TEDxTeAro To Celebrate "Coolest Little Capital"

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WEDNESDAY 17, APRIL SECOND ANNUAL

TEDxTeAro To Celebrate The “Coolest Little Capital In The World” April 2013

With the success of the TEDxTeAro in 2012, the second annual event has been confirmed for June 29, 2013. With tickets selling out in less than one hour for the first TEDxTeAro, License holder and Organizer, DK, is excited it’s back. "Due to the success of the first event we're not waiting the usual year to put it on again. Wellington's rich and diverse nature deserves to be recognized through this global movement and we're honored to be granted the license to run it again." The June event will present a diverse range of Wellington based speakers who will ignite conversation, encourage new thinking and expose attendees to more of what the ‘Coolest little Capital’ has to offer. Wellingtonians will have the opportunity to nominate speakers via www.tedxtearo.co.nz/blog.

TEDxTeAro Organizer, DK, is excited about the prospects after the huge success of the first TEDxTeAro in December 2012. “As with last year, we're hoping the community will again help highlight the amazing creativity and uniqueness of the city and surrounding area. We're looking for insightful and inspirational stories and people who can tell those great stories.” Tickets will be limited and will go on sale a couple of weeks prior to the event. Fans can follow TEDxTeAro’s progress via their blog, Facebook (facebook.com/tedxtearo), twitter (twitter.com/tedxtearo) plus an email newsletter. TED is a nonprofit devoted to “ideas worth spreading”, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes, and has exploded onto the world stage in recent years.

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About 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 TEDlike 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. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with many initiatives. At a TED conference, the world's leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less. TED speakers have included Roger Ebert, Sheryl Sandberg, Bill Gates, Elizabeth Gilbert, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi OkonjoIweala, Brian Greene, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Three major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Vancouver, Canada, simultaneous with TEDActive, in Whistler, BC; and the TEDGlobal Conference takes place each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.

On TED.com, talks from TED conferences are shared with the world for free as TED Talks videos. A new TED Talk is posted every weekday. Through the Open Translation Project, TED Talks are subtitled by volunteers worldwide into more than 90 languages. Through our distribution networks, TED Talks are shared on TV, radio, Netflix and many websites.

The TEDx initiative grants free licenses to people around the world to organize TEDstyle events in their communities with TED Talks and live speakers. More than 5,000 TEDx events have been held, and selected talks from these events are also turned into TED Talks videos. The annual TED Prize grants $1 million to an exceptional individual with a wish to change the world. The TED Fellows program helps world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities. TED-Ed creates short video lessons by pairing master teachers with animators, for use in classroom instruction or independent learning.

For information about TED's upcoming conferences, visit http://www.ted.com/registration Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED

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