A flurry of activity locally around TED's move to a community based non-affiliated but branded event program called TEDx. For those not familiar, TED is an amazing community based on "the world's leading thinkers and doers."
Exciting times as there are now 3 active TEDx initiatives underway in the Vancouver area that you may be able to attend or become part of in some fashion as follows:
Exciting times as there are now 3 active TEDx initiatives underway in the Vancouver area that you may be able to attend or become part of in some fashion as follows:
- We are very pleased to be working toward final licensing approval by TEDx and to be working with some other top UBC and SFU alumnus & students on local events with the working names, TEDxUBC and TEDxSFU. Stay tuned and if you are T-Birds or Clansmen, follow us and send a tweet to @TEDxUBC or @TEDxSFU for more info.
- TEDxTerryTalks is a great program out of UBC that held its first event in 2008 and is planning their 2009 event featuring students in October. Check out this great video.
- TEDxVan was announced this week and they can be followed at www.tedxvancouver.com and on Twittter @TEDxVan.
As they explain on their website, "In the spirit of "Ideas Worth Spreading," TEDx is a program that enables schools, businesses, libraries or just groups of friends to enjoy a TED-like experience through events they themselves organize, design and host. We're supporting approved organizers by offering a free toolset that includes detailed advice, the right to use recorded TEDTalks, promotion on our site, connection to other organizers, and a little piece of our brand in the form of the TEDx label."
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