Haven’t had the pleasures of attending ideacity yet? Interested in knowing what others have said about the experience? Here are what our past and present idealists have to say about their ideacity experience:
“TED was never about the talks, it was about the environment, the spaces between the speakers, and the camaraderie that emerged. And now you have to be pre-approved? The real quality and value of of such powerful gatherings has been embraced by newer communities of ideas with ideaCity leading the way. I go every June, and trust you will try it just once. You’ll be back.”
- TED Stout, Resiliency & Adaptation Economist
“I’ve attended many conferences, and most do a good job helping you do what you do better; but ideacity is an event about who I am.”
- Maria L. Dyck, President of the St. Joseph Health Centre Foundation, Attendee, idealist
“ideacity was amazing. I’m still trying to get over the people I met and the conversations I had.”
-Don Gorman, Publisher, Rocky Mountain Books, ideacity 2011 Attendee
“I attended the entire lecture schedule… have been trying to catch up on sleep in the mean time. But that’s difficult because the stimulation is lasting and I keep waking up with new ideas that need to be written down… Life is a turn-on.”
- Charles Lindsay, SETI Artist-in-Residence, 2011 Presenter Alumnus, idealist
“You take everything one might hope for in such an event and crank it up a notch. It seems like a bit of a hangover to go back to my regular life!”
-Julie Angus, Angus Adventures, 2011 Presenter Alumna, idealist
“Natasha and I were honored to be on your lineup this year and the comments after our talk have been incredibly gratifying. Thank you both so much for all your hard work for us and the other speakers. This was my 5th ideacity and I think it was by far the best.”
-Rick Smolan, President, Against All Odds Productions, 2011 Presenter Alumnus, idealist
“Thank you for the wonderful experience Sonora and I had while we were in Toronto with you at ideacity! I have been around the conference business for 10 years now and know the ins and outs pretty well. Your team did an outstanding job and Sonora and I are grateful for all you did for us to make our stay with you such a memorable one!”
-Stephen Garrett, Presenter, Trainer, Author and Not your Everyday Life Coach, 2011 Presenter Alumnus, idealist
“All I can say is SPECTACULAR! The best ideacity ever. From Rick Miller to Deepak or Bob Blumer to Schwartz or how about Julie Angus or Greg Hill? There were so many super personalities at your event and I looked forward to seeing who Moses would pull out of his hat next.”
-Gene Driskell, DriskellPhotography, Attendee, idealist
“ideacity 2010 was amazing, inspiring and truly a great experience all around. You put on a spectacular event and I’m so appreciative that I was there to witness it. I now want to leave my life, heal the world, invent and inspire even more greatness.”
-Reid Savein, The Cimaron Group, Attendee, idealist
“The Earth speeds around the sun at 30KM a second. For those three days, you amped up the speed and gave us an incredible view of the best in science, art, music and original and accomplished thinking. Thanks for the mystery, surprises and pure wonder of it all.”
-Joseph MacInnis, Deep Sea Explorer, Author, Presenter Alumnus, Long-Time ideacity Attendee, idealist
“There is nothing more exhilarating than the uninhibited free exchange of ideas in pursuit of truth. As a leading Canadian law firm, ideacity helps keep our minds nimble and connects us to the universe of current thought.”
-Hugh L. MacKinnon, Corporate Partner, Bennett Jones LLP, idealist
“It was an honor to be considered among such a distinguished group of thinkers and to be part of this special event again – as angels, as attendees and as one of the ‘brightest minds”
-Les Klein, Presenter Alumnus, Quadrangle Architects, multi-year ideacity Angel Sponsor and Attendee, idealist
“I did tell Moses that he was out of his mind to do a whole ideacity with nothing but women. I mean, for me, it was a horrific vision of some awful girls boarding school; but in fact, I must admit its worked out very well.”
-Margaret Atwood, Canadian Author, Presenter Alumna,
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“It was exciting! By the end of the conference, I was really inspired. It’s time to make a change in the world and we all played our part – it would happen. If we could all just tap into our gifts and live the lives we were called to live – it would happen. Well, the journey continues…”
-Danielle Franz, Yogalicious, ideacity 2010 Supporting Sponsor, First Time Attendee, idealist
“It was a real pleasure to be chosen as the official water sponsor for ideacity 2010, we couldn’t be happier with the experiencing this amazing event.”
-Emmanuele Labrecque, ESKA, ideacity 2010 Supporting Sponsor, First Time Attendee, idealist
“We had a great time at ideacity, I totally support events that celebrate the thinkers of the earth.”
-Cynthia Leung, SOMA Chocolatemaker, ideacity 2010 Supporting Sponsor, First Time Attendee, idealist
“ideacity 2010 was amazing, inspiring and truly a great experience all around. You put on a spectacular event and I’m so appreciative that I was there to witness it. I now want to leave my life, heal the world, invent and inspire even more greatness.”
-Reid Savein, The Cimaron Group, Attendee, idealist
“Thank you so much for letting me share in this fabulous event, ideacity 2010. I truly enjoyed listening to all the speakers, I couldn’t recall the last time I felt so inspired.”
-Florence Ng, First Time Attendee, idealist
