We’re midway into our list of speakers for our TEDxPortofSpain 2015 event. Are you excited yet? We are thrilled to share our next two speakers with you.
Dylan Kerrigan
Dylan Kerrigan is a lecturer in Anthropology and Political Sociology at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine. He is particularly concerned with power, the shifts that occur and how society adjusts or transforms as a result. Born to a Trinidadian mother and Scottish father in London, Dylan has made Trinidad his home for 15 of the last 20 years.
He is the holder of a PhD from American University in Washington and a Masters from Goldsmiths College, University of London. He presently writes a regular opinion column for the Trinidad Guardian. His most recent published works include research on the relationship between white collar crime and everyday corruption in the national landscape. Dylan’s investigative writings have also been included in the collections, Gangs of the Caribbean and In the Fires of Hope, publications that explore historical changes in society.
Vernelle Noel
Vernelle Noel is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Design Computing at Penn State University where she explores the merging of craft practices with computational methods and technologies. As a computational designer, architect, and research scientist, she has worked in the US, Singapore, and India. Vernelle holds a Master of Science degree in Architecture Studies from MIT, and investigated design in the Trinidad Carnival for her dissertation. Her paper, ‘The Bailey-Derek Grammar: Recording the craft of wire-bending in the Trinidad Carnival’, will be published and presented at SIGGRAPH 2015 in Los Angeles, California. This adventurous young woman is the founder, creator, and editor of Architecture Caribbean, an online platform that highlighted and celebrated design in the region. She credits her early passion and sensibilities in design to renowned architect, Colin Laird, who mentored her for several years. Her work – influenced by cultural design practices in the Caribbean – has earned recognition at home and abroad, including an ideas2innovation award in 2014. Vernelle’s unique, multi-disciplinary approach allows for workable and creative advancements in craft and technology.
Tickets for the main Conference are available online through our website. In-person (cash) tickets are currently available at locations listed below. Visit our website for updates. Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Limited quantities have been reserved for both cash and online purchases. Here are the details of the conference:
Date: October 14, 2015
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Queen’s HallThis year we have introduced tiered ticketing:
$300 Limited Early Bird – Extended till August 14
$400 Limited Advance – Available from August 15
$500 General Admission – Available from September 19We also have a limited number of student tickets available at $200.
For cash purchases:
Contact a committee member or go to a Box Office location to collect a keycode. Each keycode will then allow you to register for the conference online. Visit our website for more info.
Current box office locations are:
Guardian Life Richard Demming Agency
(Mon – Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Campus House, #32 Eastern Main Road,
St Augustine
Tel: 662-7638 ext. 6100 (Jenille)
NixPixx in Maraval (A woman’s clothing store)
(Mon – Sat, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
6 West Christina Court, Boissiere Village,
Maraval
Tel: 684-9039
Crossfit 12-12-12 Gym
(Mon – Fri, 6:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
26 Murray Street, Woodbrook (right after Republic Bank on Ariapita Ave)
Tel: 624-4348, 375-8053
Current ticket committee members are:
Ayrid Chandler: Phone 790-0747
Gaby Attong: Phone 788-1210
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