TEDxWWU looking for speakers for April 11 event

The first-ever Active Minds Changing Lives week at Western Washington University kicks off April 11 with TEDxWWU.

Do you have a big idea you'd like to share with the community and world? Apply to become a presenter at TEDxWWU. The application deadline is Feb. 17.

The special week, designed to celebrate and showcase how Western lives its tagline "Active Minds Changing Lives," is an opportunity for WWU students, faculty and staff to show their stuff. Through workshop, performance, film, discussion, game or any other engaging means, members of the Western community are invited to share their good work with others. Ideal sessions are active and interactive. Submit your proposal by completing the form attached below and submitting it to Danica.Kilander@wwu.edu by 5 p.m. Feb. 17.

Activities already scheduled for the week include TEDxWWU, Tech Tonic, a sustainability workshop, a global games event, an ethics case competition, the launch of Connecting Communities and IDEA: InterDisciplinary Entrepreneurship in Action. Look for more information on each of these events in the coming weeks.