Thank you all for reading this blog and following The UP Experience news over the past year. As we post this, we’re busy getting all the last minute details in place.
As you get ready for Thursday, check out some great videos of our favorite UP talks from past years.
And, get all the details you need for Thursday on our website!
We can’t wait to see all of you tomorrow.
1 Comment - 10/26/2011
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Just three more UP alumni posts before we’re all at UP 2011 meeting another class of great attendees and future alumni speakers. If you’ve been considering attending don’t wait any longer! A limited number of seats are still available, register now!
There has been some pretty incredible, heart breaking and amazing news in the past week. We’re sure there isn’t a single one of you who hasn’t read, commented on and discussed the passing of Apple’s Steve Jobs this past week. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is also an UP 08 alumni and he has some inspirational words and great memories to share about his friend and colleague in this video.
Fellow alumni from UP 09 David Pogue, tech writer at The New York Times also shared his thoughts on what Jobs career has done to the way we all live and communicate. Future UP alumni, Dan Pink also shared a poignant speech Jobs’ gave at Stanford University’s commencement.
Other UP alumni were receiving their own honors this week. UP 10 alumni Jessica Jackley along with Kiva co-founder Matt Flannery were honored as winners of The Economist’s Innovation Awards for their work in microfinance.
Also this week, UP 10 alumni Michael Eisner‘s The Eisner Foundation established a $100,000 award for those working to bridge the gap between senior citizens and young people, the first recipient is the Intergenerational Center at Temple University.
And last but certainly not least, UP 09 alumni Peter Diamandis and the X Prize Foundation announced the winner of the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE. The winning team, from Illinois, developed a system that skimmed oil out of water 3 times better than the industry standard.
1 Comment - 10/12/2011
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With a little over 3 weeks until UP, you may be wondering what some of the “takeaways” will be on October 27, or what tools you will learn that you can immediately apply to your personal and professional life.
Tools that will make you more confident, more impactful, more engaging, help you build better relationships, and positively impact your business.
image courtesy of ronwhitetraining.com
Interested? Then read on…because here’s what you’ll learn from just one of our presenters – Ron White, renowned memory champion, and a Texas boy, to boot! With Ron’s memorization techniques, you’ll learn how to:
Triple your memory and triple your productivity.
Remember names and faces, even months after meeting someone for the first time.
Take notes from a seminar or conference and then recall the information six months or six years later.
Learn a new process or procedure in half the time.
Give a speech or make a presentation without using notes.
Yes, you will learn all that during Ron’s 20-minute presentation. Could your own memory techniques use a boost?
Then sign UP today. If you haven’t made reservations to attend, now is the time to do so. Seats are limited…we hope to see you there!
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As Bob Stutman, one of our 2011 UP presenters, has predicted for the past two years, we have reached an unfortunate new milestone today. For the first time in history, automobile accidents are now the SECOND leading cause of death by accident in the United States. What is the LEADING cause of death by accident? Drug overdose!
More people die from prescription drug overdose than from all other drugs combined. Get in the know and learn how to take action at UP 11 Photo courtesy of flickr/NVinnacco
This was announced on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control, based on statistics from 2009 (the most recent year available). In fact, more people die from prescription drug overdose than from all other drugs combined (heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine).
Even more startling is the news that less than 5% of those who died from prescription drug overdose got them from “dope peddlers”. Unfortunately, the source of the supply is more often parents, relatives, friends and, ultimately, physicians. We must take note of this, and we must do better!
Shocking? You bet. And this is just one of the nuggets of information you probably didn’t know but will be amazed to learn at The UP Experience.
Register today, and become better informed about the events, facts, and information that affect ALL aspects of your life.
No Comment - 09/23/2011
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It’s been a busy week at UP! We hit 100 followers on Facebook this week, posted so many past UP talks on YouTube and dove into all the details that need to be ironed out with The UP Experience just over a month away!
We imagine our UP alumni and UP 11 speakers have also been busy, here are some of their activities making headlines this week:
Learn how to improve your memory skills from expert Ron White at UP 11. Image courtesy of Flickr/therichbrooks
UP 11 speaker and memory expert Ron White was featured in SUCCESS Magazine this week. White had an MRI taken at the University of Texas this week, while he memorized information. The results showed that White uses 35 percent more of his brain when memorizing than the average person! Don’t miss him at UP 2011 when he shares his tips and tricks!
UP 08 speaker Craig Kielburger took to the Huffington Post to talk about the incredible difference education can make for a child in their article, “An Education Takes Kids from Slums to Schools.”
On a light note, UP 10 speaker and New York Times tech columnist David Pogue took some time to help us all get up to speed on the latest cultural references in his guide, “Internet Memes 101: A Guide to Online Wackiness.”
No Comment - 09/21/2011
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Here we are, halfway through the week again and with more intriguing news from UP Experience alumni:
Mosquito nets like this one can prevent malaria - support an important cause and learn more about smart ways of working by purchasing the book End Malaria. Image courtesy of Flickr/Sheep "R" Us
UP 10 speaker, Kevin Kelly, featured the new book End Malaria as recommended reading on his blog this week. The book, which features advice from some of the world’s best thought leaders on how to work smarter, isn’t about malaria, but $20 from each sale will go to fight the disease. End Malaria features essays not just from Kelly but many past and future UP Experience speakers including: Brene Brown, Dan Pink, and Sir Ken Robinson.
Fellow UP 10 speaker Dan Buettner and his Blue Zones Project joined with Wellmark, Healthways and Governor Terry Branstad of Iowa to launch a new Blue Zones initiative in the state.
Right here in Houston, UP 11 speaker, Laura Spanjian our city’s Sustainability Director, was part of the “Houston Drives Electric” launch and announced that Houston residents can expect to have access to 250 public electric charging stations by the end of 2012.
And, Spanjian’s fellow UP 11 speaker Dan Pink shared one of his favorite, free new productivity tools.
No Comment - 09/14/2011
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The great registration deals we announced over the last few weeks expire one week from today! Don’t waste any time, register now!
EDUCATOR PACKAGE:
With the purchase of your full-priced ticket to The UP Experience, you have the opportunity to purchase one additional ticket specifically for an educator for only $250. The $250 Educators ticket must accompany a full-priced ticket purchase. Simply register on our Web site and select the box for “Attendee Plus Educator” to register yourself. We will email or call you for the information to register your educator.
OUT-OF-TOWNER PACKAGE:
With the purchase of your $1,000 ticket to UP, you can purchase one additional ticket for an out-of-town guest for only $250. The $250 O
out-of-town ticket must accompany a full-priced ticket purchase. Simply register on our Web site and select the box for “Attendee Plus Out-of-Towner” to register yourself. We will email or call you for the information to register your out-of-town guest.
These fantastic UP offers are available through September 20, 2011. If you need any additional information, please send an email to Sheryl Rapp at sheryl@theupexperience.com or call 713-665-2708.
Register now at www.theUPexperience.com.
No Comment - 09/13/2011
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We hope everyone had a great long weekend! The week might have just started but it’s already Wednesday and time for UP Alumni In The News!
This past week:
UP 10 speaker and New York Times tech critic David Pogue reexamined previous advice to never unsubscribe from spam emails.
Kevin Kelly recommends his book on paperback over ereader. Image courtesy of Flickr/edwc
September marks the month when Pogue’s fellow UP 10 speaker and technology writer Kevin Kelly releases the paperback version of his book What Technology Wants many of you may have read it as all of last year’s UP attendees got copies in their gift bags. Kelly has some surprising thoughts on the advantages of buying the book versus reading it on an ereader and highlights some unconventional interviews he’s done lately.
UP 09 speaker Michio Kaku was featured in the latest edition of “Symphony of Science” on CBS News. This series mixes some of society’s greatest current scientific minds including Kaku and Stephen Hawking with the entertaining world of viral internet videos.
Don’t forget, our full speaker lineup for UP 2011 has been announced and posted. Check it out!
No Comment - 09/07/2011
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We promised great registration specials this week and we won’t disappoint! . After announcing our Fire UP an Out-of-Towner special we are very excited to also announce a special offer for educators!
Know an educator looking to polish UP their knowledge? Buy them a ticket to UP!
Do you know a teacher, principal, counselor, professor, or other educator who, if given the opportunity, would completely absorb everything UP has to offer and immediately find ways to apply the information to the classroom, the school, or the administration? Now you can share The UP Experience with that outstanding individual – someone who is shaping the lives of children and having a direct impact on the future for all of us.
With the purchase of your full-priced ticket to The UP Experience, you have the opportunity to purchase one additional ticket specifically for an educator for only $250.
This UP offer is available for the first 20 people that respond through September 20, 2011. The $250 Educators ticket must accompany a full-priced ticket purchase. Simply register on our Web site and select the box for “Attendee Plus Educator” to register yourself. We will email or call you for the information to register your educator. If you need any additional information, please send an email to Sheryl Rapp at sheryl@theupexperience.com or call 713-665-2708.
No Comment - 09/02/2011
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See yourself in the audience at UP 2011!
We’ve told you how great The UP Experience is, but don’t take out word for it! Check out this fantastic post from James Neville, CEO of Siterma The World In 4D on the top twenty reasons you should attend UP 2011. Register now!
And thanks so much James for your kind words!
1 Comment - 09/01/2011
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