The other TEDxRochester

There’s been a rumor going around for some time now that there is another TEDxRochester coming soon that isn’t organized by the same folks. The question invariably arises “How can this be? How can you have two of these in the same area?” My answer: “Because the Rochester area has a lot to offer. A lot more than can be presented in one day!”

The fact is, there is another conference scheduled for March called TEDxLila (pronounced “Leela”. See the Wikipedia article for an explanation.) TEDxLila is being organized by Julie Kling, a Brightonian, and is being held at the Harley School.

I met with Julie the other day to offer any assistance and advice she might need in order to make her TEDx event a success. She has an amazing lineup of speakers already (including one I had planned on inviting to TEDxRochester 2010!), and more information is coming soon. Julie says the TEDxLila website will be going live in January sometime and that’s when registration will open.

Julie is currently trying to finalize sponsorship of the event. Please contact me via this blog if you’d like to sponsor TEDxLila (or assist or participate) and I will forward your information on to Julie. This is a great opportunity for those who missed out on sponsoring TEDxRochester to help make another of these amazing conferences a reality!