Save the Date! 4/7/17- GEL 2: VISION AND POWER

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Interested in pitching a presentation idea or just attending GEL 2?  Click the pdf above. 

Email [email protected] with any questions.


A key component of Altamont's Global Initiative, GEL is a presentation series, global in scope and loosely based on various contemporary lecture/multimedia series (TED, Radiolab, ArcLight, et. al.) that was innaugurated in 2016.  GEL invites all Altamont constituents (from current students to faculty, from parents to alums) to deliver a brief presentation to the school and Birmingham communities.  There is no one acceptable format.  One can present a traditional lecture, a documentary, a hybrid TED-style talk, a dramatic monologue (original or published), a dialogue (original or published), a digital mash-up, etc.  The presentation opportunities are limited only by one's creativity.  You can see some of last year’s presentations here: https://vimeo.com/altamontschool
 
The annual global theme is the guiding principle for each presentation, but we have the flexibility to interpret it broadly.  For example, this year’s theme of Climate Change/Energy Resources will be the unifying concept, but there are myriad ways to interpret it, from a presentation on the science to the human effect or change in general.  We hope to attract a variety of subjects and presentation styles.  Some topics might include:

• Interconnectivity
• Alternative Energy
• Climate Change on the Human Scale
• Mindfulness
• Unintended Consequences
• How to Change a Culture
• Stewardship
• How we view the natural world
• -and anything else you can imagine!

We want dynamic lectures as well as dynamic multimedia experiences.  We want expert information and personal, revelatory anecdotes.  Expertise isn't a requirement; an idea worth sharing in a polished, dynamic manner is. 
 
The Altamont community encompasses diverse cultures and skill sets, but we rest on a wealth of wisdom that often remains latent and undiscovered.  GEL compels us to excavate that wisdom and weave it into the Altamont experience.  Such sharing, within the school community and without, promises to be a generative and entertaining experience.