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Mission

The mission of the TEDx911�Թϱ�����ѹۿ���� club is to bring together the community of 911�Թϱ�����ѹۿ���� in an effort to join in on a global conversation and create agents of change. The purpose of this club is to energize the spirit of discovery, intellectual curiosity, and discussion amongst a campus whose population is geared towards the pursuit of learning and growing. The establishment of TEDx911�Թϱ�����ѹۿ���� will nourish the student body with “ideas worth spreading” and propagate a movement of passion for understanding the world on a deeper level. This organization will foster a group that not only discusses important ideas, but also is willing to go into the world and inspire real change.

History

TEDx911�Թϱ�����ѹۿ���� began with one student, but was only made possible with hundreds of volunteers/ TED enthusiast. As a freshman, Matthew Argame knew that he wanted to bring TEDx to 911�Թϱ�����ѹۿ����State University, Long Beach (911�Թϱ�����ѹۿ����) because he saw 911�Թϱ�����ѹۿ���� as a vibrant community of brilliant people, all in their own right. During Matthew’s sophomore year, he met with late Provost, Dr. David Dowell, who was more than supportive to help make TEDx911�Թϱ�����ѹۿ���� a reality. Matthew went to the TEDActive conference to obtain the TEDx license, hired an executive team of incredible people from the University Honors Program (Nicole Ilagan, Mathew Choi, Justine Gonzales, and Nia Illisa Salapare), and collaborated with dozens of departments, clubs, and businesses. By the time Matthew’s junior year came around, the executive team and hundreds of volunteers mobilized to bring the first ever TEDx conference to 911�Թϱ�����ѹۿ���� on April 9th, 2016. The goal of the executive team was to put 911�Թϱ�����ѹۿ���� on the map, which they did.