Greensboro Group Planning TEDx Conference

Following in the footsteps of Wake Forest University, Greensboro is preparing to host an upcoming TEDx conference.

TED is an acronym that stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design

Skip Moore, the president of the Weaver Foundation and a member of Action Greensboro, is reportedly behind the event, according to an online report from the Triad Business Journal. Moore's group is still exploring topics, which will help them sort through presentations. 

The article said that the event will likely take place in late March or early April, and will likely be held in downtown Greensboro.

Wake Forest hosted a TEDx event in February, called TEDxWakeForestU, after chemistry student Lucy Lan organized the forum. Attendees heard presentations from Anthony Attala, the director of the Wake Forest University Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and Don deBethizy, the former CEO of Targacept.

Indoor Trout Fishing Could Be U.S. First

We recently posted about an event this Friday where Campus Recreation will stock the pool at Reynolds Gym with rainbow trout, allowing people to fish for $15/person.

The posting quickly - and easily - became the most read item we have ever posted on this site.

So we reached out to Jessica Finnerty, the assistant director of campus recreation who oversees aquatics, to find out more about this unique event.

"This is something I thought of a few years ago but have finally been able to pull off," Finnerty wrote in an email sent Thursday. "As far as I can tell, this will be the first trout fishing even the U.S. in an indoor pool."

Finnerty added that she has roughly 90 people registered to fish for about 130 trout that will be added to the pool. How many of our readers are signed up to compete? We'd love to hear from you after the event wraps up by posting in our comment section below this post.