TEDxUCLASalon Hosted by UCLA Extension on July 31st

TEDxUCLASalon focuses on struggles to success

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Jul 31, 2017, 19:11 ET

LOS ANGELES, July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 31^st, UCLA Extension will play host to an evening program themed around technology: TEDxUCLASalon on "Struggles to Success."

Speakers for the TEDxUCLASalon include Megan Fillinich, Chief Technology Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Kimberly Jo, Associate Chief Information Officer, County of Los Angeles, and John Carnahan, Chief Data Officer & EVP, Data Science and Engineering, Live Nation (Ticketmaster).

The "Struggle to Success" TEDxUCLASalon will delve into topics of technology's effect on transforming culture within government, promoting female participation in male-oriented industries, and overcoming setbacks to succeed in business.

The TEDxUCLASalon is moderated by Jeanne Holm, Assistant General Manager and Deputy CIO of the City of Los Angeles, and Bruce Huang, Founding Director of Silicon Beach Innovation Lab and Digital Technology at UCLA Extension.

The fee to attend the July 31^st program is $20, and light refreshments. Tickets can be purchased here. The event will be held at UCLA Extension Gayley Center, 1142 Gayley Ave (at Lindbrook) in Westwood. Hourly parking available in UCLA Parking Lots 32 and 36.

For more information, please contact Digital Technology at [email protected] or visit http://sbilabucla.org/.

About Digital Technology at UCLA Extension
Digital Technology certificate specializations are: Applications Programming, Applications Programming in C# .NET, Database Management, Data Science, Embedded Software, Full Stack Web Development Coding Boot Camp, Information Systems Security, Java, Linux/Unix, Mobile Application Development, Operating System Administration, and Systems Analysis.

About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)

About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.

The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED.

Media Contact
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SOURCE UCLA Extension