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Each talk must be under 18 minutes, and can’t have various digital platforms have received 1 billion views.
She had posted on her Facebook page about the

a political, religious or commercial agenda. Twenty-ive Though the tickets are sold out, those interested can TEDx event in Bozeman, and someone commented
percent of the presentations will be TED Talk videos.
watch the event live at www.tedxwhiteish.com.
that she should start one in the Flathead.
There were only 100 spots available in this year’s Sunell said she’s excited for this year’s lineup, and “I thought, ‘You’re right, why don’t I?’” Sunell said.
event because TED requires organizers to attend a is looking forward to seeing what this program can be- “There was nothing saying I couldn’t.”
TED conference before they can expand audience sizes come once it takes root here. It’s just one more way the Sunell applied for a license through the TED orga-
past 100 people. Sunell intends on attending the March Flathead keeps pioneering, she said.
nization, and started building her team. The license
2014 TED conference, so next year’s event should have “It really all starts with a single person, a single came in March 2013, and Sunell went to work pulling
a much larger seating capacity.
idea,” Sunell said. “How does that ripple out to your together a lineup of speakers.

As for this year, the 100 tickets sold out almost im- family or your partner, your business or your organiza- A TEDx event is organized locally and indepen-
mediately. People are well-versed in what TED means, tion, your community, your state or your world?”
dently, but through the license, the organization gives
Sunell said; the irst six TED Talks were loaded on- [email protected]
strict guidelines for the event that must be followed or
line in 2006, and as of Nov. 13, 2013, TED Talks across
the license could be pulled.

WHO’S SPEAKING

JOSHUA FIELDS MILLBURN and GARRET GARRELS
SARAH CALHOUN
RABBI ALLEN SECHER
PAUL WHEATON
LEXI SUNDELL
ELKE GOVERTSEN
RYAN NOBLE NICODEMUS Founder of Founder of Red Ants Pants
Member of the Montana State Founder of Permies.com Painter, author, Founder
Founders of TheMinimalists.com, authors and essayists
Pink Gloves Boxing
Human Rights Commission
and CodeRanch.com
gallery owner
of Mamalode magazine

JAKE BRAMANTE
TIM HOLMES
DOUG CLERGET
DR. GINA NELSON
JOHN MCGINNIS
THOMAS NITOPI
JOHN GHEKIERE
DOUG BETTERS
First person to hike all 734 Sculptor, philosopher, Co-founder and execu- Chair of the Department of CEO of Synergy Aircraft
Founder of NXGEN Process development Former NFL player, helped
miles of trails in Glacier ilmmaker
tive director of Dollar Per Obstetrics and Gynecology Payment Services
engineer in the semicon- found the Whiteish
National Park
Month.org Charitable at Kalispell Regional ductor industry
Winter Classic
Foundation in Seattle
Medical Center

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