One Week Until Breaking Boundaries!

It's nearly here, everything is shaping up and tickets are going fast! Make sure you don't miss out by visiting the SU website or reserve your tickets by sending an email to tedxuon@outlook.com.

With everything happening so quickly, here's a round up of everything that's been going on in the last few days since we went live.

Speaker Profiles

We've been working hard to put together some kick ass speaker profiles to help you get excited to hear what these inspirational people have to say! Stay tuned for plenty more profiles this week as well as much more!

Major Arts and Crafts Sessions

We have been putting in major shifts, making decorations and goodies for you to enjoy during the day! Here's some photos from some of our arts and crafts sessions to show you what's in store for your amazing event! We'd like to thank each and every one of you who has helped so far, this event really wouldn't be possible without all of you!

As you can see we've been very busy so far! And it's only going to get busier this week. We'll keep you posted with all our goings on, and if you see anyone with a TEDx t-shirt around campus please feel free to come and have a chat about anything you like! You'll probably see us walking around doing something like this...

Make sure to keep checking out our facebook, Twitter and our website for more updates, as well as this blog. In the meantime, feel free to ask us any questions you may have, and let us know what boundaries you'll be breaking in the run up to the 15th March!

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