{"id":12239,"date":"2019-05-08T11:39:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premierpress.com\/?p=12239"},"modified":"2022-03-16T16:14:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T23:14:48","slug":"tedx-collaboration-put-portland-on-the-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premierpress.com\/blog\/tedx-collaboration-put-portland-on-the-map\/","title":{"rendered":"TEDx collaboration puts Portland on the map"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The offspring of the world-famous TED talks, TEDx events are independently organized local events all over the globe. This is the story of a Portland-grown partnership that has made our town\u2019s TEDx different from all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"video\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TEDx 9th Edition Book - ReImagine\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9v6eU6nwfrU?list=PLzIjTriY_FcDF0zr0jjcN6274H6Jq8-uy\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2013, its third year in existence, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Portland TEDx (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tedxportland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TEDxPortland<\/a> was already a success. They\u2019d doubled the attendance over the first two years, sold out in a week, and had moved to a larger space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when cofounder\/curator\/host David Rae was leaving the\nvenue, he was disappointed to see that people had left their event programs\nbehind. In the trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he was mulling over the problem, he happened upon a beautiful\nhardbound Nike year-in-review product book, and asked what world-class company\nhad produced it. The answer was Premier Press. A family-owned business right\nhere in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David arranged to meet with us and see our facility. When he described his grand, pull-out-all-the-stops ambition for the upcoming event book, we realized what our partnership could mean. As sponsors, we had the opportunity not only to support, but to be a tangible part of an event we loved. So we said, <em>\u201cLet\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/em> &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And we did. TEDx and Premier Press, together with design firm <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.enjoytheweather.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy the Weather<\/a>, created a 160-page book so extraordinary that it won the prestigious 2014 Benny Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, we\u2019ve tried to outdo ourselves every year, using all our best materials, techniques, and technologies. But it\u2019s not only a thing of beauty to cherish; it\u2019s a way to keep the TEDx inspiration alive. The book has ample space for note-taking so people can go back and reflect on the impressions they had at the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One year there was an indented section in the book \u2013 and A-to-Z guide to Portland with a perforated checklist on heavy stock. Attendees have taken up the habit of collecting autographs from the speakers on their respective bio pages. And this year\u2019s book includes a blank postcard, on which attendees can write a letter to their future selves, drop it off as they leave the event, and receive it in the mail next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David says, <em>\u201cThis book is a\ntreasure. When you receive it at the beginning of the event, it sets the tone\nfor a first-class, one-of-a-kind experience. Each year, you can add a new\nvolume to your library. And afterwards, for years to come, it\u2019s something you\ncan pick up, touch, feel, reread, and be transported back to an experience in\nyour own personal history. That\u2019s something you\u2019re not going to do on\nInstagram.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cThis book is a treasure. When you receive it at the beginning of the event, it sets the tone for a first-class, one-of-a-kind experience.\u201d<\/p><cite>David Rae<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now in the 7th year of our partnership, David says: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re so lucky to have the whole team at Premier. Their level of professionalism is incredible. My production manager, Andy Gordon, answers my emails at 1am, and is my operational magician. I call him \u2018Commissioner Gordon.\u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAccount director Eric Farrara is my caped crusader. And none of it could happen without the support of the ownership team, Juli Cordill and Joni Feryn. Over the years, we\u2019ve become like family. I can say with supreme confidence that there\u2019s no other TEDx event in the world that does what we do here in Portland with Premier Press. Not New York, not Tokyo, not Milan. Not even the original \u2018Big TED\u2019 organization in Vancouver, B.C.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, any city that wants to copy us is more than welcome to do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, that\u2019s what TED is all about: <strong>ideas worth spreading<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEDx events are independently organized local events. 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