Posts Tagged ‘The UP Experience’
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
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.
Labels: educators, registration, school, The UP Experience
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
The sun is going down on summer 2011, which means UP 2011 is just around the corner! image courtesy of Flickr/paul+photos=moody
It’s already the end of August. Summer is coming to a close and fall is just around the corner. We’re looking forward to the best of fall, cooler temps and UP 2011! October 27th will be here before you know it. In case you missed it, we’ve started some great registration specials. If you’re not registered yet, now is the time!
Our UP alumni barely took a summer break, here’s what they’ve been up to this week:
UP 08 and 09 alumni, Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis are also co-founders of Singularity University. This summer’s Singularity University class developed solutions to big problems related to world poverty. One solution, The Matternet, was featured in Fast Company yesterday for its potential to triumph over the issue of delivery of medication, food and other critical goods to rural areas.
UP 10 alumni David Pogue took to his blog to address this week’s stunning announcement that Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive of Apple.
Meanwhile UP 09 speaker Shawn Achor took to The Huffington Post to share “5 Ways To Turn Happiness Into An Advantage.”
Labels: Advantage, Apple, David Pogue, Fast Company, happiness, Matternet, Peter Diamandis, poverty, Ray Kurzweil, registration, Shawn Achor, Singularity University, Steve Jobs, The Huffington Post, The UP Experience
Categories: 2008 Speakers, 2009 Speakers, 2010 Speakers, Speakers, UP Speakers In The News
Monday, August 29th, 2011
The UP Experience is an incredible event for Houston, but don’t less friends, family and colleagues that live outside our great city miss out!
We'll see you in the audience in October!
If you know an out-of-town colleague, team member, executive, family member, or friend who would benefit from opening his or her mind intellectually, creatively and would enjoy learning how to get ahead and stay ahead, then we’re here to help make that happen.
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.
This fantastic UP offer is available for the first 20 people that respond through September 20, 2011. The $250 Out-of-Towner 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. If you need any additional information, please leave us a comment below and we’ll get right back to you!
See you on October 27 at UP 2011!
Labels: discount, out-of-town, registration, The UP Experience, tickets
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
This week in addition to UP Alumni news, we’ve got UP Founder news! UP Experience co-founder Sheryl Rapp has been selected by Texas Executive Women as one of their 2011 Women On The Move. Houston Woman Magazine wrote about the upcoming awards in their latest issue.
Also this week:
Yesterday's East Coast earthquake should be a warning says Michio Kaku. Image courtesy of flickr/digitalsadhu
UP 10 speaker Michio Kaku commented in near real time on yesterday’s East Coast earthquake.
UP 09 speaker Peter Diamandis and his X Prize Foundation were featured on CBS News for their work “to solve the unsolvable.”
UP 09-11 speaker and emcee David Eagleman‘s pioneering research on time perception was included in an article from Wired, “Why Some Seconds Seem to Last Forever.”
Congrats are in order for UP 10 speaker Gracie Cavnar who has been recognized by Self magazine as one of three winners of their “Women Doing Good” award.
Labels: 2011 Women On The Move, CBS News, David Eagleman, East Coast Earthquake, Gracie Cavnar, Houston Woman Magazine, Michio Kaku, Peter Diamandis, Self Magazine, Sheryl Rapp, Texas Executive Women, The UP Experience, UP10, Virgina earthquake, Wired, X Prize Foundation
Categories: 2009 Speakers, 2010 Speakers, 2011 Speakers, Current events, Speakers, UP Speakers In The News, Uncategorized, conference
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
What a week its been! We announced the last speaker in our incredible lineUP for UP 2011. The days have flown by and it’s time for another UP Alumni In The News post. October 27th is right around the corner!
It’s never a dull week for our UP Alumni! This week:
image courtesy of flickr/Will Clayton http://www.flickr.com/photos/spool32/5045502202/
We wished a happy birthday to UP 08 speaker Steve Wozniak!
Meanwhile, Bloomberg Businessweek, reported on UP 09 speaker Dan Ariely’s research on cheating at Duke University.
UP 10 speaker and sleep expert James Maas was quoted in an article at Inc.com, “Should Your Employees Take Naps?” (Hint: Yes!)
The Business Insider reported on research from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that has identified UP 08 speaker Malcolm Gladwell’s tipping point - the exact point at which minority-held ideas go mainstream.
Labels: cheating, Dan Ariely, Duke, Happy Birthday, Inc.com, James Maas, Malcolm Gladwell, napping, Rensselaer Polytechnic, Steve Wozniak, The UP Experience, tipping point, UP 09, UP 10, UP 11
Categories: 2008 Speakers, 2009 Speakers, 2010 Speakers, Current events, Speakers, Uncategorized
Friday, August 12th, 2011
You absolutely won’t want to miss our final speaker to take the stage, so make arrangements now to stay right up to the exciting end. We guarantee you won’t be disappointed!
Our final presenter will orchestrate a not to be missed final presentation on the UP stage.
Our final speaker at UP 2011 is someone who…
Has been called “the Energizer Bunny of Classical Music” and has been composing since age nine.
Is a best-selling author, has been the subject of a full-length BBC documentary and has been featured CBS’s 60 Minutes. This speaker is was an Emmy Award nominee, and has received a Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum in recognition of his or her contribution through culture and the arts to global understanding and peace.
Will orchestrate a closing presentation that will stay with you long after we end our day at UP.
Labels: 60 Minutes, BBC, CBS, Classical music, Crystal Award, Emmy, The UP Experience, UP 2011, World Economic Forum
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Happy Wednesday UP blog readers! We took a great end of summer vacation last week but are back with lots of UP alumni news today! This past week:
UP 08 speaker Craig Kielburger took to The Huffington Post’s Canadian website to discuss the importance of long term action over one time aid in solving the problems of East Africa.
image courtesy of Flickr/Blyzz (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blyzz/4133624072/)
Blogs buzzed this week as it was announced that UP 09 speaker and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is joining with Seth MacFarlane to produce a new version of Carl Sagan’s popular mini-series “Cosmos.” MacFarlane might be more easily recognized as the man behind the hit Fox television series, “Family Guy.”
Meanwhile The Independent spent time examining the question, “Is David Eagleman the cleverest man in America?”
UP 09 speaker Robert Ballard, best known for his discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic, will be returning to the site of the shipwreck to photograph the ship’s stern for a new attraction dedicated to the Titanic in Belfast.
And, as everyone wraps up the summer travel season, UP 10 speaker David Pogue shares, “Five (and Then Some) Tech Tips For Travel.”
Have a great rest of the week!
Labels: Belfast, Carl Sagan, Cosmos, Craig Kielburger, David Eagleman, David Pogue, East Africa, Family Guy, Fox, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Robert Ballard, Seth MacFarlane, The Huffington Post, The Independent, The UP Experience, Titanic, travel technology
Categories: 2008 Speakers, 2009 Speakers, 2010 Speakers, Current events, Speakers, Uncategorized, conference
Sunday, July 24th, 2011
Our co-founder, Sheryl Rapp, was interviewed on this week’s edition of The BusinessMakers radio show! It’s a great interview that explains how the event works, and what makes it truly unique among other conferences in the U.S. (Hint, you actually have the opportunity to meet all the speakers at UP!)
If you missed it check it out on The BusinessMakers Radio Show website!
Labels: BusinessMakers, Sheryl Rapp, The UP Experience
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
This past week, UP 10 speaker, David Pogue featured a guest post on his blog from Nasahn Sheppard, director of industrial design at Smart Design, the company that designed the Flip cam. As many of you know, Cisco discontinued the Flip cam a few months back and many, including Pogue, were quite upset about it. In Sheppard’s post he examines the elements of a “hot product” and makes a compelling case for “single-purpose” gadgets in our lives.
image courtesy of Flickr/AJC1
Many of you probably saw the four-page ad in the New York Times this past week commemorating IBM’s 100th birthday. The ad generated sharp commentary from UP 10 speaker Kevin Kelly on “long-termism” , which then drew additional comments from Steve Denning at Forbes. There’s no doubt “short-termism” is a dominant force in many companies, but what are the lessons to be learned from “long-termism?”
The press continues to be filled with stories on the end of Nasa’s space shuttle program. UP 09 speaker and astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson spoke with NPR on the end of the shuttle program and its achievements including, “the largest global collaboration outside of waging war.”
Sir Ken Robinson, one of the speakers during the first UP Experience in 2008, is in the press again for the release of a new edition of his book, Out of Our Minds: Learning To Be Creative. He spoke with Fast Company recently to share his thoughts on the changing climate of business and the expanding value of creativity.
Labels: Cisco, Creativity, David Pogue, Fast Company, Flip camera, Forbes, gadgets, IBM, industrial design, Kevin Kelly, long-termism, NASA, Nasahn Sheppard, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, New York Times, NPR, Out of Our Minds, short-termism, Sir Ken Robinson, Smart Design, space shuttle, Steve Denning, The UP Experience
Categories: 2008 Speakers, 2009 Speakers, 2010 Speakers, Current events, Speakers, UP Speakers In The News, Uncategorized, What is UP?, conference
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
On Friday, we were so excited to share the news of our new speaker feature for UP 2011 – Houston UP Close. This new session in our speaker lineup will feature some incredible, talented experts from right here in Houston.
The speakers for our first ever Houston UP Close session will be:
Laura Spanjian. Spanjian joined the City of Houston in 2010 as Mayor Annise Parker’s Sustainability Director. In her position, Laura is responsible for directing and coordinating projects and initiatives that improve air, land, and water quality, and support and expand renewable energy, energy efficiency, green buildings, recycling and composting, alternative and clean transportation, local food production, and more livable and vibrant neighborhoods. Since embarking upon Houston, Laura has initiated a weekly farmer’s market outside City Hall, as well as the “Green Office Challenge,” which encourages businesses to compete with one another to reduce water and energy consumption. In addition, she is transforming Houston into an electric-car hub, a national leader in wind-power investment, and an advocate for energy efficiency.
Dr. Stephen Klineberg. Dr. Klineberg is a Professor of Sociology at Rice University. Stephen is a graduate of Haverford College, with an M.A. from the University of Paris and a Ph.D. from Harvard. After teaching at Princeton, he joined Rice University’s Sociology Department in 1972. In 1982, he and his students initiated the annual “Houston Area Survey,” now in its 30th year of tracking the remarkable changes in the demographic patterns, economic outlooks, experiences, and beliefs of Harris County residents. The recipient of 10 major teaching awards at Rice, including the Lifetime Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Piper Professor Award, Stephen is writing a book on the Houston studies and serving as Co-director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Labels: Annise Parker, City Hall, composting, demographics, eco-friendly, electric-car, energy efficiency, farmer's market, green, Green Office Challenge, Harris County, Harvard, Haverford College, Houston, Houston Area Survey, Houston UP Close, Kinder Institute, Laura Spanjian, Princeton, recycling, renewable energy, Rice University, sociology, sustainability, The UP Experience, University of Paris, wind-power
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