TEDxChristchurch Announces 2013 Launch with TEDGlobal Viewing Party
Event to be held Thursday 13 June at EPIC
Christchurch, New Zealand – Curator and Licensee of TEDxChristchurch, Kaila Colbin, today announced that a launch party for TEDxChristchurch will be
held on 13 June 2013. The launch is part of TEDxChristchurchLive, which is a broadcast from the previous day’s session
at TEDGlobal 2013 in Edinburgh. The theme for TEDxChristchurch and a selection of this year’s speakers will also be
revealed. The event will be held at EPIC in Christchurch and is open to the public.
The media is invited to attend a special presentation at 12:45pm to officially launch TEDxChristchurch 2013.
“I am pleased to announce our first event for the 2013 TEDxChristchurch year will be watching TEDGlobal and introducing
some of our 2013 speakers at EPIC,” Colbin said. “As we look forward to our major event on the 19th of October, this is
our first chance to gear up and celebrate the upcoming year.
“Following the launch, ticket applications will open to the public at www.tedxchristchurch.com .”
The event at EPIC will be held from 8:45 AM - 6:45 PM, where a viewing of TEDGlobal will be held.
A link to this year’s TEDGlobal 2013 program can be found here.
TEDGlobal is hosted every year in the UK and will be aired at locations worldwide via TEDxLive.
TEDxLive is an extension of the TEDxprogram, launched by TED in 2010. TEDxLive events are TEDx events built around the
live webcast of TED Conferences. TEDxLive events enable TED enthusiasts all over the world to experience live sessions
of the TED Conference; events can be simple viewing events, and may also host live speakers.
Thursday, 13 June, 2013
8:45 AM-6:45 PM
TEDxChristchurch Launch Presentation at 12:45 PM
TEDGlobal Viewing Party
EPIC Building
Manchester St., Christchurch
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BACKGROUND:
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 Okonjo-Iweala, 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 TED-style 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.
About TEDx, x=independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx.
TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event
is called TEDxChristchurch where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxChristchurch event, TEDTalks video and
live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.
The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are
self-organized.
This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED.
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