Dear friend of Arkadia, You are warmly welcome to a TED salon on Friday 19.2 at 6pm! An evening of watching and discussing two short, impactful, and thought-provoking video lectures on topical urban themes by architects Bjarke Ingels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjarke_Ingels) and Carolyn Steele (http://www.hungrycitybook.co.uk/blog/?page_id=5). The lectures, originally delivered at past TED conferences (www.ted.com), deal with sustainable architecture and urban food supply. Join us and don’t hesitate to expresss your thoughts and opinions! Disclaimer: Kindly note that this informal evening of TED talks is different from a licensed, independently organized TEDx event: http://www.ted.com/pages/view?id=343. The organizer’s views do not represent those of TED or TEDx, nor does he represent any commercial or political agenda. Warm regards, Ian www.arkadiabookshop.fi – Entrance is free and green tea will be served. A donation of €2 (or more!) is suggested and would be welcome. – Important: The talk is open to everyone and will be in English. TED Salon @ Arkadia http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=301291256791&ref=mf Host: Pavan Ramkumar Background: TED (Technology Entertainment Design) is a highly-exclusive conference from Long Beach, California that started in 1985 for bright and successful thinkers from various disciplines to interact in a stimulating environment and inspire each other. In 2002, TED was taken over by a non-profit that dedicated itself to “ideas worth spreading”. Since then, TED is still an annual conference for diverse, passionate thinkers and doers, but with a key difference: the talks are extremely well-curated in an online video library. Further, TED allows and encourages free screening of talks in public for non-profit purposes. Why: I am a TED fanboy and a researcher at the Aalto University School of Science and Technology. Last fall, with some friends, I organized a TED Salon at the university, screening and facilitating discussion around some talks from the recently-concluded TED India conference (http://conferences.ted.com/TEDIndia/). I now wish to share my passion for novel and though-provoking ideas with a diverse audience. Carolyn Steel | Hungry City | How Food Shapes Our Lives » About Me www.hungrycitybook.co.uk