TEDxUIllinois thanks the following sponsors for their contributions and helping to make the conference possible.

The University of Illinois serves the state, the nation, and the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and addressing critical societal needs through the transfer and application of knowledge.

The mission of the College of Media is to bring scholarship, professional expertise, and social responsibility to the growing domestic and global domains of mass media. Through research, creative endeavor, teaching, and public engagement, the College seeks to enhance the values of a democratic society by creating media-literate students, scholars, professionals, and citizens better equipped to understand and work in the rapidly evolving media environment of the 21st Century.

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Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. We believe that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged.

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The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an interdisciplinary research institute devoted to leading-edge research in the physical sciences, computation, engineering, biology, behavior, cognition, and neuroscience.

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OJC provides information technology and creative services to high-achieving clientele from its headquarters in downtown Urbana, Illinois. Since its inception in 1998, OJC has partnered artists with engineers to deliver top-quality solutions and has served as a trusted partner for government, education, and nonprofit clients, bringing their visions to life online.

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