Unique speakers provide spark at PINC conference
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Unique speakers provide spark at PINC conference

For the third straight year, an eclectic, quirky, unpredictable international lineup of speakers took turns offering pep talks on the human condition, ominous reality checks and glimpses of the future in 20-minute stanzas. For those who ponied up $425 a ticket, the nine-hour experience included three meals and, for the third straight year, according to host Anand Pallegar, the event sold out all 540 seats.

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A Sarasota version of TED talks inspires ideas
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A Sarasota version of TED talks inspires ideas

In 1999, the van Lindonks launched PINC — People, Ideas, Nature and Creativity — as an annual, daylong conference in Zeist, Holland, mimicking the TED format with a series of presentations by speakers from diverse disciplines and backgrounds. In late 2014, PINC made its American debut with a sold-out event at the Florida Studio Theatre in downtown Sarasota. At the third annual conference in December, PINC’s speaker lineup will include an “explanation designer,” “artographer” and professor of animal science.

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Creativity In The 'PINC' Coming To Sarasota
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Creativity In The 'PINC' Coming To Sarasota

Sarasota this week is hosting an out-of-the-ordinary symposium that has its roots in the Netherlands. This is the second year the city has hosted the American version of the PINC Conference, a symposium that's brought together creative types in the Netherlands the past 16 years. Think of it as a European version of TED Talks, with a twist.

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PINC.Sarasota: A Global Conference Comes to the Gulf Coast
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PINC.Sarasota: A Global Conference Comes to the Gulf Coast

A conference promoting People, Ideas, Nature, and Creativity (PINC) is making its American debut in Sarasota on November 6th.

For over fifteen years, PINC has been a stand-out event in the Netherlands, drawing crowds from all over the world. This year, it was Sarasota that drew PINC for its state-side introduction.

Similar in format to “TED Talks,” sixteen international speakers will share their stories and passion for innovation, inspiration, and creativity.

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PINC conference brings international innovators to Sarasota
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PINC conference brings international innovators to Sarasota

PINC is an inspiring cascade of new ideas, great stories, and impressive visual presentations delivered by a superb selection of international speakers from every imaginable discipline. PINC is a truly extraordinary event. An opportunity to recharge your personal and business batteries. The conference features 16 international speakers, who have little in common except that they have a passion for what they do and absolute faith in the power of innovation, inspiration and creativity.

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Creativity confab is finding a local home
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Creativity confab is finding a local home

An international conference that fosters creativity and innovation will be making its U.S. debut in Sarasota this year.

PINC, which stands for “People, Ideas, Nature and Creativity,” will bring 16 international storytellers from a wide variety of backgrounds to the Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota on Nov. 6.

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