain from bringing food or drinks into the theater. This is a live video-recorded production. Post, like, and share along with us throughout the show, but please do so without ringing phones or flash photography. |
1:30p Session A [sequence subject to change]
Emma Schachner
Dino World Domination
The Bio | The Conversation
Phrase to know: extant phylogenetic bracketing is comparing extinct species to their nearest living (extant) relatives
Fun fact: Emma was part of a research team that discovered and named a 66-million-year-old bird-like, 500-pound dinosaur species, Anzu wyliei, nicknamed by researchers as the “chicken from hell”
Dino World Domination
The Bio | The Conversation
Phrase to know: extant phylogenetic bracketing is comparing extinct species to their nearest living (extant) relatives
Fun fact: Emma was part of a research team that discovered and named a 66-million-year-old bird-like, 500-pound dinosaur species, Anzu wyliei, nicknamed by researchers as the “chicken from hell”
Nalo Zidan
Masculiminality
The Bio | The Conversation
Nalo is the founder and creative director of Blackgirlmasculine, a nonprofit organization and media space documenting the ideas of Queer, Black masculine-identified women and non-binary people
Fun fact: Nalo is the acting president of Qroma at LSU, an organization for Queer students of color at the university
Masculiminality
The Bio | The Conversation
Nalo is the founder and creative director of Blackgirlmasculine, a nonprofit organization and media space documenting the ideas of Queer, Black masculine-identified women and non-binary people
Fun fact: Nalo is the acting president of Qroma at LSU, an organization for Queer students of color at the university
Reagan Errera
Toxic Punch of Algal Blooms
The Bio | The Conversation
Reagan is a research ecologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, researching phytoplankton ecology with a special focus on global climate change and harmful algal species
Fun fact: Reagan hates shoes! (will she wear flip flops on stage? go barefoot?)
Toxic Punch of Algal Blooms
The Bio | The Conversation
Reagan is a research ecologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, researching phytoplankton ecology with a special focus on global climate change and harmful algal species
Fun fact: Reagan hates shoes! (will she wear flip flops on stage? go barefoot?)
Juan Martinez
Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
The Bio | The Conversation
Juan’s lab at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Pathobiological Sciences is focused on finding alternatives to combat certain classes of disease-causing bacteria
Fun fact: after living in Paris as a post-doctoral research fellow, Juan can now speak French
Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
The Bio | The Conversation
Juan’s lab at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Pathobiological Sciences is focused on finding alternatives to combat certain classes of disease-causing bacteria
Fun fact: after living in Paris as a post-doctoral research fellow, Juan can now speak French
Lori Latrice Martin
Pay to Play
The Bio | The Conversation
Want more? Lori’s latest book, Black Women as Leaders: Challenging and Transforming Society, was released earlier this week
Fun fact: Lori played a leading role in the Toni Morrison Society’s Bench by the Road Project’s recognition of the historic 1953 Baton Rouge bus boycott
Pay to Play
The Bio | The Conversation
Want more? Lori’s latest book, Black Women as Leaders: Challenging and Transforming Society, was released earlier this week
Fun fact: Lori played a leading role in the Toni Morrison Society’s Bench by the Road Project’s recognition of the historic 1953 Baton Rouge bus boycott
LadyBEAST
Old World Circus/New World Arenas
The Bio | The Conversation
LadyBEAST specializes in Houdini-esque illusions, aerial displays and bottle walking
Fun fact: LadyBEAST trains for 4-6 hours a day — which usually involves a combination of aerial, bottles, handstands and flexibility, dance, and physical therapy
Old World Circus/New World Arenas
The Bio | The Conversation
LadyBEAST specializes in Houdini-esque illusions, aerial displays and bottle walking
Fun fact: LadyBEAST trains for 4-6 hours a day — which usually involves a combination of aerial, bottles, handstands and flexibility, dance, and physical therapy
2:45p Refuel and Recharge
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Seat Savers - Autograph your saver then place it on your seat back to mark your spot while you take your brain break.
Refuel and recharge - When ideas get flowing, we work up an appetite. Refuel during the session break with complimentary snacks, water, tea and lemonade. Network - TEDxLSU attendees are naturally curious and inquisitive individuals, take this opportunity to spur conversation with someone new. Scribble ideas inside your #thinkBR notebook - Offering big-city resources and a close-knit community, Baton Rouge is turning ideas into reality. So write down what’s floating in your brain and come up with a plan of action because here and now is the place to get started. |
3:45p Session B [sequence subject to change]
Clay Tucker
Tree Ring Anthologies
The Bio | The Conversation
Clay is a dendrotempestologist, someone who studies how hurricanes affect tree growth
Want more? Clay runs the Climate Observation And Seaside Tree Analysis Laboratory (COASTALab) Facebook page, which is dedicated to linking coastal climate with human and natural ecosystems
Tree Ring Anthologies
The Bio | The Conversation
Clay is a dendrotempestologist, someone who studies how hurricanes affect tree growth
Want more? Clay runs the Climate Observation And Seaside Tree Analysis Laboratory (COASTALab) Facebook page, which is dedicated to linking coastal climate with human and natural ecosystems
Rolanda Wilkerson
Science of Beauty
The Bio | The Conversation
Rolanda is a Principal Scientist and Senior Manager of Scientific Communications in Beauty Care at Procter & Gamble
Fun fact: Rolanda recently appeared on an episode of Dr. Oz to talk about the importance of moisturizing your scalp
Science of Beauty
The Bio | The Conversation
Rolanda is a Principal Scientist and Senior Manager of Scientific Communications in Beauty Care at Procter & Gamble
Fun fact: Rolanda recently appeared on an episode of Dr. Oz to talk about the importance of moisturizing your scalp
Andrea Eastin
Secrets between the Seams
The Bio | The Conversation
Andrea is the owner of Fair Fit Studio, a sewing studio in Baton Rouge that offers personalized instruction on how to sew and make your own clothing
Fun fact: Andrea makes ALL of her own clothes, including what she’s wearing today
Secrets between the Seams
The Bio | The Conversation
Andrea is the owner of Fair Fit Studio, a sewing studio in Baton Rouge that offers personalized instruction on how to sew and make your own clothing
Fun fact: Andrea makes ALL of her own clothes, including what she’s wearing today
Sarah Simms & Hayley Johnson
Hidden Histories in Archives
The Bio | The Conversation
At LSU libraries, Hayley is the Head of Government Documents and Microforms, while Sarah works as the Undergraduate and Student Success Librarian
Fun fact: Before Sarah and Hayley worked at LSU, they co-created an exhibit at Nicholls State University on the 100 years between the Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington
Hidden Histories in Archives
The Bio | The Conversation
At LSU libraries, Hayley is the Head of Government Documents and Microforms, while Sarah works as the Undergraduate and Student Success Librarian
Fun fact: Before Sarah and Hayley worked at LSU, they co-created an exhibit at Nicholls State University on the 100 years between the Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington
Sara Reardon
Rethinking Postpartum Care
The Bio | The Conversation
Term to know: postpartum is the time following childbirth
Fun fact: Sara is the founder of @the.vagina.whisperer, an online platform for open and often blunt discussions about pelvic floor health
Rethinking Postpartum Care
The Bio | The Conversation
Term to know: postpartum is the time following childbirth
Fun fact: Sara is the founder of @the.vagina.whisperer, an online platform for open and often blunt discussions about pelvic floor health
Brandon Ballengée
Love Motels for Insects
The Bio | The Conversation
Brandon is a visual artist, biologist and environmental educator whose nature-inspired artworks are raising awareness of the human impact on the environment
Fun fact: Brandon was recently recognized as a Creative Capital 2019 awardee for his Searching for the Ghosts of the Gulf art and environmental project
Love Motels for Insects
The Bio | The Conversation
Brandon is a visual artist, biologist and environmental educator whose nature-inspired artworks are raising awareness of the human impact on the environment
Fun fact: Brandon was recently recognized as a Creative Capital 2019 awardee for his Searching for the Ghosts of the Gulf art and environmental project
5:00p Post-show Experience
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Rendezvous with the speakers and your fellow TEDsters immediately following the show at the Tin Roof After Party. There will be spirited conversation, tasty brews, food trucks, and a live art installation being illuminated inside the brewery!
Attendees of all ages are invited to join, but only those 21+ can enjoy the brews. Meet us there: 1624 Wyoming Street, Baton Rouge, LA |
The Making of TEDxLSU 2019
Since the inaugural TEDxLSU in 2013, it has become a centrifuge of 100+ team members from all walks of life: creators, makers, students, educators, designers, writers, business leaders, foodies, side hustlers, and jacks/jills-of-all-trades. The team you see throughout this space and operating behind the scenes dedicated hours, weeks and months to today’s experience to create something that celebrates and elevates the spirit and ideas of the Baton Rouge community.
Are you enjoying this program? Someone wrote it, someone edited it, and another someone designed it, along with all the other materials you’ve encountered in various settings across the city.
Did you feel the feels or think the things during a Talk today? Your speakers practiced for this, and a crew of word wizards and visual communicators supported them.
Are you wowed by TEDxLSU Talk videos you watch online, as well as the set design and all the amazing lounge activities you’re experiencing right now? Multiple teams collaborated to produce those with you in mind.
Are you admiring the enthusiasm and know-how of the people around you wearing red shirts? They trained for this, and other team members signed on specifically to guide them. Ask them what they did to prepare for the day.
Are you inspired by the people you are connecting with and the conversations you’re engaged in? This is part of TEDx too — your actions and ideas, today and every day.
Cheers to the brilliant community partners who helped make TEDxLSU 2019 possible!
Special thanks to Becky Carmichael, Morgan Kastner, Brandi Simmons, SK Groll, Kim Valliere, Regina Leingang, Audrey Grismore, Matthew Dunn, and Marsha Cuddeback.
Are you enjoying this program? Someone wrote it, someone edited it, and another someone designed it, along with all the other materials you’ve encountered in various settings across the city.
Did you feel the feels or think the things during a Talk today? Your speakers practiced for this, and a crew of word wizards and visual communicators supported them.
Are you wowed by TEDxLSU Talk videos you watch online, as well as the set design and all the amazing lounge activities you’re experiencing right now? Multiple teams collaborated to produce those with you in mind.
Are you admiring the enthusiasm and know-how of the people around you wearing red shirts? They trained for this, and other team members signed on specifically to guide them. Ask them what they did to prepare for the day.
Are you inspired by the people you are connecting with and the conversations you’re engaged in? This is part of TEDx too — your actions and ideas, today and every day.
Cheers to the brilliant community partners who helped make TEDxLSU 2019 possible!
Special thanks to Becky Carmichael, Morgan Kastner, Brandi Simmons, SK Groll, Kim Valliere, Regina Leingang, Audrey Grismore, Matthew Dunn, and Marsha Cuddeback.
TEDxLSU creates a community platform for passionate speakers willing to share their "ideas worth spreading" with engaged participants. In the spirit of TEDx, speakers are not compensated for their Talks, and all proceeds go directly toward supporting TEDxLSU activities.