FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2011

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2011 Nevada City, CA TEDxGrassValley, an independently produced event, operated under license from TED, will webcast the programming and talks from TEDxWomen on Thursday, December 1, 2011 to the Unity in the Gold Country, 5-9:30pm. TEDxWomen is a one-day bi-coastal event taking place on December 1, 2011 at the Paley Center in New York and Los Angeles that focuses on women, and women's issues. TEDxWomen type events are TEDx events hosted around the live webcast of TEDxWomen, and also feature local speakers. TEDxWomen is hosted by Pat Mitchel and features Gayle Tzemach Lemmon - Editor-At-Large of Newsweek and Daily Beast, Barbara Walters, the musical group Morley, Jane Fonda, Lisa Ling, Mehemt Oz, Gloria Steinem, Girl Up, Jennifer Seibel Newsom, Tiffany Shlain, and many more. Our event is called TEDxGrassValley, and is one of many TEDx events happening around the globe on December 1st that will expand on the ideas brought up at TEDxWomen. About TEDxGrassValley - In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxGrassValley where x = independently organized TED event.

2 At TEDxGrassValley, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized. About TED TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences -- the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK each summer -- TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and Open TV Project, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize. The annual TED conferences, in Long Beach/Palm Springs and Oxford, bring together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes). TEDxGrassValley Thursday, December 1, 2011 Doors 4:30pm, Event 5-9:30pm Unity in the Gold Country 180 Cambridge Court, Grass Valley, CA This event is free, but attendees must pre-register at or by to tedxgrassvalley@gmail.com. A box dinner with drink and dessert is available for purchase from Summer Thymes Bakery for $12. Contact Summer Thymes at (530) to place your order. Deadline is end of day Tuesday, November 29th. Please bring payment day of for

3 your dinner. More information on TEDxGrassValley can be found at or you can follow us on Twitter or on Facebook at Or Contact: Jesse Locks TEDxGrassValley (916) TEDxGrassValley Schedule Schedule subject to change 5pm-6:30pm Resilience The way women regroup, rebound, and rebuild after experiencing setbacks or loss, always moving forward Hosted by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a contributing Editor-At-Large for Newsweek Daily Beast, reporting on economic and development issues with a focus on women Jill Iscol is a donor activist and president of the IF Hummingbird Foundation whose mission is to support domestic and global efforts that strengthen democracy and reduce the social justice, economic and educational inequities that threaten it.

4 Rachel Simmons is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, and The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence. Katie Bell is partner, Global Well-Being, for Gallup. Lamis Zein is the first Lebanese woman who has qualified to conduct demolitions of cluster submunitions. Barbara Walters is a world-renowned journalist. Busisiwe Mkhumbuzi is a seventeen-year-old eleventh grade student at Rand Girlsʼ High School in Johannesburg, South Africa. Morley, the multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer breathes sensuality into activism with her unabashed love songs, humorous takes on life, and worldly lyrical stance. (Performance) 6:30pm 8pm ReBirth How extended health, longevity, and an untapped potential is redefining women in their third act Hosted by Jane Fonda, Actress, Author, Producer, Activist, and Exercise Guru Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo is a Nigerian-American poet and musician. (Performance) Suzanne Braun Levine is a writer, editor, and nationally recognized authority on women and family issues and media. Mehmet Oz is the host of the Emmy Award winning The Dr. Oz Show and a renowned cardiac surgeon.

5 Laura Carstensen is a member of the Psychology Department at Stanford University. Mary Catherine Bateson is a writer and cultural anthropologist Michelle Warren is the founder and medical director of the Center for Menopause, Hormonal Disorders and Womenʼs Health since Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. Interviewed by Salamishah Tillet. Girl Up is an innovative campaign of the United Nations Foundation which gives American girls the opportunity to become global leaders and channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for United Nations programs that help some of the worldʼs hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. (Performance) 8:00pm 9:30pm ReImagine How women and girls imagine a better life and a better world and make their vision a reality, shaping a brighter future for us all Hosted by Lisa Ling, Journalist Julia Easterlin is a singer, songwriter, vocalist, pianist, and guitarist who uses a looping machine to build her multi-layered sound. (Performance) Piya Sorcar is the founder and CEO of TeachAIDS. Google Science Fair Winners: Shree Bose (winner in the yrs. category) Naomi Shah (winner in the yrs. category)

6 Lauren Hodge (winner in the yrs. category) Shamila Kohestani is captain and founder of the first female soccer team in Afghanistan. Ivy Navarette and Shayna Welcher, former LA gang members, are learning the restaurant trade at Homegirl Café. Jennifer Siebel Newsom is a filmmaker, actress, spokesperson, and advocate. Tiffany Shlain is a filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards.