Add Verb Director Cathy Plourde to speak at Institute for Civic Leadership Forum

吃瓜爆料鈥檚 Add Verb Productions Founder and Director Cathy Plourde will be a featured speaker in The Institute for Civic Leadership forum, 鈥淭EDxDirigo Engage,鈥 where Maine innovators and thought leaders will share how they are engaging in ideas to make an impact here and across the globe.  The event will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Hannaford Hall (Abromson Center) at the USM Portland Campus.

In addition to Plourde, Maine innovators who will participate include U.S. Rep Chellie Pingree, Robin Alden, Josh Broder, Lyn Mikel Brown, Bill Cumming, Susan Conley, Raphael diLuzio, Mohammed Dini, Andy Happel, Claire Hirschmann, John Marshall, Daniel Minter, Liz Neptune, Bonnie Rukin and Ned Swain. Topics they represent are: fisheries, broadband, food policy, the arts, community, immigrant youth, Native health, design science, sustainability, prisons and gender. The event will also feature live musical entertainment, global TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) talk videos and a reception.

For more about the speakers and how to apply to attend: www.tedxdirigo.com.  
 

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