Life is short, family is forever: Jane Carlson at TEDxConejo 2012

Jane Oseid Carlson is one of the founding organizers of TEDxConejo and is currently the School to Career Coordinator at Thousand Oaks High School. She facilitates students' career exploration and oversees the Majors program and the EThOS Entrepreneurship Academy. Early in Jane's career she was an assistant to artist Georgia O'Keeffe. She has worked as a high school English teacher and has completed her Masters in Administrative Leadership. Jane has had a life-long fascination with genealogy and has always been interested in how we are all connected to each other. She has worked to find her own heritage in the world and has interesting insights as to how you can find yours. Jane is married to a feature film music editor and has a son and daughter and a darling granddaughter, Lola. About TEDXAbout TEDx: x=independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. For more information, www.ted.com/tedx TEDxConejo Welcome to TEDxConejo, the Conejo Valley's forum for ideas worth sharing. Produced in association with the Conejo Valley Unified School District, TEDxConejo is developing into an exciting community of thinkers, and doers, interested and interesting people of all ages and backgrounds. Each year hundreds gather for a day of stimulating short talks and engaging discussion. The program is as diverse as the interests of the audience. Together "Together" is the general theme of TEDxConejo2012. It is a broad topic designed to explore the always fascinating, often inspiring, occasionally surprising and sometimes vexing interconnectedness of our world. More information: tedxconejo.com