“Ideas Worth Spreading”

What is TEDx? TED is a series of events helping communities. TED events include a live speaker, explaining information, facts, thoughts and videos (which are located on the TED website) on a well known topic or a not so well known topic. TED presentations and events happen in cities all over the world, including Park City. Some other countries they take place in are China, Australia, Canada, and more. The x in TED stands for an individually organized TED event.

Most anyone can participate in TED Talks. Options are either being nominated, or signing up for this experience. Attending TED live talks are a popular option, but they are also recorded and posted on the website. Most TED talks you can get tickets to, but some you have to have an invite (for the park city TEDx talks you have to have an invite). 

TEDx talks occur often, so check out your local events to see when the next one will be. The last event that occurred was on October 8th at the Eccles Center, but not all take place there. The X in TEDx is for “independently organized TED event," which means that Park City scheduled their own event, and hosted their own event. In an interview with Anna Deimling, she said that she would like to attend the Park City TEDx event because “there is so much to learn, and so many different ideas. It was very enjoyable.”

TEDx is a great place to hear other ideas and learn.” She attended the event which occurred on October 8th at the Eccles Center. “Others should watch the TED videos so they can learn other peoples creative and innovative ideas.”

“There were four events, the first was on the forrest being cut down in Brazil, then gun control in Brazil, Refugees in Syria, and the social progression of countries. My favorite was the refugees in Syria because it was by far the most interesting and easy for a teenager to understand, unlike some of them,” said Anna Deimling.