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Virginia Postrel speaks on "The Power of Glamour" at TED2004. Why is she wearing sunglasses? Here are an audience member's notes on the speech, with illustrations.

Speaking Engagements:

May 7, 2004: Chicago

8:30-9:30 a.m., Speech, Step Inside Design conference

May 11-12, 2004: Seattle

May 11, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Speech, Microsoft

May 12, 12:00-1:30 p.m., Luncheon speech, American Marketing Association, Puget Sound Chapter, Washington Athletic Club, 6th and Union, $25 for AMA members, $39 for non-members, $25 for full-time students. Contact Tricia Lazzar, 206-817-9366 or 425-895-0193

May 15, 2004: Colorado Springs

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Speech, "Are Planners Enemies of the Future?" Financial Planning Association retreat

June 10-12, 2004: Chicago

June 12, 8:00 a.m., Speech, American Institute of Architects, 2004 National Convention and Expo, McCormick Place

June 15, 2004: Minneapolis

6:00 p.m., Lecture, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Pillsbury Auditorium.
Free and open to the public.

August 5, 2004: Pasadena

7:30 p.m., Speech, Art Center College of Design

August 27, 2004: Dallas

8:30 a.m., Speech, International Interior Design Assn. (IIDA)

September 20-21, 2004: New York City

September 20, 2004

Speech, Harvard Business School Club of New York, midtown Manhattan location TBA

6:30 p.m. Registration
7:00 p.m. Presentation
$30/person non-members, $15/person members
More information here, after mid-June.

September 28, 2004: Dallas

7:00 p.m., Speech, Decorative Artists Guild

October 8-9, 2004: San Francisco

October 9, 2:00 p.m., "Glamour: Creating a Golden World," speech, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
October 11, 2004: Chicago
7:00 p.m., Speech, Women's Foodservice Forum

October 15, 2004: Washington, DC

8:30-9:30 a.m. Speech, Step Inside Design conference

November 4-5, 2004: Dallas

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas conference, "Myths & Realities of Globalization"
To arrange a speaking engagement, please contact Tom Neilssen at the Leigh Bureau,

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